Dr. Zakir Naik: Alhumdulillah, Was Salaatu Was Salaam Aala Rasoolillah Wa Ala Aalihi Wa Ashaabihi Wa Ajma’een,
The main reason that Muslims keep on committing the same errors in the month of Ramadhaan regarding rules and regulations of fasting is lack of knowledge of their deen, of the religion of Allah (swt) and the major reason for this lack of knowledge is because most of the Muslims they do not read the word of Allah (swt), they do not read the Qur’an with understanding neither do they read the hadith, the authentic sayings of last and final Messenger Prophet Muhammad (saws). What we Muslims should do is read the Qur’an with understanding, read the sayings of the Prophet and the Seerah of the Prophet, then inshaAllah at least we’ll have the basic knowledge of our Deen including the rules and regulations of fasting and Allah (swt), He always opens up His pathway, he gives guidance to the Muslim but there is a criteria to whom does He guide.
Allah says in the Qur’an in Surah Ankaboot ch. 29 v. 69 that
“Those who strive in the way of Allah (swt), those who do Jihad fi sabilillah, Allah (swt) opens His pathways for them”
So the criteria for us to get the guidance of Allah (swt), the criteria for us where Allah (swt) will open up our pathways is to strive in His way, to do Jihad fi sabilillah.
And Allah says in the Qur’an in Surah Nahl ch. 16 v. 43 as well as Surah Ambiya ch. 21 v. 7
“Fas alu Ahlaz Zikri, in kuntum la ta’lamoon”
Which means
“If you do not possess or if you doubt then ask the person who possesses knowledge…if you doubt anything ask the person whose knowledgeable”
And Alhamdulillah we have in our ummah several Muslims who are scholars in this deen. So it’s our duty to ask these scholars, these people who have the knowledge of Islam regarding the rules and the regulations of our Deen.
As far as fasting is concerned which is one of the important pillars of Islam, every Muslim should know at least when is the time for fasting, what are the basic rules and regulations and today in this age of science and technology it’s very easy to find, it is only the negligence of a Muslim that makes him unaware of these things, it’s very easy today to know when is the time for fasting when does fast begin when is the time of Suhur, when is the time for Iftar, for breaking the fast, what are the things that break the fast etc. etc. It is mainly due to the negligence and ignorance of the Muslims that we regularly keep on following and committing these same mistakes.
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