FatwaNegeri SembilanFasting
Mukadimah jimak di bulan ramadhan
What is the ruling on foreplay and rubbing against one's wife during the day in Ramadan, and does it break the fast or require kaffarah?
Short answer
Foreplay and similar acts during the day in Ramadan are disliked (makruh) because they may spoil the fast and lead to intercourse.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Negeri Sembilan Mufti Department
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Soal Jawab Agama
- Topic
- Fasting
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Foreplay and similar acts during the day in Ramadan are disliked (makruh) because they may spoil the fast and lead to intercourse. These acts do not break the fast as long as no semen is emitted. If semen is emitted, the person is sinful, the fast is invalidated, he must keep abstaining from food and drink, and he must make up the fast. Kaffarah applies to the husband only when the fast is broken by intercourse in the daytime of Ramadan.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Bercumbuan dan sebagainya (mukadimah jimak) pada waktu siang Ramadan makruh kerana dikhuatiri akan menyebabkan rosaknya puasa
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How to cite
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Negeri Sembilan Mufti Department. “Mukadimah jimak di bulan ramadhan”, date not stated. https://muftins.gov.my/soaljawab/mukadimah-jimak-di-bulan-ramadhan/. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-foreplay-with-wife-ramadan-daytime/