Ramadhaan & Fasting

Q: If a shafi'ee performs i'tikaaf in the last 10 days of Ramadhaan and breaks it with or without an excuse... will that day/days have to be made Qadha of outside the month of Ramadan?

Q: Say for instance it is Ramadhaan now and it is Monday today. I intend travelling more than safr distance tomorrow. I will be flying at 8am (after sehri time). Is it permissible for me not to fast? Or is it only permissible if I am already travelling at the time of sehri?

Q: I have recently started to keep fasts on Thursdays and Fridays due to missing the entire month of Ramadaan as a result of illness. Is this permissible?

Q: Will it invalidate one's fast if saliva is found on the lips and one licks the lips? Does the ruling differ if saliva is found outside the mouth?

Q: I have broken and missed fasts since puberty so I wanna know from which of the fasts of these days I should start making up first? Should I start to make up from the first day missed or broken fast after puberty or from last Ramadaan?

Q: In South Africa, do we fast on the actual day of Arafah, in Makkah, or on the next day 9th of Dhul Hijjah?

Q: Is it permissible to keep the 6 fasts of Shawwal before ones qadha is completed?

Q: One makes an intention to keep a nafil fast. However, one fails to get up for sehri and decides not to keep the nafil fast. In this situation, is it then mandatory to make qazaa of the nafil fast that was not kept?

Q:

1. If a woman inserts dry tissue into her private parts to prevent discharge from breaking her wudhu, does her fast break?

2. If a woman puts water inside her private parts just at the front to clean discharge which if not cleaned would cause her to become Ma'zoor, does her fast break?

Q: Is it permissible to sit in a room which has a humidifier on whilst fasting if there is only water in the humidifier?