Section : Fasting, Acts That are Permissible During the Fast. The following acts are permissible for the fasting person: 1. Pouring water over one’s self and submersing one’s self in water: Abu Bakr ibn ‘Abdurrahman reported from a number of…
Section : Fasting, applying kohl or eye-drops or anything else to the eyes. These acts are all permissible, even if some taste from it finds its way to the throat, as the eyes are not a passageway to the stomach.…
Section : Fasting, kissing for one who has the ability to control himself. It is confirmed that ‘Aishah said: “The Prophet would kiss and embrace while he was fasting, for he had the most control of all of you over…
Section : Fasting, any type of injection. Injections do not break the fast whether they are for feeding the person or just medicine. It does not matter if the injection was intravenous or underneath the skin. It also does not…
Section : Fasting, cupping to drain blood. The Prophet, upon whom be peace, was cupped while he was fasting. However, if doing this weakens the fasting person, it is disliked. Thabit al-Bunani asked Anas: “Did you dislike cupping for a…
Section : Fasting, rinsing the mouth and nose. These acts are allowed in general, but it is disliked to exaggerate (that is, use a lot of water and put the water deep into the mouth or nose while fasting). Laqit…
Section : Those things which one could not protect one’s self from, such as swallowing one’s saliva, the dust of the road, sifting flour and so on are all overlooked. Ibn ‘Abbas ruling is that: “There is no problem with…
Section : Fasting, the fasting person can eat, drink, and perform sexual intercourse until fajr. If someone has food in his mouth when fajr is beginning, he should spit it out. If he is having intercourse (with his wife) at…
Section : It is permissible for the fasting person to be sexually defiled in the morning (that is, a person is not required to perform ghusl before fajr). The hadith from ‘Aishah on this point has already been mentioned.
Section : Menstruating or post-childbirth bleeding women. If the blood of a menstruating woman or of a woman with post-childbirth bleeding stops during the night, she can delay ghusl until the morning and still fast but, she must perform ghusl…