Fasting
الصيامṢawm — the hidden act that no one sees but Allah.
On fasting in Ramadan and beyond — the inner fast of the heart, the outer fast of the limbs, and the classical doctrine of ṣawm as the act that belongs to Allah alone.
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Imam al-Ghazali
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"Take suhur, for in suhur there is blessing, claiming that suhur means remembrance, although"
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"fasting thirty days from another month, and fasting one day of Ramadan is better than"
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"public, the fasting of the elite, and the fasting of the elite's elite. The fasting"
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"Abdullah ibn Amr about fasting, where he advised, fast one day and break the fast"
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"except Ramadan. Rather, he would sometimes fast and sometimes break his fast. For"
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"Abu Musa relayed, I said, O Messenger of God, a person loves those who pray but does not pray, and loves those who fast but does not fast, listing many things."
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"level is fasting for three days or more. Some seekers of spiritual discipline fast for extended"
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"Regarding timing, the least is once in twenty-four hours, as in fasting, the medium is fasting"
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"Do not call it Ramadan, for it is one of the names of Allah, but say the month of Ramadan."
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"eat and break his fast if he is fasting, and take on the pursuit if he is poor. If he does"
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"during the day. For those fasting every other day, eating at midday when breaking the fast"
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"the fast during Ramadan, when reaching the trotter at Al-Ghameem, is narrated by Muslim"
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"Dawud replied, Fast from the world and make your breaking of the fast in the hereafter,"
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"grant him the reward of fasting in Rajab, Shaban, and Ramadan, and he will receive the"
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"We have mentioned the merits of months and days for fasting in the Book of Fasting, so"
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"him, would fast until they thought he would not break his fast, and he would break his"
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"The hadith, prayer to prayer is expiation, Ramadan to Ramadan is expiation, except for"
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"The Hadith, Partake in Suhur for there is blessing in Suhur, was previously mentioned"
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"is that most people, if they see a Muslim breaking his fast in Ramadan, would find it"
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"year, and it was said to him, You neither fast nor break your fast. This was directed"
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"Regarding fasting, if he missed it during travel without making it up, broke his fast"
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"as we pray, and they fast as we fast, and they give charity with their extra wealth."
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"The response is that the pre-dawn meal is intended for fasting, and without fasting,"
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"Ramadan to Ramadan is expiation, except for three, associating partners with Allah,"
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"settles, they must complete the fast. If they settle while breaking the fast, they"
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"The second matter is the siesta, a sunnah that helps with night prayer, just as suhoor aids in fasting by day."
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"The best days of Ramadan are the last ten nights, and the best days in Dhu al-Hijjah are the first ten days."
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"He said to me if you wish I will grant you victory over them or if you wish you may break your fast with us"
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"Umar observed the death of a thousand worshippers who spend the night in prayer and fast during the day"
Ibn Battuta
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"I completed the fast of the month of Ramadan in Mecca and performed Umrah every day following the Shafi'i school."
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"This preacher is one of the righteous, fasting perpetually and breaking his fast every three"
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"It is said he would fast for forty days at a time, breaking his fast on only half a barley"
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"there in Ramadan. After performing the Maghrib prayer, we broke our fast, and the call to"
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"fast with water alone. I maintained this for five days, resumed fasting for four more,"
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"In this mosque, I met a virtuous jurist from Mogadishu named Saeed, who was of good demeanor and manner and continuously observed fasting."
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"During the night of the 27th of Ramadan, I saw nearly a hundred servant girls leaving his palace with food, all naked,"
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