Ramadhaan & Fasting

Q: Will masturbation break our fast?

Q: My father has diabetes. Is it fardh for him to fast in Ramadhaan? He was advised by doctors to avoid fasting.

Q: Sublingual tablets for heart patients which blend with the saliva and blood stream. Is it permitted during fasting when one's condition is difficult to manage? i.e. will it break the fast?

Q: Is it permissable to use eye drops whilst fasting?

Q:

1. After making wudhu/rinsing the mouth, the saliva of a fasting person is extremely 'wet,' as though there is some residue of water left. Despite spitting out the saliva numerous times, the excessive ‘wetness’ remains for a long period. Does swallowing such type of saliva invalidate the fast?

2. If so, is Qadha or Kaffaarah necessary?

Q: Last year I wasn't able to fast all my excused days that I broke my fast in ramadhan. I heard from someone before that if you didn't fast all your excused days before the coming ramadhan then you have to pay a specific amount of zakaat according to how many days you left. I had 7 excused days in ramadhan and was only able to fast 5 days. So I had 2 days that I didn't fast from my excused days. I am not sure what I am supposed to do.

Q: What is the significance of fasting for two days?

Q:

1. When you donate money to charity organisation they have box for Zakat, Lillah and Sadaqah,which box should one put the Fidya money(money for fast missed in the month of ramadhan due to long term sickness) and Kaffarah money?
2. Is it permissible to give Fidya money (money for fast missed in the month of ramadhan due to long term sickness) to a poor person but not very poor because he can not take zakat money?

Q: I gave birth during Ramadan and have not paid in all my days owed as yet. Can it carry over till after the next Ramadan and can I then fast the 3 days after the coming Ramadaan to pay in my days owed?

Q: What is the ruling on performing Kaffarah for intentionally missed/invalidated fasts during ramadhan? Is it permissible to choose the option of feeding 60 poor people and doing qadha (making up for those fasts)?