Ramadhaan & Fasting

Q: Is it permitted to apply Vicks on the nose whilst fasting or to inhale Vicks/sniff a nasal inhaler such as fixit or inhale the spray of an air freshener whilst fasting?

Q: 1) When one is fasting, is one allowed to use: a) deodorant and perfumes containing alcohol denat; b) lip-care; c) and body lotion?

2) If a woman's period appears during her fast, does she have to break it or to go on fasting until iftaar time?

Q: Today is the 29th of Ramadhaan. It is waajib for a party to observe the sky for the visibility of the moon according to all schools of thought.  Now it is said by astronomical scientists that tonight it is not possible to see it. Do we go and look for the moon in accordance with the teachings of the Sunnah or abandon this Sunnah? Now suppose a group of 2,3,4,5, of reliable, good Muslims come from the village and they testify that they have seen the moon, tonight what do you do?

Q: I need to know the period of I’tikaaf (the last 10 nights of Ramadhaan spent in the Masjid)

1) For how many days we can do I’tikaaf? I heard for 10 days only.

Q: Does a woman that missed fasts due to her having her periods have to pay Fidyah for the days she missed?

Q: I had a period of 7 days. I was bleeding on my 7th day but bleeding stopped by sehri of the 8th day. I took ghusal and started fasting but during the day, I bled little bit. I performed wudhu, cleaned my private place, kept roza, and read namaaz. Please explain to me if my roza broke or not? Do I have to take a shower again?

Q: I have heard that on Lailatul baarat it is sunnat to fast on 13, 14, and 15th Shabaan. Is it also mustahab to fast on the 15th only. Can one fast on the 14th &15th only?

Q: I have a disease of bleeding gums and there will be little blood in my mouth. I can’t keep on spitting whilst I am in the office and after I get up from sleep. When I spit there will be some blood on it, so I don’t know whether I had swallowed it or not. If it is swallowed while sleeping, will my fast be invalid? Are there any excuses?

Q: I am suffering from a mouth disease (pyorrhoea) in which blood comes out of the gums and sometimes enters the throat, so in this condition is my fast acceptable?

Q: Does Mufti Saheb agree with this quoted statement of Shah Saheb (rahimahullah) or does Mufti saheb have another view?