Section : Actions that Void the Fast. The actions that void the fast may be divided into two types: 1. those which void the fast and require that the day be made up later, and 2. those which void the…
Section : Intentional eating or drinking. If one eats due to forgetfulness, a mistake, or coercion, then he does not have to make up the day later or perform any expiation. Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet said: “Whoever forgets…
Section : Fasting, intentional vomiting. If one is overcome and vomits unintentionally, he does not have to make up the day later on or perform the acts of expiation. Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet, upon whom be peace, said:…
Section : Fasting, the menses and post-childbirth bleeding. Even if such bleeding begins just before the sunset, the fast of that day is rendered void and the day must be made up. There is a consensus of scholars on this…
Section : Fasting, ejaculation of sperm. Ejaculation voids the fast even if it was just due to kissing, hugging, or masturbation, and the day must be made up. If the ejaculation was due to looking at or thinking about something,…
Section : Eating something that is not nourishing, such as salt. Someone who uses a lot of salt for a reason other than eating, in which it goes down to the stomach, breaks the fast according to most scholars.
Section : If one has the intention, while he is fasting, to break the fast, he in effect voids the fast even if he does not actually eat anything. This is because the intention is one of the pillars of…
Section : If one eats, drinks, or has intercourse, thinking that the sun has set or that fajr has not occurred. In such cases, according to most scholars and the four imams, that person is to make up that day.…
Section : Unintentional mistakes. The Messenger of Allah, upon whom be peace, said: “Allah will not hold anyone of this nation responsible for what is done by mistake…” ‘Abdurrazaq related that Mamar reported from al-Amash that Zaid ibn Wahb said:…