The building of Islam is standing on five pillars
and fasting is one of the most important pillars of that building. Fasting is
that worship which was consisted in other religion before Islam and it is still
there. In Quran it is said that:-
"O
ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you, even as it was prescribed for
those before you that ye may ward off (evil)." (Surah Al Baqarah:183)
Reason
of fasting
Every object has its reason and of course fasting
has also the reasons behind this. Some important reasons of having fast are:
·
To make man able
to get closer to Allah Almighty
·
To make man able
to learn pity and righteousness
·
To make man able
to attain Taqwa
·
To give man a
chance to wipe out all of his sins
·
To remind man
the blessings of Allah
·
To train man to
control the willpower
·
To protect man
from the fire of the hell
Fasting
is a shield like that shield which give protection a soldier in the field of battle.
Fasting gives protection to a Momin from the fire of hell which is worse. When you have fast you try your level best to
get rid from the sins. You try your level best to attain Taqwa which is the
most important quality of a Momin. Fasting is not just about to remain hungry
and thirsty but it’s all about to attain the happiness of Allah Almighty When a
Momin will not commit the sin while having fast
he will get protection from the fir of hell. In Ramadan the doors of
Jahanum remain close as Hazrat Muhammad
(PBUH) said that:-
"When the month of Ramadan
starts, the gates of the heaven are opened and the gates of Hell are closed and
the devils are chained." (Imam Bukhari)
The beloved prophet of Allah said
that:-
Whoever fasts during Ramadan out of sincere faith and hoping to attain
Allah's rewards, then all his past sins will be forgiven." (Imam Bukhari).
This Hadith shows that whoever have
fast with faith and hope will be able to get forgiveness from Allah. Now after
Ramadan if he will not commit the sins he will be protected from the fire of
hell. Hell is an painful and anguish place. Fasting is a shield which gives
protection to man from the fire of hell. In Quran Allah says:-
“O you who have believed, protect yourselves and your
families from a Fire whose fuel is people and stones.” (Quran
66:6)
Fasting is a worship which may able man to
entre man in paradise. Abu Umma said:-
"I
came to the Messenger of Allah (saw) and said: 'Order me to do a deed that will
allow me to enter Paradise.' He said: 'Stick to fasting, as there is no
equivalent to it.' Then I came to him again and he said: 'Stick to
fasting."' (Imam Ahmad, Imam Nasa'i, and Imam Hakim).
May Allah
give us the power to protect that shield which is a great blessing of Allah
Almighty (Amen)
Reference: http://islamicencyclopedia.org/
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