Live Fatwas

A woman who underwent a procedure on her finger, where the finger was anesthetized, entered the operating room while she was fasting. She asks whether she is considered to have broken her fast or if she should continue fasting.

Does inhaling the scent of perfumes break the fast, and does the spray of perfume if it enters the mouth break the fast?

Is there a difference in performing the expiation for deliberately breaking the fast in Ramadan between someone who broke the fast for one day and someone who broke the fast for the entire month of Ramadan?

A person contacted me to disburse the Fitr charity on their behalf with the promise to return the amount to me. I was unable to deliver it before the Eid prayer, but I informed a family that they have money with me. Does this count as the Fitr charity for that person?

We are confused by the statements of the imams regarding the definition of the recommended and desirable i'tikaf. They said that the recommended i'tikaf is in the last ten days of Ramadan, and the desirable i'tikaf is outside of the last ten days of Ramadan, meaning in the beginning of Ramadan, in the middle, or outside of Ramadan. Does this mean that the duration of the last ten days of Ramadan is a criterion rather than a condition, such that one cannot perform the desirable i'tikaf during this time, and that anyone who wants to perform the recommended i'tikaf must complete the entire duration of the last ten days, otherwise it is not considered recommended?

I felt nauseous and I felt that the vomit reached my mouth, then I swallowed it back. Does this mean I have broken my fast?

Does dyeing hair and applying henna on the legs during the day in Ramadan invalidate the fast?

What is the ruling on gargling with salt water for the fasting person? Does it break the fast or not?

Is I'tikaf obligatory by intention and initiation, or only by a verbal vow, as stated by Abdul Hai Al-Laknawi in his book: Al-Insaf in the Ruling of I'tikaf?