1. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims
  2. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

210 Questions

Is it permissible to fast on Friday if one is making up missed fasting days due to menstruation? Is there any prohibition generally to fast on a Friday?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

Yes, it is permissible to fast on a Friday, and no issue with that at all.

And Allah knows best.
Does a Sunni woman who converts to Shia Islam need to make up the prayers and fasting performed as a Sunni especially since the Sunni age of adulthood starts from the onset of menstruation?<br>
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

No, she does not need to make up what she has already performed when she was a Sunni. All worships performed according to her previous sect does not need to be repeated.

Wassalam.
What is the ruling regarding making up missed fasts and missed prayers due to unsure mental state at the time?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

If you are sure that you did miss an obligatory Prayer or an obligatory fasting, then you should make it up and Qadha. If you are not sure that you missed any obligatory Prayer or fasting, then it is not obligatory on you to keep Qadha.

'Wassalam.
Do I have to make up missed prayers, fasts, and pay Kaffarah for the period before I started praying consistently at the age of 13, if I became baligh at 11 or 12?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Yes. Any missed worship after you have become Baligh, must be made up as Qadha.

‘Any missed worship before Bolough does not need to be made up.

Wassalam.