A Guide to Ramadan and Fasting

Ta Ha Publisher

• Dr. Musharaf Hussain and Dr. Abia Afsar Siddiqui

A guide toRAMADAN AND FASTINGDR. MUSHARAF HUSSAINANDDR. ABIA AFSAR-SIDDIQUI1THE VIRTUES OF RAMADANRAMADAN (literally meaning heat and dryness in Arabic) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar entirely devoted to committed ibadah (worship) including sawm (fasting). Fasting during the month of Ramadan was first prescribed in the second year of Hijrah:يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَYou who have iman! Fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you so that hopefully you will have taqwa. (2:183)فَمَن شَهِدَ مِنكُمُ الشَّهْرَ فَلْيَصُمْةٌ...Any of you who are resident for the month should fastit. (2:185)Table of Contents1. The Virtues of Ramadan12. The Rulings on Fasting72.1 People Exempted from Fasting During Ramadan 2.2 The Essentials of Fasting7102.3 The Etiquettes of Fasting112.4 Actions that Invalidate the Fast132.5 Acts that do not Invalidate the Fast162.6 Qada (Restitution)202.7 Fidyah (Ransom)212.8 Kaffarah (Atonement)223. The Essence of Fasting24244. Salat at-Tarawih and Qur'an295. The Last Ten Days of Ramadan346. The End of Ramadan7. Other Obligatory and Optional Fasts, and Fasts that are Forbidden4348About the bookA GUIDE TO RAMADAN AND FASTING is a concise yet comprehensive guide covering all aspects of Ramadan and Fasting. It outlines the fiqh of fasting (including sunnah, mustahabb and nafl fasts), Salat at-Tarawih, I'tikaf, Sadaqat al-Fitr and Eid, giving the rulings of the Hanafi, Shafi'i, Maliki and Hanbali madhahib. As well as these practical matters, the spiritual aspect of Ramadan is also highlighted.ISBN 978-1-84200-079-3Ta-Ha Publishers LtdUnit 4, The Windsor Centre,Windsor Grove, London SE27 9NT. www.taha.co.uk9781842 000793>