Concerning an imaam of a Hanafee masjid who mentioned to his congregation that he has a book in which it mentions – if the intention for the fasts of Ramadhaan are not made before the last appointed time for the ‘Ishaa [prayer] or [even] after it or at the time of suhoor (the pre-dawn meal), then there is no reward for his fast. So is this correct or not?
Category: Fatwa
Verifying the sighting of the crescent
How is it possible to verify the sighting of the crescent for any month, such as the month of Ramadhaan?
Masturbating during the day in Ramadhaan while fasting
Last Ramadhaan, while I was fasting, I masturbated. So what am I obliged to do?
Menses started just after sunset
If a woman came on her menses just after sunset, what is the ruling regarding her fast?
Menses finished during the day in Ramadhaan
If a woman purifies herself after the completion of her menses during the day, is she then required to abstain [from food and drink and all that breaks the fast] for the remainder of the day?
Menses started after she made intention to fast
What is the ruling regarding a woman whose menses would begin after she made the intention to fast?
Postpartum bleeding and fasting during Ramadhaan
A woman’s postpartum blood flow ceased before the completion of forty days, so she took the ritual bath of purification and then after purifying herself she fasted the remainder of the days of Ramadhaan.
Blood flow following miscarriage
Does the blood flow from a pregnant woman who has had a miscarriage break the fast?
Taking pills to prevent onset of menses during Ramadhaan
Is it permissible for a woman to take pills to prevent the onset of the menses during Ramadhaan?
Too shy to tell my mother I had started my menses
I am a young woman and my menses began when I was 14 years [of age], and I was too shy to tell my mother about it. So after Ramadhaan I did not make up [the fasts] which I was required to, bearing in mind that this was 11 years ago, so what is the ruling regarding that considering I am now married?