What are the etiquettes of fasting?
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The questioner : After we have learned much about the rulings of fasting, we would like to know the etiquettes of fasting.
The Shaykh : Among the etiquettes of fasting is adhering to the mindfulness of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) by doing what He commands and avoiding what He forbids, as He the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:183] and as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Bulugh al-Maram 5:14 Among the etiquettes of fasting is increasing in charity, kindness, and excellence toward people, especially in Ramadan. Indeed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was Sahih al-Bukhari 6 in reciting the Qur'an with him. It also includes avoiding what Allah has forbidden, such as lying, cursing, insulting, cheating, betrayal, forbidden looking, listening to forbidden things, and other prohibitions that the fasting person and others must avoid, but they are more emphasized for the fasting person. It also includes eating the pre-dawn meal (suhur) and delaying it, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Ibn Majah 1692Sahih (Darussalam)
Among its etiquettes is also to break the fast with dates if available, or if not, then with dried dates, or if not, then with water. One should hasten to break the fast as soon as the setting of the sun is confirmed or it is likely that it has set, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Jami` at-Tirmidhi 699Sahih (Darussalam) which hastens the breaking of the fast.
The Shaykh : Among the etiquettes of fasting is adhering to the mindfulness of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) by doing what He commands and avoiding what He forbids, as He the Exalted said:
O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَWhoever does not give up forged speech and evil actions and does not abandon foolishness, Allah is not in need of his leaving food and drink
من لم يدع قول الزور والعمل به والجهل فليس لله حاجة في أن يدع طعامه وشرابهthe most generous of all the people, and he used to reach the peak in generosity in the month of Ramadan when Gabriel met him
أجود الناس وكان أجود ما يكون في رمضان حين يلقاه جبريلEat Suhur, for in Suhur there is a blessing.
تسحروا فإن في السحور بركةAmong its etiquettes is also to break the fast with dates if available, or if not, then with dried dates, or if not, then with water. One should hasten to break the fast as soon as the setting of the sun is confirmed or it is likely that it has set, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
The people will remain upon goodness
لا يزال الناس بخير
Source
ابن العثيمين - فتاوى الصيام — archive.org (6:17)
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