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Fasting

 

By
observation of Fasts I mean the act of abstaining
from eating, drinking, smoking anything whatsoever
to enter into what is understood to be the interior
of the body, as also voluntary vomiting,
self-pollution, sexual intercourse, etc



Niyyat or give utterance to Fasting



The Niyyat, (i.e., the intention) should be
conceived or given utterance to for each day
preferably before the break of dawn, if not, at any
time before the midday, if in the meanwhile one has
maintained the state of fasting from the time of
dawn.



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Whom is the observation of fasts obligatory?




Men and women too old and feeble to bear the
hardships of a fast are exempted, but they should
feed a poor and needy Muslim to satisfaction twice a
day, or pay the amount of one Sadaq-ul-Fitr for
every day.



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Under what circumstances can one defer the
observation of fasts ?



One can defer the observation of fasts if:



One is so sick that the observation of fast is
likely to increase his or her sickness.

A woman who is suckling a child, and there is a
danger of reduction in the supply of milk if she
observes fasts. A traveler who has reason to fear
that observing of fasts will make him or her unable
to prosecute the journey.

Note:- As soon as one is relieved of the respective
disabilities, one must observe the fasts
immediately.



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Under what circumstances should a woman postpone
the observation of fasts ?



A woman should postpone observation of fasts during
the period of menses & when she is in the family way




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Why is the observation of fasts obligatory during
the month of Ramadan ?



The observation of fasts is obligatory in the month
of Ramadan because it is the blessed month of the
year during which Holy Quran was revealed.