Daily Archives: July 25, 2012

The Beautiful Wisdom of Fasting

July 25, 2012   Islam, Ramadan
Edited version of Shaikh Muhammad bin Salih Al-Uthaymeen's abridged work Majaalis Shahr Ramadan [pp. 41-43] that was translated by Isma'eel Alarcon. (al-manhaj.com) FASTING—from dawn to dusk—is an act of worship done for Allah. The ‘Abd draws closer to His Lord by staying away from things he loves and desires like food, drink and sex. As a result, he achieves a sense of truthfulness in faith and completeness in his servitude to Allah, thereby increasing his love for Allah and longing for the reward Allah has prepared for His true slaves. This is because the person who fasts gives up what he likes and desires only for the sake of something that Read more ...
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