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Fatimah
10/14/02 at 08:44:41
Salam alaikum,
Its already the 8th of Shabaan! And Ramadan is coming very soon inshaAllah! I can't wait! I've been reading a lot about fasting lately.. inshaAllah I will post the articles. :)

The Inner Secrets of Fasting
Imam Ibn Qudaamah al-Maqdisee
Mukhtasar Minhaaj ul-Qaasideen (pp. 38-41)
Hudaa, Ramadhaan 1419 Translated by Ismaa`eel Ibn al-Arkaan and edited by Abu Khaliyl.


Know, that in the fast (Sawm) is a special quality that is not found in anything else. And that is its close connection to Allah, such that He says: "The fast (Sawm) is for Me and I will reward it." [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree and Muslim]

This connection is enough to show the high status of fasting. Similarly, the Ka`bah is highly dignified due to its close connection to Him, as occurs in His statement:
"And sanctify My House." [Soorah al-Hajj:26]

Indeed, the fast is only virtuous due to two significant concepts:
The first: It is a secret and hidden action thus, no one from the creation is able to see it. Therefore riyaa' (showing off) cannot enter into it.
The second: It is a means of subjugating the enemies of Allah. This is because the road that the enemies (of Allah) embark upon (in order to misguide the Son of Aadam) is that of desires. And eating and drinking strengthens the desires.
There are many reports that indicate the merits of fasting, and they are all well known.

The recommended acts of fasting
The pre-dawn meal (suhoor) and delaying in taking it are preferable, as well as hastening to break the fast and doing so with dates.
Generosity in giving is also recommended during Ramadaan, as well as doing good deeds and increasing in charity. This is in accordance with the way of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam).
It is also recommended to study the Qur'aan and perform I`tikaaf during Ramadaan, especially in the last ten days, as well as increasing upon the exertion (towards doing good deeds) in it.

In the two Saheehs, `Aa'ishah said:
"When the (last) ten days (of Ramadaan) would come, the Prophet would tighten his waist-wrapper (izaar), spend the night in worship, and wake his family up (for prayer)." [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree and Muslim]
The scholars have mentioned two views concerning the meaning of "tighten his waist-wrapper (izaar)":

The first: It means the turning away from women.
The second: It is an expression denoting his (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) eagerness and diligence in doing good deeds.

They also say that the reason for his (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) exertion in the last ten days of Ramadaan was due to his (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) seeking of the Night of Al-Qadr (Lailatul-Qadr).

An explanation of the inner secrets of fasting and its characteristics
There are three levels of fasting: The general fast, the specific fast, and the more specific fast.

As for the general fast, then it is the refraining of the stomach and the private parts from fulfilling their desires.

The specific fast is the refraining of ones gaze, tongue, hands, feet, hearing and eyes, as well as the rest of his body parts from committing sinful acts.

As for the more specific fast, then it is the heart's abstention from its yearning after the worldly affairs and the thoughts which distance one away from Allah, as well as its (the heart's) abstention from all the things that Allah has placed on the same level.

From the characteristics of the specific fast is that one lowers his gaze and safeguards his tongue from the repulsive speech that is forbidden, disliked, or which has no benefit, as well as controlling the rest of his body parts.
In a hadeeth reported by Al-Bukhaaree:

"Whosoever does not abandon false speech and the acting upon it, Allah is not in need of him leaving off his food and drink." [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree, Abu Dawood, at-Tirmidhee and Ibn Maajah]

Another characteristic of the specific fast is that one does not overfill himself with food during the night. Instead, he eats in due measure, for indeed, the son of Aadam does not fill a vessel more evil than his stomach.
If he were to eat his fill during the first part of the night, he would not make good use of himself for the remainder of the night. In the same way, if he eats to his fill for suhoor, he does not make good use of himself until the afternoon. This is because excessive eating breeds laziness and lethargy. Therefore, the objective of fasting disappears due to one's excessiveness in eating, for what is intended by the fast, is that one savors the taste of hunger and becomes an abandoner of desires.

Recommended Fasts
As for the recommended fasts, then know that preference for fasting is established in certain virtuous days. Some of these virtuous days occur every year, such as fasting the first six days of the month of Shawaal after Ramadaan, fasting the day of `Arafah, the day of `Aashooraa, and the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah and Muharram.

Some of them occur every month, such as the first part of the month, the middle part of it, and the last part of it. So whoever fasts the first part of the month, the middle part of it, and the last part of it, then he has done well.

Some fasts occur every week, and they are every Monday and Thursday.
The most virtuous of the recommended fasts is the fast of Dawood (`alayhis salaam). He would fast one day and break his fast the next day.

This achieves the following three objectives:
The soul is given its share on the day the fast is broken. And on the day of fasting, it completes its worship in full.

The day of eating is the day of giving thanks and the day of fasting is the day of having patience. And Faith (Eemaan) is divided into two halves - that of thankfulness and that of patience. [Note: the hadeeth with a similar stament is unauthentic, see adh-Dha`eefah: 625]

It is the most difficult struggle for the soul. This is because every time the soul gets accustomed to a certain condition, it transfers itself to that.
As for fasting every day, then it has been reported by Muslim, from the hadeeth of Abu Qataadah, that `Umar (radhiallahu `anhu) asked the Prophet (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam): 'What is the case if one were to fast every day?' So he (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) said: "He did not fast nor did he break his fast - or - he did not fast and he did not break his fast." [Saheeh Muslim]
This is concerning the one who fasts continuously, even during the days in which fasting is forbidden.

Characteristics of the most specific fast
Know that the one who has been given intellect, knows the objective behind fasting. Therefore, he burdens himself to the extent that he will not be unable to do that which is more beneficial than it.

Ibn Mas`ood would fast very little and it is reported that he used to say: "When I fast, I grow weak in my prayer. And I prefer the prayer over the (optional) fast.

Some of them (the Sahaabah) would weaken in their recitation of the Qur'aan while fasting. Thus, they would exceed in breaking their fast (i.e. by observing less optional fasts), until they were able to balance their recitation. Every individual is knowledgeable of his condition and of what will rectify it.

There were a slight modification to the article by the editor, such as the exclusion of the couple of statements.
10/14/02 at 08:48:23
Fatimah
Re: Fasting articles
A_Stranger
10/16/02 at 14:43:15
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;D Yup. The blessed month is almost here..

Another beneficial article on Ramadhaan..


[u]Ramadhân in History[/u]

[i]By Abdullâh Hakim Quick[/i]
[i]The Message, Canada, January 1997[/i]

All praises to Allâh, subhanahu wa ta'ala, Lord of the worlds.  He who revealed in His Glorious Qur'ân, "O you who believe, fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those who came before you that you may keep your duty to your Lord (having taqwa)," (2:185).  And may blessings and peace of Allâh, subhanahu wa ta'ala, be upon His last Messenger Muhammad ibn Abdullah, forever.

O you who believe, Ramadhân is a sacred month wherein Almighty Allâh, subhanahu wa ta'ala, is constantly testing His creation and giving humanity the opportunity to achieve infinite, endless Bliss.  Fasting is a complete purification and a means to developing the consciousness of Allâh's, subhanahu wa ta'ala, presence.  The consciousness of Allâh, subhanahu wa ta'ala, Taqwa, is a protection against the schemes of Shaitan, and the suffering of this world.  Allâh, subhanahu wa ta'ala, has informed us that, "Whoever keeps his duty to Allâh (has taqwa), He ordains a way out for him and gives him sustenance from where he imagines not.  And whoever trusts in Allâh, He is sufficient for him.  Surely Allâh attains His purpose.  Allâh has appointed a measure for everything." (65:2)

Many Muslims today have a misconception about fasting and the activities of a fasting person.  They go into a state of semi-hibernation, spending most of their daylight hours in bad.  If they fear Allâh, subhanahu wa ta'ala, they wake up for prayer, but then return to sleep immediately.  This unnatural sleep makes them become lazy, dull-witted and often cranky.

Ramadhân is actually a time of increased activity wherein the believer, now lightened of the burdens of constant eating and drinking, should be more willing to strive and struggle for Allâh, subhanahu wa ta'ala.  The Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, passed through approximately nine Ramadhâns after the Hijrah.  They were filled with decisive events and left us a shining example of sacrifice and submission to Allâh, subhanahu wa ta'ala.

In the first year after the Hijrah, the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, sent Hamza ibn Abdul Muttalib with thirty Muslim riders to Saif al Bahr to investigate three hundred riders from Quraish who had camped suspiciously in that area.  The Muslims were about to engage the disbelievers, but they were separated by Majdy ibn Umar al-Juhany.  The Hypocrites of Madinah, hoping to oppose the unity of the Muslims, built their own masjid (called Masjid ad-Dirar).  The Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, ordered this masjid to be destroyed in Ramadhân.

On the seventeenth of Ramadhân, 3 A.H., Almighty Allâh, subhanahu wa ta'ala, separated truth from falsehood at the Great Battle of Badr.  The Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, and 313 of his companions set out to intercept a caravan of their own goods that had been left in Makkah.  It was led by Abu Sufyan himself, and estimated at 50,000 dinars.  They were met, instead, by a well-equipped army of the nobility of Quraish, intend on putting out the light of Islam.  Despite being outnumbered three to one and appearing weak and unseasoned, the Muslims defended their faith with a burning desire to protect the Prophet and meet their Lord through martyrdom. Allâh, subhanahu wa ta'ala, gave them a decisive victory on this day of Ramadhân, that would never be forgotten.

In 6 A.H., Zaid ibn Haritha was sent to Wadi al-Qura at the head of a detachment to confront Fatimah bint Rabiah, the queen of that area.  Fatimah had previously attacked a caravan led by Zaid and had succeeded in plundering its wealth.  She was known to be the most protected woman in Arabia, as she hung fifty swords of her close relatives in her home.  Fatimah was equally renowned for showing open hostility to Islam.  She was killed in a battle against these Muslims in the month of Ramadhân.

By Ramadhân of 8 A.H., the treaty of Hudaibiyya had been broken and the Muslim armies had engaged the Byzantines in the North.  Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, felt the need to strike a fatal blow to disbelief in the Arabian Peninsula and conquer the city of Mecca.  Allâh, subhanahu wa ta'ala, has declared His Sanctuary a place of peace, security and religious sanctity.  Now the time had come to purify the Ka`bah of nakedness and abomination.  The Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam set out with an army having more armed men than al-Madinah had ever seen before.  People were swelling the army's ranks as it moved toward Makkah.  The determination of the believers, guided by the Will of Allâh, subhanahu wa ta'ala, became so awesome that the city of Makkah was conquered without a battle, on 20 Ramadhân.  This was one of the most important dates in Islamic history for after it, Islam was firmly entrenched in the Arabian Peninsula.  During the same month and year, after smashing the idols of Makkah, detachments were sent to the other major centers of polytheism and al-Lat, Manat and Suwa, some of the greatest idols of Arabia, were destroyed.

Such was the month of Ramadhân in the time of the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam.  It was a time of purification, enjoining the good, forbidding the evil, and striving hard with one's life and wealth.  After the death of the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, Muslims carried on this tradition and Allâh used the true believers to affect the course of history.  Ramadhân continued to be a time of great trials and crucial events.

Ninety-two years after the Hijrah, Islam had spread across North Africa, Iran, Afghanistan, Yemen and Syria.  Spain was under the tyrannical rule of King Roderic of the Visigoths.  Roderic had forced his six millions serfs and persecuted Jews to seek the aid of the Muslims of North Africa in order to be delivered.  Musa ibn Husair, the Umayyad governor of North Africa, responded by sending his courageous general Tariq ibn Ziyad at the head of 12,000 Berber and Arab troops.  In Ramadhân of that year, they were confronted with a combined Visigoth army of 90,000 Christians led by Roderic himself, who was seated on a throne of ivory, silver, and precious gems and drawn by white mules.  After burning his boats, Tariq preached to the Muslims warning them that victory and Paradise lay ahead of them and defeat and the sea lay to the rear.  They burst forth with great enthusiasm and Allâh, subhanahu wa ta'ala, manifested a clear victory over the forces of disbelief.  Not only was Roderic killed and his forces completely annihilated, but also Tariq and Musa succeeded in liberating the whole of Spain, Sicily and parts of France.  This was the beginning of the Golden Age of Al-Andalus where Muslims ruled for over 700 years.

In the year 582 A.H., Salahuddin Al-Ayyubi, after battling with the Crusaders for years, finally drove them out of Syria and the whole of their occupied lands in the month of Ramadhân.  The Muslim world was then destined to meet one of its most frightening challenges.

In the seventh century A.H. the Mongols were sweeping across Asia destroying everything that lay in their path.  Genghis Khan called himself "the scourge of God sent to punish humanity for their sins".  In 617 A.H., Samarkand, Ray and Hamdan were put to the sword causing more than 700,000 people to be killed or made captive.  In 656 A.H., Hulagu, the grandson of Genghis Khan, continued this destruction.  Even Baghdad, the leading city of the Muslim world, was sacked.  Some estimates say that as many as 1,800,000 Muslims were killed in this awesome carnage.  The Christians were asked to eat pork and drink wine openly while the surviving Muslims were forced to participate in drinking bouts.  Wine was sprinkled in the masjids and no Azan (call to prayer) was allowed.  In the wake of such a horrible disaster and with the threat of the whole Muslim world and then Europe being subjected to the same fate, Allâh raised up from the Mamluks of Egypt, Saifuddin Qutz, who united the Muslim army and met the Mongols at Ain Jalut on 25th of Ramadhân, 458 A.H.  Although they were under great pressure, the Muslims with the help of Allâh, cunning strategy and unflinching bravery crushed the Mongol army and reversed this tidal wave of horror.  The whole of the civilized world sighed in relief and stood in awe at the remarkable achievement of these noble sons of Islam.

This was the spirit of Ramadhân that enabled our righteous forefathers to face seemingly impossible challenges.  It was a time of intense activity, spending the day in the saddle and the night in prayer while calling upon Allâh for His mercy and forgiveness.

Today, the Muslim world is faced with drought, military aggression, widespread corruption and tempting materialism.  Surely we are in need or believers who can walk in the footsteps of our beloved Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, the illustrious Sahabah, Tariq ibn Ziyad, Qutuz, Salahuddin and the countless heroes of Islam.  Surely we are in need of believers who are unafraid of the threats of the disbelievers, yet kind and humble to the believing people; Muslims whose fast is complete and not just a source of hunger and thirst.

May Allâh, subhanahu wa ta'ala, raise up a generation of Muslims who can carry Islam to all corners of the globe in a manner that befits our age, and may He give us the strength and the success to lay the proper foundations for them.  May Allâh, subhanahu wa ta'ala, make us of those who carry out our Islam during Ramadhân and after it, and may He not make us of those who say what they do not do.  Surely Allâh, subhanahu wa ta'ala, and His Angels invoke blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam.  O you who believe, send blessings and peace to him forever.


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http://www.sunnahonline.com/ilm/sunnah/0027.htm




Re: Fasting articles
Fatimah
10/31/02 at 01:40:28
[slm]
:-* It's almost here!!  :-* Ramadan will be about November 6th inshaAllah. All the stores here are starting to decorate and get out their traditional Ramadan foods and drinks. Even the streets are starting to get decorated already. I'm so excited!  :) :) :)

Advice to Muslims in Ramadhan
Shaykh Abdullah al-Jarullah
Transl. islaam.com  
   

Few intoductory and complementary notes by the translator:

1. Ramadhan is an auspicious opportunity for believers to renew their commitment to their Creator and the Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.  This commitment must be both outward and inward, so that a Muslim not only recites more Qur'an and offers more units of prayer, but that she or he does so with reflection, humility and attentiveness.

2. Muslims must ensure they are not formalists who concentrate only on the outward.  Achieving Allah's acceptance must be a believer's priority and is not easy.  "Indeed, Allah only accepts from the righteous [who fear him - al muttaqoon]." [Qur'an 5:27]

3. Ramadhan is a wonderful opportunity for accounting of one's sins and making repentance.  If one does not repent in Ramadhan, when will he or she do so?

4. Muslims should strive to worship Allah as best as they can from the beginning of the month, for that increases chances of the end of the month being good as well.

5. Muslims should consider what is it that they truly want to achieve in Ramadhan, whether they want to be from the winners or from the losers, and should make sure they do not perform acts of worship simply because it is the surrounding people's custom to do so.

6. Muslims must be firmly aware that Ramadhan is only a means and not an end.




Advice to Muslims in Ramadhan

From the book "Khulaasatul Kalaam" by Shaykh Jaarullah.

Brother Muslim, Sister Muslima:

1. Fast Ramadhan with belief and truly seeking the reward of Allah the Most High so that He may forgive you your past sins.

2.  Beware of breaking your fast during the days of Ramadhan without a valid Islamic excuse, for it is from the greatest of sins.

3.  Pray Salat ut-Taraweeh and the night prayer during the nights of Ramadhan - especially on Layatul-Qadr - based on belief and truly seeking the reward of Allah, so that Allah may forgive you your past sins.

4.  Make sure that your food, your drink and your clothing are from halal means, in order that your actions be accepted, and your supplications answered.  Beware of refraining from the halal while fasting and breaking your fast with the haram.

5.  Give food to some fasting people to gain a reward similar to theirs.

6.  Perform your five prayers on time in congregation to gain the reward and Allah's protection.

7.  Give a lot of charity for the best charity is that of Ramadhan.

8.  Beware of spending your time without performing righteous deeds, for you will be responsible and reckoned for it and will be rewarded for all you do during your time.

9.  Perform `umrah in Ramadhan for `Umrah in Ramadhan is equal to Hajj.

10. Seek help for fasting during the day by eating the sahoor meal in the last part of the night before the appearance of Fajr.

11.  Hasten breaking your fast after the sun has truly set in order to gain the love of Allah.

12. Perform ghusl before fajr if you need to purify yourself from the state of major impurity so that you are able to do acts of worship in a state of purity and cleanliness.

13.  Cease the opportunity of being in Ramadhan and spend it with the good that has been revealed in it - by reciting the noble Qur'an and pondering and reflection of its meanings so that it be a proof for you with your Lord and an intercessor for you on the Day of Reckoning.

14.  Preserve your tongue from lying, cursing, backbiting and slander for it decreases the reward of fasting.

15. Do not let fasting cause you cross your boundaries by getting upset due to the slightest of reasons.  Rather, fating should be a cause of peacefulness and tranquility of your soul.

16. Upon completion of fasting, be in a state of taqwa of Allah the Most High, being aware of Allah watching you in secret and in public, in thankfulness for His favors, and steadfastness upon obedience of Allah by doing all what He has ordered and shunning all that He has prohibited.

17. Increase in remembrance of Allah, seeking of forgiveness, asking for Paradise and protection against the Fire, especially when fasting, while breaking the fast and during suhoor, for these actions are among greatest causes of attaining Allah's forgiveness.

18.  Increase in supplication for yourself, your parents, your children and Muslims, for Allah has ordered making of supplications and has guaranteed acceptance.

19.  Repent to Allah with a sincere repentance in all times by leaving sins, regretting those that you have done before and firmly deciding not to return to them in the future, for Allah accepts repentance of those who repent.

20.  Fast six days of Shawwal, for whoever fasts Ramadhan and then follows it with six days of Shawwal, it is as if he fasts all the time.

21.  Fast on the Day of `Arafah, the 9th of Dhul Hijjah, to attain success by being forgiven your sins of phe last year and the coming year.

22. Fast on the day of `Aashuraa', the 10th of Muharram, along with the 9th, to attain success by being forgiven your sins of the past year.

23.  Continue being in a state of iman and taqwa and perform righteous actions after the month of Ramadhan, until you die.  "And worship your Lord until there comes to you the certainty (i.e. death)". [Qur'an 15:99]

24.  Ensure that you attain the positive effects of your acts of worship such as prayer, fasting, zakat and hajj, sincere repentance and leaving of customs that are in variance with the Sharee`ah.

25.  Invoke a lot of salawat and salam upon the Messenger of Allah, may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him, his Companions and all those who follow them until the Day of Judgment.

O Allah make us and all Muslims of those who fast and stand in prayer during the month of Ramadhan based on belief and truly seeking Your reward so that we are forgiven our past and future sins.

O Allah make us of those who fasted the month, attained full reward, witnessed Layatul-Qadr and attained success by permission of the Lord, Blessed and Most High.

O Allah, verily you are Forgiver, like to forgive, so forgive us.

O Lord, accept from us, verily you are the All-Hearing, all-Seeing, O Living, O Independent, O Owner of all majesty and honor.

And may Allah's blessings and peace be upon Muhammad, his family and his Companions.
Re: Fasting articles
Fatimah
11/20/02 at 14:13:33
[slm]
Thought this was interesting  :)

Question:

Does saliva invalidate the fast during Ramadaan or not? Because I produce a lot of saliva especially when reading Qur’aan and when I am in the mosque.

Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.  

If a fasting person swallows his saliva that does not invalidate his fast even if there is a lot of it and if that happens in the mosque or elsewhere. However if it is thick like mucus, he should not swallow it, rather he should spit it out into a tissue or whatever if he is in the mosque.

And Allaah is the Source of strength. May Allah send blessings and peace upon of Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions.

Al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah li’l-Buhooth wa’l-Ifta, 1-/270.

If it is asked, is it permissible to swallow mucus deliberately?

The answer is:

It is haraam to swallow mucus whether one is fasting or not, because it is considered to be dirty and it may carry diseases produced by the body. But it does not break the fast if a fasting person swallows it, because it does not come from blood and swallowing it is not regarded as food or drink. If he swallows it after it reaches the mouth, it does not break the fast. From the words of Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Uthaymeen, may Allaah have mercy on him. See al-Sharh al-Mumti’, 6/428.


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Re: Fasting articles
Fatimah
11/20/02 at 14:27:38
[slm] :)

Question:

What is the reward for giving iftaar to one who is fasting?.

Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.  

It was narrated that Zayd ibn Khaalid al-Juhani said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever gives iftaar to one who is fasting will have a reward like his, without that detracting from the reward of the fasting person in the slightest.”  

Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 807; Ibn Maajah, 1746. Classed as saheeh by Ibn Hibaan, 8/216 and by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami, 6415.

Shaykh al-Islam [Ibn Taymiyah] said: What is meant by giving him iftaar is giving him enough to satisfy him. Al-Ikhtiyaaraat, p. 194

The righteous salaf were keen to provide food for others and they thought that this was one of the best of righteous deeds.

One of the salaf said:  For me to invite ten of my companions and feed them food that they like is dearer to me than freeing ten of the sons of Ismaa’eel from slavery.

Many of the salaf used to give up their iftaar for others, such as ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him), Dawood al-Taa’i, Maalik ibn Dinar and Ahmad ibn Hanbal. Ibn ‘Umar used only to break his fast with orphans and the poor and needy.

There were among the salaf those who used to offer food to their brothers whilst fasting, and they would sit and serve them, such as al-Hasan and Ibn al-Mubaarak.

Abu al-Siwaar al-‘Adawi said: Men from the tribe of Banu ‘Adiyy used to pray in this mosque and not one of them would break his fast on his own; if they found someone to join them they would eat with him, otherwise they would take their food out to the mosque and eat with the people, and the people would eat with them.

From the ‘ibaadah of providing food for people stem many other acts of worship such as creating love and friendship towards those who are given the food, which is a means of entering Paradise, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “You will not enter Paradise until you truly believe, and you will not truly believe until you love one another.” Narrated by Muslim, 54. It also fosters the practice of sitting with righteous people and seeking reward by helping them to do acts of worship for which they gain strength by eating your food.


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