﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>fast - Ask a Question to Us</title><link>http://askaquestionto.us/tag/fast</link><description>Ask your questions, find authentic answers</description><item><title>What does "fasting" (sawm) mean?</title><description>What does "sawm" mean in Arabic?</description><link>http://askaquestionto.us/question-answer/fasting/what-does-fasting-sawm-mean</link><category>Sawm (Fasting)</category><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2013 14:17:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Can I Follow the Iftar Time of Makkah to Break my Fast?</title><description>I&amp;rsquo;m currently in Sweden. Fasting here is 21 hours. They say I can do iftar at the same time of Makkah. Is that possible?
&amp;nbsp;</description><link>http://askaquestionto.us/question-answer/fasting/can-i-follow-the-iftar-time-of-makkah-to-break-my-fast</link><category>Sawm (Fasting)</category><pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 05:22:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Is it permissible to go swimming while fasting?</title><description>Can I go swimming while fasting?</description><link>http://askaquestionto.us/question-answer/fasting/is-it-permissible-to-go-swimming-while-fasting</link><category>Sawm (Fasting)</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:54:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Can I quit my Ramadan fast because of my illness?</title><description>I was wondering if i could get help. I have recently moved from my country to a cold country three months ago i have started to work now to i was fasting for one week ad i had to go to the hospital with pains in my chest the doctor have told me i have to stop fasting as it is 20 hours of fasting where i am now and i just can not manage to eat enough water and everything into my body in four hours. Can i make my fasting up latter or what can i do?</description><link>http://askaquestionto.us/question-answer/ramadan/can-i-quit-my-ramadan-fast-because-of-my-illness</link><category>Ramadan</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:52:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Do injection and vaccination invalidate the fast?</title><description>Is my fast broken when I&amp;rsquo;m injected medicine while I&amp;rsquo;m fasting?</description><link>http://askaquestionto.us/question-answer/fasting/do-injection-and-vaccination-invalidate-the-fast</link><category>Sawm (Fasting)</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:28:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Does wearing lipstick invalidate the fast?</title><description>Is my fast broken when I wear lipstick?</description><link>http://askaquestionto.us/question-answer/fasting/does-wearing-lipstick-invalidate-the-fast</link><category>Sawm (Fasting)</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 02:28:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>At what age does praying become fard?</title><description>At what age are Muslims required to start their prayers? When does it become an obligation? It's said that, to be responsible for fasting, the earliest age is 9 for girls, 12 for boys. Is it the same for daily prayers?</description><link>http://askaquestionto.us/question-answer/salah/at-what-age-does-praying-become-fard</link><category>Salah (Prayer)</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:46:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What does “Ashura" Mean?</title><description>What is "ashura"? What is the importance of "the Day of Ashura"?</description><link>http://askaquestionto.us/question-answer/the-day-of-ashura/what-does-ashura-mean</link><category>The Day of Ashura</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Does having a bath or a shower break the fast?</title><description>Does having a bath or a&amp;nbsp;shower&amp;nbsp;invalidate the fast?</description><link>http://askaquestionto.us/question-answer/fasting/does-having-a-bath-or-a-shower-break-the-fast</link><category>Sawm (Fasting)</category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:36:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Does getting blood drawn break the fast?</title><description>Does getting blood drawn invalidate the fast in Ramadan?</description><link>http://askaquestionto.us/question-answer/fasting/does-getting-blood-drawn-break-the-fast</link><category>Sawm (Fasting)</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:38:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What are the forbidden days to fast?</title><description>Which days is it forbidden to fast?</description><link>http://askaquestionto.us/question-answer/fasting/what-are-the-forbidden-days-to-fast</link><category>Sawm (Fasting)</category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:42:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Is my fast broken when I have wet dream (ihtilam)?</title><description>While I was fasting, I had a wet dream. Is my fast broken?</description><link>http://askaquestionto.us/question-answer/fasting/is-my-fast-broken-when-i-have-wet-dream-ihtilam</link><category>Sawm (Fasting)</category><pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:46:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Is It Permissible for a Fasting Person to Use Miswak or Toothpaste?</title><description>Can we clean teeth with miswak or toothbrush while fasting? When should we use the miswak within day if it doesn&amp;rsquo;t invalidate the fast?</description><link>http://askaquestionto.us/question-answer/fasting/is-it-permissible-for-a-fasting-person-to-use-miswak-or-toothpaste</link><category>Sawm (Fasting)</category><pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:54:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Source of the Hadith that Declares the Story of the Nafs’ Being Chastened</title><description>Could you please tell me where I can find the story of the nafs when Allah (swt) asked who it was and then burned and starved it to chasten?</description><link>http://askaquestionto.us/question-answer/miscellaneous/the-source-of-the-hadith-that-declares-the-story-of-the-nafs-being-chastened</link><category>Miscellaneous</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:21:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What Can We Do in Order to Guard Against Evil?</title><description>Which prays should we recite to guard against evil?</description><link>http://askaquestionto.us/question-answer/miscellaneous/what-can-we-do-in-order-to-guard-against-evil</link><category>Miscellaneous</category><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 23:49:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fasting in Muharram</title><description>What are the virtues of fasting in Muharram?</description><link>http://askaquestionto.us/question-answer/fasting/fasting-in-muharram</link><category>Sawm (Fasting)</category><pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:56:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>