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 The Commandment
 O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was
prescribed to those before you, that ye may (learn) self-
restraint,-

 (Fasting) for a fixed number of days; but if any of you is ill, or on

a journey, the prescribed number (Should be made up) from
days later. For those who can do it (With hardship), is a ransom,
the feeding of one that is indigent. But he that will give more, of
his own free will,- it is better for him. And it is better for you that
ye fast, if ye only knew.
Holy Qur'an 2:183-184
 The Month of Ramadhan
 Ramadhan is the (month) in which was sent down the Qur'an,
as a guide to mankind, also clear (Signs) for guidance and
judgment (Between right and wrong). So every one of you who
is present (at his home) during that month should spend it in
fasting, but if any one is ill, or on a journey, the prescribed
period (Should be made up) by days later. God intends every
facility for you; He does not want to put you to difficulties. (He
wants you) to complete the prescribed period, and to glorify Him
in that He has guided you; and perchance ye shall be grateful.
Holy Qur'an 2:185
Some Pearls from the Prophet (PBUH)
 Its Importance
Abu Hurairah narrated that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) said:

Whoever misses the Fast for one day of Ramadan without an excuse or
illness, even a perpetual fast will not compensate for it.

Ahamed, Tirmidhi

(An excuse here refers to an unavoidable journey or to hard physical

labour. It also includes a nursing Mother if it could hurt her baby or
herself)
 Its Blessings
Abu Hurairah related that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) said:

Whoever fasts during Ramadhan with Iman (faith) and seeks his reward
from Allah alone, will have his past sins forgiven. Whoever prays at
night during Ramadhan with Iman and seeks his reward from Allah
alone, will have his past sins forgiven. And whoever passes the Lailat-
al-Qadr (The Blessed Night) in prayer with Iman and seeks his reward
from Allah alone, will have his past sins forgiven.

Bukhari, Muslim
Abdullah Ibn Amr reported that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) said:

Fasting and Qur'an will both intercede for a believer on the day of
Judgement. Fasting will say: O Lord! I denied him food and sexual
pleasure during the day, so accept my intercession for him. The Qur'an
will say: O Lord! I denied him the rest and sleep at night, so accept my
intercession for him. Allah will accept the intercession of both.

Baihaqi
Abu Saeed Khudri reported that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) said:

When a servant of Allah observes Fast for a day for the sake of Allah,
he thereby repels the fire (of hell) from him a distance of a journey of
seventy years.

Bukhari, Muslim
 Fasting on a Doubtful Day
Ammar Ibn Yasir reported that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) said:

Anyone who fasts on a day about which he is doubtful has disobeyed

Abul Qasim

Abu Daud, Ibn Majah, Tirmidhi

(Abul Qasim is one of the many titles of the Holy Prophet (PBUH). A
doubtful day is one about which one is not sure if Ramadan has begun
or come to an end).
 The Intention
Hafsah bint Umar reported that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) said:

Whoever does not make an intention to fast before daybreak, there is

no Fast for him.

Abu Daud, Nasai, Tirmidhi

 Sahoor (Early Morning Breakfast)
Anas Ibn Malik related that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) said:

Take Sahoor (early morning breakfast), for there are blessings in

Sahoor.

Bukhari, Muslim
 On hearing Adhan while eating Sahoor
Abu Hurairah reported that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) said:

When one of you hears the Adhan while he (is eating Sahoor and) has
a cup in his hand, he should not put it down till he satisfies his need
from it.

Abu Daud
 Eating or Drinking by Accident
Abu Hurairah reported that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) said:

If anyone forgets while he is fasting and eats or drinks by accident, he

should complete his fast, for it is Allah who has fed him and given him
drink.

Bukhari, Muslim
 Fasting on a Journey
Aishah related that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) was asked whether one
should Fast when on a journey, and He replied:

Fast if you like, or postpone it if you like.

Bukhari, Muslim
 Personal Conduct during Fast
Abu Hurairah related that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) said:

If a person does not avoid false talk and false conduct during Fast,
Allah does not care if he abstains from his food and drink.

Bukhari, Muslim
Abu Hurairah reported that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) said:

Many people who fast get nothing from their fast except hunger and
thirst, and many people who pray at night get nothing from it except
wakefulness.
Darimi

(The Qur'an says : O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it

was prescribed to those before you, that ye may (learn) self-restraint
(2:183). Thus the object of Fasting is not just to stay away from food
and drink but to make a conscious effort to improve our conduct and try
to learn self-restraint)
 Reward for providing for one who is Fasting
Zaid Ibn Khalid Juhani narrated that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) said:

He who provides for the breaking of the Fast of another person earns
the same reward as the one who is fasting, and no reduction is made in
the reward of the latter.
Tirmidhi
 Voluntary Fasts after Ramadhan
Abu Ayyub related that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) said:

One who observes fast during Ramadhan and continues it through the
six days of Shawwal is as if he observes Fast for the whole year.
Muslim

(Shawwal is the Arabic Month following Ramadhan. The six days of

Shawwal does not include the first day, which is Eid-ul-Fitr, the day of
rejoicing for the Muslim)
 Other Voluntary Fasts
Aishah related that

The Holy Prophet (PBUH) used to fast on Mondays and Thursdays.

Tirmidhi

(Tirmidhi reported another Hadith that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) said:
"A man's deeds are reported to Allah on Mondays and Thursdays and I
prefer that I should be fasting when my deeds are reported”)

Abu Dharr reported that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) said:

If you observe Fast three days in a month, then make them on the
13th, 14th and 15th nights of the (lunar) month.
Tirmidhi
 Fasting on Fridays
Abu Hurairah narrated that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) said:

None of you should fast on Friday unless you observe a Fast on the
preceding or following day.

Bukhari, Muslim
 Ashura
Ibn Abbas reported that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) fasted on the day of
Ashura and instructed that it should be observed as a day of Fast. he
was told that it was a day honored by the Jews as well. He said:

If I live until next year, I shall Fast an extra day.

Muslim

(Ashura is the day when Allah saved Prophet Moses (PBUH) and his
people from Pharaoh. It falls on the tenth day of Muharram)
Dear Brothers & Sisters
One more important thing!

DON’T BE DEPRIVED OF
LAILAT AL QADR
(The Night of Power)
… and none is deprived of its blessings except a very
unfortunate person.
 The Glad Tidings
We have indeed revealed This (Message) In the Night of Power:
And what will explain to thee what the Night of Power is?
The Night of Power is better than a thousand Months.
Therein come down The Angels and the Spirit by Allah's
permission, On every errand.
Peace !……This until the rise of morn.
Holy Qur'an 97:1-5
 The Blessed Night
Anas ibn Malik reported that at the beginning of Ramadhan the Holy
Prophet (PBUH) gave a sermon and said:

Verily, a blessed Month has come to you, and in this month there is a
night which is better than thousand months (approx 83 years and
better), whoever is deprived of its blessings is deprived of all good, and
none is deprived of its blessings except a very unfortunate person.
Ibn Majah

...And whoever passes the Lailat-al-Qadr (The Blessed Night) in prayer

with Iman and seeks his reward from Allah alone, will have his past sins
forgiven.

Bukhari, Muslim
(O Lord! Help us to spend this Night in prayer and include us all in the
ranks of those who receive the blessings of this Night)
 In Odd Numbered Nights of Last Ten
Aishah related that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) said:

Search for Lailat al Qadr among the odd numbered nights during the
last ten days of Ramadhan.
Bukhari
To Conclude,

A Request…

Please forward this to all the believers in

your Address Book

FOR ...
Ye are the best of peoples,
evolved for mankind,
enjoining what is right, forbidding
what is wrong,
and believing in God. …
Holy Qur'an 3:110