Is fasting considered without prayer? Lack of complete ablution during fasting

The month of Ramadan has come, and Muslims, as always, have questions related to fasting in the month of Ramadan. In particular, people who do not comply with all the obligations of Islam and do not abdicate from all its prohibitions are in thought whether to fast or not. For example, people who do not pray, or women who do not cover themselves, commit some obvious sins, such people are faced with the choice of whether they should fast, whether their fast will be valid if they do not observe other religious prescriptions, commit sins and so on. Each of the people who are in a similar situation asks himself this question. Moreover, sometimes practicing, but ignorant Muslims say to such people: “Why should you fast if you don’t pray, don’t wear a hijab, your fast will not be accepted.”

Here you need to understand that the duties of Islam are individual in nature, and they do not depend on each other. If a person does not perform namaz and keeps a fast, this does not mean that his fast will not be accepted, the validity of the fast is in no way connected with the validity of the prayer. It is the same if a woman does not wear a hijab: this does not mean that the hijab is a condition for the validity of fasting - if she does not wear a hijab and fasts, her fast will be counted. Therefore, those who doubt, need to cast aside doubts and start fasting, so that fasting becomes the reason for the transformation of a person and his change.

This rule is derived from the Qur'an, where Allah Almighty says in Surah Baqarah: “O you who believe! (this is an appeal to every believer - to every person who considers himself a Muslim, even if he does not observe religion). “You are prescribed fasting just as it was prescribed for previous communities.” Fasting is not something unique to Muslims, it was prescribed to the communities of other prophets as a form of worship.

Further, Allah Almighty says: "Perhaps you will be pious" - that is, perhaps this fast, if you observe it properly, will change you - a person who did not pray, if he keeps the fast, this fast will change him spiritually.

Therefore, a person should visit the mosque this month - so that it is not an alien place for a person, so that he knows how to enter there, how to perform namaz - if he does not know how, just watch how other people perform namaz in order to eliminate this alienation of modern man living non-Islamic values ​​from the mosque. And the best time for this is the month of Ramadan. Therefore, one should try to keep the fast in order to see in it not just some kind of custom of the ancestors or a magical ritual that is performed without meaning and understanding. And this is an act that changes our hearts - when we will experience hunger and thirst and will sympathize with people who do not have food, for whom even water is a luxury. And when we experience this state, it should change us and change our sense of life.

The value of this month is enormous. You need to understand that this month has a certain barakat, the mercy of Allah, and this mercy cannot be obtained by fasting at another time. This is the mercy of Allah, which He gives at this particular time. Therefore Ramadan is best time to repent of their sins, make tawba and try to change. And if a person does not observe something from the religion, this is the best time to make a dua and ask Allah to give him the courage and strength to observe the religion.

Abu Ali al Ash'ari

Recording of an audio lecture given for Azan.kz website.

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Is the obligatory fast in the month of Ramadan accepted for someone who does not perform the five daily prayers? Are the provisions of religious practice interconnected with each other, when failure to comply with one provision leads to the futility of others?

Similar questions being asked today are very similar to those asked centuries ago. On the one hand, this indicates certain patterns of human development, which, in turn, confirms the identity of times and problems. On the other hand, we see that centuries pass, external manifestations and attributes change, but the efforts of the Devil are relentless, but their essence and goals remain the same - to lead people astray from the path of faith, plunge a person into numerous doubts, make him passive, apathetic and irresponsible. .

But what can be said about the relationship between the provisions of religious practice? “There have been several opinions on this issue in the history of Islamic theology. And many scholars have said that a person continues to be a Mu'min (possessor of faith) and a Muslim (obedient to God) as long as he believes in the Supreme Creator, believes in the truth of the prophetic mission of His last Messenger and agrees with all the obligatory religious provisions, does not deny them and does not doubt them. These authoritative scholars believed that a person who does not perform some part of the obligatory religious practice is a sinner (fasiq). Such an opinion is the most just, true and close to the spirit of faith and Holy Quran. If a person, due to his laziness, weakness of will or character, negligence and carelessness, is obligatory only in some provisions of religious practice, forgetting about other postulates, then this indicates the weakness of his faith and insufficient obedience to the Almighty. The faith of such a person is in some danger, and so it will be until he begins to develop himself in terms of piety and religious practice (improve intellectually, physically and spiritually).

It is necessary to emphasize and note the provision repeatedly mentioned in the Qur'an that not a single good deed will go unnoticed. A person will receive from the Almighty in terms of worldly and eternal happiness, prosperity in accordance with what he deserves: retribution for the good (which can be multiplied many times as a result of faith and selflessness) and punishment for the sinful.

“And every small and big sin is taken into account” ().

“Whoever does the weight of a speck of good will certainly see it. And whoever commits the weight of a speck of evil, he [also] will see it [on the Day of Judgment, that is, nothing will go unnoticed] ”()” .

Having started somewhere and going step by step along the path of religious practice, people grow stronger in faith, which gradually makes them more obligatory, more rational in the use of time and vitality. It, faith, through small steps and at first timid aspirations, reveals to us the essence of the mundane and the absolute reality of the eternal.

Some people's words about the lack of time are baseless. It is a lack of will, not time. A person realizes this simple truth when he develops and expands the horizons of his knowledge and attitude. How much time and effort is wasted on sitting in front of the TV, monitor, on useless conversations, disputes?! The list of worthless and fruitless things that even in terms of mundane life rapaciously devours our precious time can be continued for quite a long time.

Relying on the Almighty, the believer does not mark time, and even more so does not slide down. He must go forward, not forgetting both the mundane and the eternal, knowing that the Creator of all things, the Possessor of indescribable and boundless power, mercy and forgiveness, will show mercy in this world towards his weak and beloved creation - man - and in eternity, and in unimaginable beauty and grandeur. It remains only to take a step - to fast in the coming month of Ramadan, from the beginning to the last day.

See, for example: Al-Qardawi Yu. Fatawa mu‘asyr. In 2 vols. T. 1. S. 307.

With the name of Allah the Merciful, the Merciful

Praise be to Allah - the Lord of the worlds, peace and blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad, members of his family and all his companions!

Whoever does not pray, his deeds are futile, even if he does not become a kafir, which is a well-known disagreement among scholars!

There are many reasons for this in the Sunnah.

Once, on one of the cloudy days, Buraida said: “Perform the afternoon (‘asr) prayer early (immediately after the onset of its time), for, verily, the prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “The deeds of the one who leaves the afternoon prayer will be in vain!” al-Bukhari 553.
And if even skipping one prayer makes deeds futile, then what can be said about someone who never performs all five obligatory prayers at all?!
Sheikh Ibn al-Qayyim said: “From this hadith it follows that the deeds that become futile are of two types. Not performing prayers at all, which makes all deeds in vain, and leaving a certain prayer at a certain time, which makes the deeds of this day in vain. Thus, all deeds become vain when prayers are completely abandoned, and the deeds of one day become vain for abandoning a certain prayer. If someone says: “How can deeds become futile without apostasy?” Then one should say: “Yes, it can, because the Koran, the Sunnah and the statements of the companions say that sins destroy good deeds, just as good deeds destroy sins! Allah Almighty said: O those who believe! Do not make your alms in vain with your reproaches and insults ”(al-Baqarah 2: 264). He also said: O those who believe! Do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet and do not address him as loudly as you address each other, otherwise your deeds will be in vain, and you will not even feel it” (al-Hujurat 49: 2). See “as-Sala wa hukmu tariqiha” 43.
However, I would like to make an important reminder that some smart people do not act very wisely when they tell non-prayers who fast that there is no point in their fasting and that it does not play any role for them, contributing to the fact that these people stop fasting as well!
Here is the fatua of the scholars of the Standing Committee (al-Lajnatu-ddaima), who, by the way, considered the one who left even one prayer to be unfaithful:
Question: “I have seen young Muslims fasting but not performing or giving up prayer. Is fasting accepted by those who fast but do not pray? I have heard some preachers say to such people: "You may not fast, for he who does not pray does not fast."
Answer: “The one to whom it has become obligatory to perform the fivefold prayer, and who has deliberately left it, denying its obligation, he becomes unfaithful by unanimous opinion! And as for the one who does not perform prayer out of laziness and negligence, then he is also unfaithful in accordance with the correct opinion of scholars in this matter. And the one about whom it is decided that he is unfaithful, then his fast and all his good deeds become vain, as Allah Almighty said: “If they associate partners (with Allah), then everything that they did will be in vain” (al-An’am 6: 88).
However, they do not tell such a person to leave his post! After all, his post brings him only good and brings him closer to religion. There is a possibility that the fear in his heart will bring her back to doing the prayer he stopped and repenting for it.”. See “Fataawa as-Siyam” 68.

QUESTION: Assalamu Alaykum Brother Meiram!

1) I keep fasting on Mondays and Thursdays! But I don't pray. Will there be any reward for me in this or that world? InshaAllah they will read namaz!

2) Tell me, I know what to eat before the morning prayer, then not to eat until the evening prayer. The question is, what time does the evening prayer begin? Everywhere is different.

3) Maghreb is called the evening prayer?

4) If let's say the sun has risen, but a red tint is visible on the horizon, then the evening prayer has already begun? can you eat?

5) Am I also considered a Muslim if I don’t pray?

6) Is it possible to fast on Mondays and Thursdays all year round? Well, except for Ramadan? Tell me more about my questions.

Sincerely, Daniyar

ANSWER: wa alaikum assalaam Brother Daniyar!

1) Allah Almighty said: "... verily, prayer protects from abomination and reprehensible ..." (29:45). Allah Almighty says about the inhabitants of Hell:

« What brought you to Hell? They will say: We were not among those who prayed. We did not feed the poor, and we plunged into verbiage along with those who were sinking. We thought the Day of Judgment was a lie » (74:42-46). The hadith says: Namaz is the first deed for which every slave is accountable on the Day of Judgment, and if the report is successful, then all his deeds will also be counted, if the prayer is not accepted, then all other deeds will not be counted. "(Tabarani). So, my brother, hurry up with the start of prayer and do not put it off until tomorrow, because you have no guarantees that you will live to see tomorrow! But for your post, inshaAllah, you will receive an appropriate reward.

2) 3) 4) Evening prayer is called maghrib and begins from the moment when the sun disappears from the horizon. You must abstain from food and water from morning prayer until Maghrib. The morning prayer time ends when the first signs of dawn begin to appear on the horizon.

5) If you recognize Allah and all the pillars of Islam and iman, you are a Muslim.

6) If there is a desire and opportunities, then you can fast during the year on Mondays and Thursdays. But at the same time, don't force yourself too much. Allah said: Allah wishes for you ease and does not wish for you difficulties" (2:185). " Whenever the Messenger of Allah was given the opportunity to choose one of two things, he invariably chose the easier one. them, unless, of course, there was a sin in it ”(Bukhari). Once the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) entered the mosque and saw a rope tied between two pillars, and when he asked why it was done, he was told that in this way one of the worshipers supports himself when he begins to get tired of praying. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) commanded: Loosen (this rope) and let each of you pray while he remains cheerful, and let him leave them when he becomes tired. "(Bukhari). Another example of the extremely disapproving attitude of Sharia towards excess is the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), which he said in response to the praise of one of the women who exhausted herself so much with additional rites of worship that she was almost completely exhausted. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) ordered to stop praising this woman and said: “ You should only do what you can! And I swear by Allah, Allah will not get tired (of your worship) until you yourself get tired. "(Bukhari). When asked what deeds Allah Almighty loves the most, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) answered: “ Those that are done with the greatest constancy, even if there will be few of them "(Bukhari).

I hope my brother brought his answers to you.

The ninth month of the Muslim calendar, Ramadan, is one of the four holy months of the year. Men and women at this time hold a strict fast of Uraz, which is one of the main pillars of Islam. The main specificity of this fasting is that the quantitative composition of food is not regulated - everything is allowed to eat, and only the time of eating plays an important role. Let's figure out how to properly hold Uraza for a woman so that long-term abstinence benefits the body. After all, in addition to spiritual purification, Muslims fast to improve the body.

Why keep Uraza in the month of Ramadan

Fasting in Uraza contributes to the expiation of sins that were committed during the year. Ramadan is 30 or 29 days (depending on the lunar month) of strict fasting. During this period, Muslims should set aside time for donations, almsgiving, reflection, contemplation and all sorts of good deeds. However, the main task of every believer is not to drink water and not eat food from dawn to dusk. Unlike Orthodox Lent(Uspensky or Veliky), in which it is forbidden to eat meat, fish, eggs and dairy products, during Uraza it is allowed to eat any food moderately.

The main activity of Muslims in Ramadan is prayer. Before sunrise, each believer makes a niyat (intention) to observe Uraza, and then eats 30 minutes before dawn and prays. Prayers during holy month are held in mosques where Muslims come with their children or at home with relatives and neighbors. If a believer in the month of Ramadan is in other latitudes, then, according to the Hanafi madhhab (teaching), he reads the obligatory morning prayer according to Meccan time.

How to hold Uraza for a woman

During Uraza, Muslim women, like men, are prohibited from intimate life during daylight hours, and some especially believers prefer complete abstinence from sexual contact throughout the entire thirty-day fast. Traditionally, after sunset, believers gather in large families to eat dishes after a day's fast. Women prepare meals during the daytime, so they are allowed to taste the food while it is being prepared. Men are strictly forbidden.

How to eat properly

In the first days of Ramadan, you have to go hungry for about 20 hours, so imams (Muslim priests) advise eating foods with large quantity fiber: oats, millet, barley, lentils, brown rice, wholemeal flour, millet, legumes. The morning menu of a Muslim woman must necessarily consist of fruits, berries, vegetables, meat, fish, bread and dairy products.

It is better not to complicate your Ramadan menu with culinary delights, but to give preference to light salads seasoned with yogurt or vegetable oil. Such food does not irritate the stomach, improving digestion. To make fasting easier, broths made from lean beef, chicken, lean fish, or vegetables are helpful. In Ramadan, women should refrain from fried foods, completely replacing them with steamed or stewed foods. In the process of cooking, you need to dose following products that stimulate the production of hydrochloric acid, which irritates the walls of the stomach:

• spices;
• garlic;
• caraway;
• cilantro;
• mustard.

For dinner, Muslims are advised to cook low-calorie meals and not get too carried away with meat. During the day during Uraza it is forbidden to drink water, but after sunset it is advisable to drink from 2 to 3 liters of water to replenish the water balance. Nutritionists, while observing Uraza, urge to exclude carbonated drinks, replacing them with natural juices, mineral water, herbal teas.

Prayer

The obligatory prayer for all Muslims who hold Uraza is the Tarawih prayer. Its time comes after the night prayer of Isha and ends shortly before the appearance of dawn. Namaz Tarawih is better to read together with other believers, but if this is not possible, then it is permissible to read the prayer individually. In general, Islam is a religion that welcomed the attendance of collective prayers, and the mosque promotes communication when joint prayers are performed that praise Allah and the Prophet Muhammad while reading the Koran.

What not to do - prohibitions

Prohibitions during the period of Uraza are divided into strict and undesirable. Strict prohibitions are classified as actions that break the fast, and require mandatory compensation for one day of Ramadan 60 days of continuous fasting at any other time. These include: intentional eating, vomiting, and sexual intercourse. Also, during Uraza, you can not take potions, capsules, tablets, make injections, drink alcohol and smoke. Undesirable actions in Ramadan that require only replenishment (1 day of fasting for one violation) include:

1. Eating out of forgetfulness.
2. Involuntary vomiting.
3. Swallowing something that is not medicine or food.
4. Touching the husband, kisses that do not lead to sexual intercourse.

At what age do girls start fasting?

The girl begins to keep the post from her adulthood. A Muslim child reaches puberty when he reaches 15 years of age. Girls are allowed to fast even earlier if menstruation has come or if they have their own desire. If all of the above signs are absent, then according to Muslim customs, the girl should not fast.

It is difficult now to overestimate the importance of a 30-day fast for human health. Even science has proven that by starving, the human body is cleansed of excess weight, salts, bile, under-oxidized metabolic products, breathing is normalized. The experience of centuries shows that Uraza is the most effective method get rid of various chronic diseases: allergies, gallstones, osteochondrosis and migraine. During fasting, defense mechanisms are increased, the immune system is stimulated, and the aging process is delayed.

Beginners need to know that all sorts of excesses are excluded this month, and there are special rules for eating and drinking. Immediately after sunset, the fasting person eats only light food, and a couple of hours before dawn - solid food. Such food is considered pleasing to God, therefore it serves the forgiveness of sins. At the evening meal, it is desirable that a mullah or a person who knows the Koran well be present, he will read suras and talk about the deeds of the Lord. Secular conversations are not prohibited during the evening conversation.

Can pregnant and lactating women fast?

Women in the postpartum period or during menstruation do not observe Uraza - this is confirmed by the relevant Sunnahs. As for pregnant and lactating mothers, they can completely or selectively refuse fasting at their discretion, especially if they are afraid for their or their child's health. As for making up for the missed fast, the woman makes such a decision on her own.

Without full ablution

Sometimes, for some independent reason, a woman does not have a full ablution, and fasting has already begun. For example, menstruation ended at night, or marital intimacy took place, or spouses overslept the morning meal. This should not bother a woman in any way, because complete ablution and observance of Uraza are in no way interconnected with each other. Ritual purity is needed only for prayer.

When do menses come

According to the rules of Islam, during menstruation, Uraza must be interrupted in any case, regardless of marital status and age. Prayer prayers are not performed either, since a woman does not have ritual purity. According to the rules, the missed days of fasting at the end of Ramadan must be made up one by one in a row or in a breakdown at the discretion of the Muslim woman. But the woman does not make up for the missed prayers.

What to do if it's hard to keep Uraza in the heat

When the month of Ramadan falls in the summer heat, it is very difficult for Muslims to keep Uraza, because thirst increases on hot days, and refusal of water can negatively affect human health. Moreover, during a 30-day fast, it is forbidden not only to drink, but even to rinse your mouth, because drops of water can get into the stomach. In this case, Islam gives some relief for pregnant women, children, travelers, the elderly and seriously ill people.

Fasting one day or intermittently every other day

If a Muslim woman has serious illnesses, for example, diabetes, pancreatitis and others, then she can keep Uraza not every day, but every other day. Fasting is not so much abstinence from food and water, but the promotion of spiritual growth, the purification of thoughts. But if a woman can keep Uraza with such diseases, then she should eat fresh raw vegetables, fruits, nuts, do not overeat, do not attack food at the Uraz-Bayram holiday, when Ramadan ends.

Video

When a woman holds Uraza for the first time, long before the onset of Ramadan, she needs to set herself up for the fact that this is not a hunger strike, but a great joyful holiday, so that there is a feeling of a fun event. It should be remembered that the fasting person receives a reward, which in Ramadan multiplies all the good deeds of a person. And for violating Uraza without a good reason, a Muslim woman will have to pay a certain amount to the needy and make up for the missed day with any day of fasting. See in the video tips for women starting to hold Uraza:

Fasting for Muslim women and men in 2019

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim calendar, the date of which changes every year. In 2019, Muslims begin to hold it on May 16, and on June 15, Muslim men and women around the world celebrate the greatest holiday of Eid al-Fitr. On this day, they give alms, remember relatives and friends, visit the graves of deceased relatives.

Schedule

The time of the predawn meal (suhoor) ends before the onset of the morning prayer (Fajr) 10 minutes in advance. At the end of the evening prayer (Maghrib), one should break the fast, preferably with water and dates, after pronouncing an appeal to Allah. Night prayer- this is Isha, after which 20 rak'ahs (cycles) of Tarawih prayer are performed for men, and then Vitr prayer.