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Thirty Lessons Of Ramadan: Tenth Lesson On Rulings And Laws Related To Fasting – Part 10


By Mufti Abdul Malik Misbahi, New Age Islam

Translated into English by Ghulam Ghaus Siddiqi, New Age Islam

Things That Do Not Break The Fast

Fasting brings immense happiness and good fortune, yet skipping the fast on purpose is a grave sin and brings terrible fortune.

The Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) has said: "Whoever skips the fast of one day in the month of Ramadan without having a valid reason and without being ill, then his fasts of an entire period cannot be utilised as a Qazaa for it, even if he keeps it." (Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Bukhari, Ibn Majah)

In other words, the benefits that come with fasting throughout the month of Ramadan are benefits that cannot be obtained at any other time. 

The important point to keep in mind is that, with such a strong warning against fasting, can you comprehend how much more terrible it is to fast and then suddenly break the fast without a valid reason.

Hazrat Abu Umamah Bahili narrates:

"We heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) saying: "I was sleeping and two individuals appeared to Me, grasped my arms and took me towards a mountain and said to me, “Climb!”  I said, "I am not able to do so". We'll ease it", they said. I climbed it, and as I neared the middle of the mountain, I began to hear extremely loud, powerful noises. Where are these sounds coming from, I inquired? "These are the sounds of the inmates of the Hell," they said. They led me onward after that. When I witnessed a people who were being torn apart by the jaws as they were hanging upside down and dripping with blood, I enquired, "who are these people?’ They said, ‘These are those who broke their fast before the prescribed time.’ (Ibn Khuzaimah, Ibn Hibban)

The fast is broken by smoking Huqqa, cigars, cigarettes, and charas (cannabis). This ruling is applicable even if one thinks in his perception that they are preventing the smoke from reaching their throat. Eating Paan (betel leaf), or just chewing tobacco will also break the fast. This ruling is applicable even if one has to spit out the betel-leaf spittle since the microscopic particles still reach the throat. (Fatawa Razawiyyah 4/586)

The fast is broken by chewing the tobacco known as Khaini. The Gul Manjan falls under the same ruling. Like Khaini, they also use Gul Manjan. Thus using Gul also breaks the fast. (Fatawa Razawiyyah, Vol. IV, p. 587)

Note: Today, less educated individuals—rather than certain Ulama—use the Gul Manjan while fasting, and to support their actions, they offer flimsy and incorrect interpretations. For the sake of the All-Powerful God, they must refrain from doing so, and refrain from squandering a magnificent act of worship like fasting on their own ego-gratification.

Law: The fast will be broken if the fine ingredients of manjan, toothpaste, etc. drop down from the throat; if they do not, the fast will not be broken; however, keeping such items in the mouth will cause the fast to be Makrooh. (Fatawa Bahrul Uloom, Volume: 2, p. 272)

Law: If one had his tooth pulled while fasting and blood leaked out and entered below the throat, the Qazaa for that fast is Waajib, even if this [action] occurred while the person was asleep. [Raddul Muhtar]

Law: The fast will be broken if one had an enema, inhaled medicine through their nostrils, put oil in their ears, or had oil accidentally get into their ear. Water won't break the fast if it gets inside the ear or is put therein, though.  [Alamgiri, vol.1, p. 204]

Law: The fast will be broken if blood leaks from the teeth and flows into the throat, and the blood is equal to, or greater than the saliva and can be tasted in the throat. And if there was less blood than saliva and the throat could not even taste it, it would not break the fast. [Durr-e-Mukhtar, Raddul Muhtar vol.3, p.368]

Law: If tears enter the mouth and only one or two drops are swallowed, the fast will not be broken; nevertheless, if more tears [than one or two drops] are swallowed and their salty flavour can be felt throughout the mouth, the fast will be broken. Perspiration falls under the same rule. [Alamgiri, vol.1, p. 204]

Law: The fast will be broken if someone inserted a coloured thread in their mouth, causing the saliva to become coloured with that colour, and then swallowed it. [Alamgiri, vol.1, p. 203]

The Makrooh Actions of Fasting

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) is reported to have said, “Fasting does not just mean refraining oneself from eating and drinking. Fasting also refers to abstaining from vulgar and offensive speech.” (Ibn Khuzaimah, Ibn Hib’ban and Haakim)

Things that are disliked or detestable [Makrooh] while fasting

Law: At any time, it is forbidden (Haraam) to tell lies, backbite, act crudely, speak shamelessly, or injure another person. Nevertheless, when someone is fasting, these activities are even more forbidden (Haraam), and as a result, the fast is deemed detestable (Makrooh).

Law: Tasting or chewing anything without a valid reason is Makrooh for a fasting person. If a woman's husband or the master of a handmaid or slave has a bad temper, tasting the meal in such a circumstance is permitted because if the salt (in the meal) is less or higher, it will enrage him.

When it comes to chewing, the only situation in which it is permissible is when a child is too small to eat bread, there is no soft food available to feed him, and there is no other woman nearby who can chew the bread and then feed it to him (such as a woman who is not fasting due to Haidh or Nifaas). In this situation, chewing the bread, for example, in order to feed the child, is not Makrooh. [Durre Mukhtar and Bahar-e-Shariat]

Be aware that the definition of "tasting" differs from how it is typically used nowadays. To "taste" anything here means to keep it on the tongue, taste it, and then spit it out. It should not be permitted to enter the throat in any way.

Law: If there is a chance of seminal discharge or if there is a likelihood of developing a sexual relationship, kissing, hugging, or touching a woman's body is Makrooh [in the state of fasting]. Likewise, whether there is a chance of seminal discharge or not, licking the lips or tongue during fasting is unquestionably Makrooh. This also holds true for Mubashrat-e-Faahisha. [Raddul Muhtar, vol.2, p.153, cited in Bahar-e-Shariat]

Law: It is Makrooh for someone who is fasting to use excessiveness while rinsing the mouth and putting water into the nostrils.  Being excessive while rinsing the mouth refers to taking a mouthful of water.

Law: It is disliked even when one is not fasting, and more disliked [makrooh] when one is fasting to collect saliva in the mouth and swallow it. [Alamgiri, vol.1, p.199, cited in Bahar-e-Shariat]

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Mufti Abdul Malik Misbahi is the author of multiple books. He has also lectured and held positions such as Mufti, Shaykhul Hadith, president, founder, and director at a number of institutions, including Darul Uloom Ghousia in Hubli, Karnataka, and Darul Uoom Solemaniya Rahmaniya in Bikaner Darul Uloom Reza-e-Mustafa, Bihar, Madrasa Shah Khalid, Vanwa Libo Muslim League, Fiji (near Australia), Madina Educational Society, Rajasthan. He currently holds the positions of Mufti in the Sunni Darul Ifta in the Madina Masjid, General Secretary of the Raza Foundation, Director of the Darain AcademyFounder of the Afkar-e- Raza Institution, and Chief Editor of the Do-Maahi Raza-e-Madina (Urdu, Hindi) in Azadnagar, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.

 Previous Articles:

Thirty Lessons of Ramadan: Welcome to Ramadan and First Lesson on the Virtues of Ramadan

Thirty Lessons of Ramadan: Second Lesson on the Respect of Ramadan – Part 2

Thirty Lessons Of Ramadan: Third Lesson On The Horrific Consequences Of Desecrating Ramadan – Part 3

Thirty Lessons of Ramadan: Fourth Lesson on the Fasting Of Ramadan and its Intention – Part 4

Thirty Lessons of Ramadan: Lessons Five and Six on the Rulings (Ahkaam) And Laws (Masaail) Of Taraweeh Part 5 and 6

Thirty Lessons Of Ramadan: Seventh Lesson On Sehri [Pre-Dawn Meal] Part 7

Thirty Lessons of Ramadan: Eighth Lesson on Iftar – Part 8

Thirty Lessons of Ramadan: Ninth Lesson on Rulings and Laws Related to Fasting – Part 9


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