format_quote Originally Posted by
ardianto
:sl:
According to jumhur ulama, mistakenly swallowing water when wudhu does not invalidate the fast, unless this person rinse his mouth excessively with purpose to refresh his mouth, and then accidentally he swallow the water.
:w:
Please see Post #6 above. There is a difference between forgetfully swallowing something, and mistakenly swallowing something.
If someone forgets that he is fasting, and swallows anything, his fast is not broken.
But if someone is conscious that he is fasting, but mistakenly swallows anything, his fast would be broken.
Please see detailed answer below:
Many people get confused between these three categories. But they are quite simple once one gives it a little thought.
There are three ways that one can break the fast:
a. deliberately
b. accidently or mistakenly, and
c. forgetfully.
Deliberately Breaking the Fast
Breaking one’s fasting deliberately requires a makeup fast and necessitates expiation.
Deliberately means that one remembers that one is fasting and purposely performs a specific action that breaks the fast without an excuse. [ibn Abdin, Radd al-Muhtar]
The specific actions that break the fast in this category are:
- Purposely eating or drinking something that humans would normally consume and this consummation nourishes, medicates, or pleases the body in some way
- Purposely performing actual sexual intercourse, in the front or rear private part, regardless if one ejaculated or not
- Swallowing the saliva of one’s spouse
Accidentally Breaking the Fast
Breaking one’s fast accidently requires a makeup fast but does not necessitate expiation. This also applies to actions that one was coerced to do.
Accidentally means that one remembers that one is fasting but broke the fast by one’s own doing without the intention to purposely break the fast. [Tahtawi, Hashiya al-Tahtawi; Related in Radd al-Muhtar] As such, one did not intend to break the fast; however, a situation occurred where something entered the body cavity through a normal passageway due to one’s own action whilst one was consciously aware that one was fasting.
Example: Anas is making ablution for Asr prayer. He knows that he’s fasting for Ramadan today. While washing his mouth, he accidentally swallows water. He did not purposely intend to swallow water, but it mistakenly happened. Thus, his fast is vitiated because something entered the body cavity through a normal passageway while he consciously knew he was fasting. He doesn’t fall into category A because he didn’t purposely intend to do an action that would break the fast. He owes a makeup without expiation.
Forgetfully Breaking the Fast
If any of the actions that break the fast are performed forgetfully, then one’s fast is not vitiated. Forgetfully means that one does not have the presence of mind that one is fasting when performing the action. [Shurunbulali, Imdad al-Fattah]
The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “Whoever forgets that he is fasting and eats or drinks, then he still completes his fast. It is only Allah who fed him and gave him drink.” [Bukhari]
In another narration, the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “If a fasting person eats forgetfully, it is only provision Allah put forth to him and there is no makeup upon him.” [Bukhari]
Example: Sarah is fasting for Ramadan. Suddenly, she feels thirsty. She goes into the kitchen and drinks a glass of water, completely forgetting that she’s fasting. After she finishes, she suddenly realizes that it is Ramadan and she drank something forgetfully. She was not conscious of the fact that she was fasting when she drank. Her fast is not broken according to the hadiths mentioned above. Rather, she should continue to fast for the remainder of the day. Her fast is valid and she no makeup is upon her.
I hope this is clear.
Barak Allah fikum.
Checked & Approved by Faraz Rabbani
Source:
http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2010/...he-difference/
format_quote Originally Posted by
Serinity
:salam:
Hmm, Dawn is when Fajr time is over, yeah?
Cause I will be travelling.
As for Kaffârah, if I miss 1 fast, I will have to fast for 2 months? so per. fast missed there is 2 months. If I missed 10 fasts, that'd be 2 x 10 = 20 months. I.e. 1 year and 8 months..
Am I correct?
:wasalam:
Dawn is when Fajr time starts and also when you must stop eating and drinking. The Fast starts at dawn.
Sunrise is when Fajr time ends.
Kaffarah is only required if you deliberately break a fast. If someone did not keep a fast in the first place for any reason, then he has to simply make up for that day and repent for deliberately not fasting if it was without a valid reason.
Travelers and sick are excused, but they have to make up for their missed fast after Ramadhan.
Please see detailed answer below:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykumwa-rahmatullāhiwa-barakātuh.
If a Muslim deliberately breaks his fast during Ramadan with no justifiable reason in Sharī῾āh, then he has to compensate by paying Kaffārah (expiation) for the sin.
The Kaffārah (expiation) for a broken fast, which is in addition to making up the fast for the missed day is sixty consecutive days. If the sixty days is interrupted without a legitimate Shar῾ī reason, then one has to recommence the sixty days.
[1]
If one is unable to fast the sixty days for a legitimate Shar῾ī reason e.g., old age or a chronic illness that makes fasting very hard then the person can do one of the following:
- Feed sixty poor people two full meals a day
- Feed one poor person two meals a day for sixty days
- Give sixty poor people 3.5lbs, or 1.6kgs of wheat, flour, fine flour or its value in cash or feed one poor person for sixty days.
- Give sixty poor people 7.5lbs or 3.5kgs of dry dates, barley or its value in cash or feed one poor person for sixty days.[2]
All of this is based on one’s average consumption. The food should not be beyond one’s normal amount of consumed food, neither should it be extravagant or inferior.
[3]
If a Muslim deliberately misses a fast during Ramadan, this results in compensating for the missed fast by fasting one day ONLY, no Kaffārah (expiation) will occur in this situation.
If more then one fast of Ramadan is broken by eating or drinking or copulating with the spouse, one will be required to compensate with one Kaffārah (expiation) by observing sixty consecutive fast and one qadhā῾.
[4]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Zaid Mohammed Shelia,
Student Darul Iftaa
USA
Checked and Approved by,
MuftiEbrahim Desai
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