QS # 5 : What is meant by the morning prayers ?

QS # 5 : What is meant by the morning prayers ? 15 minutes after the commencement of time of Fajar Prayers, Summons to Prayers from my neighborhood mosque is called. Will my fast begin with that summon? ANS : No. By morning prayers the very first time of Fajr Prayer is meant. NOTE : To ascertain this, it is necessary that: Stop eating,drinking etc. a few minutes before this time Avoid these things few minutes even after Maghrib .

Attention : During the month of Ramadhan, if one changes his Intention or purposely intend to do any such work that breaks the fast, then the fast will be considered void even if he does not commit that act . QS # 6 : The kept fast is which one? Is it necessary to decide? Means can the fast be kept without deciding and afterwards by choice it is determined as the qadha or the expiated fast?

ANS : No rather it is necessary to decide if the fasting is being observed as qadha or expiated or for any other purpose. Attention : It is naturally decided in the month of Ramadhan that the kept fast is of the month of Ramadhan because in this month no other fast can be observed. QS # 7 : I forget that tomorrow is either 15th or 16th of Ramadhan. Does this affect fast too? ANS : No. This does not affect fast. QS # 8 : I have not yet decided for tomorrow’s fast. Till what time can I intend ?

ANS : It has to be checked that the fast is of what type . Whether it’s obligatory or recommended? If it is obligatory then what type of obligatory fast it is? This is being explained in the following but please note that : In few cases you will see that even after the morning summons, it is permitted to intend. This is only allowed in such case when from morning summons till that time no such act is committed that breaks a fast.

* If there is doubt whether the moon has been sighted or not even then it is not obligatory to fast. QS # 2 : In state of doubt, fasting was not observed. Later it was known that the moon did appear. Then?