Ramadan

Breaking Fast to Save Life Whoever is compelled to break his fast for a valid reason, such as donating blood to save a life, and he or she does not have strength to do so […]

The Non-Terminally Ill When a person becomes ill and his prognosis indicates a seri- ous condition, but not a terminal illness, and the patient is not in a life-threatening situation, yet he is granted permission […]

The Traveler The traveler has a choice between fasting and breaking the fast, regardless of the length of the journey: whether the journey is an emergency, for Hajj, to visit relatives, for business, or if […]

Pregnant And Nursing Mothers When a pregnant woman or nursing mother eats, they do so for the health of themselves and their babies. Their decision to fast depends on how they feel. If they feel that fasting […]

Feeding (Itaam) For feeding, you have a choice between providing a poor per-son about one kilo and ten grams of wheat, rice, or any kind of staple of the best kind, or to provide a meal […]

Physical Disability (Al-Ajiz) The aim of this religion is not to burden people to a point that they will be incapable physically of carrying out the duties mandated by Allah (SWT). This is why when […]

Elderly People -Harim) When we speak of the elderly people, we are speaking of two categories: the old person who has reached the point of absent- mindedness and aimless talk, (al-hazyaan) the person who cannot […]

Puberty – Girls Girls reach puberty and adulthood when they experience the above three signs. However, they have a fourth sign, that is, menstruation (hayd). Whenever a girl experiences it, she is a woman even […]

Puberty – Boys Puberty is known in Islamic law as al-bulugh, or Tamyeez, (coming of age as a man and woman). There are three signs of puberty (bulugh): 1 . Discharging semen as a result […]

Minor (Sabiyy) Similarly, the minor person is not obligated to observe fast (Sawm), because of the previous hadith related by Ali bin Abi Talib, “… And the minor until he dreams.” However, it is imperative […]