The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No. 1349- If a person who is fasting, wakes up from sleeping while ejaculation is taking place, it is not obligatory on him to stop it from being discharged.

Issue No. 1350- A fasting person who had a seminal discharge while sleeping may urinate and perform istibrā although, he may know that as a result of his urinating, the remaining semen will exit his body; even if he has performed ghusl, the discharge of semen will not harm his fast. In this case however, repeating the ghusl is obligatory.

Issue No. 1351- If a fasting person who had a seminal discharge while sleeping knows that there is semen left in the urethra while knowing that not urinating before performing ghusl will result in semen discharging after performing ghusl, it would be better for him to urinate before performing ghusl; however, it is not obligatory to do so.

Issue No. 1352- If a person who is fasting masturbates with the intention of discharging semen, his fast will become void, even though no semen is discharged from him.

Issue No. 1355- If a person who is fasting wishes to quote something which he does not know whether it is true or false, he should give a reference of the person who reported it, or of the book in which it is written. For example, he should say that such and such narrator says so, or it has been written in such and such books that the Holy Prophet (pbuh) has said that...

Issue No. 1356- If a person quotes something as the word of Allah or of the Holy Prophet with the belief that it is true, but realises later that it was untrue, his fast does not become void. But, on the contrary, if he ascribes something to Almighty Allah or the Holy Prophet (pbuh) knowing it to be false and understands later that it was true, his fast is void as an obligatory precaution.

Issue No. 1356- If a person quotes something as the word of Allah or of the Holy Prophet with the belief that it is true, but realises later that it was untrue, his fast does not become void. But, on the contrary, if he ascribes something to Almighty Allah or the Holy Prophet (pbuh) knowing it to be false and understands later that it was true, his fast is void as an obligatory precaution.

Issue No. 1357- If a person intentionally ascribes to Allah or the Holy Prophet (pbuh) a falsehood fabricated by someone else, his fast is void as an obligatory precaution.

Issue No. 1358- If a person who is fasting, is asked whether the Holy Prophet (pbuh) has said such and such thing, and he intentionally says ‘Yes’, while the Holy Prophet (pbuh) has not said so or he says ‘No’, while the Holy Prophet (pbuh) has said so, his fast is void as an obligatory precaution.

Issue No. 1359- If a fasting person intentionally lies in quoting the religious rulings, for example, if he narrates an obligatory thing as a non-obligatory and a haram as a halal, and by this he intends to ascribe it to Almighty Allah or the Holy Prophet (pbuh), his fast is void as an obligatory precaution. However, if his intention is to ascribe the fatwā to a Mujtahid, then he has committed a haram act, but his fast is not void. The same ruling applies also to a person who quotes a doubtful ruling without knowing about it.

Issue No. 1364- It is recommended for a person who is fasting to observe precaution where he thinks that dust or smoke might have a possibility in reaching his throat but if it is strongly probable, it is obligatory to observe precaution. However, if he is sure or presumes that it will not reach his throat, his fast is valid.

Issue No. 1368- If divers hide their heads in diving helmets and then dive under water, their fast is correct.