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IRSYAD FATWA EDISI KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE 214: ENAM KEADAAN YANG MEWAJIBKAN SESEORANG UNTUK IMSAK (MENAHAN DIRI DARI MAKAN DAN MINUM) KETIKA SIANG RAMADAN
Must a person whose fast is invalid or broken during a day in Ramadan still refrain from eating and drinking?
Short answer
According to the Shafi'i school, there are six situations in which a person must observe imsak, meaning refraining from whatever breaks the fast, even though the day does not count as a fast and must be made up.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum Edisi Ramadhan
- Topic
- Fasting
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
According to the Shafi'i school, there are six situations in which a person must observe imsak, meaning refraining from whatever breaks the fast, even though the day does not count as a fast and must be made up. These are deliberately breaking the fast, not making the intention at night, eating the pre-dawn meal while assuming dawn had not come, breaking the fast while wrongly assuming sunset had come, learning on the day of 30 Shaaban that Ramadan has begun, and swallowing water through excessive rinsing of the mouth or nose. The reason given is that the prohibition on eating in the daytime of Ramadan is not lifted from a person without a valid excuse. A recovered sick person, a traveller who arrives home during the day and a woman who becomes pure from menstruation during the day are only recommended to observe imsak.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tuntasnya, ulama syafiiyah merumuskan bahawa "setiap orang yang tidak memiliki keuzuran untuk berbuka puasa sedangkan dia mengetahui pada waktu itu ialah bulan Ramadan maka dia wajib melakukan imsak iaitu menahan diri dari perkara-perkara yang membatalkan puasa[7]."
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD FATWA EDISI KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE 214: ENAM KEADAAN YANG MEWAJIBKAN SESEORANG UNTUK IMSAK (MENAHAN DIRI DARI MAKAN DAN MINUM) KETIKA SIANG RAMADAN”, 28 March 2023. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/5570-irsyad-fatwa-edisi-khas-ramadhan-siri-ke-214-enam-keadaan-yang-mewajibkan-seseorang-untuk-imsak-menahan-diri-dari-makan-dan-minum-ketika-siang-ramadan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/six-situations-requiring-imsak-ramadan-daytime/