Pillars of fasting in islam

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   Pillars of fasting in islam 

First pillar: Abstention from everything that invalidates

Fasting from the dawn until sunset

Allah, the Exalted, says: [... and eat and drink until the white

thread (light) of dawn appears to you distinct from the black thread

(the darkness of the night), then complete your Fast till the nightfall.]

(Al-Baqarah: 187)

�White and black thread�, as used in the above verse imply,

lightness of the day and darkness of the night respectively.

Second pillar: Making Intention

This implies that he who abstains from all forms of eating,

drinking and other things that invalidate Fasting, should do that with

the sole aim of worshiping Allah Almighty alone. The Prophet(peace

and blessings be upon him) said: �Every action shall be judged

according to intention and behind every action by a man is a specific

intention.� 

Permissible Acts during Fasting in islam:

1. Bathing and sitting in a pool of water to cool oneself off.

2. Swallowing one�s spit and mucus.

3. To taste food on the condition that anything of it does not slip

into the throat.

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	Pillars of fasting in islam First pillar: Abstention from everything that invalidates Fasting from the dawn until sunset Allah, the Exalted, says: [... and eat and drink until the white thread (light) of dawn appears to you distinct from the black thread (the darkness of the night), then complete your Fast till the nightfall.] (Al-Baqarah: 187) �White and black thread�, as used in the above verse imply, lightness of the day and darkness of the night respectively. Second pillar: Making Intention This implies that he who abstains from all forms of eating, drinking and other things that invalidate Fasting, should do that with the sole aim of worshiping Allah Almighty alone. The Prophet(peace and blessings be upon him) said: �Every action shall be judged according to intention and behind every action by a man is a specific intention.� Permissible Acts during Fasting in islam: 1. Bathing and sitting in a pool of water to cool oneself off. 2. Swallowing one�s spit and mucus. 3. To taste food on the condition that anything of it does not slip into the throat.