what is fasting and its rules in islam

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Rules of Fasting in Islam in Ramadan

What is fasting?

"The word Ramadan comes from the Arabic root ar-ramaḍ, which means boiling heat or dryness. Fasting is fardh/Farz (obligatory) for adult Muslims, except those who are suffering from an illness, travelling, are elderly, pregnant, breastfeeding, diabetic or going through menstrual bleeding."

The lovely month of Ramadan is about reparation and tough living. The idea fasting on Ramadan is to feel the craving of poor and carry on with an existence in standards and Ramadan is to recharge our imaan to prepare our souls for rest of the year to use those days to create good habits.

While fasting from dawn until sunset, Muslims refrain from consuming food, drinking liquids,
smoking, and engaging in sexual relations. Muslims are also instructed to desist from sinful behavior that may negate the reward of fasting, such as false speech (insulting, backbiting, cursing, lying, etc.) and fighting. 

Avoid the demonstrations that are considered sins or cheapen the significance of fasting. Food and drinks are served daily, before dawn and after sunset.

Spiritual rewards (thawab) for fasting are also believed to be multiplied within the month of Ramadan. Fasting for Muslims during Ramadan typically includes the increased offering of salat (prayers) and recitation of the Quran.

As said in the Quran, "O' you who think, fasting is recommended for you as it was allowed for those before you with the goal that you may accomplish nobility, God-dreading."

Rules For Fasting

He who vomits involuntarily is not required to fast later on; but the one who deliberately causes himself to vomit must fast later on. (Abu Dawud, Sawm: 32; Al Tirmidhi, Sawm: 25; Ibn Majah, Sawm 16)


Sexual Intercourse is restricted while fasting in Ramadan In terms of kaffara, you and your wife each owe one kaffara, which is fast for 60 consecutive days, without missing a single day. This must be done in a time without any of the days of EId/Tashriq (Shawwal 1, Dhul Hijja 10-13), since it is sinful to fast on any of those five days.

If one does not fast the 60 days consecutively, one would have to restart the 60 days.