Some Masaail Of Fasting

Some things that do not break the fast:

1) To eat, drink or indulge in cohabitation in forgetfulness.

2) To vomit without intention

3) To vomit intentionally less than a mouthful

4) To have a wet dream

5) To oil the hair

6) To use surma (collyrium) in the eyes

7) To drop water or medicine in the eyes

8) To clean the teeth with wet or dry miswaak

9) To apply or smell itr (perfume)

10) To swallow ones saliva or phlegm

11) Water entering the ears

12) To take an injection

Some things that break the fast:

1) To eat, drink or indulge in cohabitation intentionally

2) To burn incense (agarbatti) and inhale its smoke

3) If water goes down the throat while gargling

4) To vomit mouthful intentionally

5) To swallow something edible, equal to or bigger than a grain, which was stuck between the teeth. However, if it is first taken out of the mouth and then swallowed, it will break the fast whether it is smaller or bigger than the size of the grain

6) To drop oil or medicine into ear or nose

7) To swallow the blood from gums with saliva. However, if the blood is less than the saliva then the fast will not break.

9) Snuffing

10) To eat and drink forgetting one is fasting and thereafter thinking that the fast is broken to eat and drink again.

11) Smoking

12)To apply medicine to the anus

13) For women to apply medicine to the urinary organs.

14)To swallow intentionally a pebble, piece of paper or any item that is not used as food or medicine.

(It is Makrooh (detestable) to clean ones teeth with toothpaste, therefore one should ensure that one brushes ones teeth before Subha Saadiq)

A few things we should try to do in Ramaadhaan:

1) Pray Tahajjud, make Dua, tilawat and Zikr.

2) To eat sehri

3) Observe Taraaweeh

4) Make a firm resolution and try ones best to leave all sins.

5) Make some Ta’leem (book reading) with one’s family, consult some Aalim on which book would be most suitable.

6) Give charity according to one’s ability