Fasting

"Indeed, steadfastness after Ramadân and the rectification of one's statements and actions are the greatest signs that one has gained benefit from the month of Ramadân and striven in obedience. They are tokens of reception and signs of success. "

From Ahâdîth us-Siyâm: Ahkâm wa Adab

The Ramadân warrior is the one who fasts only when Ramadân comes. He is the one who does Qiyâm-ul-Layl only on the nights of Ramadân. The generosity and feeding of the hungry is a practice for him that ends with the moon of Shawwal.

Allâh ta'ala tells us in the Qur’ân; a verse that we read so many times in the past month:

"O ye who believe! Fasting was prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you so that you may become pious."

The last ten days of Ramadân have a special virtue over any other (set of days), in which one should increase in obedience and acts of worship, such as prayer, making dhikr (remembrance) and reciting the Qur’ân.

The month of Ramadân is the month of the Qur’ân; a Book whose light will never fade and which is a path that never leads one astray. The Glorious Qur’ân is to man as the soul is to the body; it is a light for guidance. Whoever does not read the Qur’ân or put its injunctions into practice is dead, despite the fact that they may speak and move. Whoever does not put it into practice has gone far astray even if they are apparently successful in all areas of life.

A scholarly extract detailing the mannerisms in which we should fast and those things we should avoid whilst fasting, "Indeed I fasted from worldly pleasures my entire life, And the Day that I meet you will be its breaking, For surely I find the delight of fasting for You within my soul, And not in the satisfaction of eating or drinking"

"Indeed Allah, the Most High, has made the month of Ramadaan as a competition for His creatures, in which they may race with one another to His pleasure, by obeying Him. Thus, one group comes first and so they prosper and another group comes last and so they fail."

A scholarly extract highlighting the reasons why we fast in Ramadân. Fasting is a means for our sins to be forgiven and a path away from the the torment of the hell fire, as fasting reminds us of the hunger and thirst that these wicked inhabitants will experience and drives us to obey Allâh and avoid this evil destination.

Ayat 2:49-50 (Al-Baqarah) From Tafsir Ibn Kathir published by dar-us-salam, it provides the background to the reason why muslims are recommended to fast on the dayof Ashura as commanded by Prophet Muhammed salallahu alayhe was salam

With Allah's bounty, we are at the doors of very blessed days for both the hajeej (pilgrims) and the residents. So we should know the Sunnah regarding these days in order to make the best out of them.