was the most generous among-st the people, and he used to be more so in the month of Ramadaan when Hazrat Jibraaeel [Alaiehis Salaam] visited him, and He used to meet him on every night of Ramadaan till the end of the month. The Prophet Muhammad
Ans. The fasts of Ramadaan were made compulsory in the 2nd year of Hijraah when the believers had become accustomed to the belief of "Tauheed" (monotheism), prayer and other Quraanic injunctions. Since the fasting is equally necessary for the poor and rich under Islaamic principles, that's why it is wrong to say that Muslims often faced hunger and poverty at the outset of Islaam which made them inured to fasting. If it had been so the fasting would have been made compulsory in Makkah to suit their poor financial condition. But it was enjoined in the middle of Islaam after migration to Madinah.
A. There are five kinds of fast i.e. (1). "Fard"(Farz), (2). "Waajib", (3). "Nafil", (4). "Makrooh Tanzeehi" and (5). "Makrooh Tahreemi".
Q.7: How many kinds of Fard and Waajib fasts are there?
A. There are two kinds of (each) Fard and Waajib fasts i.e. "Mo'aie-yan" (fixed, appointed) and "Ghaier Mo'aie-yan" (non-fixed, on-appointed).
Q.8: Which fasts are "Fard Mo'aie-yan"? A. "Fard Mo'aie-yan" (fixed, appointed) obligatory fasts are such as the fasts of Ramadaan which are observed in the month of Ramadaan only and "Fard Ghair-Mo'aie-yan" (non-fixed,non-appointed) obligatory fasts are such as "Qada,Qaza" (missed,omitted) fasts of Ramadaan and the fasts of atonement irrespective of atonement for breaking fast before time or any other act.