Fasting
Ramadan, what breaks a fast, and making fasts up.
Basics
- How the start of Ramadan and Eid are decided The rules for sighting the moon of Ramadan and Eid, whose testimony counts, and how the fast begins and ends.
- What fasting is, and why it matters What the fast of Ramadan is, why it is the fourth pillar of Islam, and the virtues the Qur'an and hadith give it.
Beyond
Breaking
- Disliked and permissible acts while fasting Things that are better avoided while fasting even though they do not break the fast, and things that are fully permitted and safe to do.
- What breaks a fast: qada, kaffarah, or nothing at all Which acts break a fast and only need making up, which need making up plus an expiation, and which do not break the fast at all.