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A 57-year-old woman was infected today with the coronavirus, and her son insisted that she break her fast, although she does not want to. Is it permissible for her to break her fast?

My father has been deceased for ten years, and I wish to perform Umrah for him, but I am unable to travel to Mecca. Is it permissible to delegate my cousin to perform Umrah for my father, as he is committed and has performed Hajj and Umrah? What is the ruling, what is required of me to do, and will my gift be accepted for my father?

Does fasting break if an insect enters a person's mouth unintentionally, and he is unsure whether he swallowed it or not?

How much is half a Sa' in dollars?

Inside the mosque, there is a room where the muezzin resides. Is it permissible for the person in i'tikaf to enter this room? Is it permissible to intend i'tikaf from Maghrib until the end of Taraweeh prayer or part of the night? Does this i'tikaf serve as a confirmed Sunnah in this time due to the closure of mosques?

I am a diabetic patient, and I take insulin. The doctor told me not to fast. I haven't fasted for two years and I pay the expiation, but I want to fast. I'm afraid that if I take the injection, my blood sugar will drop, and if I don't take it, it will rise. Please advise me?

Is the smell of petrol (gasoline) one of the things that breaks the fast? I work in a place where petrol is sold?

In the Islamic bank, there is a transaction called 'Iqra' whereby a university student presents the bank with the amount they owe for registration fees and university credits. The bank then purchases these services from the university and pays this amount, and subsequently sells them to the student. Honestly, I do not know the details of the contract, just what I mentioned in general. What is your opinion, may I ask?

A lady said: If her grandson is discharged from the hospital, she will sacrifice a sheep for him. Is this considered a vow? And if so, what is the ruling on her son and his family eating from the vow?