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What is Fiqh of Fasting? The fourth pillar of Islam is fasting, which is among the most significant deeds that Allah the Exalted has commanded the believer to carry out. It has great virtue and great reward. In light of this, we’ve written an essay outlining the fundamentals of fasting. The definition of fasting is also included, What are the 3 types of fasting in Islam, What is Ramadan fiqh, What does Quranic Ayat say about fasting, and Which 5 days of fasting are haram in Islam?
Fiqh of Fasting
Shaykh Haroon Hanif defines Fiqh of Fasting as “to abstain from eating, drinking, and having sexual interactions between dawn and dark to get closer to Allah”.
A religious fast is different from dieting or intermittent fasting since it is defined above as having the “intention of drawing near to Allah.” But what does it mean to intend something specifically?
An intention is the resolve you sense in your heart to do action. The explicit declaration of your goal is not required, but it is unquestionably preferred.
Practically speaking, it would be nearly hard to attend a Hanafi school without intending to fast.
If someone asks you “What are you doing?” By the time you announce, “Fasting,” you have already decided to fast and are putting your plan into action. This is a fantastic approach to grasping what constitutes “an intention.”
Every day of Ramadan must have a specific purpose for fasting. From the Maghrib prayer the previous night until just before “Islamic noon,” you are free to make the intention whenever you choose.
The time between the beginning of the Fajr and the beginning of the Maghrib prayers is known as Islamic lunchtime. For instance, if Fajr and Maghrib begin at 5 AM and 5 PM respectively, the Islamic noon would be at 11 AM.
What three forms of fasting are there in Islam?
Islam recognizes 3 different categories of Fiqh of Fasting:
- Fard Fasting
- Wajib (obligatory)
- Nafl Fasting
Regarding fasting, these five judgments have been related. While we are unable to mention everything that falls under each of these rules, we will do our best.
Fard Fasting
Any Islamic deed “obligatory” for Muslims is referred to as “Fard” in Arabic.
All followers of Allah (SWT) and His Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) must observe certain fasts known as fard throughout the month of Ramadan. It is considered a sin to abandon them, and Muslims will be held accountable for this transgression on the Day of Judgment.
Wajib (obligatory) Fasting
Wajib fasts, often known as “penalty” fasts in Islam, are those that become required for Muslims under specific situations.
For instance, if someone breaks their Nafl fast or skips their Fard fast for any reason, they must still make up for it later.
Except for the five days when Allah (SWT) forbade Muslims from fasting under any conditions, these fasts may be observed on any day.
The following five days are categorically off-limits to fasting:
- The day of Eid-ul-Fitr
- The day of Eid-ul-Adha
- The eleventh
- Twelfth
- On the thirteenth day of Zil Hijjah
Nafl Fiqh of Fasting
Last but not least, Nafl fasts are additional days of fasting that are neither required nor considered Wajib for Muslims. These are voluntary fasts that one might choose to observe.
It is essential to clarify that Muslims do not sin by skipping Nafl’s fasts. They are, nevertheless, richly rewarded by Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala for observing them to have a closer relationship with Him.
It is crucial to remember that Muslims are banned from observing Wajib and Nafl fasts on the previously stated five prohibited days.
I pray that Allah (SWT) may accept all of our fasts and bless us abundantly in this life and the next. Ameen.
What is Ramadan fiqh?
Prophet Muhammad received the first verses of the Quran as a revelation during the month of Fiqh of Fasting in Ramadan. Muslims fast from dawn (the Fajr) to just before the Maghrib prayer is offered during the holy month of Ramadan.
Ramadan is the name of the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, and Muslims are required to fast throughout this time. Muslims abstain from eating, drinking, and engaging in other vices during this month to fast for Allah’s sake.
As a result, this fasting prevents one from eating and drinking as well as from sins and bad acts. It also motivates one to engage in prayer, charity, and other good works, which ultimately draws one closer to Allah. Ramadan is also the month of the Quran, in addition to being a time for fasting. The Holy Quran was revealed during this month as a guide for humanity.
What does Quranic Ayat say about fasting?
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The Quran Surah al-Baqarah Ayat183
O believers! Fasting is prescribed for you—as it was for those before you—so perhaps you will become mindful ˹of Allah˺
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The Quran Surah al-Baqarah Ayat 184
And to fast is better for you, if only you knew.
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The Quran Surah al-Baqarah Ayat 185
Ramaḍan is the month in which the Quran was revealed as a guide for humanity with clear proofs of guidance and the standard ˹to distinguish between right and wrong˺.
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The Quran Surah al-Baqarah Ayat 187
You may eat and drink until you see the light of dawn breaking the darkness of night, then complete the fast until nightfall.
Which 5 days of fasting is haram in Islam?
Those days when Fiqh of Fasting was prohibited
- First: The first day of Eid Al-Fitr.
- Second: on Eid al-Adha.
- Third: observing a fast during al-Tashreeq days. The eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth days of the month of Dhu al-Hijjah are Al-Tashreeq fasting days for pilgrims.
- Fourth: Friday fasting
He detests fasting alone on Friday.
- Fifth: Day of Doubt, It is 30 Shaban month.
Read more: What is fiqh in Islam and What are the 4 types of fiqh in Islam?
Fasting nullities
The scholars agreed in the past and the past that fasting is invalidated by many and multiple things that they summarized in six important matters
The first is eating and drinking during fasting intentionally, inadvertently, wrong, or coercion,
The second is vomiting intentionally, not forced, And the third is sexual intercourse, that is, the husband’s coming to his wife and her patron during the day.
The fourth is masturbating in all its forms, which is deliberately directed by Al -Mani, Fifth is menstruation and postpartum in women, and the sixth intention is to break the fast during fasting, even if it is not followed by a practical application, because he said, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him: “Rather, the deeds are with intentions.