| DO… | make intention before the start of each fast. | This is obligatory |
| DO… | take suhoor (the meal before fasting starts). The difference between the fast of a Muslim and the fast of others is the taking of suhoor (from Muslim) | This is recommended |
| DO… | delay the suhoor to as close to Fajr as possible. | This is recommended |
| DO… | hasten to break the fast at Maghrib time | This is recommended |
| DO… | try to break your fast with dates, as this is a sunnah. If dates aren’t available, break your fast with water | This is recommended |
| DO… | make a dua at the time of breaking the fast, eg. ‘O Allah, for you I have fasted and on Your Provision I have broken the fast’ [Abu Dawud]‘The thirst is gone, the veins are moisten and the reward is certain, insha’Allah’ [Au Dawud]‘Indeed there is for the fasting person, when he breaks his fast, a supplication which is not rejected.’ [Ibn Majah, al-Hakim] | This is recommended |
| DO… | Use a miswak during fasting, as this is sunnah | This is recommended |
| DO… | Exercise patience | |
| DO… | Ask Allah for His Mercy and Forgiveness | |
| DO… | Engage in Islamic acts of worship and good, eg. Give in charity, be good to your neighbour, show good character | |
| DO… | Read the Qur’anThe Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: ‘The best among you is he who learns the Holy Qur’an and teaches it.’ | From Bukhari & Muslim |
| DO… | Increase your Islamic knowledge | |
| DO… | Get rid of any innovated practices from your habits | |
| DO… | Make dua to Allah frequently during the day and night | |
| DO… | Be generous‘The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) was the most generous of men and he was the most generous during Ramadan when Jibreel would visit him every night and recite the Holy Qur’an to him.’ | From Bukhari & Muslim |
| DO… | Provide something to a person who is fasting, to break his fast‘He who provides something to the observer of fast for breaking the fast earns the same reward as the one who observes the fast, without diminishing.’ | From Ahmad & Tirmidhi |
| DO… | Pray the night prayer | |
| DO… | Practice I’tikaf (seclusion in the masjid) in the last 10 days of RamadanAishah (ra) reported that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) used to perform I’tikaf during the last ten days of Ramadan until Allah the Mighty and Majestic, took away his life, then his wives followed this practice after him.’ | From Bukhari & Muuslim |
| DO… | Seek Laylatul Qadr in the last 10 days of Ramadan | |
| DO… | Give your Zakat-ul-Fitr before Eid | This is obligatory |
| DON’T… | Deliberately eat anything during the fast, unless you are not physically able to complete the fast . You are forgiven if you have forgotten you were fasting | This breaks the fast |
| DON’T… | Deliberately drink anything during the fast, unless you are not physically able to complete the fast. You are forgiven if you have forgotten you were fasting | This breaks the fast |
| DON’T… | Deliberatley engage in sexual intercourse during the fast. You are forgiven if you have forgotten you were fasting | This breaks the fast |
| DON’T… | lie | From Bukhari & Muslim |
| DON’T… | Slander | From Bukhari & Muslim |
| DON’T… | Backbite | From Bukhari & Muslim |
| DON’T… | Swear or use other bad language | From Bukhari & Muslim |
| DON’T… | Raise your voice or argue | From Bukhari & Muslim |
| DON’T… | Engage in indecent actions | From Bukhari |
| DON’T… | Forget that if you are travelling, you have the option to not fast and make up for that fast later on.Aisha reported that Hamzah Ibn Amr Al-Aslamee (ra) asked: ‘O Messenger of Allah (pbuh) I am a person who fasts often, so should I fast while travelling?’ Allah’s Messenger (pbuh) replied, ‘Fast if you wish and refrain from fasting if you wish.’ | From Bukhari & Muslim |
| DON’T… | Fast if you are on your menstrual cycle (women). You must make up for this fast later | |
| DON’T… | Deliberately make yourself vomit | This breaks the fast |
| DON’T… | Take injections or drugs that are used instead of food | This breaks the fast |
| DON’T… | Delay breaking your fast | |
| DON’T… | Smoke or take drugs | |
| DON’T… | Worry about the following:
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These acts do not break the fast |
| DON’T… | Fast on Eid | |
| DON’T… | Forget that if you are very ill, you are excused from fasting and can make up the fast later or give fidyah (a compensation to feed people) | |
| DON’T… | Forget that if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, you do not need to fast, although you can if you feel able to and it won’t harm the baby. | |
| DON’T… | Worry, it is not a sin to not perform taraweeh. However, praying is of great benefit |
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i have learn many good thing tonght . thanks to the author who is propagating this great dont and do… allah hafeez
Jazak’Allah khayr for your kind comments. Let me know if there are any questions you would like to ask on this topic.
what if you dont fast for a day what will happen?
It depends on the circumstances around why you are not fasting for that day.
Salamu Aleykum, can you please tell me why using eye drops doesnt break the fast, because i can still taste it when i tilt my head up. Jazakhallah
Wa alaikum salaam – Jazakillah khayr for your question sister. Below I have copied the response give on the website by Sheikh Al-Munajjid (http://www.islam-qa.com/en).
“Praise be to Allaah.
The scholars differed concerning eye drops and whether or not they break the fast.
The view favoured by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah and by Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, is that they do not break the fast.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said:
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah was of the view that kohl does not break the fast, not even if the taste of the kohl reaches the throat. He said, this is not called food or drink, and it is not like food or drink, and it does not have the same effect as food or drink. There is no saheeh hadeeth from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) which expressly indicates that kohl breaks the fast, and the basic principle is that it does not break the fast. An act of worship remains valid unless it is proven that it is invalidated. What he said is correct, even if a person can taste it in his throat. Based on the view favoured by Shaykh al-Islam, if a person puts drops in his eyes whilst fasting and tastes it in his throat, that does not break his fast.
Al-Sharh al-Mumti’, 6/382.” (http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/22199/eye%20drops)
Hope that helps sister.
May Allah SWT reward you for enlightening the Muslim Ummah.
Jazak’Allah khayr for your kind words.
Using a perfume is not a sin??
Can you let me know why you would think that perfume is a sin?
Assalaamualaikum! Great site. Great article.s May Allah reward you and may we all benefit from those tips inshaAllah.
Wa alaikum salaam – Jazak’Allah khayr
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asslam valekum…ramajan mubarak
Wa alaikum salaam. Ramadan Mubarak