Saturday 3 June
Chapter: Fasting
• Summary of Lessons previously
• Importance of Breaking the Fast as soon as the time comes in, and not to delay it
• Having the Suhoor, for it has barakah in it (blessing)
• The types of people who don’t have to fast
o E.g. unable to fast due to old age, traveller, illness
• What these types of people have to do to make those missed fasts up
o E.g. difference between one with temporary illness vs long term illness
o What defines if one is ill enough to miss fasting?
• The one who engages in marital relations, what is the expiation?
o Free slave, if cannot then feed 60 people, if cannot then fast 2 months
o Hadith which proves that the expiation is to be done in this order of priority
o What if it if a person does so (marital relations) 3 or 4 times, what is the ruling?
o What if marital relations occur whilst being a traveller?
• Question: If I am travelling at noon time, and it is Ramadhaan, can I eat in the morning?
• What is the option of the traveller regarding fasting?
• What if a person is travelling for a haraam reason?
o Related point, what if a person is praying with haraam clothes, will the prayer be accepted?
• What about menstruation and post -natal bleeding?
o one should not fast and instead make it up afterwards
• What about breaking the fast due to unexpected/difficult situations
o Story of the Prophet () and sahaaba setting out to conquer Makkah during
Ramadhaan, they opened their fast on their way to Makkah
• Those for whom fasting is not accepted/obligated
o Non Muslims
o Those who are not of sound mind
o Children who have not reached the age of Puberty
• Children should be encouraged to start fasting when they are capable and above the age of 7
• Homework answers: Sunnah things for Eid
o For the Men, wearing one’s best clothes
o To have something sweet to eat BEFORE the prayer (for Eid ul Fitr)
o Having a Ghusl in the morning
o Zakatul Fitr (this is Obligatory)
o Going one way to the prayer and another way back
o To pray outdoors or in an open space
• Q&A
o Nail biting
Encouragement to attend today’s Talk in Albaseerah Bradford at 8:30 PM
