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Prophetic Guidelines on Fasting - II
… Continued 6- Having Iftaar: * It is recommended to break the fast without delay when the due time arrives. This is in compliance with the Sunnah of the Prophet
and in contradiction to the Jews and Christians who used to delay this meal until the appearance of the stars. The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi.. More
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Prophetic Guidelines on Fasting - I
This is a short synopsis to describe how the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, performed fasting. It includes the relevant obligations, etiquette and supplications, the rulings of fasting, people's different attitudes to fasting, the nullifiers of fasting as well as other benefits. We ask Allah The Almighty to grant Muslims success to apply.. More -
How to Remain Steadfast after Ramadan?
Dear brother/sister, Let your example in Ramadan be like that of an infant who is put in an incubator to save his life and receive the necessary means of sustenance and survival. After ending the stay in the incubator, the baby comes out to the world to grow up, not to die and self-destruct. Here are six means to continue observing good deeds after.. More -
The easiest part of fasting is abandoning food and drink - II
The fasting of the organs of the body: The heart should also observe fast in Ramadan by refraining from believing in disobedience, harboring grudge and practicing secret tyranny. The eye should refrain from forbidden looks. One should lower the gaze out of fear of The All Knowing King. One's sight should not observe any sins. The ears should abstain.. More -
Valid Excuses For Not Fasting
(the five major categories in brief) Valid excuses for not fulfilling the obligations for fasting fall under five major categories (aside from menstrual and postnatal bleeding). When one breaks one's fast with a valid excuse, he should simply make up the missed day, whereas breaking the fast without a valid excuse entails a penalty, such as fasting.. More -
How the People of the Scripture distorted fasting
When Allah The Almighty enjoined fasting for thirty days upon them, which coincided with scorching heat, they were disturbed by it. Their scholars and chiefs gathered and made it in the spring, between winter and summer. This is the Nasee’ (postponement of restriction) which was prohibited by Allah The Almighty in the Quran. Then, they added to.. More -
The Fasting Person and Etiquettes of Eating-II
… Continued 8- To eat from the food that is closest. This is a refined table manner and is in view of the statement of the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, to the boy (mentioned earlier in point number 5): "… and eat from the spot of the dish that is nearer to you." [Al-Bukhari & Muslim] but an exception.. More -
The Fasting Person and Etiquettes of Eating-I
My dear fasting brother and sister, perhaps you and your family at this moment, moments before the Athaan (call to prayer) of Maghrib (sunset), are getting ready to have the Iftaar (fast-breaking) meal after a long day of fasting that has exhausted you and you are eagerly waiting for the sun to set. You must be yearning for a gulp of water to quench.. More -
Fasting: A Medical Miracle-III
… Continued Why the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, would break his fasting with dates This is a prophetic miracle. Dates are one of the finest foods and are rich in glucose and are therefore ideal nourishment for the body to break the fast with because it contains a high percentage of sugars (from 75% to 87%) out of which glucose.. More -
Fasting: A Medical Miracle-II
… Continued Movement and activity during fasting Movement and activity during the Islamic fasting are something very positive and enhance the competence of the liver and the muscles, rid the body of fats, and protect it from the risky increase of harmful ketone bodies. Moreover, muscular movement reduces the manufacture of protein in the liver.. More -
Important Rulings for the Fasting Person-II
… Continued The fasting of old people: The fasting of a very old person who cannot complete his day because of his weakness and old age, despite his cognition and ability to discern. Ibn ‘Abbaas and other Companions, may Allah be pleased with him, gave the Fatwa that such a person does not have to fast and has to feed a poor person as.. More -
Important Rulings for the Fasting Person-I
Matters that invalidate fasting 1- Intentionally eating or drinking invalidates fasting; this also applies to anything that would strengthen or nourish the body if it reaches the abdomen through any means whether via the mouth, nose, a vein, and so on. Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {And eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct.. More -
Fasting is a Scientific Miracle - III
… Continued The following are the decisive scientific proofs for the falsehood of this belief and conduct: Verified scientific studies in physiology indicate the fact that the Islamic fast is very easy, during which the body is not exposed to any negative effects: on the contrary, the body receives many benefits which could not be gained without.. More -
Fasting is a Scientific Miracle - II
… Continued Dr. Chin, an English physician who lived in the 18th century, said, "I do not know what people do in other countries, but we Protestants do not regard excess in consuming food as harmful or detrimental, to the extent that people look down upon their friends who do not eat their fill at every meal.” One of the latest remedies.. More -
Fasting is a Scientific Miracle - I
Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous.} [Quran 2:183] In this Noble Quranic verse, Allah The Almighty tells us that He has ordained fasting and made it an established norm common to all generations of human beings. History books.. More
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