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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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 3 meses ago

No, she does not need to make up what she has already performed when she was a Sunni. All worships performed according to her previous sect does not need to be repeated.

Wassalam.

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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 meses ago

If you are sure that you did miss an obligatory Prayer or an obligatory fasting, then you should make it up and Qadha. If you are not sure that you missed any obligatory Prayer or fasting, then it is not obligatory on you to keep Qadha.

'Wassalam.

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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 7 meses ago

Yes. Any missed worship after you have become Baligh, must be made up as Qadha.

‘Any missed worship before Bolough does not need to be made up.

Wassalam.

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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 8 meses ago

Kaffara can be paid any time but with out negligence. Kaffara of deliberately not fasting a day of month of Ramadan is feeding sixty poor believers or fasting two months. If you could not fast due to health reasons, you need to pay Fidyah not Kaffara. Fidyah is feeding one poor believer for every day.

'Wassalam.

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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 8 meses ago

1. Did he break his fast by doing an act which he thought it permissible during fasting then discovered later it invalidates fasting?

2. Was his ignorance avoidable or not avoidable?
3. Was he taught that that act is allowed during fasting then discovered that he was misinformed?

4. What is the invalidating act which he did unknowingly?

The answer to your question depends on these matters.

'Wassalam.

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Seyed Ali Shobayri, Seyed Ali Shobayri is of mixed Iranian and Scottish descent who found the path of the Ahlul Bayt (a) by his own research. He holds a BA in Islamic Studies from Middlesex University through the... Answered 9 meses ago

Bismillah,

Asalamu Alaykom,

No this would not break the fast unless there was some type of food or liquid on the finger.

May Allah grant you sucesss

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Zoheir Ali Esmail, Shaykh Zoheir Ali Esmail has a Bsc in Accounting and Finance from the LSE in London, and an MA in Islamic Studies from Middlesex University. He studied Arabic at Damascus University and holds a PhD... Answered 9 meses ago

Bismillah

Thank you for your question. You should remove it and continue fasting. Your fast is only broken by food if you intentionally swallow it.

May you always be successful 

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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 10 meses ago

You must keep Qadha Fast for every fast which you missed. If you deliberately broke or missed a fast, then you need to feed sixty poor believers for every missed day.

Wassalam.

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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... Answer updated 10 meses ago

Yes. It is recommended to fast in the first day of Muharram as the narration from Imam Al-Redha (AS) asking the person who met him on the first of Muharram; are you fasting? Fasting on everyday in Muharram is good except on the tenth day of Muharram which was taken by Bani Umayyad as an Eid and they fabricated narrations on fasting that day of Ashura.According to Ahlul Bayt (AS) fasting in Ashura is Makrouh and it is called as the fasting of the enemies of Ahlul Bayt.

'Wassalam.

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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... Answer updated 10 meses ago

Ahlul Bayt (AS) mentioned that fasting the day of Ashura is the fasting of Ibn Marjanah, the ruler of Yazeed on Iraq ذلك صوم ابن مرجانة

Yazeed and his followers wanted to mislead Muslims and make them celebrate the day of Ashura to cover their crime in killing Imam Husain on that day. Many Sunni scholars including leading Wahabi Shaikh Naasir Al-Deen Al-Albani said that narrations on fasting in Ashura were fabricated by the enemies of Ahlul Bayt (Nawaasib)(Tamaam al-Minnah, page 412). Many Sunni scholars including Al-Albani said that fasting in the day of Ashura is a Bid'ah.

Also 'Ibn Al-Jawzi in Al-Mawdoo'aat ,

and  Ibn Al-Soyooti in Al-la'aali Al-Masnoo'ah Fi Al Al-Ahaadeeth Al-Mawdhoo'ah.

and Ibn Iraq in Tabzeeh Al-Sharee'ah

and Al-Manaawi from Al-Majid Al-loghawi,

and Mohammad Salim Al-Munajjid .

The prominent Sunni scholar al-Maqreezi that Al-Hajjaj during the rule of Abdulmalik ibn Marwah ordered to announce the day of Ashura as Eid then it was taken by Ayyoubi kings who spread it among Sunni masses.

'According to Al-Kaafi, Volume 4, page 146, from Ja'far ibn Easa said: I asked (Imam) Al-Radha (AS) about fasting on the day of Ashura and what people say about it, he said: Do you ask me about the fasting of Ibn Marjaanah? That is day taken as a day of fasting by the murderers of imam Hussain(As).
'Wassalam.

Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 10 meses ago

Bismihi ta'ala

According to our Shi'i fiqh, it is makruh to fast on Ashura` day. 

And Allah knows best

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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 11 meses ago

Deliberately not fasting or breaking the fast during the month of Ramadan, is a sinful act which requires Kaffara of either fasting two months, or feeding sixty poor persons. Qadha of the fast remains obligatory.

Wassalam.