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Fasting in islam, according to the prescription of
Allah, is of two kinds:
1- Compulsory Fasting
This is also of two kinds:
Obligatory Fasting which, from the
beginning Allah Almighty decreed as an obligation
upon His servants. This is Fasting in the month of
Ramaḍān, one of the five pillars of Islam.
Obligatory Fasting, whose compulsion was
due to or caused by the servant of Allah. Examples
include, Fasting due to pledges or as a result of
expiation for one’s inequities.
2- Recommended Fasting
This includes all forms of Fasting
recommended by Allah Almighty and or His
Messenger. Examples of this is Fasting on Mondays
and Thursdays, three days of every lunar month
Allah, is of two kinds:
1- Compulsory Fasting
This is also of two kinds:
Obligatory Fasting which, from the
beginning Allah Almighty decreed as an obligation
upon His servants. This is Fasting in the month of
Ramaḍān, one of the five pillars of Islam.
Obligatory Fasting, whose compulsion was
due to or caused by the servant of Allah. Examples
include, Fasting due to pledges or as a result of
expiation for one’s inequities.
2- Recommended Fasting
This includes all forms of Fasting
recommended by Allah Almighty and or His
Messenger. Examples of this is Fasting on Mondays
and Thursdays, three days of every lunar month