Menstruation and
post-childbirth bleeding
If the woman starts
menstruating or post childbirth bleeding anytime during the daytime of Ramadaan,
regardless if it is at the beginning or at the end of the day, then her fast is
broken and she has to make it up at another time after the month is finished. If
she decides to continue her fast it will not be valid.
The prophet (S) said: "Is it not so that if she starts menstruating
she does not pray nor fast? We said: "Yes" He (S) said: "Then
that is defect in her Deen (religion)."
Aa'isha (R) was asked: Why does the menstruating woman
have to do Qadaa for the fasting that she misses and she does not have to do
Qadaa for the Salaat (prayer)?" She answered: "This used to affect us
and we used to be commanded to do Qadaa for the fasting and not for the
Salaat."
Note:
One day has to be made up
for each day missed.
Nutritional feeding from
other than the mouth
This breaks the fast
because it takes the place of eating and drinking. This ruling is derived by
Qiyaas (analogy).
Note:
One day has to be made up
for each day missed.
Intentional sexual
intercourse
This is based on the saying of
Allah (T):
{...And now you can have intercourse with them...}
[Baqarah2:186]
Meaning that during the duration of the fast sexual
intercourse is forbidden. Whoever's fast is broken because of sexual intercourse
during the daytime of Ramadaan must do Qadaa and Kafaara based on the following
Hadeeth
Abu Huraira said, a man came to the Messenger of Allah
and said: "O Messenger of Allah I am destroyed."
The Messenger of Allah (T) said: "What destroyed you?"
He said: "I had sexual intercourse during
Ramadaan."
He (S) said: "Are you able to free
a slave?"
He said: "No."
He (S) said: "Are you able to fast two consecutive months?"
He said: "No."
He (S)
said: "Are you able to feed sixty poor people?"
He said: "No."
He (S) said:
"Sit!" So he sat, and someone brought a basket with dates. The prophet
(S) said: "Give it in charity."
He said:
"There is none that is poorer than me."
He
(the narrator) said: "Then the Messenger (S) laughed until his molar teeth
could be seen and then he said: "Go and feed your family with it."
[The Group]
11. THE TARAWEEH PRAYER
Establishing the night
prayer during the nights of Ramadaan
It is
established in the Shar'iah that this Salaah (Prayer) was offered in
congregation by the Messenger of Allah (S).
Aa'isha said: "The Messenger of Allah (S) went out
during the late part of the night and prayed in the masjid and some men prayed
with him. The following day the people began to talk about it and then more
people prayed (on the following night). Again the following morning the people
began to talk about it, and on the third night many more people came out. The
Messenger (S) Of Allah (T) came out, and they all prayed with him. On the fourth
night the masjid was unable to hold the amount of people that came out, however,
the Messenger (S) (did not come out). He (S) came out for the Fajr Salaat
instead. After finishing the prayer he turned to the people and declared the
Shahadah and said: "Your position was not hidden from me, but I was fearful
that it would be made obligatory upon you and then youwould become unable to
continue establishing it." [Bukhaaree]
The Messenger (S) of Allah (T) died and the affair
relative to the Taraweeh salaah remained thus (i.e. it is recomended and it can
be prayed in congregation). This is because the fear for it to become compulsory
was removed after his (S) death. The rightly guided Caliph Umar Ibn al-Khattaab
revived this Sunnah of having the prayer of Taraweeh in congregation.
Abd Ar-Rahman said: "I went out with 'Umar (R) to
the masjid during one night of Ramadaan and the people were divided. You could
see one person praying by himself while another would bepraying and others would
pray with him. 'Umar then said: "I see that if I bring together these
people and make them all one congregation led by one person that would be
better. He then decided to do this: so he gathered them and made Ubay Ibn Ka'b
as their Imaam. Then I went out with him on another night and the people were
praying behind their Imaam. Umar said: " What a good thing this is..".
[Bukhaaree]
The Number of Raka'at for
the Taraweeh Salaat
There is difference among
the scholars about the number of raka'at to be established for the Night Prayer
of Ramadaan. However, the correct amount is established by what the Messenger
(S) did i.e. eight raka'at and three raka'at for the Witr prayer.
Aa'isha said "Allah's Messenger (S) never exceeded
eleven raka'at in Ramadaan or during other months (for the night prayer).
[Bukhaaree].