To do or not to do list in Fasting

* Things which do not break the Fast

May Allah Guide us all on right path Aameen!

1.The using of Miswak
2.To take bath during the day or to pour water, overhead due to the pang of summer heat.
3.To smell Iter(Non-Alcoholic perfume).
4.To apply Surmah (Kohl) in the eyes, or oil to the hair.
5.To eat or drink in forgetfulness.
6.To inhale a fly or smoke or dust without one's will or intention.
7.To pour water into the ear unintentionally.
8.To swallow saliva or phlegm.


*Things which Break the Fast

1.Eating or drinking breaks the Saum.
2.Sexual intercourse
3.Smoking.
4.Inhaling smoke by one's own action, e.g. inhailing the smoke of incense, etc.
5.Apllication of medication into the anus.
6.Swallowing any substance or object which is not normally consumed as food or medicine, e.g. pebbles, paper, a coin, etc.
7.Pouring oil into the ears.
8.Saliva mingled with blood will break the fast if the taste of blood is discernible when swallowing it.
9.Eating deliberately after having eaten mistakenly. (Eating by mistake does not break the fast).
10.Water slipping down the throat while making wudhu even if not done deliberately.
11.Deliberately inducing oneself to vomit will break the fast

Blessings of Ramadan Mubarak! (Easy Earning points with calculation)

Ramadan Mubarak to all the Muslims across the Globe

Ramadan is the (month) in which was sent down the Quran & the rest of the Holy books too, The first ten days of Ramadan are days of mercy; the second period of ten days is for forgiveness, and the final period of ten days is for seeking refuge from Hell fire. Allah opens the doors of His mercy and forgiveness in this blessed month and chains the major devils so that they do not molest the Muslims. However, Muslims who still fail to worship & to perform good deeds are actually caught by their wrong/ lower-self (nafs) whole year long one makes such mistakes in life get use to that so their nafs starts getting lower, one can only overcome that by focusing more & more on prayers 

Every Muslim should cut all negative ties with society at least for this month and view it as the month of working diligently on oneself. This is the month of earning and we should work hard to earn reward and righteousness. today's world is full of sins atleast for going towards something positive a Muslim should at least quits all bad stuff in Ramadan though should be followed the rest of the 11months but one can always initially start with Ramadan stop listening to music it will be hard for 2-3days then your (nafs) will cleanse off due to good act & you will feel more nice without music every Muslim girl should cover her head because if you fast & you don't quit prohibited stuff in Ramadan too, then your fast is nothing more then starvation for Allah, The fasts of such people who remain restless for Allah’s sake are not only limited to abstinence from food and drink, but their eyes and tongue and all else also remains in a state of fasting. When Muslims remain thus in a state of fasting from head to toe and raise their hands in supplication at the breaking of the fast (iftar), then Allah will grant whatever they wish for.

 In this month, the credit for every farz increases 70 times and credit for every nafal equals farz.
Prayer is the one among the pillars of Islam and obligatory on every Muslim man and woman. I would like to highlight the importance of prayer particularly in the month of Ramadan. Here is a simple calculation:

Credit for 1 prayer in Ramadan= 70 times
Credit for 1 prayer offered b’ajamat in Ramadan= 70 * 27 = 1890 times (Equivalent to 1890 prayers offered individually in months other than Ramadan)
If a person individually offers a prayer five times a day in months other than Ramadan and continues doing it for a year, he will offer 5 * 365 = 1825 prayers
It is very evident from the above calculation that one prayer offered b’ajamat in the month of Ramadan has more credit than all the prayers offered individually at home etc. for a year in months other than Ramadan. (1890 > 1825) so if we offer Kaza(left-over) Salah(Namaz) in Ramadan we can compensate our previous prayers Subhan'Allah.

This month is so blessed that the birds in the air, the fish in the seas, and the animals on the earth pray for the forgiveness of all those who fast. Moreover, when they break their fast at iftar, the angels say Aamin to their Duas. 

Although waking up for Tahajjud might prove difficult the rest of the year, we wake for Sahar anyway during Ramadan, so a few rakats should be easy to pray at this time. For this one month, we should strive to spend our waking hours reading the Holy Quran, staying away from gatherings that waste time, and control our tongue from vain and hurtful speech such as backbiting. 

 O you who believe! Observing As-Saum (the fasting) is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2: 2). (Al-Baqara, Chapter #2, Verse #183)

                          

                                                                   (Some off is extracted from the Sermons                                                                              by Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad )