Fiqh of fasting : The Intention of fast

INTENTION OF FAST

Q.1: What is meant by intention of fast?

A. "Neeyat" means to have firm intention of offering prayer in the heart. Expression of words by the tongue is not essential but desirable to harmonize the intention of the tongue with the heart. So is the case with the intention (Neeyat) of fasts.

Q.2: What is the wording of Neeyat?

A. If one makes "Neeyat" (intention) of fast during the night he should say:

I intended for the sake of Allaah that I will observe obligatory fast of this Ramadaan tomorrow

Adding "Inshaa Allaah Ta'aalaa" to the wording of Neeyat is desirable act provided that it is done with the intention of seeking Almighty Allaah's help and grace. Neeyat must be firm. If wavering, fast will not be deemed to have been observed.

Q.3: What time should Neeyat be made?

A. The time for Neeyat of obligatory fasts of Ramadaan, "Nazar Mo'aie-yan" and "Nafil" fasts begins at the sunset and lasts till the sun reaches meridian Shar'ee i.e. one should form Neeyat (intention) of fast at least 39 minutes and at most 48 minutes before "Zawaal" (decline of the sun). The intention of these three kinds of fasts can also be made in the day but it is commendable to do so during the night.

Ramadaan and Ahadees

Our Beloved Prophet Muhammad [Sallal Laahu Alaieh Wa Sallam] have said..

There are eight gates of Paradise and one of those is called "Raiyaan". The believers who observe fasts will enter into paradise from this gate.

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Q.2: What is the importance of fast in Islaam?

Ans. The importance of "Saum" (fast) can be gauged from the fact that:

1. It is the fourth of five pillars of Islaam.

2. Fasts help maintain health and develop the body well.

3. Fasts cleanse and purify the heart, mind and soul.

4. Fasts acquaint the rich with the plight of the poor.

5. Fasts help promote equality among community members by bringing the well-to-do and poor at par.

6. Fasts firm up spiritual strength and weaken carnal forces.

7. Fasts help one become used to difficulties and hardships.

8. Fasts provide one with forbearance, patience and endurance against hunger and thirst.

9. Fasts provide mental and spiritual concentration and peace.

10. Fasts serve as sentinel against evils and sins.

11. Fasts inspire Islamic spirit and zeal to do virtuous deeds.

12. Observance of fast is a secret and quiet worship which is free from show and hypocrisy.

13. Fast is an effective source of warding off calamities and disasters.

There are many other benefits and advantages of fasts as defined by Quraan-o-Hadees.

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THE WISDOM BEHIND FASTING

There are reasons and wisdom behind every single act in Islaam, no matter how small. It is possible to know the wisdom behind some acts, and for others we may never know. Salaat, for instance, is a daily training for purifying the believer and reminding him or her that he/she is a member in a community of believers. Fasting, on the other hand, is an annual institution containing all conceivable attributes for human excellence. It is a training for the body and soul, a renewal of life, encouraging the spirit of sharing and giving.

Self-Restraint (Taqwaa)

Allaah Kareem states: "O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you that you may (learn) self-restraint." (Al-Qur'aan, 2:183)

This verse indicates the first lesson or wisdom to be gained in fasting is Taqwa (self-restraint  or the conscious  of Allaah  Almight. That is to say, fasting instills in the heart the essence of consciousness of the Creator, moral courage both in secret and manifest, guiding the heart, the seat of emotion from spoilage and moral indecency.

Fasting instills taqwaa or conscious of Allaah Kareem, and does so by controlling two aspects of the human body, which are the root causes of human downfall, namely the stomach and the private parts. The human body is constructed with the need to please the two of them and, in the process, man transgresses the rights of others, fellow human beings, and the commandments of Allaah Kareem are violated. By Fasting one raises the level of taqwa, thereby the person avoids the sins, which are detrimental to life itself.

THE QURAAN ON FASTING

The first step for a Muslim to realize is the fact that fasting the month of Ramadaan is obligatory and that Allaah Almighty has prescribed it for us in His Mubaraak Holy Book:

Allaah [Subhanhu Wa Ta'alaa] has told us about Fasting in Ramadaan on several places in the Qur’aan Al Hakeem.

"Fasting for a fixed number of days is prescribed for you, but if any of you is ill or on a journey, the same number (should be made up) from other days. And as for those who can fast with difficulty, (an old man, etc.), they have (a choice either to fast or) to feed a poor person (for every day). But whoever does good of his own accord, it is better for him. And that you fast, it is better for you if only you know."

Allaah intends for you ease, and He does not want to make things difficult for you. (He wants that you) must complete the same number (of days), and that you must magnify Allaah for having guided you so that you may be grateful to Him"

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He was one of the founders of the Jamaa’at-e-Ahle-Sunnat Pakistan and the Gulzaar-e-Habeeb Trust. He has received various honors from the Pakistani government and private institutes including the Sitara-e-Imtiaz. Over a span of thirty eight years, Maulana Okarvi had delivered over 18,000 speeches on many religious topics. Among his followers Ahle Sunnat (Barelvi), he is known as Mujaddid-e-Maslak-e-Ahle Sunnat (Reviver of the True Sunni Path), Aashiq-e-Rasool, Khateeb-e-A’zam Pakistan (Greatest Orator of Pakistan) and they celebrate
Khateeb-e-A’zam Day on the 3rd Friday of the Islamic month of Rajab.

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Namaaz-Salaah

Rasoolul Laah [Sallal Laahu Alaieh Wa Sallam] was questioned concerning which actions were the most loved and closest to Almighty Allaah. He replied by saying: "To perform Namaaz in its appointed time, and he who leaves Namaaz has no Deen."

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