📘 ❞ Seventy Matters Related to Fasting ❝ كتاب ــ محمد صالح المنجد اصدار 2004

عن كتاب Seventy Matters Related to Fasting:
Praise be to Allaah, we praise Him and seek His help and forgiveness. We
seek refuge with Allaah from the evil of our own selves and from our evil
deeds. Whomsoever Allaah guides cannot be misled, and whomsoever He
leaves astray cannot be guided. I bear witness that there is no god except
Allaah alone, with no partner or associate, and I bear witness that
Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.
Allaah has blessed His slaves by assigning for them certain seasons of
goodness in which hasanaat (rewards for good deeds) are multiplied,
sayyi`aat (bad deeds) are forgiven, people’s statuses are raised and the
hearts of believers turn to their Master. Those who purify themselves
attain success and those who corrupt themselves fail. Allaah has created
His slaves to worship Him, as He says:
“And I (Allaah) created not the jinns and humans except that they
should worship Me (Alone).” [Surah adh‐Dhaariyaat 51:56]
One of the greatest acts of worship is fasting, which Allaah has made
obligatory on His slaves. He () says:
“Observing al‐siyaam (the fast) is prescribed for you as it was
prescribed for those before you, that you may become al‐muttaqoon
(the pious).” [Surah al‐Baqarah 2:183]
Allaah encourages His slaves to fast:
“... And that you fast, is better for you, if only you know.” [Surah
al‐Baqarah 2:184]
He guides them to give thanks to Him for having made fasting obligatory
on them:



“... that you should magnify Allaah for having guided you so that
you may be grateful to Him.” [Surah al‐Baqarah 2:185]
He has made fasting dear to people and has made it easy for them so that
they do not find it too difficult to give up their habits and what they are
accustomed to. Allaah says:
“...for a fixed number of days...” [Surah al‐Baqarah 2:184]
He has mercy on them and keeps them away from difficulties and harm,
as He says:
“... but if any of you is ill or on a journey, the same number
(should be made up) from other days...” [Surah al‐Baqarah 2:184]
It is no wonder then that in this month, the hearts of the believers turn to
their Most Merciful Lord, fearing Him above them, and hope to attain His
reward and the great victory [of Paradise].
As the status of this act of worship is so high, it is essential to learn the
ahkaam (rulings) pertaining to this month of fasting so that Muslims will
know what is obligatory in order to do it, what is haraam (forbidden) in
order to avoid it, and what is permissible so that they do not
unnecessarily subject themselves to any hardship by depriving
themselves from it.
This book is a summary of the rulings, etiquette and Sunnah of fasting.
May Allaah make it of benefit to me and my Muslim brothers. Praise be to
Allaah, Lord of the Worlds.