Fasting is Knocking* [[--- Episode Ten ---]]

 *Fasting is Knocking*

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بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم

In Surah - Al-Baqarah - chapter 2 verse 183, Allah (swt) stated clearly the main aim & objective of fasting the month of Ramadan is to *dry-clean* our faith:

Evidence:

"O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you *that you may become righteous* 📚2:183

So,

Every year, if after fasting the month of Ramadan and yet you didn't increase in faith steadily,, then...😷

Now,

*How do you prepare your body & soul for this task?*

*Number 1:* Improve on your character:

Abu Huraira (r.a) narrated that: The Prophet (PBUH) said, *“Whoever does not give up forged speech (eg - telling lies, backbiting etc) and evil actions (eg - listening to music, including so-called Islamic music 🎵, watching movies on TV etc), Allah (swt) is not in need of his or her leaving his food and drink (i.e. Allah will not accept his fasting.)”* 📚[Sahih Al-Bukhari 1903, Book 30, Hadith 13]

So,

Fasting is more than just abstaining from food but from indecent speech and lustful desires as well.

Now,

What consume most of our TRILLIONS of rewards we suffered to gather in our account of good deeds is - backbiting.

What is backbiting?

Abu Huraira reported: The prophet (PBUH) said, *“Do you know what backbiting is?”* They said, “Allah and his messenger know best.” The Prophet said, *“To mention your brother or sister in his or her absent in a way he or she dislikes if heard.”* It was said, *“What do you think if what I said about him is true?”* The Prophet said, *“If what you say about him is true, it is backbiting. If it is not true, it is slander.”* 📚Source: S‌ah‌i‌h‌ Muslim 2589

The Prophet once asked his Companions, *“Do you know who the bankrupt is?“* The Companions said, *“A bankrupt is the one who has neither dirham (money) nor wealth.”* The Prophet said: *“The bankrupt among my Ummah is he who would come on the Day of Judgment with prayers, fasting, and zakah; but he had offended one person, slandered another, devoured others’ wealth, shed the blood of this person, and beat that person. Each one of these people would be given some of the wrongdoer’s good deeds. If his good deeds fall short of settling the account, then their sins will be taken from their accounts and thrown into his account, and he would be thrown in the Hellfire.* 📚(Muslim)

*Number 1:* Finish All Pending Fasts

If you still have unpaid missed Ramadan fast (either observing the real fasting of missed days or fidya payments), then, stop dancing to the music of shaytan who will not stop whispering to you that *"there's still time to make it up"*. Yes. This destructive whispering will not stop and before you open eyes 👀 and close it, 2025 Ramadan fast will say *"here I am"*😀

If one who fall into the category of
paying back the missed Ramadan fast *(as already previously explained)*, delays making up a missed Ramadan fast and another Ramadan set in, then, the person have committed a big sin and will face double punishment:*(that's paying all the missed Ramadan fast and feeding the needy for each of the days)*. Yes. This is evident in the report narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas, Ibn ‘Umar and Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with them) who said concerning the one who has to make up a missed fast but does not do so until the next Ramadan comes: “He must make it up and feed one poor person for each day.” This fidyah is for delaying it. It is permissible to offer the food before making up the fast, at the same time, or afterwards.”

Furthermore,

The one who missed more than one fast in the month of Ramadan with genuine reasons like old age, chronic sickness or lifetime sickness can set a day to give the fidya at ago. Yes. Even if the missed Ramadan fast is up to 30. 📚Shaykh Ibn `Uthaymin (may Allah have mercy on him) - in Fatawa As-Siyam (p. 111).

*Share this very write-up to remind others*

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