Fasting and Ramadan

Do you know what a single day of fasting for Allah can bring you?

Discover the rewards of fasting and learn how to practice this act of worship, during Ramadan and throughout the year.

The hope of Allah's forgiveness, the rewards promised to those who fast, the value of a sincere intention: there is much to learn about the days you devote to this act of worship.

When should you form your intention to fast? What should you do if you forget you're fasting and eat? When are you allowed to postpone your fast? And which days can you fast outside Ramadan?

Fasting and Ramadan brings together the explanations you need in 24 chapters to answer these questions, understand this act of worship, and seek the rewards Allah has promised for it. You'll find the teachings of the Quran and the Sunnah presented in accessible language, with explanations of the terms you need to know.

Understand the rules and discover the virtues

• Fast with an understanding of the rules: intention, fasting times, forgetfulness, and the actions that invalidate a fast.

• Know what to do about missed fasts: understand exemptions, making up missed days, and any obligations that remain.

• Seek Allah's forgiveness and reward: discover the virtues of fasting, their conditions, the role of repentance, and the importance of other people's rights.

• Make room for worship during Ramadan: prayer, reading the Quran, and the final nights, alongside the demands of work, school, and family life.

• Learn about voluntary fasts: Mondays and Thursdays, the White Days, six days of Shawwal, Arafah, and Ashura, with the rules specific to each.

• Understand the end of Ramadan: the Night of Decree, zakat al-fitr, and the rules of Eid.

Evidence to read, answers to find

The Quran verses and hadiths cited are reproduced in full, in English, with references. The verses are presented as a translation of their meanings. This gives you access to the texts on which the explanations are based.

The glossary explains the terms used. The question index helps you find an answer when a particular situation arises.

Prepare for Ramadan with this book, turn to it throughout the month, and keep it for fasts during the rest of the year.

Order Fasting and Ramadan to understand the rules of fasting and discover its virtues, or give it to a loved one who wants to better understand this act of worship.