{"_id":"675b1b4ad657c23811dcec38","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Does masturbation break the fast and should such fasts be made-up?\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"When I was a young teenager, I was ignorant about rulings on fasting and about Islam in general. I masturbated during Ramadan and continued fasting. Am I excused for my ignorance or do I have to make up those fasts?\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"The majority of scholars, Shafis, Malikis, Hanbalis, and most of the Hanafis are of the opinion that masturbation breaks the fast. Therefore, the best thing to do is make up the fasts. However, there is a minority of respected Hanafi scholars such as Abu Bakr al-Iskāf and Abu al-Qasim that it does not break the fast [source: al-Inaya sharh al-Hidaya].\\n\\nIf making up the fasts presents a hardship for you, this minority opinion is permissible to follow.\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668da0000b76658b4c232b78","tag":"Fasting: Validity","count":65},{"_id":"668d9ff20b76658b4c2329ef","tag":"Fasting: Missed & Make-Up","count":42},{"_id":"668d9fef0b76658b4c232995","tag":"Men: Sexual Health","count":25}],"createdOn":"2024-12-12T17:20:10.081Z"}