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| The features of the month of Ramadan, the virtues of fasting,
its benefits and etiquettes
الشيخ فركوس
| All praise is to Allah, the Owner of favor, success
and bestowal who legislated for His slaves the month of Ramadan to observe Saum
(fasting) and Qiyâm (standing to pray at night) [Tarâwîh] once a
year. He تعالى made it one of the
pillars of Islam and one of its great bases .It purifies souls from sins and
evil acts. Peace and blessings be upon the one whom Allah chose to clarify the rulings
of Islam; and selected to convey His legislation to humanity. He was then the
best in standing (praying at night) and in observing fasting; in fulfilling the
Message and standing firm and upright. Peace and blessing are upon his sincere
Family, respectable Companions and those who follow their footsteps continually
and with perfection.
Indeed Allah تعالى prescribed fasting for all the nations even
if it differed in way and time. Allahتعالى says:
﴿يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ
الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ﴾
[البقرة: 183]
“O you who believe! Observing Saum
(the fasting) is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you,
that you may become Al-Muttaqûn (the pious)” [Al-Baqarah (The Cow):
183]. In the second year of Hegira, Allah
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] prescribed definitely the fasting of Ramadan
on the Ummah (nation) on the adult Muslim. If he is a healthy resident,
observing Saum (fasting) will be compulsory; and as long as he is ill, he will
be obliged to make up with the missed days. And so for the menstruating woman
or one in post-partum bleeding. If one is a healthy traveler, he will choose
between observance and making up. Indeed, Allah[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] enjoined him to observe the fasting of the
whole month from the start to the end and fixed him the beginning of fasting
with an apparent limit, known by all; it is the sight of the crescent-moon or
the completion of Sha ̀bân (30 days). So the Prophet
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] said:
«لاَ تَصُومُوا حَتَّى تَرَوُا الْهِلاَلَ، وَلاَ تُفْطِرُوا
حَتَّى تَرَوْهُ، فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاقْدُرُوا لَهُ»
“Do not observe Saum (fast) till you see
the crescent-moon of Ramadan, and do not break Saum (fast) till you see
the crescent of Shawwâl, and if the sky is overcast, then estimate it (Sha
̀bân) as 30 days.”[1]
As He تعالى fixed the beginning of fasting to him with clear and evident
limits. He[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] made the
start of observing fasting with the rise of the second dawn and limited its
ending with the sunset within His statement:
﴿وَكُلُواْ وَاشْرَبُواْ حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ
الْخَيْطُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الأَسْوَدِ مِنَ الْفَجْرِ ثُمَّ أَتِمُّواْ
الصِّيَامَ إِلَى الَّليْلِ﴾ [البقرة: 187]
“And
eat and drink until the white thread (light) of dawn appears to you distinct
from the thread (darkness of light), then complete your Saum (fast) till
the nightfall).” [Al-Baqarah (The Cow): 187]. With this way and time, the
obligation of observing fasting of Ramadan is prescribed definitely in Allah’s
statement:
﴿فَمَن شَهِدَ مِنكُمُ الشَّهْرَ فَلْيَصُمْهُ﴾ [البقرة:
185]
“So
whoever of you sights (the crescent on the first night of) the month (of
Ramadan, i.e. is present at his home), he must observe Saum (fasts) that
month.” [Al-Baqarah (The Cow): 185]. Observing fasting during Ramadan
became one of the pillars of Islam. Therefore, whoever belies its duty and
denies its obligation is an apostate cast out of the fold of Islam. If he
repents, it will be accepted from him. If he does not repent, he is to be
killed as a disbeliever. And whoever admits that it is obligatory and break his
fasting deliberately, without any excuse commits, then, a major sin and a
manifest evil act and deserves censure and deterrence.
Allah[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] has distinguished the month of Ramadan from the
other months of the year with a number of features. He تعالى marked the observance of its fasting from the
acts of worship with several virtues, benefits and etiquettes.
The Features of the Month of Ramadan:
Among the features of this sacred month are:
- Observing Saum (fasting) during Ramadan: It
is the fourth pillar of Islam and one of its significant bases, according to
statement of the Prophet[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة]:
«بُنِيَ الإِسْلاَمُ عَلَى خَمْسٍ: شَهَادَةِ أَن لاَ إِلَهَ
إِلاَّ الله، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولَ الله، وَإِقامِ الصَّلاةِ، وَإيتَاءِ
الزَّكاةِ، وَصَوْمِ رَمَضَانَ، وَحَجِّ البَيْتِ الحَرَامِ»
“Islam
is based on five [principles]: 1. The Shahadah (testimony): La Ilâha Illa Allâh Muhammad Rassûl Allâh (None has the right to be worshiped
but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah) . Iqâmat –as- Salât
(to offer the compulsory congregational prayers dutifully and perfectly). 3. To
pay Zakât (mandatory charity). 4. To observe Saum [fast (according
to Islamic teachings)] during the month of Ramadan. And 5. to perform hajj (i.e.
pilgrimage to the House of Allah in Mecca.”[2].
It is known in religion as a necessity and one the
duties enjoined by Allah تعالى, according to the consensus of the scholars of Islam.
- The obligation of fasting Ramadan is an individual
obligation based on Allah’s statement:
﴿فَمَن شَهِدَ مِنكُمُ الشَّهْرَ فَلْيَصُمْهُ﴾ [البقرة:
185]
“So
whoever of you sights (the crescent on the fist night of) the month (of Ramadan
i.e. is present at his home), he must observe Saum (fasts) that month.”
[Al-Baqarah (The Cow): 185].
- The Revelation of the Qur ́an in this month
to bring people out from darkness into light and guide them to the way of truth
and to the right path, to keep them away from wrong ways and error and to
enlighten them with religious and worldly matters with what ensures them
happiness and success in the present life and in the Hereafter. Allah تعالى says:
﴿شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِيَ أُنزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ هُدًى
لِّلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِّنَ الْهُدَى وَالْفُرْقَانِ﴾ [البقرة: 185]
“The
month of the Ramadan in which was revealed the Qur'ân, a guidance for mankind
and clear proofs for the guidance and the criterion (between right and wrong).”
[Al-Baqarah (The Cow): 185].
- The gates of Paradise are opened for a large
number of lawful good deeds during this month, which are required to the access
to Paradise; and the gates of Hellfire are closed for the short number of sins
and evil acts leading to Hellfire.
- In Ramadan, devils are chained and tied. So, they fail
to lead obedient people astray and turn them from the good righteous deeds. The
Prophet
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] said:
«إِذَا جَاءَ رَمَضَانُ فُتِّحَتْ أَبْوَابُ الْجَنَّةِ
وَغُلِّقَتْ أَبْوَابُ النَّارِ وَصُفِّدَتِ الشَّيَاطِينُ»
“When
(the month of) Ramadan begins, the gates of Paradise are opened and the gates
of Hell are closed and the devils are chained up.”[3]
- Allah تعالى has people He frees from the Hellfire in this month based on
his
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] statement:
«إِنَّ للهِ تبارك وتعالى عِنْدَ كُلِّ فِطْرٍ عُتَقَاءَ مِنَ
النَّارِ وَذَلِكَ في كُلِّ لَيْلَةٍ»
“Allah
has people whom He redeems from Hell upon every Fitr (breaking the fast)
and that is every night.”[4].
- Forgiveness is attained with the observance of Saum
(fasting) during Ramadan with sincere faith for this duty and seeking reward
upon it to Allah تعالى, according
to the Prophet's
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] statement:
«مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا
تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ»
“Whoever
observed fasting in Ramadan with perfect and seeking reward, he will have his
previous sins forgiven.”[5].
- Performing Tarâwîh prayers (optional
prayer) is desirable, following the Prophet
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] who aroused the interest in Qiyâm (standing to pray) by
saying:
«مَنْ قَامَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا
تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ»
“Whoever
stood to pray (Tarawîh) in Ramadan with perfect faith and seeking reward,
he will have his previous sins forgiven.”[6]
- There is a night in this month, which is better
than a thousand months, and standing to pray in that night is required for forgiveness.
The Prophet
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] said:
«إنَّ هَذاَ الشَّهْرَ قَدْ حَضَرَكُمْ وَفِيهِ لَيْلَة خَيْرٌ
مِنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ مَنْ حُرِمَهَا فَقَدْ حُرِمَ الخَيْرَ كُلَّهُ وَلاَ يُحْرَمُ
خَيْرُهَا إِلا مَحْرُومٌ»
“This
month (of Ramadan) approaches you. There in is a night which is better than a
thousand months, whoever is deprived of it, is deprived of all goodness. Only Mahrûm
(unlucky) misses its goodness.”[7]
He
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] also said:
«مَنْ قَامَ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ
لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ»
“Whoever
performs Qiyâm during Lailat Al-Qadr (Night of Decree) with Faith and
being hopeful of Allah's reward, will have his former sins forgiven.”[8]
- Fasting Ramadan to the next Ramadan expiates the
minor sins and evils on condition that major sins are avoided. The evidence is
his
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] statement:
«الصَّلَوَاتُ الْخَمْسُ، وَالْجُمُعَةُ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ،
وَرَمَضَانُ إِلَى رَمَضَانَ، مُكَفِّرَاتٌ ما بَيْنَهُنَّ إِذَا اجْتُنِبَتِ
الْكَبَائِرُ»
“The
five daily (prescribed) Salât, and Friday (prayer) to the next Friday (prayer),
and the fasting of Ramadan to the next Ramadan are expiations of the sins committed
in between them, as major sins are avoided.”[9]
Indeed, among the other most prominent beneficial
event that took place in Ramadan was the Great Battle of Badr in which Allah
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] separated the truth
from falsehood. So, Islam and its people triumphed and Shirk
(polytheism) and its adherents were defeated therein, that was in the second
year of Hegira. The conquest of Makkah happened in this month as well; and
people entered in Allah's religion in crowds. Shirk (polytheism) and idolatry
were eradicated by Allah's تعالى favor. Thus, Makkah became the house of Islam after it had been
a stronghold of Shirk and polytheists. That was in the eighth year of
Hegira. The Muslims won the Battle of Hittîn in Ramadan 584 A.H and the crusaders were crushed there[10].
They took back Al-Qods (Jerusalem) and they also vanquished the Tartar
armies in ̀Ayn Jâlût, where the events of that decisive battle occurred
in Ramadan 658. A.H[11].
This is a summary of the features of the month of Ramadan
and its several virtues and blessings. All praise be to Allah, the Lord of the
Worlds.
The Virtues of Fasting:
As for the virtues of fasting, there are many. Among
them:
- The rewards of good deeds are multiplied; and their
increasing number is not restricted. While other good deeds multiply the reward
by ten to seven hundred, according to what the two sheikhs (Al-Bukhâri and
Muslim) reported from the hadith of Abu Hurayra
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] who said:
«كُلُّ عَمَلِ ابْنِ آدَمَ يُضَاعَفُ الْحَسَنَةُ بعَشْرِ
أَمْثَالِهَا إِلَى سَبْعِمِائَةِ ضِعْفٍ إِلَى مَا شَاءَ اللهُ يقُولَ اللهُ
تَعَالَى: إِلاَّ الصِّيَامَ فَإِنَّهُ لِى وَأَنَا أَجْزِى بِهِ يَدَعُ
شَهْوَتَهُ وَطَعَامَهُ وَشَرَابَهُ مِنْ أَجْلِى، لِلصَّائِمِ فَرْحَتَانِ
فَرْحَةٌ عِنْدَ فِطْرِهِ وَفَرْحَةٌ عِنْدَ لِقَاءِ رَبِّهِ، وَلَخُلُوفُ فَمِ
الصَّائِمِ عِنْدَ اللهِ أَطْيَبُ مِنْ رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ»
“The Messenger
of Allah
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] said: ‛Every (good) deed of the son of Âdam is
multiplied in reward from ten to seven hundred times to what Allah may will’. Allah
تعالى will say: ‛The
reward of observing Saum (fasting) is different from the reward of other
good deeds. Saum (fasting)is for Me, and I Alone will give its reward.
The person observing Saum abstains from passion, food and drink only for
My sake’. The fasting person has two joyous occasions, one at the time of breaking
his fast, and the other at the time of greeting his Rabb (Lord). Surely the
breath which issues from the mouth of the fasting person is better smelling to Allah
than the fragrance of musk.” [12].
It becomes evident from this hadith that Allah تعالى has made fasting peculiarly to Himself
from the rest of the good deeds and He has distinguished it by multiplying the
reward as it as previously mentioned – and that sincerity in observing fasting
is deeper in it than other (good) deeds, according to the Prophet
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] statement:
«تَرَكَ شَهْوَتَهُ وَطَعَامَهُ وَشَرَابَهُ مِنْ أَجْلِي»
“He
left his passion, food and drink only for My sake”. Allah
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] will take care of the reward of the
fasting person who will get joy in the world and the Hereafter; a praised joy
that occurs upon the obedience of Allah تعالى as the Ayah (verse) refers to:
﴿قُلْ بِفَضْلِ اللهِ وَبِرَحْمَتِهِ فَبِذَلِكَ
فَلْيَفْرَحُواْ﴾ [يونس:58]
“Say; ‛In
the Bounty of Allah, and His Mercy (i.e. Islam and the Quran); there let them
rejoice.’ That is better than what (the wealth) they amass”. [Yûnus (Jonah):
58]. It is worth stating from this hadith that the results arising from the
obedience of Allah are loved to Him تعالى as the change of the smell of the fasting person's mouth
happens because of the observance of fasting.
-Among the virtues of fasting is that it will
intercede for the slave of Allah
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] on the Day of Resurrection. It will shield him
against sins and harmful desires and will protect him from Hellfire. The
Prophet
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] said:
«الصِّيَامُ وَالْقُرْآنُ يَشْفَعَانِ لِلْعَبْدِ يَوْمَ
الْقِيَامَةِ يَقُولُ الصِّيَامُ: أَي رَبِّ مَنَعْتُهُ الطَّعَامَ وَالشَّهَوَة
فَشَفِّعْنِى فِيهِ. وَيَقُولُ الْقُرْآنُ: مَنَعْتُهُ النَّوْمَ بِاللَّيْلِ
فَشَفِّعْنِى فِيهِ. قَالَ فَيُشَفَّعَانِ»
“Fasting
and the Quran will intercede for the slave on the Day of Resurrection. Fasting
will say: ‛O
Lord, I deprived him of his food and his desire, so let me intercede for him.’
And the Quran will say: ‛I deprived him of his sleep at night, so let me
intercede for him.’ Then they will intercede.” [13]
He
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] said:
«الصِّيَامُ جُنَّةٌ، وَحِصْنٌ حَصِينٌ مِنَ النَّارِ»
“Saum
(fasting) is a shield (or a screen or a shelter) and a strong fortress.”[14]
- And among its virtues is that the fasting person's
Du ̀â (invocations) are answered, according to the Prophet
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] statement:
«...وَإِنَّ لِكُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ
دَعْوَةً مُسْتَجَابَةً»
"…Surely
for every Muslim in every day and night there is a granted supplication"[15].
It has already been said while mentioning the verses regarding Saum
(fasting) that the fasting person is incited to invocate Allah
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] a lot. Allah تعالى said:
﴿وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ
أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ﴾ [البقرة:186]
“And
when My slaves ask you (O Muhammad
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة]) concerning Me, then (answer them), I am indeed near (to them
by My Knowledge) I respond to the invocations of the supplicant when he calls
on Me (without any mediator or intercessor).” [Al-Baqarah (The Cow):
186].
- Among the virtues of Saum (fasting) is that
it will keep the fasting person away from Hellfire on the Day of Resurrection.
The proof is the statement of the Prophet
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة]:
«مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يَصُومُ يَوْمًا فِى سَبِيلِ اللهِ إِلاَّ
بَاعَدَ اللَّهُ بِذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ وَجْهَهُ عَنِ النَّارِ سَبْعِينَ خَرِيفًا»
“Every
slave of Allah who observes Saum (fasting) for one day for the Sake of Allah,
Allah will draw his face farther from Hellfire to the extent of a distance to
be covered in seventy years.”[16]
- Among its virtues the privilege given to the
fasting people with one of the gates of Paradise which none except them will
enter through; an honor for them and a reward for their observance of fasting.
The Prophet
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] said:
«إِنَّ فِى الْجَنَّةِ بَابًا يُقَالُ لَهُ الرَّيَّانُ، يَدْخُلُ
مِنْهُ الصَّائِمُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، لاَ يَدْخُلُ مِنْهُ أَحَدٌ غَيْرُهُمْ
يُقَالُ أَيْنَ الصَّائِمُونَ ؟ فَيَقُومُونَ، فَيَدْخُلُونَ، فَإِذَا دَخَلُوا
أُغْلِقَ، فَلَمْ يَدْخُلْ مِنْهُ أَحَدٌ»
“There is a gate in paradise called
Ar-Rayyân, and those who observe Saum (fast) will enter through
it on the Day of Resurrection and none except them will enter through it. It will
be said to them: ‛Where are those who used to observe Saum (fast)?’
They will get up and none except them will enter through it. After their entry,
the gate will be closed and nobody will enter through it.”[17]
The whole virtues and features which have been
enumerated through out are just considered as non-exhaustive compared to the
interests that Allah تعالى gives to fasting.
The Benefits of Fasting
As for the benefits of fasting, they have great impacts
in the purification of the soul, the refinement of the character and the
consolidation of the body. Among them are:
- The fasting person familiarizes himself to
patience and endures to resist things he is accustomed to and to leave his
desires willingly and voluntarily so that he would restrain the caprice of his
desire and overcome his soul, which is inclined to evil. He curbs his desires
to give it the utmost happiness, so that it accepts that with which it would be
purified; that with which it leads a happy eternal life. The fasting person
narrows the circulations of Shaitân (Satan) by narrowing the streams of
food and drink. He reminds himself of what the circumstances of the starving
poor people are. For the love of the Lord of the world, he abandons the things
he enjoys i.e. eating and drinking. And this secret between the slave of Allah[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] and his lord [Allah] is the
reality and end of fasting.
- Saum (fasting) refines the heart and softens
it so that it remembers Allah[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة]. Thus, it facilitates it the way of the acts
of worship.
- Among the benefits of fasting is that it leads to
piety (fear of Allah[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة])
and to diminish the appeals to desires. Allah تعالى says: “That you may become Al-Muttaqûn
(the pious)” [Al-Baqarah (The Cow): 183] in referring to the prescription
of observing fasting because it is a reason to reach piety in order to narrow the
streams of desires and to deaden them. Since whenever food is little, desire is
weak; and sins diminish whenever desire weakens.
- Among its medical benefits; the health of the body
because fasting is a protection against food mixture, which causes diseases. Thus,
it preserves -if Allah wills- external and internal organs as it was stated by the
doctors.
The Etiquettes of Fasting:
Fasting has etiquettes which are to observe so that
there would be agreement with the Islamic commands in order to purify and
refine the soul. Therefore, the fasting person strives to fulfill them
perfectly and to stick to them entirely, since his perfect observance of
fasting is dependent on them. His happiness depends also on them. Among those etiquettes,
that we take into account in observing fasting are:
First: welcoming the
month of Ramadan with joy, exultation and happiness, because it is from Allah's
favor and His Mercy upon people of Islam. He تعالى says:
﴿قُلْ بِفَضْلِ اللهِ وَبِرَحْمَتِهِ فَبِذَلِكَ
فَلْيَفْرَحُواْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ﴾[يونس:85]
“Say: ‛In
the Bounty of Allah, and in His Mercy (i.e. Islam and the Quran); therein let
them rejoice.’ That is better than what (the wealth) they amass.” [Yûnus
(Jonah): 58]. He should thank Allah
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] to be an adult and seek His help for observing
fasting and offer good deeds during this month. As it is desirable for him to
make Du ̀â ́(invocations) at the sight of every crescent (at
the outset of every lunar month) of the year, according to the hadith narrated
by `Abd Allah Ibn ̀Umar[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] who said: “At the sight of the new moon
(of the lunar month); the Messenger of Allah
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] used to make this invocation:
«اللهُ أَكْبَر، اللَّهُمَّ أَهِلَّهُ عَلَيْنَا بِالأَمْنِ
وَالإِيمَانِ وَالسَّلاَمَةِ وَالإِسْلاَمِ وَالتَّوْفِيقِ لِمَا تُحِبُّ وَترْضَى
رَبُّنَا وَرَبُّكَ اللهُ»
“Allah
is the Most High, O Allah, let this moon appear on us with security and Imân
(faith), with safety and Islam, and in agreement with all that You love and
pleases You. O (moon) you (Lord) and ours is Allah”[18],
on condition that he does not face the crescent when invocating Allah
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة], nor does he raise his head
up to it, nor does he stand erect for it, but he faces Qiblah when invocating,
as he does in Salât (prayer).
Second: Among the
important etiquettes he should obseve is not to fast, thinking that it is of
Ramadan before being certain that the month has begun; nor does he continue
observing fasting after Ramadan ends, thinking that it is of it. He must
observe it in its legal due time. He should not precede it nor should he delay
it, according to the statement of the Prophet[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة]:
«لاَ تَصُومُوا حَتَّى تَرَوُا الْهِلاَلَ، وَلاَ تُفْطِرُوا
حَتَّى تَرَوْهُ»
“Do not
observe Saum (fast) till you see the crescent (of Ramadan) and do not terminate
it till you see the crescent (of Shawwâl).”[19]
He
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] also said:
«إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الهِلاَلَ فَصُومُوا وَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ
فَأَفْطِرُوا»
“Start
observing Saum (fasts) on seeing the crescent –moon of Ramadan and stop
observing Saum (fasts) on seeing the crescent –moon of Shawwâl.”[20]
Third: taking Sahûr
(predawn meal) due to its blessing and the recommendation of delaying it,
according the following hadith:
«تَسَحَّرُوا فَإِنَّ فِي السَّحُورِِ بَرَكَةً»
“Take Sahûr
(predawn meal). Surely, there is a blessing in the Sahûr.”[21]
It was also reported regarding its virtue and blessing that he
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] said:
«البَرَكَةُ فِي ثَلاَثَةٍ: فِي الجَمَاعَةِ وَالثَّرِيدِ
وَالسَّحُورِ»
“The
blessing is in three (things): Al-Jamâ ̀ah (the communion), Ath-Tharrîd
(i.e. a meat and bread dish) and Sahûr (predawn meal).”[22]
And according to the hadith of the Prophet
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة]:
«إِنَّ اللهَ وَمَلاَئِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى المُتَسَحِّرِين»
“Allah
sends His blessings on those who take Sahûr (predawn meal) and also His
angels” [23].
Indeed, the Prophet
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] made Sahûr the element which distinguishes our fasting
from that of the People of the Scriptures. He said:
«فَصْلُ مَا بَيْنَ صِيَامِنَا وَصِيَامِ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ
أَكْلَةُ السَّحَرِ»
“The difference
between our observance of Saum (fasting) and that of thePeople of
the Scriptures is the Sahûr (predawn meal) in Ramadan” [24].
It would be preferable for the fasting person to eat Sahûr with some
dates. The Prophet
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] said:
«نِعْمَ سَحُورِ المُؤْمِنِ التَّمْرُ»
“The excellent
Sahûr (predawn meal) for the believer are date” [25].
If it is not possible to have any, his Sahûr will be fulfilled even with
a gulp of water. He
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] said:
«تَسَحَّرُوا وَلَوْ بِجُرْعَةٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ»
“Take Sahûr
(predawn mead) even with a gulp of water” [26].
The time of Sahûr starts shortly before dawn
and ends when the white thread (light) of dawn appears distinct from the black thread
(darkness of night). If the fasting person hears Adhân (the call to
prayer) and his container is in his hand eating or drinking, he has to finish with
the food or drink that the utensil contains. The Prophet
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] said:
«إِذَا سَمِعَ أَحَدُكُمْ النِّدَاءَ وَالإِنَاءُ فِي يَدِهِ فَلاَ
يَضَعْهُ حَتَّى يَقْضِيَ حَاجَتَهُ مِنْهُ»
“If any
of you hears the Adhân (the call to Salât) and the vessel is in
the hand of anyone of you, let him not put it down until he has finished with
it” [27].
The permission in the hadith makes the innovation regarding the start of abstention
in ten minutes or a quarter of an hour before dawn invalid. Obliging the
fasting person to follow some timings of abstention setup in conformity with
such an innovation has no source in sharia and in its etiquettes.
It is recommended to delay Sahûr (predawn
meal). The Prophet
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] said:
«إِنَّا مَعْشَرَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ أُمِرْنَا بِتَعَجيِلِ فِطْرِنَا
وَتَأْخِيرِ َسُحُورِنَا وَأَنْ نَضَعَ أَيْمَانَنَا عَلَى شَمَائِلِنَا فِي
الصَّلاَةِ»
“We the
Prophets have been commanded to hasten the breaking of our fast and to delay
our Suhûr (the time before dawn when we take Sahûr), and to put
our right hands over our left when praying” [28].
He
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] used to delay Suhûr the time required for the recitation
of fifty verses. Anas
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] narrated
that Zayd Ibn Thâbit
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] said:
«تَسَحَّرْنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِهِ
وَسَلَّمَ، ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ، قُلْتُ: كَمْ كَانَ بَيْنَ الأَذَانِ
وَالسَّحور؟ قَالَ: قَدْرَ خَمْسِينَ آيَةً»
“We
took Sahûr (predawn meal) with the Prophet[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] and then he stood for Salât (the
prayer). I asked, ‛What was the interval between the Suhûr (the
time before dawn when we take Sahûr) and the Adhân?’ He replied: “The
interval was sufficient to recite fifty verses of the Quran” [29].
The companions
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] used to do so as well. ̀Amr Ibn Maymûn
Al-Awdi said:
«كَانَ أَصْحَابُ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِهِ
وَسَلَّمَ أَسْرَعَ النَّاس إفْطَارًا وَأَبْطأَهُمْ سحورًا»
“The Companions
of Muhammad were the first to break the Saum (fasting) and the last to
take Sahûr (predawn meal)” [30].
Fourth: Adherence to
hastening to break the fast in order to carry on doing good deeds. The proof is
the Prophet's
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] statement:
«لاَ يَزَالُ النَّاسُ بِخَيْرٍ مَا عَجَّلُوا الفِطْرَ»
“People
will continue to adhere to good as long as they hasten to break the Saum
(fasting).”[sup][31][/sup]
And he
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] said:
«لاَ تَزَالُ أُمَّتِي عَلَى سُنَّتِي مَا لَمْ تَنْتَظِرْ
بِفِطْرِهَا النُّجُومَ»
“People
of My Ummah (nation) will continue to adhere to my Sunna as long
as they do not wait the stars to appear to break the Saum (fasting)”
[sup][32][/sup]. He
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] also said:
«لاَ يَزَالُ الدِّينُ ظَاهِرًا مَا عَجَّلَ النَّاسُ الفِطْرَ
لأَنَّ اليَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَى يُؤَخِّرُونَ»
“The Islamic
religion keeps uppermost as long as people hasten to break the Saum
(fasting); in fact the Jews and the Christians delay it” [sup][33][/sup]. Indeed, the Prophet
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] illustrated its meaning by saying:
«إِذَا أَقْبَلَ اللَّيْلُ مِنْ هَا هُنَا، -من جهة
الشرق- وَأَدْبَرَ النَّهَارُ مِنْ هَا هُنَا، وَغَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ،
فَقَدْ أَفْطَرَ الصَّائِمُ»
“When
the night approaches from this side (i.e. the east) and the day retreats from
that side (i.e. the west) and the sun sets, then it is time for a personobserving
Saum (fasting) to break his fast” [sup][34][/sup].
*Etiquettes of Fitr (breaking the fast):
Breaking the fast is linked with a number of Islamic
etiquettes, which are recommended for the fasting person to abide by, following
the Prophet[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة].
1- Breaking the Saum
(fasting) happens before Maghrib Salât (sunset prayer), according
to the statement of Anas Ibn Mâlik
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة]:
«مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآله وَسَلَّمَ
قَطُّ صَلَّى صَلاَة َالمَغْرِبِ حَتَّى يُفْطِرَ وَلَوْ عَلَى شَرْبَةٍ مِنْ
مَاءٍ»
“I have
never seen the Messenger
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] performed Maghrib Salât (prayer) before breaking his
fast even with a gulp of water” [sup][35][/sup].
2- Breaking his fast with
some fresh date-fruits; if there are not any, he will eat dry date-fruits; and
if there are not any dry ones, he will drink water, based on the hadith
narrated by Anas's Ibn Mâlik
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] who reported:
«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآله وَسلَّمَ
يُفْطِرُ عَلَى رُطَبَاتٍ، قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصَلِّي، فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ رُطَبَاتٍ
فَعَلَى تَمَرَاتٍ، فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ حَسَا حَسَوَاتٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ»
“The Messenger
of Allah
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] used to break Saum (fasting)
before performing Maghrib prayer with three fresh date-fruits; and if there
were no dry date-fruits, he would take three draughts of water.”[sup][36][/sup]
3- Du ̀a ́ (invocations)
uttered when breaking the Saum (fast). It is stated that the Prophet
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] used to say when breaking his fast:
«ذَهَبَ الظَّمَأُ وَابْتَلَّتِ العُرُوقُ وَثَبَتَ الأَجْرُ -إِنْ
شَاءَ اللهُ-»
“Dhahaba
Ad-Dama ́u Wa Btallati Al- ̀Urûqu Wa Thabata Al-́Ajru Inshâ’ Allâh”
(The thirst has gone and the veins are moistened, and reward is confirmed,
if Allah wills” [sup][37][/sup].
Fifth: Among the etiquettes
of fasting also, the recommendation to use Siwâk (stick cleaning for
teeth) for a fasting or non-fasting person. It can be used soft or hard, by night
or by day, before performing every Salât (prayer) or making ablution,́
according to the Prophet's
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] statement:
«لَوْلاَ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي لأَمَرْتُهُمْ بِالسِّوَاكِ
عِنْدَ كُلِّ صَلاَةٍ»
“Had I
not thought it difficult for the people of my Ummah (nation, community),
I would have commanded them to use the Siwâk (stick cleaning for teeth)
before every Salât” [sup][38][/sup].
In another version:
«عِنْدَ كُلِّ وُضُوءٍ»
“Before
every ablution”[sup][39][/sup].
This evidence does not concern the fasting person only. Ibn ̀Umar
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] said:
«يُسْتَاكُ أَوَّل النَّهَارِ وَآخِرهُ»
“Brushing
one's teeth with Siwâk (or Miswâk) (stick cleaning for teeth) every
day and night” [sup][40][/sup].
Within this ruling, Ibn Taymiya may Allah have mercy on him said: “…as for the Miswâk,
it is permissible without any divergence. However, there is a difference in
opinion regarding the dislike of using it in the afternoon on two well-known
statements of Imam Ahmad. But no Islamic legal evidence is valid to make the
use of Miswâk undesirable in the afternoon” [sup][41][/sup].
Sixth: Striving in
doing good and intensifying the acts of worship. Indeed, during the month of
Ramadan, the Prophet
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] used to do more acts of worship and good actions. He was the
kindest and best in treatment. In his hadith, Ibn `Abbâs
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] said:
«كَانَ -أي النَّبِىُّ صلى الله عليه وآلِهِ وسلم- أَجْوَدَ
النَّاسِ بِالْخَيْر، وكَانَ أَجْوَدَ مَا يَكُونُ فِى رَمَضَانَ، حِينَ يَلْقَاهُ
جِبْرِيلُ، وَكَانَ جِبْرِيلُ -عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم- يَلْقَاهُ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ
فِى رَمَضَانَ حَتَّى يَنْسَلِخَ ، يَعْرِضُ عَلَيْهِ النَّبِىُّ صلى الله عليه
وسلم الْقُرْآنَ، فَإِذَا لَقِيَهُ جِبْرِيلُ -عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ-كَانَ أَجْوَدَ
بِالْخَيْرِ مِنَ الرِّيحِ الْمُرْسَلَةِ
“The Prophet
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] was the most generous of the men; and he was the most generous
during the month of Ramadan when Jibrîl visited him every night until it ends
and recited the Quran to him. During this period, the generosity of the Prophet
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] waxed faster than the rain bearing wind”
[sup][42][/sup].
He
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] used to recite the Quran very much during this month. He
prolonged Qiyâm (standing at night to pray) in Ramadan more than he
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] did out of it. He became more generous than ever in giving
charity and gifts and in other sorts of kindness. The Prophet
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] strived harder in the last ten days and
nights of this month–in observing I ̀tikâf (seclusion in the
mosque), in Qiyâm (standing to pray at night), reciting the Quran and in
remembering Allah
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] more
than he did in the rest of the year. It was reported in the hadith:
«إِذَا دَخَلَ الْعَشْرُ شَدَّ مِئْزَرَهُ، وَأَحْيَا لَيْلَهُ، وَأَيْقَظَ
أَهْلَهُ»
“When
the last ten nights (of Ramadan) would begin, he would prepare himself to be
more diligent in worship, keep awake at night (for prayer and devotion) and
awaken his family” [sup][43][/sup].
Among the acts of worship that the Prophet
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] recommended Muslims to achieve is
performing ̀Umrah (lesser hajj) in Ramadan. It has a great reward
that equals to a reward of hajj. The Prophet
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] said:
«عُمْرَةٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ تَعْدِلُ حَجَّةً»
“A
̀Umrah in Ramadan is equal to a hajj (in reward)” [sup][44][/sup].
The reward of performing Salât (prayer) in
the Mosque of Makkah and Al-Madînah is multiplied. The Prophet
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] said:
«صَلاَةٌ فِي مَسْجِدِي هَذَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ صَلاَةٍ فِيمَا
سِوَاهُ إِلاَّ الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ»
“One Salât
(prayer) in my mosque is better than one thousand prayers in any other mosque
except Al-Masjid Al-Haram”[sup][45][/sup].
In addition, the committed sins and evil acts are expiated thanks to successive
̀Umrahs. It was stated that the Prophet
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] said:
«الْعُمْرَةُ إِلَى الْعُمْرَةِ كَفَّارَةٌ لِمَا بَيْنَهُمَا»
“Performing
̀Umrah is expiation for the sins committed between it and the
previous one” [sup][46][/sup].
Seventh: Avoiding
things which prevent achieving the objective of fasting, looking out for all that
the Islamic sharia prohibits, such as evil words and foul deeds which are
forbidden and disliked all the time, especially in Ramadan. Their wickedness is
greater in punishment for the fasting person during this month. For this
reason, he has to keep his tongue from bad speech, such as lying, backbiting, calamity,
insults, and disputes and from losing his time in reciting poems, telling tales
and riddles, praising and disparaging wrongly. It is also obligatory upon him
to prevent his hearing from tending his ear to them and listening to what is
legally ugly and disapproved. He has to work hard to keep his soul and body
away from desires and prohibitions, such as lowering the gaze from looking at
forbidden things and preserving the other parts of the body from committing
sins. He should not stretch his hand to falsehood or even walk to it. He has to
eat only lawful food with moderation and without excess in order to curb his
soul from desires and to fortify it against Satan and its helpers. In addition
to that, his heart should remain –after breaking his fast and at the end of
every act of worship– between hoping to see his fasting accepted by Allah تعالى to be among those brought near to Him and
fearing that it might be rejected and then he would be among hated people.
Indeed, many texts in sharia reported in this regard.
They warn the fasting person against the evil of the tongue and of the other
parts of the body. The Prophet
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] said:
«مَنْ لَمْ يَدَعْ قَوْلَ الزُّورِ وَالْعَمَلَ بِهِ فَلَيْسَ
لِلَّهِ حَاجَةٌ في أَنْ يَدَعَ طَعَامَهُ وَشَرَابَهُ»
“Whoever
does not give up lying speech (false statements) and acting on those lies and
evil actions etc; Allah is not in need of his leaving his food and drink [i.e. Allah
will not accept his Saum (fasting)]” [47].
The aim of observing fasting in Islam is not in the
nature of hunger and thirst, but is what goes with it like abstaining from
desires, rendering the soul which is inclined to evil a complete rested and
satisfied soul. For this purpose, the Prophet
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] said:
«رُبَّ صَائِمٍ لَيْسَ لَهُ مِنْ صِيَامِهِ إِلاَّ الجُوعُ،
وَرُبَّ قَائِمٍ لَيْسَ لَهُ مِنْ قِيَامِهِ إِلاَّ السَّهَرُ»
“There
are people who fast and get nothing from their fast except hunger, and there
are those who pray Qiyâm (standing to pray at night) and get nothing
from their Qiyâm but a sleepless nigh.” [sup][48][/sup]. The true fasting
person is the one whose stomach abstains from all kinds of food, the parts of
his body from committing sins, his tongue from harsh and foul language, his
hearing from absurdity, his sex from intercourse with his woman and his sight
from looking at forbidden things. When he speaks, he does not utter words which
hurt his fasting; and if he does, he will not say things which spoil his fast.
His speech will be beneficial and his deeds will be righteous and good. The Prophet[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] said:
«قَالَ اللهُ تعالى: كُلُّ عَمَلِ ابْنِ آدَمَ لَهُ إِلاَّ
الصِّيَامَ، فَإِنَّهُ لِى، وَأَنَا أَجْزِى بِهِ. وَالصِّيَامُ جُنَّةٌ، وَإِذَا
كَانَ يَوْمُ صَوْمِ أَحَدِكُمْ، فَلاَ يَرْفُثْ وَلاَ يَصْخَبْ، فَإِنْ سَابَّهُ
أَحَدٌ، أَوْ قَاتَلَهُ فَلْيَقُلْ إِنِّى امْرُؤٌ صَائِمٌ»
“Allah
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] said: ‛Every act of
the son of Adam is for him, except Saum (fasting) which is (exclusively)
for Me and I will reward him for it.’ Fasting is a shield. When anyone of you
is observing fast, he should neither indulge in obscene language nor should he
raise his voice, and if anyone reviles him or tries to quarrel with him, he
should say: ‛I am a fasting person’” [49].
In another hadith Marfû ̀ (Elevated):
«لاَ تُسَابَّ وَأَنْتَ صَائِمٌ، فَإِنْ سَابَّكَ أَحَدٌ فَقُلْ:
إِنِّي صَائِمٌ، وَإِنْ كُنْتَ قَائِماً فَاجْلِسْ»
“Do
not revile while fasting, and if anyone reviles you, say I am fasting; and sit
down if you are standing…”[50].
The fasting person might not reach the reward of his Saum (fast) despite
his endurance to hunger and thirst because he did not abandon the prohibited
acts. The reward of fasting decreases by committing sins, and will be invalid only
by doing things which spoil it. In the preceding hadiths, there is an incitation
of the fasting person to forgive wrong people errors and to avoid replying to
others' evil.
Eighth: Getting ready
to serve the fasting persons meals or something to break their fasts in order
to request similar reward to theirs. The Prophet
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] said in referring to its merit:
«مَنْ فَطَّرَ صَائِمًا كَانَ لَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِهِ، غَيْرَ
أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَنْقُصْ مَِنْ أَجْرِ الصَّائِمِ شَيْئًا»
“He who
provides a fasting person something with which to break his fast, will earn the
same reward as the one who was observing the fast, without diminishing in any
way the reward of the latter”[51].
Ninth: Guarding the optional
night prayer (Tarawîh) in congregation and adhering to its performance.
If he does not join it or he abandons it, he will miss a great reward. The
Prophet[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] exhorted his Companions
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] to perform Qiyâm (standing
for prayer at night) in Ramadan without ordering them. He said:
«مَنْ قَامَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا
تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ»
“Whosoever
stood to pray (Tarawîh) in Ramadan with perfect faith and seeking reward,
he will have his previous sins forgiven” [52],
especially in the last ten days of Ramadan where there is a night which is
better than a thousand months. Allah تعالى will provide those who perform its Qiyâm a great reward
and their past sins will be forgiven. The Prophet[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] said:
«مَنْ قَامَ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ
لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ»
“Whosever
performed Qiyâm during Lailat-ul-Qadr (Night of Decree) with
faith and being hopeful of Allah's reward, he will have his former sins
forgiven” [53].
It was reported regarding the virtue of performing Qiyâm in congregation
that the Prophet
[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] said:
«إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا صَلَّى مع الإِمَامِ حَتَّى يَنْصَرِفَ
كُتِبَ لَهُ قِيَامُ لَيْلَةٍ»
“Whosever
pray Qiyâm with the Imâm until he finishes, it will be recorded for him
that he spent the whole night in prayer.”[54]
For that merit, the fasting person should not neglect the Qiyâm of Ramadan
in congregation in order not to miss this great blessing and abundant reward.
Conclusion
Finally, the Muslim must show great concern to his
religion and care about what corrects it from heresies in order to get the benefits
issuing from it, especially the pillars of Islam and its great bases such as
Saum (fasting during Ramadan), which is repeated in the Muslim's lifetime
once a year. The Muslim whom Allah[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة] granted success to observe the fasting of Ramadan,
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