RAMADAN FAST
- Le savoir Islamique
- Sep 30, 2024
- 3 min read
Updated: Jan 5
1 Definition of fasting (Siyam)
Fasting in Islam (called "siyam") is defined as abstinence from all food, drink, sexual relations, and anything else that invalidates the fast, from the time of dawn (Fajr) until sunset (Maghrib). It is a form of worship by which the Muslim draws closer to God by obeying His commandments.
Quranic source: - Fasting has been made obligatory by Allah in the following verse:
- "O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may attain piety." (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:183).
2 Obligation of fasting
3 Conditions of fasting
4 The conditions of obligations of fasting
5. Fast nullifiers
6 The Wisdom Behind Fasting
Reliable sources:
- The Quran : Surah Al-Baqara (2:183-187) details the prescriptions of fasting.
- The hadiths reported by al-Bukhari and Muslim on the practices of the Prophet.
- The works of scholars such as Sheikh Ibn Al Uthaymine in "The Fast of Ramadan".