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Ramadan: fasting, Taraweeh and I’tikaaf

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, the month of obligatory fasting. These are answers South African Darul Iftas have published to the questions people ask most around it: what breaks a fast, Taraweeh, I’tikaaf in the last ten days, Sehri and Iftar, and Sadaqatul Fitr before Eid.

56 fatawa from 8 South African Darul Iftas, picked by title for each question below, newest first and no more than two per Darul Ifta in a section. Every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.

What breaks the fast

  1. Ibn Masood30 May 2026

    Breaking A Sunnah Fast

    I was listening to the story of Hadrat Salman Radiallahu Anhu and Hadrat Abu Darda Radiallahu Anhu and it seemed like one could break a sunnah fast…

    Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani
  2. Camperdown14 Mar 2026

    Does Inserting Vaginal Cream Nullify the Fast?

    Assalamualaikum Mufti sahib I hope InshaaAllah you doing well. I have a question…does inserting vaginal cream nullify the fast?

    Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek
  3. Jamiat KZN23 Feb 2026

    Qadha And Kaffaarah For Intentionally Breaking Fasts Of Ramadaan

    A person intentionally broke a Ramadhan fast 3 years in a row. Will kaafarah be waajib on him 3 times, or will one kaffaarah suffice with the qadhas?

  4. Ask Imaam21 Mar 2025

    Can I take injections while fasting?

    I am diabetic and I need to take two injections during the day .Is it permissible for me to take an injection while fasting

    Hafizurrahman Fatehmahomed
  5. Ask Imaam20 Mar 2025

    Mint flavoured Miswaak – Will using it invalidate my fast?

    I most of the time use mint flavoured miswaak, can I still use this in ramadan or will it invalidate my fast.

    Hafizurrahman Fatehmahomed
  6. Azaadville6 Feb 2025

    The Fallacy Of Memory Loss Due To Swallowing Liquid From A Miswaak

    Is it correct that a person who swallows the liquids emitted from a Miswaak will suffer from memory loss?

  7. Ibn Masood5 Sep 2024

    Swallowing Tears And Phlegm While Fasting

    While fasting, someone told me a touching story about Nabi ﷺ. I teared and on hearing more, I gasped and I’m not sure if a tear or phlegm or what…

    Maulana Ahmed Saeed
  8. Azaadville15 Apr 2024

    Breaking A Fast At The Time Of Sunset And Not At The Time Of The Adhaan

    A person is keeping the 60 Kaffaarah fasts. Unintentionally he broke a fast at the time of sunset maghrib time, he was at work so he could not hear…

Taraweeh

  1. Amjadi28 Feb 2026

    The Authenticity Of The Twenty Raka'ats Of Taraaweeh In Light Of Authentic Ahadith

    Mufti Saheb, kindly present a few authentic narrations which establish that Taraaweeh consists of twenty Rak‘ats. Question posed by: Shafee Bhai,…

    Mufti Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi
  2. Camperdown26 Feb 2026

    ʿUmrah or Taraweeh

    Assalamualaykum I am at the airport with my ammi. We will reach Makka arnd 9 pm, tarawee will be going there should we first preform Umra or first…

    Baba Abu Bakr
  3. Azaadville19 Feb 2026

    Women Performing The Taraweeh Salaah In Jamaat

    Is it permitted for Huffadh girls to pray Taraweeh in Jamaat in Ramadhan if purdah etc is in place for the protection of the Quran. What is the…

  4. Azaadville19 Feb 2026

    Number Of Raka’aat in Taraweeh Salaah

    Is it Sunnah to perform 8 or 20 Raka’aat of Taraweeh Salaah? Is it Sunnah to make Khatam during the entire month of Ramadaan , or in 10 or 15 days?

  5. Mufti Online23 Nov 2025

    Questions from a high school student regarding the Hadith and Taraweeh

    These questions are from a high school student: 1. What is the ruling regarding drawing animate objects and why did Allah specifically create us…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  6. Ask Imaam20 Aug 2025

    What are the rules concerning muslim woman going to the masjid for salaath and other social gatherings? Is it preferable for them to go to certain salaaths such as Taraweeh prayers and Eid prayers?

    What are the rules concerning muslim woman going to the masjid for salaath and other social gatherings? Is it preferable for them to go to certain…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  7. Ibn Masood10 Jul 2025

    Taraweeh In The Haramain Shareefain

    It appears that in the Haramain Shareefain, they have resorted to performing only 8 Rakaats of Taraweeh. What should one do in the case where he…

    Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani
  8. Ask Imaam23 Mar 2025

    Is a second Jamaat of Taraweeh Salaah permissible?

    I know a mosque in my area which performs two taraweeh jamaat at different times with different imam in different floors i.e first jamaat in ground…

    Muhammad Fayyaadh

I’tikaaf

  1. Azaadville12 Mar 2026

    Sunnah Itikaaf For A Woman

    I would like to know concerning sunnah Itikaaf for a lady. She has grown children and intends to sit in her daughter’s home. Is she allowed to speak…

  2. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (49/50)

    In the state of ie’tikaaf after eating sehri a mu’takif went out to gargle his mouth. At the particular time there was water in the masjid as well.…

  3. Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2026

    Itikaf FAQs (47/50)

    1.If person suffers from weakness and can’t sit in ie’tikaaf for the entire 10 days and decides to sit only on the 3 or 5 or a few days between…

  4. Ask Imaam27 Mar 2025

    Will the whole community be sinful if no one sit for Sunnah I'tikaaf?

    1. In the last 10 nights of Ramadhan, if nobody makes a Masnoon I'tikaf in the Masjid, however, there's always somebody spending time for a Nafl…

    Ml. Abdur Rahman Shareef
  5. Ask Imaam26 Mar 2025

    I'tikaaf - Which acts are allowed in the Sahn of a Masjid?

    Please may you clarify the definition of the "Sehen" designation in the Musjid in terms of: Crossing in front of the Saffs of the Musallis Whether a…

    Abdul Mannan Nizami
  6. Azaadville21 Mar 2025

    Showering/Bathing While In The Sunnah Itikaaf

    Is it permissible to shower/bath while in the Sunnah Itikaaf?

  7. Mufti Online17 Apr 2024

    Working remotely while sitting for sunnah itikaaf

    If a person wants to sit sunnah itikaaf but the person's company requires him to work for about 4 hours per day remotely for a few days of the…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  8. Mufti Online27 Jul 2016

    Females travelling to other countries for i'tikaaf

    Please issue a ruling on the following: (1) Females travelling to a foreign country for the purpose of observing Nafl I’tikaaf in a hall. (2)…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee

Sehri and Iftar

  1. Camperdown18 Apr 2026

    Unknowingly Eating After Sehri Time Has Ended

    What happens if a person wakes up thinking it is still Sehri time and starts eating, but later checks the time and realizes that Fajr had already…

    Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek
  2. Mufti Online14 Apr 2026

    Missing sehri when having the intention to fast

    I had the niyyah to fast, but I missed sehri and my Fajr salaah. I was in a state of janabaah. If I woke up to make ghusl is my fast still valid?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  3. Jamiat KZN19 Feb 2026

    Which Location’s Sehri Time Applies When Travelling?

    We will be traveling via Doha, arriving there at 5:30 AM, with a two-hour layover before continuing on to Madinah. My question is: While en route to…

    Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui
  4. Mufti Online7 Sep 2025

    Partaking of Sehri before the 'fast' of Eidul Adha

    Is it Sunnah to partake of Sehri before the 'fast' of Eidul Adha?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  5. Jamiat KZN20 Mar 2024

    Can a person make an intention to keep a Fast after Sehri time has ended?

    Can a person make an intention to keep a fardh/Sunnah/nafl fast after Sehri has ended?

  6. Ask Imaam13 May 2023

    Bathing naked; performing wudhu bareheaded; ghusl before suhoor; ghusl before doing work

    Assalamualikum Imam i have few question to be clarified, Q 1: Is it permissible for man and woman to take bath naked in the bathroom if he or she is…

    Muajul I. Chowdhury
  7. Ask Imaam4 Apr 2023

    Should the dua for iftaar be read before or after breaking the fast?

    السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته I would like to enquire as to when the duas for iftaar shoud be read-ie. Before partaking of the kajoor and zam zam…

    Shibly bin Mizan
  8. Ibn Masood30 Mar 2023

    Sounding a siren for Iftaar and Sehri

    In our area (Lenasia) there are a couple of Masjids that use the siren to indicate the ending of Sehri time. The siren is sounded for about 10…

    Mufti Mohammed Desai

Missed fasts, Qadha and Fidyah

  1. Mufti Online1 Jul 2026

    Being able to keep the qadha fasts after fidyah was given

    When a person became baaligh, he was not allowed to fast by his mother due to him being asthmatic. His mother would take out fidyah for him each…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  2. Ask Imaam15 Oct 2025

    Fasting during the month of Sha’ban and Qadha fasts

    Is there any special merits and rewards for fasting and reading quraan during the month of shabaan? Also is it mentioned in hadith that women should…

    Muhammad Haris Siddiqui
  3. Mufti Online21 Jun 2025

    Keeping a qadha fast on the day of Aashura

    If one fasts on the ninth and tenth or tenth and eleventh of Muharram with the intention of a qadha fast, will one receive the reward of the fast of…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  4. Ask Imaam1 Apr 2025

    Can I fast 6 Shawwal before my Qadha?

    Can I fast 6 Shawwal before my qhada قضاء ?

  5. Jamiat KZN29 Oct 2024

    Timeframe for women to make up missed fasts of Ramadaan

    How long is it permissible for a woman to delay making up the missed fasts of Ramadhan due to menses or Nifaas? Is there any time limit? Kindly advise

    Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui
  6. Jamiat KZN30 Jul 2024

    Keeping the sixty Kaffarah Fasts consecutively

    A person has to keep the sixty Kaffarah fast. Please advise the ruling on the following situations: If he starts and it so happens that the sixty…

    Mufti Moosa Salie
  7. Azaadville12 Jul 2024

    Keeping A Qadha Fast On The 9th Muharram

    My wife has one Qadha fast of Ramadaan left to keep. Can she keep that on the 9th Muharram, and the fast of the 10th the next day? Or does she need…

  8. MJC23 May 2024

    Qada salah and fast stated in a Will

    1. As a rule, the Shāfiʿī madhhab does not prescribe monetary expiation for missed ṣalāh. 2. The circumstances for monetary compensation (fidyah) in…

    Mufti Taha Karaan

Sadaqatul Fitr

  1. Azaadville16 Mar 2026

    Who Has To Discharge Sadaqatul Fitr

    My niece is now 12 years old and has reached the age of puberty, will she have to give Sadaqatul Fitr?

  2. Camperdown3 Mar 2026

    Paying Sadaqat ul-Fitr/Fidya According to Another Country’s Rate

    Assalaamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh. Hope you’re well. If a person living in Africa sends his Sadaqatul Fitr or Fidya to a poor person…

    Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek
  3. MJC10 Feb 2026

    An Explanation on Fitrah and Fidyah calculation

    1. The Ḥanafī School is the only school that permits the payment of Fidyah and Fiṭrah in cash. Historically, Cape Shafi’ī Muslims have adopted the…

    Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan
  4. Ask Imaam28 Mar 2025

    Can you discharge Sadaqatul Fitr in a different location from your place of residence?

    Assalamoalikum. I reside in KSA with my family and want to pay Sadqatul Fitr in Pakistan for myself and all my family members. Is it permissible?

    Zaakir Ismail
  5. Azaadville25 Mar 2025

    Sadaqatul Fitr Discharged In A Foreign Country

    If Sadaqatul Fitr is paid a a foreign country what currency and amount should be paid?

  6. Ask Imaam15 Apr 2024

    In the transferring of Sadaqatul-fitr which amount will be taken into consideration?

    I have some queries relating to Sadaqat ul Fitr 1) If someone is transferring the amount of Sadaqat ul Fitr to his homeland for example a person…

  7. Camperdown3 Jun 2023

    Sadaqatul-fitr, Zakāt, Tarāweeh, Qadhā

    As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatuAllah, I have a few things I am not sure if it’s right or not . One of the local masjids I attend takes the Zakat-al…

    Arib Raza
  8. Jamiat KZN19 Apr 2023

    Sadaqatul Fitr FAQ’s (8/8)

    What is the position of my Sadaqatul Fitr if I handed it to an organisation that discharged it long after the prescribed time?

Eid ul Fitr

  1. Azaadville19 Mar 2026

    Performing Eid Salaah In A Masjid Instead Of The Eid Gaah

    In the presence of a Musalla (Eidgaah) in a community, what is the status of performing Eid Salah at a Masjid without a pressing need (like to cater…

  2. Ask Imaam5 Jun 2025

    Are we allowed to do any kind of business on the day of eid-ul-fitr and eid-ul-adha ? LIke running supermarkets etc.

    Are we allowed to do any kind of business on the day of eid-ul-fitr and eid-ul-adha ? LIke running supermarkets etc.

    Ml. Abdur Rahman Shareef
  3. Azaadville5 Jun 2025

    Eid Salaah in a Masjid

    In rainy weather, is it permissible to make Eid Salaat in the Masjid?

  4. Camperdown18 Apr 2023

    Second jama’ah of Eid salaah in the same Masjid

    عید کی نماز جامع مسجد میں دو مرتبہ پڑھ سکتے ہیں؟ کیا ایک ہی مسجد میں عید کی نماز دو مرتبہ جماعت کر سکتے ہیں؟

    Abdullah ibn Masud Desai
  5. Ibn Masood11 Jul 2022

    Completing the missed Takbeeraat of the Eid Salaah

    How does a latecomer complete his Eid Salaah?

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  6. Ask Imaam4 Jul 2022

    Does a Haji have to fulfill Udhiyya and Eid prayer?

    Does a Haji have to fulfill Udhiyya and Eid prayer?

    Tahmid Chowdhury
  7. Ibn Masood11 May 2022

    Embracing and greeting fellow Muslims immediately after the Eid Salaah

    What is the ruling in regards to embracing and greeting fellow Muslim brothers immediately after the Eid Salaah?

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  8. Mufti Online31 Mar 2022

    Women attending the congregational, taraaweeh or eid salaah

    Why do the Ulama prevent women from attending the congregational salaah in the musjid or from attending the taraaweeh salaah or the eid salaah,…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada

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