Topic:
“Fasting”
Contents:
Chap 1:
Introduction
Chap 2:
The Obligations of Fasting
Chap 3:
Taqwa:The Wisdom Behind Fasting
Chap 4:
The Rulings Of Fasting
CHAP 5:
Things That Invalidate Fasting
Chap 6:
The Last Ten Nights Of Ramadan
Chap 7:
The Eid Prayer
Introduction
Verily,all praise is due to allah,we praise him,we ask for his help and we seek his
forgiveness.and we seek refuge in allah from the evils within ourselves and the
evils of our actions.whomsover allah guide,there is no one that can lead him
astray.and whomsever is led astray,there is no one that can guide him.he is alone
and with no partner.and I bear witness that Muhammad(s.a.w) is his messenger.
To proceed: fasting in one of the aspects of worships that is done entirel for
allah,in which a muslim responds to the rulings of his lord- the one,the only –by
abstaing from food,drink and sexual intercourse with his wife during the
day,believing that this abstaing is obedience to allah.so he renews his life
covenant with allah through this fast,confirming that the only reasonfor his
existence in this life is to actualize complete servitude to the one who created him
and all that exist– the one who says in his book:
“I have not created the jinn and mankind except that they should worship me.”
This is the complete servitude with its complete and comprehensive
understanding,which is displayed in the servant’s responding to the way of his
lord and the laws of his creator in cvery small and big matter from the affairs of
his life ,whether in knowledge or action.allah says:
“say:verily ,my prayer,my sacrifice,my living,and my doing are for allah,lord of
the worlds.he has no partner.and that was what I was commanded and I am the
first of the muslims.”
This servitude with the previously mentioned understanding- is seen at times in
the prostration of the person praying,and at times it is seen in the hunger and
thirst of the one fasting.it is seen at times in the supplication of a distressed
person when he turns away from calling the people,towards calling allah.at other
times,it is seen when the pilgrim,making hajj,throws pebbles in one of the
stations of (hajj) and in a woman’s covering of her body and adornment.and at
times it is seen in the Islamic punishment that is established by the ruler on a
person that had committed adultery or theft.
Indeed these things show the greatness of his religion,which many,many
people are ignorant about:
