Things you may not realise can break your fast, including listening to music (2024)
Today marks the start of the holy month of Ramadan. One of the most important times in a Muslim's life, Ramadan is a time for self reflection and for many a time to strengthen their faith.
Lasting 30 days, Muslims will abstain from drinking water or eating food from sunrise to sun set and will be breaking their fast in the evening. Islamic institutions have reported sightings of the crescent of the new moon and it has been announced that many will begin their fast on Thursday (March 23).
Fasting during Ramadan is considered obligatory for all healthy Muslim men, women and children who have reached puberty. Fasting is seen as an act of worshipping in itself.
The idea is that it helps Muslims remember that Allah is the source of all sustenance. It is also a time for charity and good will and extra care and attention is paid to the poor and less fortunate.
A fast can be broken however during this period. When a fast is broken before iftar, the person must pay back that day by fasting once Ramadan is over.
There are many ways that fasting can be broken, the most commonly known one is deliberately eating or drinking, having sexual intercourse and for women, when their menstrual cycle begins. However, there are some things that may break your fast which you are unaware of.
Things that can break your fast
Listening to music
This is more of a contentious issue in the Islamic world. Many scholars belief that listening to music in general is forbidden due to the nature of the content in contemporary music.
Others believe that listening to music during Ramadan Is not only haram but distracts you from focusing on studying, reading or listening to content related to Islam. To be safe, and ensure they're fast is accepted, most people abstain from listening to music throughout the holy month.
Deliberately vomiting
According to a hadith, which is a collection of sayings and actions by the Prophet Muhammad, which Muslims use as guidance. Deliberately vomiting will break your fast.
Any nutritious injection
Most things that break a fast involve a person tasting and swallowing calories that enter the stomach. Receiving an injection with the intention of nourishing your body is seen in the same way thus breaking your fast.
Medical injections however are allowed which was seen recently during the Covid pandemic.
Masturbation
Much like sexual intercourse, if a person ejacul*tes while fasting they have broken their fast.
Blood transfusion
Receiving blood while fasting will result in breaking your fast. This is because blood is seen as a form of nutrition.
You are able to draw blood during the month of Ramadan however. This is because the blood drawn is miniscule and you will not be tasting or swallowing it.
No it does not break the fast. At best it is an incorrect act. If a song is sung with music, it is an error. If with out it then it is considered as a recitation of a poetry or a poem.
And although music.in itself does not break your fast during Ramadan, if you listen to it while fasting, it could lessen your reward. Ramadan is a month where you want to get closer to. Allah, so take a break from everything that distracts.
There is no set rule that forbids listening to music during Ramadan – it's more a question of how the scriptures of the Quran are interpreted – but some Islamic leaders believe that listening to music distracts from the focus needed for prayer.
There is no evidence that the one who listens to music in this world will be deprived of hearing music and beautiful voices in Paradise when he enters it, although some of the scholars say that the punishment of the one who enjoys something in a haraam way in this world is that he will be deprived of enjoying it in ...
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Wet dreams do not affect fasting and do not invalidate it by consensus because the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said, “Three things do not break the fast of the fasting person: cupping, vomiting, and the wet dream.” That is because it is hard to abstain from it except by abandoning sleep, whereas sleep is ...
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There are even claims that fasting may benefit dental health to some degree. But what are the rules when it comes to brushing your teeth when practising intermittent fasting? Well, the general consensus is that it's perfectly fine to brush your teeth as long as you're not swallowing the toothpaste.
The real goal is to achieve piety and obedience of Allāh through the abandonment of food, drink and sin. Although a person who backbites, lies or does other sins is not considered to have physically broken his fast, he loses the reward of fasting and in this sense he has broken his fast.
While swearing itself does not nullify the fast, it diminishes its reward and goes against the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) regarding maintaining good character while fasting. Accidentally swearing is also undesirable but does not carry the same level of accountability as intentional swearing.
Singing a song technically will not braek your fast. But it can spoil it, meaning it can damage the real purpose of your fast which is getting closer to Allah. This is why I believe this is Makrooh (undesirable) to sing a song while fasting. Especially if we are talking about worldly songs.
However, for many dancers and performers, the question arises: Can I continue to dance while fasting? The answer is a resounding yes! Dancing while fasting is not only possible but can also be a rewarding experience for dancers.
According to the Irish Times, "a majority of Muslims" follow the view taken by modern scholars such as Yusuf al-Qaradawi that music is forbidden "only if it leads the believer into activities that are clearly defined as prohibited, such as drinking alcohol and illicit sex".
Music is neither major nor minor sin: It's not a major sin because that wasn't mentioned in Quran. All major sins have to be clearly mentioned in Quran. It's not a minor sin because all hadiths about it were accepted by some scholars and refused by others.
The Muslim scholar al-Qaradawi states that singing and music in itself is permissible and pleasurable. He places several restrictions on them though. The content of the song should not be against the morals and teachings of Islam or be accompanied by other forbidden things in Islam like alcohol.
Illness remained a valid reason for not fasting, though not any illness or pain legitimately excuses one from fasting. If one fears that fasting will worsen the sickness, delay its cure, or cause damage to anything in the body, then one has a valid excuse for breaking the fast.
Swearing or using foul language does not invalidate the fast in Islam, but it is considered inappropriate behavior, especially during the sacred month of Ramadan.
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