Common Mistakes during Ramadan

Common Mistakes During Ramadan.:

1. Some people say you cannot swallow your spit during Ramadhan. This is false. However you cannot swallow mucus that has entered your mouth.
2. Some people believe bleeding breaks the fast. This is not correct.
3. Some people believe they cannot cut their hair or nails during Ramadhan. This is also false.
4. Some people don't go on trips or travel during Ramadhan. They think they have to break their fast when traveling. This is actually optional, if you want to break your fast while traveling you can [with making it up later], and if you don't you can continue fasting.
5. People often waste their time during Ramadhan. They go to sleep during the day and get nothing done. We should be taking advantage of this blessed month by doing extra Ibadat.
6. Many people think Ramadhan is just about not eating and forget about controlling their tempers and watching what they say. In actuality we are supposed to control our tempers and mouths even more during Ramadhan.
7. Many parents do not let their children fast during Ramadhan [young children]. This is something counter productive to a child. By allowing him to fast he will grow up to know he must do this act.
8. Many people don't take advantage of making D’ua before they break their fast. This is one of the three times when Allah accepts a person's dua.
9. Some people believe you cannot eat until the Muaz'zin is done calling the Maghrib Azhan. This is incorrect, as soon as he starts a person can break their fast.
10. Many sisters believe they cannot use Hennah while fasting. This is incorrect, they are allowed to use it during Ramadhan
11. Some people make the Fajr Adhan early. They do this so people will stop eating before Fajr and not invalidate their fast. This is wrong and something we should not do.
12. Some people make the Maghrib Adhan late. They do this so people will start eating late, just incase Maghrib has not come in yet. This too is wrong and we should not do this.
13. Making Suhoor way before Fajr. Some people eat Suhoor a few hours after Taraweh or Isha Salah, this is wrong. It should be eaten closer to the time of Fajr.
14. Most people begin to worry about eating more then actually fasting. This also goes along with spending tons of money on Iftars even though a person does not need to eat that much food.
15. Many people don't think you pray Tarawih on the first night of Ramadhan. They believe you pray it after the first day you actually fast. They forget that the Islamic calendar runs on the moon, maghrib is the start of the new day.
16. Many people believe if you eat or drink on accident this breaks your fast. This is false, if you do this on accident then you continue fasting and do not need to make up the day. But if you intentionally ear or drink something then you have broken your fast.
17. Many people believe you cannot have intercourse with your spouse during the whole month of Ramadhan. This is false, you cannot do this only during the times when you are fasting. Between Maghrib and Fajr it is permissible to do.
18. Many women believe that if their period has just ended and they did not make Ghusl (Bath), they cannot fast that day [considering their period ended at night, and they went to bed without Ghusl, waking up without having a chance to make it]. This is incorrect, if a women has not made Ghusl she can still fast.
19. Many men believe that if he has had intercourse with his wife and did not make Ghusl [similar to the above] then he cannot fast the next morning. This is also incorrect, for he can fast even if he has not made Ghusl.
20. Many people who are not able to make I’tikaf at the masjid. We should take advantage of our good health and spend lots of time at the Masjid, especially the last 10 days of Ramadhan.