The Prophet (peace be upon him) is reported to have said, ?Fast when the moon is sighted, and break your fast when the moon is sighted. If the skies are cloudy, and you are unable to sight it, then complete thirty days of Sha`ban and fast the next day.?
The above hadith has been interpreted in two different ways by scholars. The first view is that of the majority, which holds that the sighting of one region is binding on others, provided that they can act upon the information; the second view is that of a minority, which holds that each region has to sight its own moon.
Later on, when the state of Islam became vast and immense, the question arose whether a single sighting is binding on other regions or not. Many, while holding on to the single sighting, thought that because of the distance and lack of means of communication, they had no choice but to act upon different sightings; while others thought each region should sight its own moon regardless of any such considerations.
Both of these were valid interpretations, for as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had taught us through a number of precedents during his own life-time, in matters of interpretation, we are free to follow any one of the valid ones.
"Kurayb (RA) reported that he saw the new moon (of Ramadan) in Syria on Thursday night. When he arrived at Madinah, he learned from Ibn 'Abbas (RA) that the new moon was sighted in Madinah on Friday night and that residents of Madinah intended to base their calculations upon their own sighting of the new moon. Upon hearing this, Kurayb (RA) asked Ibn 'Abbas (RA),"Don't you consider as sufficient the sighting of Mu'aawiyah (RA) and his fasting (in Syria)?" lbn 'Abbas (RA) answered, "This is how the Messenger of Allah instructed us."
Accordingly, both of the above views are valid options that the Ummah have inherited from the legacy of fiqh. We don?t need to discard them; we can choose the most realistic and practical of these two ways. Our choice, however, should be based on the best considerations of the unity and solidarity of the Ummah, for, after all, as stated by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), we are to be guided by the collective interests rather than individual considerations.
Why is Ramadan a Holy Month for Muslims?
the Prophet (pbuh) to his Companions on the last day of Sha`ban: "O people! A great month has come; a blessed month in which is a night better than a thousand months; a month in which Allah has made it compulsory upon you to fast by day, and voluntary to pray by night. Whoever draws nearer (to Allah) by performing any of the (optional) good deeds in (this month), shall receive the same reward as performing an obligatory deed at any other time; and whoever performs an obligatory deed in (this month), shall receive the reward of performing seventy obligations at any other time. It is the month of patience, and the reward of patience is Paradise. It is the month of charity, and a month in which a believer's sustenance is increased. Whoever gives food to a fasting person to break his fast, shall have his sins forgiven, and he will be saved from the Hell-Fire, and he shall have the same reward as the fasting person, without his reward being diminished at all
This month is superior to others in five things:
1. In it there is the best night of the year, which is Laylat Al-Qadr. Almighty Allah says: (Lo! We revealed it on the Night of Power. Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Night of Power is! The Night of Power is better than a thousand months. The angels and the Spirit descend therein, by the permission of their Lord, with all decrees. (That night is) Peace until the rising of the dawn.) (Al-Qadr 97: 1-5)
So worship on this night is better than worshiping for a thousand months.
2- Ramadan is the month in which the Qur'an was revealed. Allah says: (The month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Quran, a guidance for mankind, and clear proofs of the guidance, and the Criterion (of right and wrong). And whosoever of you is present, let him fast the month.) (Al-Baqarah 2: 185)
This verse establishes the link between Ramadan and the Qur'an. We know that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was in the habit of retreating to Mount Hira during Ramadan and it was during one of these periods of contemplation that the Archangel Gabriel appeared to him with the first revelation. So Ramadan marks the beginning of the call to Islam and the prophetic mission of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).
3. In this month the gates of Paradise are opened and the gates of Hell are shut, and the devils are chained up.
It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ?When Ramadan comes, the gates of Paradise are opened and the gates of Hell are closed, and the devils are put in chains.?
4-Fasting has been ordered during this month
In the second year of Hijrah, Muslims were commanded to fast in the month of Ramadan every year, (O you who believe, fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those who were before you,?
Fasting is an act of atonement for our errors and mistakes. As the Prophet (PBUH) says: "Whoever fasts (the month of) Ramadan on the basis of Iman and seeking (the Pleasure of Allah), his past errors are forgiven.
5-Other scriptures revealed during this month : The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:?The Scriptures of Ibrahim were sent down on the first of the month of Ramadan. The Tawrah was sent down on the sixth of Ramadan. The Injeel was sent down on the thirteenth of Ramadan. The Zaboor was sent down on the eighteenth of Ramadan, and the Qur?an was sent down on the twenty-fourth of Ramadan.?
Remember that time passes quickly
The prophet (pbuh) said ? Jibreel said to me, ?May Allah curse a person who let Ramadan elapse without having his sins forgiven,? and I (Prophet Muhammad) said, ?Ameen.? Then he said, ?May Allah curse the one who lives to see his parents grow old, one or both of them, but he does not enter Paradise,? and I said, ?Ameen.? Then he said, ?May Allah curse the one in whose presence you (the Prophet) are mentioned and he does not send blessings upon you,? and I said, ?Ameen.?
Remember that the devils are chained in Ramadan
Abu Hurairah, (may Allah be pleased with him) quoted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as saying: ?When the month of Ramadan comes, the gates of Paradise are opened and the gates of the Hellfire are closed, and the devils are chained.? (Reported by al-Bukhari)
The Hadith states that sins that are committed through Satanic whispers are halted, as the devils are chained and they no longer tempt people to sin during Ramadan. As to the sins that are committed by some Muslims during the blessed month, some commentators state that they are due to the evil souls (al nafs al amara) that tempt some to sin and transgress Allah?s limits. Some also state that the devils that are meant are those from among the Jinn, whereas human devils are not chained.
It has become clear that the Hadith does not contradict the common reality if we tend to understand it with deep profundity..
The prophet (pbuh) said,?When the first night of Ramadan comes, the devils and rebellious jinns are put in chains and the doors of hell are closed, none of them remains open. The doors of heaven are open and none of them remains closed. And a caller calls, ?O seeker of goodness, come forward, and O seeker of evil, desist. And Allah has many (in this month) who will be freed from Hell.? This announcement is made every night."
What is fasting
It is one of the 5 pillars of Islam.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ?Islam is built upon five pillars: testifying that there is no god except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, performing Prayer, paying the Zakah, making the pilgrimage to the Sacred House (Hajj), and fasting the month of Ramadan.?
Fasting is called sawm in the Qur'an. The word sawm literally means "to abstain?
According to Shari'ah, the word fasting means to abstain from all those things that are forbidden during fasting from the break of dawn to the sunset, and to do this with the intention of fasting.
The Prophet (PBUH) said: "If one does not abandon falsehood in words and deeds, Allah has no need for his abandoning of his food and drink."
the Prophet (PBUH) said: "Fasting is not (mere) refraining from food and drink. Fasting is refraining from vain talk and indecency. And if one slanders you or aggresses against you, say I am fasting, I am fasting."
1) Take sahur (pre-dawn meal). It is Sunnah and there is a great reward and blessing in taking sahur. The best time for sahur is the last half hour before dawn or the time for Fajr prayer.
2) Take iftar (break-fast) immediately after sunset. Shari'ah considers sunset when the disk of the sun goes below the horizon and disappears completely.
3) During fast abstain from all false talks and deeds. Do not quarrel, have disputes, indulge in arguments, use bad words, or do anything that is forbidden. One should try to discipline oneself morally and ethically, beside gaining a physical training and discipline. One should also not make a show of one's fasting by talking too much about it, or by showing dry lips and hungry stomach, or showing bad temper. The fasting person must be a pleasant person with good spirit and good cheer.
4) During fast one should do acts of charity and goodness to others and should increase his/her worship and reading of the Qur'an. Every Muslim should try to read the whole Qur'an at least once during the month of Ramadan.
There are basically two main components of fasting:
1) The intention (niyyah) for fasting
2) Abstaining from dawn to dusk from everything that invalidates fasting.
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Things that invalidate the fast:
The Prophet (PBUH) said: ?Whoever breaks the fast of one day of Ramadan, without a valid excuse or (not due to) illness, fasting forever will not make up for it (i.e., the missed day) even if he/she did fast it.
** Things that invalidate the fast and require qada' (making up for these days) are the following:
1) Eating, drinking or smoking deliberately, including taking any non-nourishing items by mouth, nose or anus.
2) Deliberately causing oneself to vomit.
3) The beginning of menstrual or post-childbirth bleeding even in the last moment before sunset.
4) Ejaculation out of sexual excitement from kissing, hugging, etc.
5) Eating, drinking, smoking or having sexual intercourse after Fajr (dawn) on mistaken assumption that it is not Fajr time yet. Similarly, engaging in these acts before sunset on the mistaken assumption that it is already sunset time.
** An Act which Invalidates Fasting and Requires Qada' and Kaffarah (an act of atonement).
Sexual intercourse during the period of fast (dawn to sunset) not only invalidates the fast but involves an additional penalty as well. The penalty is to set a slave free. If this is not available or
possible, one must fast an additional period of 60 continuous days. If one is not able to, then he must feed sixty poor persons one average meal each.
Who should fast?
Siyam is mandatory on every Muslim who is sane, adult, able and resident. An additional condition in the case of women is freedom from menstruation and post childbirth confinement periods.
. EXEMPTIONS FROM FASTING
1. The insane.
2. Children who are not adolescent yet.
3. The elderly and the chronically ill for whom fasting is unreasonably strenuous. A person, in this category, however, is required to feed one poor person for every day of Ramadan in which he/she misses fasting.
4. Women and nursing mothers who fear that fasting may endanger their lives or health or those of their fetuses or infants. According to Malik, she is treated like those in category (3) above. According to Abu Hanifah, she should make up for the missed days of fasting by fasting equivalent number of dates when she is able to.
5. Those who are ill or traveling provided that they make up for the missed days of fasting when they are well. Allah (SWT) says: "...But if any one is ill, or on a journey, the prescribed period (should be made up) by days later. Allah intends every facility for you; He does not want to put you to difficulties..."(2:185)
6. Women during the period of menstruation or of post-partum bleeding
2. It helps our bodies to recuperate and renew;
it is comparable to the state of hibernation that all creatures in nature go through.
3. It helps us train in patience.
. The month of Ramadan gives us a month-long training course to enable us to break free of our bad habits and develop new positive habits.
4. Discipline
We learn in this month how to discipline ourselves for the sake of Allah. In our morning and evening, we follow a strict schedule of eating and drinking. We are constantly aware that even in our such mundane activities as eating and drinking, we must remain under divine injunctions.. Then after Ramadan, we have to keep this spirit of discipline in other modes of our life and must continue with our submission to the commands of Allah.
5. Renewal of Devotional Life
Ramadan renews our enthusiasm for worship and devotion to Allah. In this month we are more careful of our daily prayers and have special prayers at night. There is no religion without prayer and Muslims learn in this month how to strengthen and deepen their religious life.
6. Renewal of Contact with the Qur'an
Ramadan and the Qur'an are linked together from the beginning. It was in this month that this divine message was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). We are told that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was fasting when he received the first revelation. Fasting prepares the believers' hearts to learn the Word of Allah
7. Renewal of Identity with the Ummah
Ramadan is not an individual experience only, but it is an experience in community. The whole Muslim Ummah fasts together in one and the same month. We identify with one another in our obedience to Allah. This gives us a new sense of togetherness and association. Ramadan teaches us that the Muslim Ummah is the community of piety and devotion to Allah and its members derive their strength from each other in deeds of piety and virtue.
8. A Fresh Sense of Care and Sympathy
Fasting in the month of Ramadan helps us to understand the suffering and the pains of the poor and needy. By our voluntary hunger and thirst we realize what it means to be deprived of basic necessities of life
9. Jihad or Struggle
Fasting in Ramadan and Jihad both of them were prescribed in the same year, that is, the second year of Hijrah in Madinah. Fasting prepares for hardships and sacrifice. These are two important things without which Jihad is not possible. Muslims learn in Ramadan how to struggle against the forces of evil in their own selves, in the society around them, and in the world at large.
10. Taqwa
To summarize all the moral and spiritual gifts of Ramadan, we can say that Ramadan gives us the great gift of taqwa (piety). Taqwa is the sum total of Islamic life. It is the highest of all virtues in the Islamic scheme of things. It means, God-consciousness, piety, fear and awe of Allah and it signifies submission to Allah and total commitment to all that is good and rejection of all that is evil and bad.
The Qur'an says: (O you who believe, fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those who were before you, in order that you may learn taqwa. ) (al-Baqarah 2: 183)
Taqwa is a very important spiritual and ethical term of the Qur'an. It is the sum total of all Islamic spirituality and ethics. It is a quality in a believer's life that keeps him/her aware of Allah all the time
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that fasting is a shield. It protects a person from sin and lustful desires
Night prayers
Which are divided into ?Taraweeh? before midnight and ?Qiam? after midnight.
One of the best times to do this is during the last part of the night. Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) quoted the Prophet as saying: ?When the last one-third of the night remains, our Lord, the Glorious One descends towards the lower heaven and proclaims: Is there anyone supplicating to Me, so that I grant his supplication? Is there anyone begging of Me for anything so that and I grant him his wish? Is there anyone who seeks My forgiveness, so that I forgive him??
This means, for instance, waking up one hour before Suhur (pre-dawn meal) time to invoke Allah for anything and everything is something recommendable. This can be done using the Du`a? (supplication) recorded in the Sunnah, but one is also allowed to say Du`a? in one?s own language, with sincerity and conviction
When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about optional night prayer he replied: "One should perform the night prayer two rak`ahs, then two rak`ahs, etc. And when he feels the arrival of the dawn he should close it off by offering witr, even if it is by praying one rak`ah.?
The three parts of the month of Ramadan
These parts are called ashra (Arabic for ten) which means of ten days or about one third of the month.These are named respectively as Rahmat: which means mercy of God. Maghfirat: which means forgiveness of God. Nijat :which means salvation or going to heaven
The prophet (pbuh) said .. ? The first third of the month of Ramadan is the time for rahmah (mercy), the second third is for forgiveness, the third is for the release from Hell-fire?"
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"if any Muslim comes out of Ramadan without gaining forgiveness and goodness, he/she is a real loser."
The last ten days
The last third of Ramadan is the time for the release from Hell-fire,
The Prophet used to enter i`tikaf (seclusion) in these last ten days, and so did his family.
I`tikaf generally means to be holy with Allah, to stay in the mosque or any place you choose for yourself and spend your time in prayer, reading Qur'an, making dhikr (remembering Allah) and glorifying Him.
I`tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan in the Masjid (mosque) is a beautiful tradition of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). It is like a spiritual retreat. It is reported by `A?ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to observe I`tikaf during the last ten days of the month of Ramadan and he continued this practice until his death.
It is recommended that every Muslim make at least one I`tikaf in his/ her life. There must be at least few people in every community who should do it in every Masjid every year to keep this tradition alive.
Men should do I`tikaf in the Masjid so that they can pray in congregation and also offer the Friday prayers.
Women can also do I`tikaf, but theirs must be at home for reasons of modesty and for their own convenience. There is a great blessing in I`tikaf and people who do it bring blessings upon themselves, upon their families, and upon the Muslim community at large.
The Sunnah of I`tikaf is that one make the intention and begin the I`tikaf on the evening of the 20th of Ramadan from sunset time and continue until the sighting of the moon for `Eid.
During I`tikaf one should spend most of one?s time in prayer, reading the Qur?an, dhikr, and reflection. Engaging in business and other worldly conversation and activities is not allowed during I`tikaf. However, attending a Janazah (Funeral) or visiting a sick person or leaving for any emergency is permissible.
The Night of Power
This is the night in which the first passage of the Quran was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Sincere worship and devotion in that night is better in value than 1000 months of worship. Angel Gabriel and other angels descend to the earth in that night invoking blessings on those who are worshipping Allah (S.W.T.).
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) says: "Whoever stood (in prayer) in the night of Qadr, on the basis of Imaan (faith) and seeking the reward (from Allah), Allah will forgive his previous sins."
This night is not specifically known to us. However the Prophet (PBUH) said: "Look for the night of Qadr in the last ten days of Ramadan".
In another Hadeeth, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) especially recommended the odd-numbered nights of the last ten days of Ramadan. "Lo! We revealed it on the Night of Power.Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Night of Power is!The Night of Power is better than a thousand months. The angels and the Spirit [Jibril] descend therein, by the permission of their Lord, will all decrees.(That night is) Peace until the rising of the dawn." (Qur?an, Surat al-Qadr: 97)
Prayer, recitation of the Quran and supplication are highly recommended acts of devotion. One of the recommended Du'aa in that night is to say :
ALLHUMMA INNAKA 'AFU-WON TUHIBBUL- 'AFWA FA 'FU 'ANNEE "O Allah! You are Forgiver who loves to forgive so forgive me." (Al-Tirmidhi)
The health benefits of fasting
A great deal has been written about the medical and health benefits of fasting, both by Muslim and non-Muslim scientists. These benefits include the elimination of harmful fatty substances from the blood, helping the cure of certain types of intestinal and stomach ailments and the renewal of body tissues. Needless to say that some ailments may be aggravated by fasting in which case the person is exempted from fasting. For those who may be engaged in Islamically (and medically) undesirable habits such as overeating or smoking, the self-control and discipline exercised in Ramadan provide an excellent beginning to ?kick out? these bad habits. In a sense, fasting is an annual physical overhaul of the body.
It should be reiterated, however, that the main motive behind fasting is to obey Allah (SWT) and to seek His pleasure
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Benefits ranging from longer life to less stress and greater sensitivity to insulin have been reported in recent studies of severe reductions in diet.
"We think what happens is going without food imposes a mild stress on cells, and cells respond by increasing their ability to cope with more severe stress," Mattson said. "It's sort of analogous to physical effects of exercise on muscle cells."
He said the researchers think this stress occurs throughout the body, which might be the reason fasting seems to increase life span and the animals become more resistant to the diseases of aging.
fasting every other day can help fend off diabetes and protect brain neurons as well as or better than either vigorous exercise or caloric restriction. The findings also suggest that reduced meal frequency can produce these beneficial effects even if the animals gorged when they did eat, according the investigators at the National Institute on Aging (NIA).
Decreasing meal frequency and caloric intake protects nerve cells from genetically induced damage, delays the onset of Huntington's disease-like symptoms in mice, and prolongs the lives of affected rodents, according to investigators at the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Intramural Research Program.
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?If reducing food intake has the same effects in humans as it does in mice, then it may be theoretically possible to delay the onset of the disease and extend the lives of Huntington's patients by prescribing low-caloric diets or diets with reduced meal frequency,?
The HD mice on the intermittent fasting diet also lived 10 to 15 percent longer. In addition, the fasting mice were better able to regulate their glucose levels and did not lose body weight as quickly as mice on an unrestricted diet.
NIA investigators found three major differences between brains of the fasting HD mice and the HD mice allowed to eat at will. First, fasting mice had fewer degenerated nerve cells. Second, fasting mice had elevated levels of heat-shock protein-70 (HSP-70), which is known to increase cellular resistance to stress. In contrast, HSP-70 levels were diminished in mice feeding at will. Third, fasting mice had higher levels of BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor), a nerve cell growth factor. BDNF stimulates the growth and survival of nerve cells, suggesting that its elevated presence in response to fasting may protect nerve cells from the adverse effects of the mutant Huntington's gene.
Many gerontologists are particularly intrigued by findings suggesting that calorie-restricted diets have prevented or slowed down development of many age-related diseases and age-related changes in animals, including kidney disease, diabetes, several types of tumors, and declines in immune function.
Fasting every other day may help protect against neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease as well as diabetes, according to a study reported in the April 28 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
National Institute on Aging (NIA) researchers compared mice that they deprived of food every other day to mice that daily consumed either a calorie-restricted or non-restricted diet.
Mark Mattson, Ph.D., chief of the NIA's Laboratory of Neurosciences, and his colleagues found that nerve cells of the fasting mice were more resistant to neurotoxin injury or death than nerve cells of the mice on either of the other diets.
The principle of fasting is simple. When the intake of food is temporarily stopped, many
systems of the body are given a break from the hard work of digestion. The extra energy
gives the body the chance to heal and restore itself, and burning stored calories gets rid of
toxic substances stored in the body
Dr. Barsilus noted that: ?The advantages of hunger as a remedy exceed those of ingesting medicine several times?.
Other types of fasting
In addition to the Mandatory Fasting in Ramadan, two other types should be mentioned briefly: Forbidden Fasting: Fasting on certain days is forbidden. They include the following:
1. Fasting on the first day of Eid-ul-Fitr (Feast of Breaking the Fast) or the first day of Eid-ul-adh-ha (Feast of sacrifice).
2. Fasting on the second, third or fourth days of Eid-ul-Adh-ha.
3. Singling out Friday for voluntary fasting unless one is fasting one day before it or one day after it.
4. Fasting on the day when there is doubt as to whether the month of Ramadan has begun or not.
5. Fasting continuously (all year).
6. The wife's voluntary fasting in the presence of her husband without his consent.
Desirable Fasting: In addition to the mandatory fasting in Ramadan, the following fasts are Sunnah (desirable and encouraged). They include:
1. Fasting six days during the month of Shawwal (the month following Ramadan). They may be fasted consecutively or separately (after the first day of Eid-ul-Fitr).
2. Fasting the 9th day of the month of Dhil-Hijjah (the day before Eid-uI-Adh-ha) provided that the person is not performing Hajj/ (pilgrimage) that year.
3. Fasting during the month of al-Muharram especially the l0t~l day ('Aashuraa') and if possible the 9th and the I ~ of the same month.
4. Fasting as many days as possible during the month of S/ta 'baan (but not the whole month).
5. Fasting during the months of Rajab, Dhul-Qa 'dah, and Dhul-HOjah.
6. Fasting Mondays and Thursdays (at least 3 days per month).
A person in any of the above six categories may decide to break the fast without any penalty
Why don't Muslims fast at night?
Fasting is primarily an institution for spiritual discipline and self-control. It has been ordained as a religious duty for the Muslims to subdue their desires and to keep their appetites well within reasonable bounds It teaches patience and perseverance and enhances the feeling of moral accomplishment. In fact, this purpose cannot be achieved if Muslims observe fasting during nighttime when they are mostly sleeping.
Most people fast during the nighttime. When people are sleeping they do not eat. That is why the first meal of the morning is called ?breakfast?. Fasting during the night does not need much effort or discipline. The real benefit of fast comes when one controls one's self during the daytime.
WHEN TO MAKE UP FOR MISSED FASTING?
The Quran does not specify any time limit during which one must make up for fasting missed in Ramadan. ". . .But if any of you is ill or on a journey, the prescribed number (should be made up) from days later. . ." (2:184).
DEATH BEFORE MAKING UP FOR MISSED FASTING
The majority of jurists believe that the "guardian" of the deceased is only required to give in charity a certain amount of food. According to lbn Hambal and one version of Ash-Shafi'i, it is better for the guardian to make up for the missed days of fasting (of the deceased) by fasting equivalent number of days on his/her behalf. Ibn 'Abbas (RA) reported that a man came to the Prophet (PBUH) and he said: "O Messenger of Allah! My mother has died and due from her is Siyam (fast) of a month. Should I complete them on her behalf? Thereupon (the Prophet PBUH) said: Would you not pay the debt if your mother had died (without paying it)? He said: "Yes!" (The Prophet PBUH) said: "the debts of Allah are of priority to be paid."
(Muslim, Ahmad).
FASTING IN PLACES WHERE THE DAY AND NIGHT ARE UNUSALLY LONG
Fasting in Places Where the Days or Nights are Unusually Long
In some areas like Scandinavia and the Poles, the day (or night) sometimes lasts for several weeks. How can the residents of such areas determine the duration of fasting? Some jurists concluded that such residents might fast a number of hours similar to the dawn-to-sunset period in Mecca or Madinah. Others concluded that they may fast a number of hours similar to the dawn-to-sunset period in the nearest ?moderate? place to them.
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Duas? articles? anyone?
Well I think The problem is your focusing on the things in life that don't really matter. When I was a kid I had hopes and dreams. We all did. But over time, the daily grind gets in the way and you miss the things that really matter, even though they are right in front of you, staring you in the face. I think the next time you should ask yourself "Am I on the right track here?". I don't mean to be rude but people like you I really pity. So maybe you could use the few brain cells you have and take advantage of the knowledge I have given you now. Good luck
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Remember God in prosperity and He will remember you in adversity
-Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
Rule between them by that which Allah revealed to you, and do not follow their vain desires away from the truth (5:48)
How few are the Romans and how numerous are we? 'An army's strength lies not in numbers of men but in Allah's help, and its weakness lies in being forsaken by Allah.
-Khalid ibn al-Walid
I just had to get Dee back for trolling in my thrad.
Good nite.
You want to try fasting with us ,at least maybe few days? how about it Ira ?
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Age Young , don?t die old .
Be faithful to the ONE who created Moses , Jesus and Mohamed(PBUT) . Make HIM the BEST , HE will put you above the rest .
I might be able to swing it. I only eat 3 times a day as it is.....
So you've got 29 days to do it , best days would the 15th and the 26th , best of the two is the 26 th .Try it , you wouldn't regret . I garantie it .
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Some at The Few Core Gyms I lift at , do Leg Presses , and Still Manage to Chat right after . I Do Squats Combined with Dumbell Pullovers , or Deadlifts , and See Stars .
Age Young , don?t die old .
Be faithful to the ONE who created Moses , Jesus and Mohamed(PBUT) . Make HIM the BEST , HE will put you above the rest .
The Prophet (PBUH) said, "if any Muslim comes out of Ramadan without gaining forgiveness and goodness, he/she is a real loser."
the Prophet (pbuh) to his Companions on the last day of Sha`ban: "O people! A great month has come; .............. Whoever draws nearer (to Allah) by performing any of the (optional) good deeds in (this month), shall receive the same reward as performing an obligatory deed at any other time; and whoever performs an obligatory deed in (this month), shall receive the reward of performing seventy obligations at any other time. It is the month of patience, and the reward of patience is Paradise. ...........
ALLAH yataqabbal for all. Let's not forget to pray for brother 2X-eed , for all muslims , believers as well, and non believers maybe one day they will embrace GOD.
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Some at The Few Core Gyms I lift at , do Leg Presses , and Still Manage to Chat right after . I Do Squats Combined with Dumbell Pullovers , or Deadlifts , and See Stars .
Age Young , don?t die old .
Be faithful to the ONE who created Moses , Jesus and Mohamed(PBUT) . Make HIM the BEST , HE will put you above the rest .
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