Sawm (Fasting)

Fasting in Islam, (known as Sawm (صَوْم) or Siyām (صِيَام), also commonly known as Rūzeh or Rōzah (Persian: روزه‎)), is the practice of abstaining, usually from food, drink, smoking, and sexual activity. During the Islamic holy month of Ramadan Sawm is observed between dawn and sunset when the evening adhan is sounded.

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Father . Son . Salah (Prayers) . Sawm (Fasting)

If a deceased father had never performed daily prayers nor kept up his fasts, what is the responsibility of the eldest son?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 6 days ago

Elder son is responsible to perform of arrange performing Qadha of Salaah and fasting for his deceased father and mother. Either he performs or arranges for persons who perform on behalf of the deceased.

Wassalam.

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Saliva . Sawm (Fasting) . Ramadhan

I am making up the fasts of Ramadan that I missed. I fell asleep with gum in my mouth and woke up after the Fajr prayer. I put the gum in its wrapper but swallowed my saliva. Will my fast be valid if I continue with it?

If the gum had a taste in your mouth, you must spit it out, but if the gum had no taste, then you are allowed to swallow the saliva and your fast is valid.

Wassalam.

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Forgiveness . Sawm (Fasting) . Kaffara

If a person is financially dependent, and cannot feed 60 poor people, can he pray for forgiveness only if he doesn't want to keep the 60 fasts as part of the Kaffarah due on him?

Kaffara is obligatory when the person deliberately committed the sinful act of not fasting during the month of Ramadhan. If his health does not allow him to fast, and he has no money to feed sixty poor persons, then he should feed the number of poor persons which he can, and recite Estighfaar.

Wassalam.

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Exams . Ramadhan . Sawm (Fasting) . Kaffara . Repentance

If a person misses some days for fasting in Ramadan due to difficulty of having exams, must he fast continuously for 60 days? Is he excused from the Kaffarah through repentance if he did not know about the ruling?

If a person deliberately did not fast any day of the Month of Ramadhan, he has committed a sinful act and he must that day as Qadha and he must fast two months or feed sixty poor Momineen for not fasting that day.

Exams is not be a valid reason to leave fasting, so, the above rule is applicable.

Wassalam.

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Wife . Husband . House . Sawm (Fasting)

Does a wife need her husband's permission for going out of the house or keeping a voluntary fast? If so, does she need to ask permission each and every time or is it sufficient that the husband doesn't object after having given permission once?

Wife needs her husband's permission to go out if her going out contradicts with his rights as a husband and needs from her.

If the husband permitted her to go out and she thinks that the situation is same, then no need for repeated permission every time, as far as she knows that he will not object. This is called ITHN AL_FAHWA اذن الفحوى (Understood permission).

Recommended fast also needs husband permission if it contradicts with his rights as husband on his wife. If husband needs his wife for intimacy relationship during the day, she can not refuse him because of recommended fast.

Wassalam.

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Forgiveness . Sawm (Fasting)

When I was 15, on my first Roza, I drank a tiny sip of water. I can't hold this burden on my heart and was wondering if I can be forgiven?

Abbas Di Palma, Shaykh Abbas Di Palma holds a BA and an MA degree in Islamic Studies, and certifications from the Language Institute of Damascus University. He has also studied traditional Islamic sciences in... Answered 3 months ago

as salam alaikum

you should ask forgiveness to Allah and sincerely turn to Him: He is the All-Forgiving. The Qur'an says: "Do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Surely He forgives all sins" (39:53).

If you are remorseful for your mistake and you do not intend to repeat it again, put your full trust in Him and continue to look for His mercy that embraces all things, insh'Allah you will be successful.

With prayers for your success.

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Kaffara . Sawm (Fasting)

If someone has Kaffara due and chooses to fast, should they fast for 60 days continuously without a gap or on any days that add up to that number?

It is required to fast whole one month and one day after the month, that will make 31 days ( depending on the month). After fasting 31 days with out any gaps, you can then have a gap.

Wassalam.

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Kaffara . Sawm (Fasting)

What should we do if we did an act that has Kaffara and cannot fast for 60 days, nor have any slaves to free, and neither have the capacity to feed 60 people?

If some one is unable to fulfill the Kaffara on him in any way as you mentioned in your question, he must then recite Estighfaar as many times as he can.

Wassalam.

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Sawm (Fasting) . Ashura . Sunni-Shi'a

Why do Sunni's fast on the day of Ashura and the Shi’a don’t? Didn’t the Prophet (pbuh) fast on that day because Allah (swt) drowned the Pharaoh?

Amina Inloes, Amina Inloes is originally from the US and has a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter on Shi'a hadith. She is the program leader for the MA Islamic Studies program at the... Answered 4 months ago

Sh'is do not accept the hadith saying to fast on Ashura as valid. They are considered fabrications which came about in/after the time of Yazid to promote Ashura as a day of celebration. (Indeed, in some areas, Ashura is still celebrated as a holiday.)

For more information, you can look at resources such as this: https://www.al-islam.org/understanding-karbala-allamah-sayyid-saeed-akhtar-rizvi/appendix-4-fasting-ashura

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Sawm (Fasting)

What are the best days for fasting and on which days is it not allowed to fast?

In the whole year, the days on which fasting is not permissible are
the 2 Eids of Fitr and Adhha. It is Makrooh (disliked) to fast on the day of Ashura. It
is permissible to fast on all the other days of the year.

Besides the obligatory fast of the whole month of the Ramadhan
, in the other 11 months, it is recommended to fast on any 3
days although there is special mention in the books of narrations to
fast on the 1st and the last Thursday of the lunar month and on the
Wednesday of the middle 10 days of the month.

We also have Hadeeths that the Holy Prophet (SAWA) used to fast on
every Thursday and Monday.

Recommended fast will be not allowed if it contradicts with any obligatory like the rights of the husband on his wife. Wife is not allowed to fast a recommended fast if it harms her husband's rights.

Wassalaam.

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Mujtahid . Salah (Prayers) . Taqlid . Sawm (Fasting)

If someone did not know about Taqleed and later learned that they must follow a Mujtahid, do they need to repeat all their prayers and fasts?

Rebecca Masterton, Dr Rebecca Masterton graduated with a BA in Japanese Language and Literature; an MA in Comparative East Asian and African Literature and a PhD in Islamic literature of West Africa. She has been... Answered 6 months ago

No, they do not need to repeat them.

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Hadith . Sawm (Fasting) . Shi'a . Shawwal

Do the Shi'a accept the hadith where the Prophet (pbuh) said that fasting 6 days in the month of Shawwal is equal to fasting an entire year?

This narration is not authentic at all, not only among our Shia Ulama but even among many Sunni Ulama like Maalik Bin Anas and other leading Sunni Ulama , who denied the existence any such Hadeeth.

Wassalam