1. Fasting is for a Muslim male, or female who is in her pure state, to abstain from eating, drinking and sexual intercourse from subah saadiq (early dawn) till sunset with the intention of fasting. Hence, if one eats after subah saadiq or one eats before sunset, one’s fast will not be valid. ^[1]

2. It is not necessary for a person to make a verbal intention to fast. Instead, it is sufficient for one to make the intention of fasting in one’s heart. ^[2]

3. Fasting in the month of Ramadhaan is fardh on every baaligh, sane Muslim. As long as there is no valid excuse, it is not permissible for one to omit fasting. ^[3] If one is ill or one is a musaafir, it is permissible for one to delay the fast and make qadha of it after Ramadhaan. ^[4]

4. If ghusl becomes compulsory upon one at night, and one only performs ghusl after the fast commences, the fast will be valid. ^[5]

5. If a fasting person experiences a wet dream during the day, his fast will not break, but ghusl will be compulsory upon him. ^[6]