Fasting is a Shield
Assalam Alaikum my dear brothers and sisters we have reached day 18 of Ramadan so far. I apologize for posting so late today but I had a busy day. I know I have said numerous times in my blog that fasting is a shield but today I will to emphasize a little bit more and also how fasting has became obligatory for us. I will like to now share a hadith: Ibn Abbas (RA) reported that the Prophet (PBUH) said "Do not observe Saum (fasting) before the advent of Ramadan. Observe Saum at sighting of the crescent of Ramadan and terminate it at sighting the crescent (of Shawwal). If the sky is overcast, complete (the month as) thirty (days)" (Hadith).
The Prophet (PBUH) has said that "Fasting is a shield" and He commanded that those who had intense desire for marriage, but were not able to marry should fast because it will make it a shield to go against these desires. When the benefits of fasting one will come to realize that Allah prescribed it as a mercy for mankind, goodness for them and a protection from desires that can cause a person harm. The Prophet (PBUH) guidance was the most perfect guidance and the best for reaching the desire. Objective and the easiest on the soul, since restraining the soul from what it loves and desires is one of the most difficult and hardest. Ramadan's obligation was delayed until the middle of Islam. After the Hijrah this was at the point when tawheed and the prayer had become firmly established in the soul of Muslims, when they loved the commands of Allah (S.W.T.) their souls would light to its obligation. Ramadan became obligatory in the second of Hijrah. When the Prophet (PBUH) passed away he had only fasted 9 Ramadans. It was obligated as an option left to the people to choose whether they wanted to fast or to feed needy people everyday. Then the option finally became obligatory for fasting. Feeding the needy people was only an option for the elderly. Fasting had 3 stages: the 1st stage was it being obligated with the option of fasting or feeding a needy person. The 2nd stage only the fasting was allowed, but if the person fasting, he was forbidden from eating and drinking until the following night. The 3rd stage Islam has settled until the Day of Judgement, this is the wisdom and benefits from fasting.
So guys this is the end of my blog, I hope you guys learned something new in this blog. Stay tuned for my daily blogs about Ramadan. From now on I will post around this time on the weekdays because I am busy during the afternoons on weekdays. May Allah (S.W.T.) give you the tawfeeq to understand. Peace and Stay Halal :D <3
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