Ramadan Fasting

 It is recommended(sunnah) for the Muslim to fast six days of Shawwaal as it has lots of virtues Prophet (PBUH) said: “Whoever fasts Ramadaan and follows it with six days of Shawwaal, it will be as if he fasted for a lifetime.”(1)and reported in other hadith “as if he had fasted a whole year“ The…

1 – Taking Ramadan as a ritual: For many of us Ramadan has lost its spirituality and has become more of a ritual than a form of worship. We fast from morning to night like a zombie just because everyone around us is fasting. We forget that it’s a time to purify our hearts and our…

 1) The Messenger of Allaah (sal-Allaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam) said:When (the month of) Ramadhaan enters, the doors of heavens are flung open and the doors of Hell are shut, and the Shayaateen are chained up in a narration it mentions:When (the month of) Ramadhaan arrives, the doors of Paradise are opened And in yet another narration,…

1) To mistakenly or forgetfully eat and drink; thereby one is not required to make up the fast nor pay a penalty.The Messenger of Allaah (sal-Allaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam) said:((Whoever forgets whilst fasting and then eats or drinks then he should complete his fast for verily it is Allaah who provided him the food and water)),[The…

That which nullifies the fast is divided into 2 categories:1) That which nullifies the fast and (as a result) obligates the making up of the fast only:a) Eating and drinking intentionally;b) Intentionally vomiting.The Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) said:((Whoever intentionally vomits, then he has to make up the fast)),[Saheeh, transmitted by al-Haakim and others];c) Menses and post-partum…

1) The two ‘Eed days, namely: al-Fitr ad al-Adh.haa; as ‘Umar ibn al- Khattaab (radhi-yAllaahu ‘anhu) said: Verily, the Messenger of Allaah prohibited fasting on these two days, the day of al-Fitr from Ramadhaan and the other day on which you eat whilst carrying out your (hajj) rites)), i.e. ‘Eed al-Adh.haa,[Transmitted by Muslim] 2) The days of Tashreeq,…