70 Issues Related to Fasting-270 Issues Related to Fasting-2

Etiquettes and Sunnah of Etiquettes and Sunnah of FastingFasting

When Fasting we should make sure to eat and drink suhoor When Fasting we should make sure to eat and drink suhoor and delay it till before Fajr:and delay it till before Fajr:

The Prophet said: The Prophet said:

““Have suhoor, for in suhoor Have suhoor, for in suhoor there is blessing there is blessing (barakah).” (barakah).”

(Reported by al-Bukhaari).(Reported by al-Bukhaari).

“ “Suhoor is blessed food, and Suhoor is blessed food, and it involves being different it involves being different from the people of the from the people of the Book. What a good suhoor Book. What a good suhoor for the believer is dates.”for the believer is dates.”

(Reported by Abu Dawood).(Reported by Abu Dawood).

We Should Also Not delay breaking the fast:We Should Also Not delay breaking the fast:

Prophet said: Prophet said:

““The people will be fine The people will be fine so long as they do not so long as they do not delay iftaar.”delay iftaar.”

(Reported by al-Bukhaari)(Reported by al-Bukhaari)

What to break the fast with?What to break the fast with?

“The Prophet used to break his The Prophet used to break his fast with fresh dates before fast with fresh dates before praying; if fresh dates were praying; if fresh dates were not available, he would eat not available, he would eat (dried) dates; if dried dates (dried) dates; if dried dates were not available, he would were not available, he would have a few sips of water.”have a few sips of water.”

(Reported by al-Tirmidhi)(Reported by al-Tirmidhi)

Must avoid Backbiting, Gossip obscenity and the likes:Must avoid Backbiting, Gossip obscenity and the likes:

The Prophet said: The Prophet said:

““It may be that a fasting It may be that a fasting person gets nothing from his person gets nothing from his fast except hunger.”fast except hunger.”

(Reported by Ibn Maajah)(Reported by Ibn Maajah)

What to say when breaking the fast:What to say when breaking the fast:

The Prophet when he broke his The Prophet when he broke his fast, would say:fast, would say:

“ “Dhahaba al-zama’, wa’btallat Dhahaba al-zama’, wa’btallat al-‘urooq, wa thabat al-ajru al-‘urooq, wa thabat al-ajru in sha Allaahin sha Allaah

(Thirst is gone, veins are flowing (Thirst is gone, veins are flowing again, and the reward is again, and the reward is certain, in sha Allaah).” certain, in sha Allaah).”

(Reported by Abu Dawood)(Reported by Abu Dawood)

When Fasting one should keep away from sin:When Fasting one should keep away from sin:

““When any of you is fasting, When any of you is fasting, let him not commit sin…”let him not commit sin…”

(Reported by al-Bukhaari).(Reported by al-Bukhaari).

The Prophet said: The Prophet said:

““Whoever does not stop Whoever does not stop speaking falsehood and speaking falsehood and acting in accordance with acting in accordance with it, Allaah has no need of it, Allaah has no need of him giving up his food him giving up his food and drink.”and drink.”

(Al-Bukhaari,)(Al-Bukhaari,)

Things that can destroy your receiving good deeds Things that can destroy your receiving good deeds while fastingwhile fasting

Distracted by quiz-shows, Distracted by quiz-shows, soap operas, movies and soap operas, movies and sports matches,sports matches,

Idle gatherings, Idle gatherings,

Hanging about in the Hanging about in the streets with evil people streets with evil people and time-wasters, and time-wasters,

Driving around for no Driving around for no purpose, purpose,

Sleeping in the day so as to Sleeping in the day so as to avoid feeling hungryavoid feeling hungry

Also while fasting you should not allow others to Also while fasting you should not allow others to provoke you:provoke you:

““If someone fights him or If someone fights him or insults him, he should say, insults him, he should say, ‘I am fasting, I am fasting.’”‘I am fasting, I am fasting.’”

(Reported by al-Bukhaari)(Reported by al-Bukhaari)

Do not over indulge in food:Do not over indulge in food:

““The son of Adam fills no The son of Adam fills no worse vessel than his worse vessel than his stomach.”stomach.”

(Reported by al-Tirmidhi)(Reported by al-Tirmidhi)

During this time you want to be generous with your During this time you want to be generous with your money, knowledge, help and time:money, knowledge, help and time:

““The Messenger of Allaah was the The Messenger of Allaah was the most generous of people [in doing most generous of people [in doing good], and he was most generous of good], and he was most generous of all in Ramadaan when Jibreel met all in Ramadaan when Jibreel met with him, and he used to meet him with him, and he used to meet him every night in Ramadaan and teach every night in Ramadaan and teach him the Qur’aan. him the Qur’aan.

The Messenger of Allaah was more The Messenger of Allaah was more generous in doing good than a generous in doing good than a blowing wind.” blowing wind.”

(Reported by al-Bukhaari)(Reported by al-Bukhaari)

Combining your fast with feeding the poor is the best Combining your fast with feeding the poor is the best means to paradise:means to paradise:

In Paradise there are rooms whose In Paradise there are rooms whose outside can be seen from the inside outside can be seen from the inside and the inside can be seen from the and the inside can be seen from the outside. Allaah has prepared them outside. Allaah has prepared them for those who feed the poor, who for those who feed the poor, who are gentle in speech, who fast are gentle in speech, who fast regularly and who pray at night regularly and who pray at night when people are asleep.” when people are asleep.”

(Reported by Ahmad )(Reported by Ahmad )

““Whoever gives food to a fasting Whoever gives food to a fasting person with which to break his fast, person with which to break his fast, will have a reward equal to his, will have a reward equal to his, without it detracting in the slightest without it detracting in the slightest from the reward of the fasting from the reward of the fasting person.” person.”

(Reported by al-Tirmidhi)(Reported by al-Tirmidhi)

What should be done during this month?What should be done during this month?

Preparing oneself and one’s environment Preparing oneself and one’s environment for worship,for worship,

Hastening to repent and turn back to Hastening to repent and turn back to Allaah,Allaah,

Fearing Allaah when praying Taraaweeh, Fearing Allaah when praying Taraaweeh,

Reading the entire Qur’aan time after time, Reading the entire Qur’aan time after time, trying to weep and trying to understand trying to weep and trying to understand what you are reading.what you are reading.

Umrah during Ramadaan is equivalent to Umrah during Ramadaan is equivalent to Hajj, Hajj,

Charity given during this virtuous time is Charity given during this virtuous time is multiplied,multiplied,

I’tikaaf (retreat in the mosque for worship) I’tikaaf (retreat in the mosque for worship) is confirmed (as part of the Sunnah).is confirmed (as part of the Sunnah).

We should congratulate one another for the We should congratulate one another for the beginning of Ramadan:beginning of Ramadan:

““The Messenger of Allaah said, The Messenger of Allaah said,

‘‘There has come to you Ramadaan, a There has come to you Ramadaan, a blessed month. Allaah has made it blessed month. Allaah has made it obligatory on you to fast (this obligatory on you to fast (this month). During it the gates of month). During it the gates of Paradise are opened and the gates of Paradise are opened and the gates of Hell are locked, and the devils are Hell are locked, and the devils are chained up. In it there is a night that chained up. In it there is a night that is better than a thousand months, is better than a thousand months, and whoever is deprived of its and whoever is deprived of its goodness is deprived indeed.’” goodness is deprived indeed.’”

(Reported by al-Nisaa'i(Reported by al-Nisaa'i,)