Q: The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said that the dua of a fasting person is answered. It's borne on the clouds and the gates of heaven are opened for it, and Allah (Ta'ala) says "By my glory, I will grant you help even if it may be after sometime". Can I fast with the intention that my dua will be answered, or is that disliked? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Q: Is it permissible for a person to combine two or more intentions on fasting: the first intention is fasting to please Allah or for any other reason. the second intention is to replace the missed obligatory fasts of a deceased person even if that deceased person when living did not intend to make up for the missed obligatory fasts?
Q: If one is fasting a Qadha of Ramadhan (due to haidh) will any ibaadat done during the Qadha fast have the same reward of ibaadat in Ramadhan?
Q: The gate in pardise for fasting, is this open to people who fast for ramadan or for the ones who excessively fast?
Q: Could the Respected Scholar kindly explain the Numerous Benefits and Rewards for feeding a fasting person as mentioned in the Glorious Quran and Esteemed Traditions and Narrations?
Q: We live in a small northern town in Canada . We are fasting for 19 hours a day. This is causing undue hardship on us as the long days during summer are combined with a lack of sleep. Esha is at 12pm. We are concerned about dehydration and experience extreme exhaustion . Is there a fatwa which exempts such long hours of Fasting? Could we follow the fasting hours of Mecca?
Q: I would like to ask a question regarding Fasting (Sawm) and taking a sublingual tablets to quit drugs. The question is as follows:
May I fast if I take a sublingual tablet in the morning after suhur? The sublingual tablets name is Subutex 2mg it reduces cravings for opium
users. I would really like to fast. I would just like to know if is permissible for me for I only need to take this tablet for 7 consecutive days.
Q: My friend came to my house during Ramadhan. He was not fasting due to some illness. Should I offer him food or not because it was Ramadhan?
Q: I'd like to know if it would be within the shariah if I take the contraceptive pill to complete a month of fasting. I would also like to know if I would be allowed to take the pill before leaving for hajj this year inshallah.
Q: In bahisti zewar in the chapter of saum, under the section: the fasts of ramadaan (pg 310 English translation), there is a footnote (no 155),which says that when calculating the time of midday, then we should start counting from subah saadiq whilst our Salaah timetables suggest that we should count from sunrise and not from subah saadiq. Please explain.