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@truth_4u | 21 August 10 | |
is a time of worship and contemplation. During the Fast of Ramadan strict restraints are placed on the daily lives of Muslims. They are not allowed to eat or drink during the daylight hours. Smoking and sexual relations are also forbidden during fasting. At the end of the day the fast is broken with prayer and a meal called the iftar. In the evening following the iftar it is customary for Muslims
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@truth_4u | 21 August 10 | |
to go out visiting family and friends. The fast is resumed the next morning. Allah has made fasting the month of Ramadan obligatory upon every adult, sane, settled (i.e., not travelling) Muslim who is able to fast and has nothing such as hayd (menstruation) or nifaas (postnatal bleeding) to prevent him or her from doing so.
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@urvoice | 21 August 10 | |
So much effort yet muslims will only make up half the population of paradise
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@truth_4u | 21 August 10 | |
''O you who believe! Observing As-Sawm (the fasting) is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become Al-Muttaqoon (the pious)?'' (Quran al-Baqarah 2:183). also people it is mentioned in the hadith Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 7492; Muslim, 1151 when Allah said ''Fasting is for Me and I will reward for it. He gives up his desire and his food and drink for My sake''.
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@truth_4u | 21 August 10 | |
also people if you have the calender of mont of ramadan, there are sayings in Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), on mine it says, Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said ''Whoever does not give up false speech and false actions and ignorance, Allah has no need of his giving up his food and drink''.
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@truth_4u | 21 August 10 | |
It is obligatory for the fasting person to confirm his/her intention before the appearance of fajr. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said ''He who does not resolve to fast before it is fajr, then there is no fast for him'' (Abu Dawood).
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@truth_4u | 21 August 10 | |
Ok now the beginning and the end of fast, There are two types of fajr, False fajr and True fajr. 1) False Fajr, At this time it is unlawful to pray fajr prayer but it is permissible to eat for the one intending to fast. The false fajr is distinguished by a rising vertical column of whiteness which appears like the tail of a wolf, 2) True fajr. At this time it is lawful to pray the fajr pray but
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@truth_4u | 21 August 10 | |
is it unlawful to eat for one who is fasting. It is distinguished by a white light coming across the horizon in the East, one should stop all eating and drinking before the True fajr. The time period within which the Fajr daily prayer must be recited is from the beginning of dawn to sunrise. The meal that is taken before the fajr is called Suhoor (predawn meal), We should make sure that we eat and
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@truth_4u | 21 August 10 | |
drink something at Suhoor, and that we delay it until just before the azaan of Fajr. now when you are going to break your fast This time is as soon as Maghrib Starts (after sun has set). If you are in the Masjid or close by and hear the Athan for Maghrib prayer then it means you can now break your fast.
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@truth_4u | 21 August 10 | |
those who do not have to fast are the insane, children, the elderly and chronically ill for whom fasting is unreasonably strenuous but Such persons are required to feed at least one poor person every day in Ramadan for which he or she has missed fasting, pregnant women and nursing may postpone the fasting at a later time, the ill and the travellers can also defer their fasting.
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