Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Fasting According To the Five Schools of Islamic Law The Doubtful Days There is consensus among the schools that imsak is obligatory upon one who does not fast on a “doubtful day” (yawm al-shakk) that later turns out to be a day of Ramadan, and he is liable to its qada' later.
Where one fasts on a doubtful day that is later known to have been a day of Ramadan, they differ as to whether it suffices without requiring qada': • The Shafi’i, Maliki and Hanbali schools observe: This fast will not suffice and its qada' is wajib upon him. • In the opinion of the Hanafis, it suffices and does not require qada'. • Most Imamis state: Its qada' is not wajib upon him, except when he had fasted with the niyyah of Ramadan. Previous Next