Q 2: If a person is making up for the missed days of Sawm (Fast) of the blessed Ramadan and after he performs the Fajr (Dawn) Prayer and goes to bed, he has a wet dream; does he have to perform Janabah Ghusl (full ritual bath to cleanse of sexual discharge) when he wakes up and complete his Sawm or break his Sawm and make up for it the following day?

A: If a person is observing obligatory or supererogatory Sawm and after he goes to sleep (Part No. 9; Page No. 171) he has a wet dream, this has nothing to do with his Sawm and does not render it invalid. The person has to perform Janabah Ghusl to be able to perform Salah (Prayer) provided that he sees semen. If he does not see semen, he is not required to perform Janabah Ghusl. As for the Sawm itself, it is valid in any case as having a wet dream occurs unwillingly. Q 4: There is a refugee living with me who cannot observe Sawm due to an illness. Can he offer the Kaffarah (expiation) of feeding the needy to the other refugees living with us, taking into consideration that we all have the same living conditions? Or should he feed the needy when he returns to his homeland, Iraq? A: It is Wajib (obligatory) on whoever cannot observe Sawm in Ramadan due to an illness, and breaks the Sawm to make up for the missed days of Ramadan later on if they are able because Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) says: ...and whoever is ill or on a journey, the same number [of days which one did not observe Saum (fasts) must be made up] from other days. As for the person who suffers from a chronic disease, they can feed a needy person for each missed day of Ramadan by giving the needy person half a Sa` (1 Sa` = 3 kg. Approx.) of their common food. That person can offer such food to the needy living with him or to other needy people.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.