MEANING OF FASTING, TYPES AND HOW EACH CAME

MEANING OF FASTING, TYPES AND HOW EACH CAME

 

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" ASSALAMU ALAYKUM WARAHMATULLAHI WABARAKAATU"

 

Bismillaahwa-Hamdulillaah was-salaatu was-salaamu‘alaarasoolilaah

 

I commence after giving thanks and praises to Allah  Subhaanawa Ta' ala and extending praises to the Holy Prophet( s.a.w)

And to those who follow the path of the Noble Prophet, Muhammad (s.a.w) till the Day of  qiyaam.

 

I also extend thanks to Organizers and members of this platform

 

May Allah grant you good in this world and good in the hereafter and protect you from what you fear.

Alhamdulillah;Our topic will Base on

Meaning of Fasting

Types of Fasting

How each came

 

We will limit our Topic to food fasting (sawmut_Ta'aam)

Fasting in Islam, known as Sawm (ﺻﻮﻡ) or siyamﺻﻴﺎﻡ

                                                 

 

Arabic words for fasting , is abstaining from eating and drinking. In the terminology of Islamic law, sawm means to abstain from eating and drinking during daylight hours. The observance of sawm during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is one of the

Five Pillars of Islam

Muslims are prohibited from eating, drinking and engaging in conjugal sexual relationships from dawn (fajr) to

sunset (maghrib ).

Sawm also carries a significant spiritual meaning. It teaches one the principle of God Consciousness:

Allah SubhaanawaTa'ala emphatically stated in SuratulBaqara that FASTING IS BETTER FOR US IN ALL ANGLE U CAN THINK OF and Allah further continued saying ONLY IF WE KNOW

Allahu Akbar

 Surah Al-Baqara, Verse 184:

أَيَّامًامَّعْدُودَاتٍفَمَنكَانَمِنكُممَّرِيضًاأَوْعَلَىٰسَفَرٍفَعِدَّةٌمِّنْأَيَّامٍأُخَرَوَعَلَىالَّذِينَيُطِيقُونَهُفِدْيَةٌطَعَامُمِسْكِينٍفَمَنتَطَوَّعَخَيْرًافَهُوَخَيْرٌلَّهُوَأَنتَصُومُواخَيْرٌلَّكُمْإِنكُنتُمْتَعْلَمُونَ

 

For a certain number of days; but whoever among you is sick or on a journey, then (he shall fast) a (like) number of other days; and those who are not able to do it may effect a redemption by feeding a poor man; so whoever does good spontaneously ,it is better for him; and that you fast is better for you if you know.

Let quickly move on to the types of Fasting

 

TYPES OF FASTING IN ISLAM

 

 Fasting in Islam has three (3) types

1. Obligatory

2. Voluntary

3. Penalty fasting

 

1. OBLIGATORY FASTING

This includes the whole ninth month of the lunar year i.e. Ramadan from the break of the dawn till sunset. Allah says in the Quran,

Surah Al-Baqara, Verse 183:

يَاأَيُّهَاالَّذِينَآمَنُواكُتِبَعَلَيْكُمُالصِّيَامُكَمَاكُتِبَعَلَىالَّذِينَمِنقَبْلِكُمْلَعَلَّكُمْتَتَّقُونَ

 

O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may guard (against evil).

 

 

2. VOLUNTORY

There are times when it is recommended to make voluntary fasting, after the Traditions of Prophet Muhammad.

The intention for a voluntary fast can be made during the day. Let us say that you woke up and prayed Fajr. You did not have the intention to fast that day and you also did not eat, drink, have intercourse, or otherwise do anything that would break a person’s fast. Later in the day, you can make the intention for a voluntary fast if you have not done any of those things that break the fast. This is based on ‘Aishah’s (may Allah be pleased with him) hadith: “

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came to us one day and said:

‘Do you have any (food)?’ We said, ‘No.’ He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:‘Therefore, I am fasting.”

 

 

TYPES OF VOLUNTARY FASTING

 

1. Fasting Mondays and Thursdays

2. Fasting on ayyam al Beed

3.  Fasting on the day of Arafah

4. Fasting on Shawwal

5. Fasting on the day of Ashura

 

1. FASTING ON MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS

It was narrated from Abu Qataadah al-Ansaari that the Messenger of Allaah (salAllahu‘alayhiwasallam) was asked about fasting on Mondays. He said:“On that day I was born, and on it the Revelation came to me.”

Narrated by Muslim, 1162.

 

It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:

“Deeds are shown (to Allaah) on Mondays and Thursdays, and I like my deeds to be shown when I am fasting.”

Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 747;

 

May Allah grant us eeman and empower us to fast these days so that our deeds wii please Allah

 

2. FASTING ON AYYAM AL BEED

 

 Fasting the Ninth Day of Dhul-Hijjah (12th Islamic month). The Islamic month in which the Hajj is performed is known as Dhul-Hijjah. “Day of Arafah” is the ninth day of that month.

It is recommended for those not performing the Hajj pilgrimage to fast this day.

It is voluntary for  we Muslims to fast 3 days in every Islami month, the 13th, 14th, and 15th day of each lunar month.

We found this saying from the Blessed lips of the Holy Prophet S.A.W He who fasts on Ayyam al-Beed every month attains reward as if he fasted the whole year. [Nasai]

This month AyyalBeed falls on.

 

3. FASTING ON THE DAY OF ARAFAH

Fasting the Ninth Day of Dhul-Hijjah (12th Islamic month).

The Islamic month in which the Hajj is performed is known as Dhul-Hijjah. “Day of Arafah” is the ninth day of that month.

It is recommended for those not performing the Hajj pilgrimage to fast this day.

At dawn of this day, Muslim pilgrims will make their way from Mina to a nearby hillside and plain called Mount Arafat and the Plain of `Arafah

It was from this site that Muhammad in gave one of his last famous sermons in the final year of his life.

The virtue of Fasting on the  day of Arafah

The Holy Prophet said

“Fasting on the day of Arafah is an expiation for two years, the year preceding it and the year following it.”

 

 

4. FASTING ON SHAWWAL*

Shawwāl (Arabic :ﺷﻮّﺍﻝ) is the tenth month of the lunar Islamic calendar .Shawwāl means to 'lift or carry'; so named because a female camel normally would be carrying a fetus at this time of year.

1. Six Days in the Month of Shawwal (the month following Ramadan or the 10th Islamic month)

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said,

“Whoever fasts during the month of Ramadan and then follows it with six days of Shawwal will be (rewarded) as if he had fasted the entire year.”

Allahu Akbar

The reasoning behind this tradition is that a good deed in Islam is rewarded 10 times, hence fasting 30 days during Ramadan and 6 days during Shawwāl is equivalent to fasting the whole year in terms of reward.

365 days = 1 year

 

1 good deed = 10

 

30 days of fasting= 30×10=300

 

6days of fasting=6×10=60

 

Hence 300 + 60 = 360

 

360 equivalent to 365 which is = 1year

 

MaaSha Allah

Our Noble Prophet didn't go to school BUT He is the BEST MATHEMATICIAN

 

Allahu Akbar

 

5. HISTORICAL EVENT OF ASHURA

Ibn `Abbas said: "The Prophet came to Madinah and found the Jews fasting on the day of `Ashura'. He said: 'What is this?' They (Jews) said:

“This is a righteous day; it is the day when Allah saved the Children of Israel from their enemies”

so Musa (Moses) fasted on this day.'

The Holy Prophet s.a.w.said: 'We have more right to Musa than you,' so he fasted on that day and commanded (the Muslims) to fast on that day." (Al-Bukhari)

The practice of fasting on `Ashura' was known even in the days of Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic period),“Observe the fast of Aashura and oppose the Jews. Fast a day before it or a day after.”Hence, it is important to either fast on the ninth and the tenth or the tenth and the eleventh of Muharram. To fast only on the day of Aashora is Makrooh(undesirable).The Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu-Alayhi-Wasallam) has exhorted and encouraged his Ummah to fast on this day. He said:

“This fast is a compensation for the (minor) sins of the past year.” (Hadith:Muslim)

 

 

6. PENALTY FASTING

under certain circumstances Fasting is used as a penalty for a certain action that requires punishment in Islam.Allah said;

"and fulfill the promise, surely (every) promise shall be questioned about."

(Surah Bani Israel 17:34)

 

1. if an oath is given, and circumstances dictate that it be broken (or the one giving the oath deliberately breaks it), one needs to fast for three days consecutively if they cannot initially find 10 poor people to feed and provide clothing for (both of which are commanded before the act of fasting as a form of repentance).

Days of Oath

If you have an oath, for example: "If I graduate with a good mark, I will fast for three days for God" then one must fulfil this. This type of fasting is considered obligatory. Breaking the oath will result in a sin.

Allah said concerning the above statement

Surah Al-Maeda, Verse 89:

لَايُؤَاخِذُكُمُاللَّهُبِاللَّغْوِفِيأَيْمَانِكُمْوَلَٰكِنيُؤَاخِذُكُمبِمَاعَقَّدتُّمُالْأَيْمَانَفَكَفَّارَتُهُإِطْعَامُعَشَرَةِمَسَاكِينَمِنْأَوْسَطِمَاتُطْعِمُونَأَهْلِيكُمْأَوْكِسْوَتُهُمْأَوْتَحْرِيرُرَقَبَةٍفَمَنلَّمْيَجِدْفَصِيَامُثَلَاثَةِأَيَّامٍذَٰلِكَكَفَّارَةُأَيْمَانِكُمْإِذَاحَلَفْتُمْوَاحْفَظُواأَيْمَانَكُمْكَذَٰلِكَيُبَيِّنُاللَّهُلَكُمْآيَاتِهِلَعَلَّكُمْتَشْكُرُونَ

 

Allah does not call you to account for what is vain in your oaths, but He calls you to account for the making of deliberate oaths; so its expiation is the feeding of ten poor men out of the middling (food) you feed your families with, or their clothing, or the freeing of a neck; but whosoever cannot find (means) then fasting for three days; this is the expiation of your oaths when you swear; and guard your oaths. Thus does Allah make clear to you His communications, that you may be Fateful.

May Allah guide and protect us from all form of penalty fasting.

 

At this point, i will like to bring to your notice another special month

When this special month is about to start the gates of Heaven are opened.... the gates of Hell are closed and the devils are chained."

It is the same month our code of conduct, our Divine Scripture, our Constitution... Full of Rules and Regulations... that's the Glorious Qur'an.... Was sent down to us It is no other Month than the MONTH OF RAMADAN.

May Allah grant us long healthy lives to meet the Month of Ramadan as well as other Months .....to be able to fast.

I will like to end the first presentation on RAMADAN SEMINAR on the topic "MEANING OF FASTING, TYPES AND HOW EACH CAME with the greetings of the people of Jannah   "AssalamuAlaikumWarahmatullahiWabarakaatuhu"