THE DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yawm Al-Khamis. 17th day of Sha’abaan, 1444AH (Thursday 9th March, 2023).
*_ARE WE READY FOR THE BLESSED MONTH OF RAMADAN?_*. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem.
ALLAH says in the Qur'an;
"The month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Qur'an, a guidance for mankind and clear proofs for the guidance and the criterion (between right and wrong). So whoever of you sights (the crescent on the first night of) the month (of Ramadan i.e. is present at his home), he must observe Sawm (fasts) that month, and whoever is ill or on a journey (facing difficulties), the same number [of days which one did not observe Sawm (fasts) must be made up] from other days. ALLAH intends for you ease, and HE does not want to make things difficult for you. (HE wants that you) must complete the same number (of days), and that you must magnify ALLAH [i.e. to say Takbeer (Allaahu Akbar: ALLAH is the Most Great)] for having guided you so that you may be grateful to HIM”[al-Baqarah 2:185].
We've learned from this verse that fasting is Fard upon us all. It's a blessing from ALLAH, not a burden as many see it. We've also learned that whoever is ill or on a journey and cannot fast due to difficulties that you faces on your journey or in your illness, then you can break your fast then fast after Ramadan to cover the days missed. Same for our sisters going through their monthly cycle or after childbirth.
Please Note that you cannot feed the poor to cover for your missed Ramadan days. Only old age people who cannot fast due to weakness and those with permanent illness such as stomach cancer etc can feed the poor full-day meal equivalent if doctors say no chance of recovery to be able to fast your missed days. If you feed for whatever reason you could not fast, you must still fast the missed days as soon as you can fast again. Fasting in Ramadan is so superior that even those sisters who could not fast due to their monthly/childbirth cycle have to still fast their missed days, not like daily salaat which ALLAH has spared them not to pay back the missed salaat. ALLAHU AKBAR. To be continued in shaa ALLAH. *_May ALLAH count us among those who are successful in this coming blessed month_*. Aameen.
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