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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Ramadan . Sawm (Fasting) . Travel

I am living in my van so does that mean I am exempt from fasting during Ramadan?

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 3 giorni fa

You are not exempt from fasting. Even if your van is always moving to different locations, you need to fast as a frequent traveler.

Wassalam.

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Qadha . Sawm (Fasting) . Health . Iftar

Last night and this morning I was hesitating to perform a Qada fast. When I woke up, I decided to fast. I wasn't fully awake and then I remembered that I am sick and need to take my pills, and so proceeded to break my fast. Is there any action due on me?

No action is due on you.

Qadha fast can be broken deliberately any time before Zawaal (Midday or Dhuhr time)..

If Dhuhr time comes then it will be Haraam to break a Qadha fast.

Wassalam.

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Youth . Sawm (Fasting) . Health . Qadha

I missed fasts for some months during my youth and then I have become sick and therefore not been able to make up those missed fasts. What if I am never able to do those Qaza fasts? What can I do instead?

Qaza fast is obligatory on you as soon as you can. If you become permanently ill and never able to fast, then you need to feed for every day a poor believer which is called Fidya. That is for the days missed while you are ill. For the days which you missed during your youth with out illness, you need to feed sixty poor believers for every day of missed fast.

Wassalam.

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Woman . Sawm (Fasting) . Pregnancy . Medicine

Is fasting allowed, for a pregnant woman, when she is in her final stage and the doctor has forbidden her from it?

If fasting harms her health or the health of her embryo, she is then not allowed to fast.

Wassalam.

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Ramadan . Sawm (Fasting)

Are there certain days that are recommended to fast outside of Ramadan?

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... Answer updated 3 mesi fa

Bismihi ta'ala

The mustahab days to fast are:

- The holy month of Rajab, if not the whole month, the first three days, mid three days (13, 14 & 15) and last three days.

- The holy month of Sha'baan [as above].

- Three days of any month, and the best way to do this is the first and last thursday of the lunhar month, and the mid Wednesday of the month (first wednesday from the second ten days of the month)

- Ayam al-Beidh of every month (13th, 14th and 15th).

- Monday and Thursday of every week.

- Ma'bath Day (27th Rajab)

- Birthday of the Prophet (s.a.w.) (17th Rabi' al-Awwal)

- Six days after Eid al-Fitr (2nd - 7th Shawwal)

- Dahu al-Ardh Day (25th Dhil-Qi'dah)

- Arafah Day (9th Dhul-Hijjah)

- Ghadir Day (18th Dhul-Hijjah)

- Mubahalah Day (24th Dhul-Hijjah)

- Nawruz Day.

And Allah knows best

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Ramadan . Sawm (Fasting) . Anger

During Ramadan I intentionally broke my fast 5 times because I was angry and uncomfortable and felt that I do not need to fast. Do I have to do anything else other than making up the missed fasts?

You must do Qadha and also do the Kaffara of deliberately breaking the fast which is either fasting two months continuously or feeding sixty poor believers for every day of broken fast. You also need to seek forgiveness for that sin.

Wassalam.

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Sawm (Fasting) . Sin . Addiction

How long should I keep fasting as it keeps me away from different sins which I was addicted to? Which days should I fast on?

After being sure that all your obligatory fasting days are done, it recommended to fast on every Monday and every Thursday, or first Thursday and last Thursday and Middle Wednesday in every lunar month.

'Wassalam.

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Ramadan . Ghusl . Najasa (Impurity) . Sawm (Fasting)

I was impure before the start of Ramadan and did not know that I had to do Ghusl and fasted throughout the whole month. Are my fasts still valid or will I have to make them up?

Taharah is a real condition شرط واقعي in Prayers and fasting. Any worship which requires Purity (Taharah) is invalid if it was done with out purity.

If you could not learn basic rules of Ghusl and never been informed that Ghusl is obligatory in certain cases, which is very rare now a days, then the rule is different. But if you knew about Ghusl and it becomes obligatory in certain situations, and you did not know that it applies on you, and you fasted with out Ghusl, then you need to perform the obligatory Ghusl then perform every worship which was performed with out Ghusl.

You can read the verdict of Ayatullah Sustani as follows:

Ruling 1593. If a junub in the month of Ramadan forgets to perform ghusl and remembers after one day, he must keep a qaḍāʾ fast for that day; and if he remembers after a few days, he must keep a qaḍāʾ fast for all the days that he is certain to have been junub on. For example, if he does not know whether he was junub for three or four days, he must keep qaḍāʾ fasts for three days.

Wassalam.

Ramadan . Ghusl . Najasa (Impurity) . Sawm (Fasting)

I was impure before the start of Ramadan and did not know that I had to do Ghusl and fasted throughout the whole month. Are my fasts still valid or will I have to make them up?

Bismihi ta'ala

If you did not know, and you did not have the ability to educate yourself about these things, then your fasting is valid. Otherwise, you will need to do qadha.

ِAnd Allah knows best

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Ramadan . Bulugh . Fidya . Kaffara . Sawm (Fasting) . Qadha

I broke some fast of Ramadan in the early days of my Bulugh. I have already done the Qaza for them. Do I also need to give Fidya and Kaffara as well?

If you deliberately broke any the fast of any day of the month of Ramadan, you need to pay Kaffara beside Qaza and Istighfaar. Kaffara for every day of broken or deliberately missed fast is feeding sixty poor believers. Feeding means giving them one meal of food or at least 750 grams of wheat or rice or any food item.

If broke the fast with out knowing that it is obligatory on you to fast, then just Qaza of the fast is enough.

Wassalam.

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Sawm (Fasting)

Is my fast valid if I mistakenly followed the wrong Sehri time and drank water after the Sehri actually ended?

If you did that thinking that Fajr time did not come yet, your fasting is valid.

Wassalam.

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Sawm (Fasting) . Arafa

Is fasting recommended on Arafat day?

Yes it is recommended to fast on A'rafat day for those who are not traveling and don't become weak to perform the recommended A'maal of A'rafah.

Pilgrims in A'rafat don't fast because they are travelers.

Wassalam.