Category: Fasting

Hijama (Cupping) while Fasting …

Hijama (cupping) breaks the fast according to the Madhhab. This ruling is restricted to cupping, and thus any other type of removal of blood, like donating blood, does not invalidate the fast. This applies both to the one doing the Hijamah and the one getting it done.

Menstrual cycle any time after the entry of Fajr: Her fast does not count

When a woman stops her menstrual cycle any time after the entry of Fajr, her fast that day does not count, and she has to make up (Qada) for that day. There is a consensus on this issue as stated by al-‘Allamah Ibn ‘Uthaymin (r) and as it is cited in al-Mawsu’ah al-Fiqhiyyah al-Kuwaytiyyah. Shaykhu-l […]