بسم الله الحمد لله وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد وعلى ءاله وصحبه وسلم

1. بسم الله الحمد لله وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد وعلى ءاله وصحبه وسلم www.alsunna.org

2. رمضانشهر الرحمة والمغفرة والعتق من النار Ramadan The Month of Mercy Forgiveness and Salvation from Hellfire

3. Fasting Ramadan is a Must • Allahmade it obligatory upon every Muslim to fast the month ofRamadan. Allah,ta^ala, said in theQur’an: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ Yaayyuha-lladhinaamanu kutiba ^alaykumus-siyam. • Ayah 183 ofSuratul-Baqarahmeans: {He (Allah) made fasting obligatory upon you.} www.alsunna.org

4. Ramadan – month of happiness • Fasting the month of Ramadan was made obligatory during the month of Sha^ban in the second year after the immigration. • Fasting the month of Ramadan is a great obligation and among the most important matters of Islam. • The Muslims look forward to this month because it is the month of goodness, obedience, and blessings for rich and poor. • The reward multiplies. It is also the best month of the year, and in it is the best night of the year, that is, the Night of Qadr.

5. RamadanThe Month of al-Qur’an رمضانشهر القرءان

6. Fasting - from dawn to dusk • Fasting is abstaining from anything that invalidates the fast during the day, along with having made the intention during the night. • It is an obligation upon every pubescent, sane, and able Muslim to fast. • However, it is not valid from the menstruating and postpartum-bleeding women. www.alsunna.org

7. Sighting the Moon (Hilal) • Fasting Ramadan becomes obligatory by one of two things: • Finishing thirty (30) days of the month of Sha^ban. • Seeing the crescent of Ramadan on the thirtieth night of Sha^ban

8. Sighting the Moon (Hilal)صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ • The Prophet (عليه الصلاة والسلام) said: صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَأَكْمِلُوا عِدَّةَ شَعْبَانَ ثَلاَثِينَ يَوْماً. Sumu liru’yatihi wa aftiru liru’yatih(i). Fa’in ghumma ^alaykum, fa’akmilu ^iddata Sha^bana thalathina yawma. • This Means: "Fast upon seeing the crescent and break your fast upon seeing it. If you could not see the crescent because it was cloudy, then finish the whole thirty days of Sha^ban." (Related by al-Bukhariyy and Muslim.)

9. Sighting the Moon (Hilal)وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ • The one who sees the crescent has to fast. • Moreover, the one who does not see it, but is informed by a upright, trustworthy, free Muslim who does not lie is also obligated to fast. • If the moon is not sighted, then we complete sha^ban as 30 days. • The Fasting (Syam) has two integrals (Rukns) www.alsunna.org

10. I love Ramadan www.alsunna.org

11. Two Integrals of Fasting • Fasting has two integrals: • The intention in the heart every day. One intends in his heart, for example: "I intend to fast tomorrow to fulfill the obligation of fasting Ramadan this year, faithfully and seeking the reward from Allah.” • The time of the intention is from sunset until the Fajr prayer begins. • To abstain from anything that invalidates fasting, from the appearance of the true dawn to the sunset.

12. The invalidators of the fasting • The invalidators of the fast are many. Among them: • 1. Eating, even if as little as a sesame seed and drinking, even if one drop of water or medicine, while remembering that one is fasting. • 2. Droplets in the nose or ear invalidate the fasting if the medicine reaches the cavity of the body. Likewise, the enema, and penile and vaginal douche. • The eye drop, on the other hand, does not invalidate the fast. Similarly, hypodermic, intramuscular, and intravenous injections do not invalidate fasting. www.alsunna.org

13. The invalidators of the fasting • 3. Losing consciousness for the whole day from Fajr to sunset. Also, losing sanity for one moment. • 4- Intentional Vomiting: Placing one's finger or what is similar down one’s throat to cause oneself to vomit invalidates the fast. • If one involuntarily vomits and does not swallow any of it, then one’s fasting is not invalidated. • 5- Apostasy (Kufur) of any type: beliefs, actions, or sayings.

14. Making up missed days - Qada’ • Whoever invalidates his fast by eating, drinking, or intentional vomiting is sinful. • He is also obligated to make up the invalidated days immediately after Ramadan and the ^Id day. • However, he is not obligated to pay money to the poor Muslims as expiation. • Note: It is unlawful (haram) to fast the two days of ^Idul-Fitr and ^Idul-Ad-ha, and the three days after ^Idul Ad-ha, known as the days of Tashriq.

16. Du^a’ - اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ صُمْتُ وَعَلَى رِزْقِكَ أَفْطَرْتُ • The Prophet, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam when he broke his fast used to say: اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ صُمْتُ وَعَلَى رِزْقِكَ أَفْطَرْتُ Allahumma laka sumtu wa^ala rizqika aftart. • Which means: “O Allah, I fasted seeking your reward, and by your sustenance I break my fast.” www.alsunna.org

17. Du^a’ - ذَهَبَ الظَّمَأُ وَابْتَلَّتِ الْعُرُوقُ وَثَبَتَ الأَجْرُ إِنْ شَاءَ الله • Also he used to say: ذَهَبَ الظَّمَأُ وَابْتَلَّتِ الْعُرُوقُ وَثَبَتَ الأَجْرُ إِنْ شَاءَ الله Dhahabadh-dhama’u wabtallatil-^uruqu wathabatal-ajru insha’ Allah. • Which means: “The thirst is gone. My veins are dampened and the reward has been earned, by Allah's will.” (Related by Abu Dawud.)

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19. We love Ramadan • Ramadan is the time of joyful family reunions • It makes everyone feel with the poor and needy • Zakah (Charity) is given to the poor and needy to rejoice together in Eid • Ramadan is about obedience, caring & love

20. May Allah Accept your Good Deeds We ask Allah to make this Ramadan a blessed month on the Muslim nation, and to shower his mercy upon us, ameen. Ramadan Mubarak! تقبل الله طاعاتكم www.alsunna.org

21. Ramadan Mubarak to All!

22. Thank You النهاية The End www.alsunna.org