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Seven Strategies to Train Kids this Ramadan
Educating your children in Ramadan
Children (who did not reach puberty) are not commanded to fast. However, their parents or guardians are strongly recommended to encourage them to fast few days so that they get used to it and they grow up knowing of the worship of fasting as they would know that of praying. In fact this was ...
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From the wisdom behind fasting
From the wisdom behind fasting is that:
It is an act of worship done for Allah, in which the 'adb (servant) draws closer to His lord by abandoning the things that he loves and desires, such as food, drink and sexual intercourse. This is done in order to achieve His Lord's Pleasure and ...
The intention to fast Ramadan
As salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh
Should the intention to fast Ramadaan be made at night or during the day? and if someone tells you at the time of ...
The prohibition on fasting in the second half of Sha'baan
Q: Is it permissible to fast after halfway through Sha’baan? Because I heard that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade fasting after halfway through Sha’baan.
A: Praise be to Allaah.
Abu Dawood (3237), al-Tirmidhi (738) and Ibn Naajah (1651) narrated ...