CONDITIONS FOR BEING REQUIRED TO FAST
- To be Muslim
- To have reached Puberty
- To be Sane
- To be Physically able
- To be a Resident, not a traveler
Note: A Menstruating Woman does not pray or fast. Prayers need not be made up, but fasting must be made up later when her menses are finished.
Note: Allah has permitted Muslims who are sick or physically unable to fast or are traveling during Ramadan to break their fasts and make up the missed days of Ramadan. Allah says in the Quran:
"...and whoever is ill or journeying, for him is the like number of other days. Allah desires for you ease and does not desire for you hardship; so you should complete the number and magnify Allah for His having guided you, that perhaps you may give thanks." [Holy Quran-2:185]
PERMISSIBLE ACTS DURING FASTING
- Cleaning the teeth with the Siwak (Tooth-stick)
- Donating Blood or unintentional vomiting does not break the fast
- Taking Medicine by way of Injection, Nasal sprays or Eye drops does not break the fast, as they are not a form of eating
- Eating or Drinking Accidentally or out of forgetfulness does not break the fast
- Bathing, swimming, or sitting in water to cool off while fasting is permissible
- For someone to rinse out the mouth or to taste food or drink which is being prepared, spitting it all back out without swallowing any of the food or drink, is also permissible.
- Swallowing one's saliva does not break the fast
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