“Oh’ you who believe, fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become righteous.” Take a look at fasting in Ramadan, its benefits and more.
The Benefits of Fasting in Ramadan
There are numerous benefits of fasting, some of which are listed below:
- Fasting is an act of worship which brings the slave closer to his Lord. The slave abandons the things which he loves, such as sex and food so that he will attain the pleasure of his Lord and achieve success in the Hereafter. Thus he chooses the life of the hereafter over the life of this world.
- Fasting helps one to gain self-control.
- Fasting is a means of piety i.e. fasting is prescribed for us as it was prescribed for those before us, that we may become righteous.
- Fasting also has many health benefits which are attained due to reducing the amount of food that is consumed. This allows the gastrointestinal tract to take a break. It also removes harmful substances from the body, and so on.
- Fasting helps us to remember our poor brothers and sisters in Islam by giving charity and treating them well. The wealthy person will be more appreciative of the many blessings that Allah has bestowed upon him, inshallah!
- Fasting will help to refine our manners and improve our behavior.
The fasting person must act in accordance with what Allah has commanded and refrain from the things which He has forbidden.
Fasting in Ramadan: “Whoever did not abandon az-zoor (wrongdoing, etc.), or acting upon it, or ignorance, Allah has no need of his abandoning food and drink.” Bukhari
