Ramadan

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Ramadan
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FASTING
Ramadan appears to be in the 9th month of the
Lunar calendar, in which the Muslims fast for
either 29 or 30 days. Reward of fasting was
quoted by Prophet Muhammad (SAW), Every act of
the son of Adam is for him, but fasting is for
Allah only, when every good deed is multiplied in
reward by 70 times.
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The month of Ramadan is the one in which the
Qur'an was sent down as guidance for humanity,
with clear signs containing guidance and
discrimination. (Surat al-Baqara 185)
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SAWM/FASTING LITERAL MEANING TO ABSTAIN
DAWN
1 of 5 pillars of Islam Obligatory for Muslim,
sane, pubert, resident, purified Conditions 1.
Abstain from prohibited activities from dawn to
dusk 2. Must have Intention for fast to count
Allowed to eat, drink, have sexual relations with
spouse
DUSK
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Fasting Only for Muslims?

• Like Salah, Fasting ordained upon previous Ummahs
  of every prophet from Sayyidina Adam to the last
  Prophet (saw).
• Psychologically Comforting if any inconvenience
  is faced by a large of people it becomes easier
  to bear.

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Changes made in Fasting

• THEN
• Prophet (saw) fasted 3 days in a month 10th
  Muharram
• Either fast (preferred) or pay ransom (fidyah)?
• Eating, drinking, sexual intercourse valid after
  iftar as long as you don't sleep, if you sleep it
  counts as the beginning of next fast

• NOW
• Observe fast in Ramadan
• Those with strength MUST fast
• Lawful in nights of fast to eat, drink, have
  sexual intercourse until the break of dawn

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When Is It Acceptable To NOT Observe Fast?

• Sick unbearable hardship or fear of illness
  getting worst due to fasting (qada required)
  permanent illness with no hope of recovery
• Traveling (ala safarin) on a journey for a
  longer duration, not just going out of the house
  5-10 miles away (qada required) staying
  somewhere for 15 days not ala safarin, must
  fast
• Very old age
• Women menstruation or child bed (qada required)?

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QADA
Qada Required For Missed Days

• SICK PERSON BECOMES HEALTHY
• TRAVELLER RETURNS HOME
• INSANE MUSLIM ADULT WHO HAS PERSONAL ABILITY TO
  FAST REGAINS SANITY
• WOMEN MENSTRUATION OR CHILDBED ARE PURIFIED

DAYS NEED TO MAKE UP
DAYS MISSED

• No Qada Required IF
• -A DISBELIEVER EMBRACES
• ISLAM IN MIDDLE OF
• RAMADAN OR CHILD BECOMES PUBERT IN MIDDLE OF
  RAMADAN, THEN REQUIRED TO FAST FROM THEN ONWARD
  WITHOUT QADA FOR PREVIOUS DAYS

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FIDYAH

• One missed fast half sa of wheat or its cost
  1.632 kg given to a poor person, making sure that
  it's not part of wage for those engaged in
  service of mosque of madrasa
• Better not to give fidyah of more than one missed
  fast to one person on a single date
• If you can't pay fidyah, should seek Allah(swt)'s
  forgiveness with intention to pay it back when
  you can

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BENEFITS OF FASTING

• GAIN ALLAH(SWT)'S RAZA BY LISTENING TO HIS
  COMMANDS AND FOLLOWING THE PROPHET (SAW)?
• SO THAT YOU BE GOD-FEARING
• CONTROL OF DESIRES ESSENCE OF TAQWA
• PROPHET (SAW) SAID THAT PRAYER MADE BY ONE WHO IS
  FASTING AT THE TIME OF HIS IFTAR IS ACCEPTED
  INSHA'ALLAH

• SOME FACTS ABOUT MONTH OF RAMADAN
• HOLY QURAN REVEALED IN RAMADAN SENT FROM
  PRESERVED TABLET IN ONE NIGHT
• OTHER SCRIPTURES LIKE ABRAHAMIC SCRIPTURES,
  TORAH, ZABUR, EVANGILE ALL REVEALED IN RAMADAN IN
  ENTIRETY

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• HADITHS REGARDING FASTING
• - In a hadith, the Holy Prophet is reported to
  have said 'The
• adhan of Bilal should not stop you from eating
  suhur because he calls the adhan well ahead in
  the night. Therefore, you continue eating and
  drinking, even after having heard Bilal's adhiin,
  until such time that you hear the adhan called by
  Ibn Umm Maktum because he calls the adhan
  precisely at the break of dawn'
• - Narrated Abu Huraira(r.a) The Prophet
  said"... whoever fasts during Ramadan out of
  sincere faith and hoping to attain Allah's
  rewards, then all his past sins will be
  forgiven." (Sahih Al-Bukhari).
• Abdullah ibn Amr reported that the Messenger of
  Allah, salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam, said "The
  fast and the Qur'an are two intercessors for the
  servant of Allah on the Day of Resurrection. The
  fast will say 'O Lord, I prevented him from his
  food and desires during the day. Let me intercede
  for him.' The Qur'an will say 'I prevented him
  from sleeping at night. Let me intercede for
  him.' And their intercession will be accepted."
  Ahmad
• - Prophet Muhammad (SAW) used to AYTIKAF in the
  last ten days of Ramadan. (Hazrat Ayesha)

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Lailatul-Qadar
Lailatul-Qadar comes once every year it falls in
the last five odd numbered nights of Ramadan. It
is the night better then a thousand months of
prayers. Lailatul-Qadar is the night of power or
the end of destiny. It is also described as the
night of grander or majesty and the most
honorable night of the year.
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S O U R C E S - WWW. ISLAMIBAYANAAT.COM
(MAARIFUL QURAN PGS. 435 484)?