Answers from the series Ramadan Q&A Fast & Fiqhious, newest recording first. https://muftiabulayth.org/feeds/series/ramadan-q-a-fast-fiqhious.atom.xml 2017-05-17T00:00:00Z Mufti Abu Layth Archive pipeline/feeds.py https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zlxm19mte2a/s/1/ 2017-05-17T00:00:00Z 2017-05-17T00:00:00Z

Does masturbation break my fast? Scholars differ: the majority hold that masturbation with ejaculation breaks the fast, by analogy with intercourse, while a minority including Ibn Hazm and some Hanafis hold that it does not, since no text says so. Mufti Abu Layth presents both views without committing to one. Answer from 17 May 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held) Recording: Q: Does Masturbation Invalidate the Fast? Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:05) A more recent answer on fiqh/fasting/what-breaks-the-fast exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/22/ Watch on YouTube at 0:50: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlXm19MtE2A&t=50s

<p><b>Does masturbation break my fast?</b></p> <p>Scholars differ: the majority hold that masturbation with ejaculation breaks the fast, by analogy with intercourse, while a minority including Ibn Hazm and some Hanafis hold that it does not, since no text says so. Mufti Abu Layth presents both views without committing to one.</p> <p>Answer from 17 May 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p> <p>Recording: Q: Does Masturbation Invalidate the Fast? Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:05)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/fasting/what-breaks-the-fast exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/22/">Is the daytime ban on eating and intimacy in Ramadan stated in the Quran or inferred?</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlXm19MtE2A&amp;t=50s">Watch on YouTube at 0:50</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/zlxm19mte2a/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bu0xxok5oiu/s/1/ 2017-05-17T00:00:00Z 2017-05-17T00:00:00Z

Should I pray 8 or 20 rak'ahs of tarawih? Tarawih has no fixed number: eight, the least the Prophet prayed, is the base and anything above it is valid. Twenty was the common practice and the schools' broad view, but neither eight nor twenty is wrong. Mufti Abu Layth says he would go with and promote the understanding that tarawih has no set number, with eight, the least the Prophet prayed, as the base and anything above it valid. Answer from 17 May 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors Kind: general teaching Recording: Q: Is Taraweeh 8 or 20 Raka'at? Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:20) A more recent answer on fiqh/madhhabs-and-following exists (10 December 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/s-vm6mgbll8/s/12/ Watch on YouTube at 0:20: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU0XXOk5oIU&t=20s

<p><b>Should I pray 8 or 20 rak'ahs of tarawih?</b></p> <p>Tarawih has no fixed number: eight, the least the Prophet prayed, is the base and anything above it is valid. Twenty was the common practice and the schools' broad view, but neither eight nor twenty is wrong. Mufti Abu Layth says he would go with and promote the understanding that tarawih has no set number, with eight, the least the Prophet prayed, as the base and anything above it valid.</p> <p>Answer from 17 May 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: general teaching</p> <p>Recording: Q: Is Taraweeh 8 or 20 Raka'at? Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:20)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/madhhabs-and-following exists</b> (10 December 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/s-vm6mgbll8/s/12/">What did Abu Hanifa say about Imam Malik?</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU0XXOk5oIU&amp;t=20s">Watch on YouTube at 0:20</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bu0xxok5oiu/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/3tquslwseto/s/1/ 2017-05-17T00:00:00Z 2017-05-17T00:00:00Z

Should Muslims in the UK follow Saudi Arabia for moon sighting? Not necessarily: he would follow countries on the same horizon such as Morocco, distrusting Saudi sightings that contradict calculations, while not condemning those who follow Saudi. Mufti Abu Layth says that, since the UK cannot follow its own sighting, it would make sense to follow countries sharing its horizon such as Morocco. Answer from 17 May 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors Kind: general teaching Recording: Moon Sighting issues in the UK- Should we follow Saudi Arabia? Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:05) A more recent answer on fiqh/fasting/times-and-moon-sighting exists (13 April 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/48/ Watch on YouTube at 0:45: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tQUslWseTo&t=45s

<p><b>Should Muslims in the UK follow Saudi Arabia for moon sighting?</b></p> <p>Not necessarily: he would follow countries on the same horizon such as Morocco, distrusting Saudi sightings that contradict calculations, while not condemning those who follow Saudi. Mufti Abu Layth says that, since the UK cannot follow its own sighting, it would make sense to follow countries sharing its horizon such as Morocco.</p> <p>Answer from 17 May 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: general teaching</p> <p>Recording: Moon Sighting issues in the UK- Should we follow Saudi Arabia? Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:05)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/fasting/times-and-moon-sighting exists</b> (13 April 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/8xuhmcz2n3u/s/48/">Can I fast for a fixed 12 hours when the days are very long?</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tQUslWseTo&amp;t=45s">Watch on YouTube at 0:45</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/3tquslwseto/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/0bomippdvgo/s/1/ 2017-05-17T00:00:00Z 2017-05-17T00:00:00Z

Can I brush my teeth with toothpaste or use mouthwash while fasting? Mufti Abu Layth says you can brush with toothpaste and use mouthwash while fasting, and encourages it; the aftertaste does not break the fast. Mufti Abu Layth says he would encourage all people to brush their teeth when they are fasting. Answer from 17 May 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors Kind: general teaching Recording: Q: Can I brush my teeth with toothpaste whilst Fasting? Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:05) A more recent answer on fiqh/fasting/what-breaks-the-fast exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/22/ Watch on YouTube at 1:23: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BOmiPpDvgo&t=83s

<p><b>Can I brush my teeth with toothpaste or use mouthwash while fasting?</b></p> <p>Mufti Abu Layth says you can brush with toothpaste and use mouthwash while fasting, and encourages it; the aftertaste does not break the fast. Mufti Abu Layth says he would encourage all people to brush their teeth when they are fasting.</p> <p>Answer from 17 May 2017 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: general teaching</p> <p>Recording: Q: Can I brush my teeth with toothpaste whilst Fasting? Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:05)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on fiqh/fasting/what-breaks-the-fast exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/22/">Is the daytime ban on eating and intimacy in Ramadan stated in the Quran or inferred?</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BOmiPpDvgo&amp;t=83s">Watch on YouTube at 1:23</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/0bomippdvgo/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>