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

By Mufti Abdul Malik Misbahi, New Age Islam Translated into English by Ghulam Ghaus Siddiqi, New Age Islam 31 March 2023 An Explanation Of The Things That Do Not Break The Fast The beloved Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “the fasting person who forgetfully ate or drank, should still keep his fast [and complete it] because Allah has fed him and given him to drink.’ (Bukhari and Muslim) The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: ‘Three things, including cupping, vomiting and nocturnal emission (a wet dream) do not break the fast of a fasting person. Legal Guidelines For Vomiting Because people are unaware of the actual law of jurisprudence, they assume that when someone vomits involuntarily while fasting, the fast has been broken. This is not the case, though. In this instance, carefully analyse the detailed law. Law: No matter how much one vomits involuntarily while fasting, it does not break the fast. (Durre Mukhtar Vol. 2. p. 392) Law: If someone deliberately vomits a mouthful despite remembering the fast, it will nullify the fast. Law: Vomiting a mouthful deliberately breaks the fast only in the condition when food, bile or blood is present in the vomit. [Alamgiri, vol.1, pg.204] Law: If he vomited deliberately but less than a mouthful, the fast will not break. (Durre Mukhtar Vol. 2. p. 393) Law: If phlegm comes up in the vomiting, the fast is definitely not broken. [Alamgiri, vol.1, pg.204] Law: If someone vomits uncontrollably for a mouthful, their fast is not broken. Nevertheless, if they take out enough vomit to equal one gram (chana), their fast is broken. And if he swallowed less than the equivalent of one gram (chana), his fast wouldn't be broken. [Durre Mukhtar, Volume 2 p. 293] What Quantity Of Vomiting Is Considered A Mouthful? When vomiting occurs through the mouth and is difficult to control, it is referred to as "mouthful vomiting." (Alamgiri, Volume 1, Page 204) Law: The fast is rendered invalid by eating, drinking or being sexually intimate when the person remembers that he is fasting. [General Books, Durr-e-Mukhtar, vol.2, pg.147/148] Law: The fast is not rendered invalid by eating, drinking or being sexually intimate, only when the person forgets that he is fasting, even if that fast is obligatory or voluntary [Nafl]. (Durre Mukhtar, Vol. 3. P. 360) Law: The fast won’t break if a fly entered the throat, and if one deliberately swallowed it, the fast will be rendered invalid. [Alamgiri, vol.1, pg.203] Law: The fast won't be rendered invalid if a fly, smoke or dust gets in the throat. This holds true even when flour dust is generated during the sieving process or while flour is being ground in a mill. The same holds true if it is grain dust, wind-blown sand, or dust that entered the throat from a horse’s hoof, or from the horse stamping its hoof. All this is true even if he remembers that he is fasting. Nonetheless, the fast will be broken if he intentionally breathes in smoke, regardless of what kind of smoke it was, provided that he remembers that he is fasting. This even goes so far as to declare that the fast would be invalid if incense, fragrance, or another form of burning material was around when he put his face close to it and inhaled the smoke from it through his nostrils. [Durr-e-Mukhtar, Raddul Muhtar, vol.2, p.133/134] Law: if the dust that comes from a bus, motor vehicle, etc. enters the throat, the fast will not be invalidated. (Durre Mukhtar, Vol. 3. P. 366) Law: If someone applied oil or Surmah, his fast will not be rendered invalid. This is true even when he feels the taste of the oil or the Surmah in his throat. It won't break the fast even if the Surmah's colour is evident in the saliva. [Jauhira Nayyira, vol.1, p.179] Law: If someone took a bath (Ghusl) and felt the coldness of the water inside his body, his fast will not be invalidated. [Alamgiri, Vol.1, p.230] Law: If someone rinsed his mouth and spat out all the water, but some moistness remained in the mouth thereafter, and he swallowed it with the saliva, his fast won't be invalidated. [Bahar-e-Shariat, vol.5, p.113] Law: The fast would not be deemed broken if water accidentally entered the ear or was purposefully poured inside by someone. [Durre Mukhtar, Vol.3, p.367] Law: If one swallowed the saliva that made their lips moist while speaking, the fast won't be regarded as broken. If someone drooled but the flow did not yet break, and he sucked it (back) in and swallowed it, the fast will not be regarded as being broken. The fast will not be deemed broken if the nose became clogged with mucus, and it even leaked out of the nose without stopping, and he drew it up and swallowed it. The fast will not be broken even if phlegm entered someone’s mouth and was swallowed. However, it's essential to avoid doing these things. [Bahar-e-Shariat, vol.5, p.113] Law: If a fly [accidently] entered the throat, the fast will not be invalidated, and if one deliberately swallowed it, the fast will be invalid. [Alamgiri, vol.1, p.203] Law: If someone was eating forgetfully and then suddenly realised that he was fasting, his fast would not be considered broken if he spat the morsel out [and stopped eating]. Nonetheless, the fast will be considered invalid if he still swallowed it after remembering. [Alamgiri, vol.2, pg.204, cited in Bahar-e-Shariat] Law: Similarly, if he was eating before the true dawn and spat everything out as soon as it [the true dawn] appeared, the fast would not be considered invalid; nevertheless, if he swallowed it, the fast would be deemed invalid. [Alamgiri, vol.2, pg.204, cited in Bahar-e-Shariat] Law: Even if there is backbiting, the fast does not break. [Durre Mukhtar, Vol. 3. P. 326) Keep in mind that backbiting is a serious sin. The holy Qur'an emphatically condemns backbiting. This behaviour has been compared to eating the flesh of one's dead brother. According to a hadith, backbiting is worse than adultery. (Al-Targheeb wa Al-Tarheeb, Vol. 3. P. 441) Law: [Even though the fast will not be broken due to backbiting but] the light and glow of the fast [of a fasting person] goes away due to backbiting. (Bahar-e-Shariat, Vol. 5, P. 113) Law: The fast will not be invalidated even if one spends the entire morning in the state of Janaabat (an impure state when taking a bath, i.e. Ghusl is Fard); however, it is improper and forbidden to continue without making Ghusl for so long that Namaz transforms into Qaza. The Angels of Mercy, according to a Hadith, won't enter a house where a Junub (impure) person resides. [Durr-e-Mukhtar, vol. 2, p. 138, cited in Bahar-e-Shariat vol.5, p.113] (Continued) 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 Dar 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 Academy, Founder of the Afkar-e- Raza Institution, and Chief Editor of the Do-Maahi Raza-e-Madina (Urdu, Hindi) in Azadnagar, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. 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