Are there days when voluntary Fasts are forbidden?
Question 505) - Are there days when voluntary Fasts are forbidden?
A: Yes, there are five days when fasting is forbidden: 'Idul Fitr, 'Idul Adha The three days thereafter called the Days of Tashriq.
~ al-Quduri ~
Are there fasts outside of Ramadan?
Question 504) - Are there fasts outside of Ramadan?
A: The Fast of Ramadan is Fard. lf he keeps Nafl fasts outside of Ramadan he will be rewarded if Allaah wills.
~ al-Quduri ~
What should he do if he delayed it so long that the next Ramadan arrived?
Question 502) - What should he do if he delayed it so long that the next Ramadan arrived?
A: He should first fast the current Ramadan and then keep the Qada. There is no Fidyah to be paid for this.
~ al-Quduri ~
A man died with unfulfilled Qada. He left a bequest that his executor pays his Fidyah from his estate. What is the duty of the executer?
Question 503) - A man died with unfulfilled Qada. He left a bequest that his executor pays his Fidyah from his estate. What is the duty of the executer?
A: The bequest may be fulfilled from a third of the estate only. The executor will then feed on his behalf a Miskin for every day missed, a half Sa' of wheat or a Sa'of dates or barley.
Question 501)- Must Qada of the fast of Ramadan be kept consecutively?
Question 501)- Must Qada of the fast of Ramadan be kept consecutively?
A: No, one may keep them separately or consecutively.