The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No. 1419- It is not obligatory to offer kaffāra immediately, however, it should not be delayed so much so that it is called an act coming short.

Issue No. 1420- If one fails to offer kaffāra for a number of years, the kaffāra would not increase.

Issue No. 1421- When a person has chosen the feeding of sixty poor people as his kaffāra, he must give one mudd of food to every indigent person if he has access to all of them, but he cannot give anyone of them more than one mudd, unless he has no access to sixty poor persons. In this case, if one is certain that the indigent person will give the food to each member of his family and will share the food with them, he can give one mudd of food for each member of his family, although they may be minors.

Issue No. 1422- A person offering qaḍā of a fast of the month of Ramadan, is not allowed to break his fast in the afternoon. However, if he does so intentionally, he should give one mudd of food to ten poor people each, and if he cannot do this, he should fast for three consecutive days.

Issue No. 1423- In the following cases, it is obligatory on a person to observe a qaḍā fast only and it is not obligatory on him to offer kaffāra:1- If a person in the state of janābah during a night of Ramadan sleeps and wakes up, and then sleeps for a second time or third time and does not wake up, in case the obligatory precaution is to perform qaḍā of the fast. However, if he does not wake up in the first sleep, there would be no qaḍā for it and his fast will be in order.2- When he does not commit an act that invalidates the fast, although fasting was not intended; or when he intends to terminate his fast or terminates his fast by showing off [that he is fasting].3- If he forgets to do ghusl of janābah during the months of Ramadan and fasts for one or more days while he is in state of janābah, qaḍā is to be performed as an obligatory precaution.4-When a person in the month of Ramadan commits an invalidator, without investigating as to whether fajr has set in or not but later it becomes clear that fajr has set in, or when after investigating, doubts or presumes that it is fajr and commits an invalidator. However, if he becomes certain after investigation that the fajr has not set in and eats something, and it becomes clear later that it had set in, it is not obligatory on him to perform qaḍā. 5- If someone informs that the fajr has not set in yet, and one, on the basis of his statement, performs an act which invalidates a fast and it becomes known later that the fajr had set in, in such a case, it is also necessary to give qaḍā. However, if one becomes certain about this after investigation and eats something, and it turns out later that it had set in, qaḍā will not become obligatory on him.6- If another person informs that it is fajr, and one does not believe his word and thinks that he is jesting, and commits an invalidator, and later becomes clear that it was fajr.7- If a just person informs that it is maghrib and one terminates his fast, then it becomes clear that it was not.8- When the weather is clear and one believes owing to darkness that maghrib has set it, and, therefore, terminates his fast, but later it becomes clear that maghrib had not set in.9- When one swirls water in his mouth in order to feel coolness or purposelessly and the water goes down involuntarily, he should perform qaḍā of the fast. However, if one forgets that he is fasting and swallows water, it is not obligatory on him to perform qaḍā. Similarly, if he swirls water around his mouth for wuḍū and the water enters his throat involuntarily, it is not obligatory on him to perform qaḍā.10- When a person entertains himself romantically in a sexual manner with his wife without intending to discharge semen; and semen discharges from him. However if he was sure that semen will not discharge as a result of such playing and joking, and accidently semen discharges, his fast is correct and he does not have to perform qaḍā.

Issue No. 1424- Qaḍā of the fast is not obligatory in the following cases: a) When a person who is fasting puts something that is not liquid in his mouth and it goes down the throat involuntarily, or snorts water and it goes down his throat involuntarily.b) When one becomes certain after investigation that the fajr has not set in; and later it becomes clear that the fajr had set in. c) When one forgets that he is fasting and drinks water.d) When he swirls water in his mouth for wuḍū and the water enters his throat involuntarily.e) When one was assure that semen will not discharge as a result of aforementioned [1] playing and joking, and accidently semen discharges. f) When one in Janābah state, sleeps and fails to wake up in his first sleep.

Issue No. 1425- ]t is disliked for a person who is fasting to swirl water in his mouth a lot, but after that, he should throw the water out and it is better to throw saliva out of his mouth three times. However, if he knows that on account of swirling, water will enter his throat involuntarily, he should not swirl water in his mouth.

Issue No. 1426- If a person is in doubt whether it is maghrib or not, he cannot terminate his fast, although if one was to do so, he should offer both qaḍā as well as kaffāra. However, if he doubts whether it is fajr or not, he can perform the acts which invalidate fast, it is also not obligatory on him to investigate.

Issue No. 1427- If an insane person recovers and becomes sane, it will not be obligatory to offer qaḍā for the fasts which he did not observe when he was insane. Similarly, if a non-Muslim embraces Islam, it is not obligatory to offer qaḍā for the fasts of the period during which he was not a Muslim. However, if a Muslim apostatises (becomes Murtad) and becomes Muslim again, he must perform qaḍā for the fasts of the period during which he was an apostate.

Issue No. 1427- If an insane person recovers and becomes sane, it will not be obligatory to offer qaḍā for the fasts which he did not observe when he was insane. Similarly, if a non-Muslim embraces Islam, it is not obligatory to offer qaḍā for the fasts of the period during which he was not a Muslim. However, if a Muslim apostatises (becomes Murtad) and becomes Muslim again, he must perform qaḍā for the fasts of the period during which he was an apostate.

Issue No. 1427- If an insane person recovers and becomes sane, it will not be obligatory to offer qaḍā for the fasts which he did not observe when he was insane. Similarly, if a non-Muslim embraces Islam, it is not obligatory to offer qaḍā for the fasts of the period during which he was not a Muslim. However, if a Muslim apostatises (becomes Murtad) and becomes Muslim again, he must perform qaḍā for the fasts of the period during which he was an apostate.

Issue No. 1428- A person must offer qaḍā for the fasts which lapsed owing to his having been intoxicated, even if the intoxicant was consumed by him by mistake or for the purpose of medical treatment. In fact, if he had made the intention of fasting, and then finished the fast in the state of intoxication, the obligatory precaution is that he should perform its qaḍā.