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Fasting Made Easy Mufti A H Elias

FASTING MADE EASY

“Fasting Made easy” is an easy-to-understand compilation of laws based mainly on the texts of the famous book, “Nurul Ezza” by Sheikh Abdul Iklas Hasanul Wafai Shurumbulaihi Hanafi (A.R).

We have added wherever necessary some sections for theMuslims of our age.For details refer to our works (1) “Kitaabus Saum” and (2)”Taraweeh in Detail”.

This book can be used as revision text in adult classes and upper classes in the local Madrashas. It will be useful for those who have newly accepted Islaam.

Definition

Fasting means abstention (from daybreak (pre-dawn) to sunset) from allowing anything to enter into the stomach or any other part of the body which is related to the stomach and abstention from sex.

Cause for fasting

The Ramadaan fast becomes Fardh by the entering of the first part of Ramadaan. Every day of Ramadaan is in itself the cause for its obligatory fast in Ramadaan.

Conditions for the validity of the fast

On whom is Ramadaan fast obligatory:

1. One must be in Ramadaan;
2. One must be a major/adult; (Not obligatory for minors)
3. One must be sane;
4. One must be aware of the fact that fasting is obligatory on Muslims;
5. One must be free from those things which render fastingexcusable.

Valid reasons for not observing the fast

There are ten valid reasons on account of which one is allowed not to observe the fast and they are as follows:

1. Being on journey;
2. Sickness;