Ramadan fasting is mandatory in Islam. This is based on the rationale for performing the Ramadan fasts contained in Al Quran Al-Baqarah: 183.
"O ye who believe, are required of you fasting as prescribed before the people before you to be cautious."
So the goal of fasting Ramadan is to get the degrees of the righteous to Allah Ta'ala.
Fasting is one of the most noble worship and prescribed in Islam. And every worship, of course, contains wisdom and purpose.
Fasting is one of the most important means to attain piety, and one of the reasons for obtaining forgiveness of sins, multiplication of goodness, and elevation. God has made a special fast for Himself from other deeds of worship.
For that preparation to face the fasting Ramadan 1438 H Year 2017 is that we will soon carry out the need to diniati with sincerity and expect kidhoan God by maintaining physical health also one of them.
The month of Ramadan is dubbed as Sayyidusy (the penghulu bulan-bulan). So named because the month of Ramadan has and has various virtues and wisdom in it that is not owned by other months.
Here are some priorities of Ramadan compared to other months, among others:
The month of Ramadan is the month of the Qur'an Syahrul Quran
The Qur'an was revealed in the month of Ramadan. Thus, the demise of the Qur'an in Ramadan becomes a clear proof of the glory and virtue of Ramadan.
The argument for this is based on the Qur'an that is on QS. Al-Baqarah: 185 which means:
"The month of Ramadan is (the moon) in which it is revealed by the Qur'an, as a guide for man and the explanations of that clue and the distinction (between right and the vanity)."
This is one of the reasons why Ramadan is dubbed as the syahrul quran (the month of the Qur'an). In every month of Ramadan also Rasulullah saw always bertadarus (interact) with Al-Quran with Jibril as.
Sunna-sunnah in fasting month of Ramadhan one of them is by multiply interacting with Al-Quran, by way of reading, understanding and mentadabburi meaning, memorize and learn it, and practice it.
Ramadan is the Moon of Blessings of Mubarak Syahrun
The month of Ramadan is a month full of goodness and blessing. This is based on the arguments of hadith narrated by Ahmad, An-Nasa'i and Al-Baihaqi which means:
"Really has come to you a blessed month, this month is obliged to fasting to you ..".
The reward of Ramadan fasting is doubled from other sunnah fasts. Any worship done in the month of Ramadan, then God will multiply the reward. This is based on the following theorem:
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: "Every deed done by the son of Adam is for him, and one good is rewarded tenfold even up to seven hundred times." Allah swt said: Unless fasting, it is for Me and I who respond directly, Have abandoned lust, eat and drink it because of Me "(Muslim).
Not only blessings in reaping rewards, but many blessings of other Ramadan fasting. From the aspect and the economic aspect, then Ramadan will provide economic blessing for traders and others.
For the poor, Ramadan brings its own blessings. In this month a Muslim is strongly encouraged to berinfaq and charity in the holy month of Ramadan to them. Even obliged to pay zakat fitrah for them.
The Ramadan Doors of the Open Heaven And The Hell-Closed Doors And The Tied Demons
Allah Almighty has given His servants the opportunity to enter Paradise with the worship and good deeds they performed during the month of Ramadan. Syaithanpun not given the opportunity to seduce and mislead people.
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said, "When entering the month of Ramadan then the doors of heaven are opened, the gates of hell are closed, and syaithan-syaithan are shackled." (Narrated by Bukhari and Muslim)
So this month we are encouraged to multiply the worship of sunnat and good deeds, so that we can enter heaven.
The Wisdom of Ramadan
Ramadhan Month Forgiveness of Maghfirah's Sin
Through the various activities of worship in the month of Ramadan God takes away our sins. Among them is the fasting of Ramadan, as the saying of the Prophet: "Whoever fasts Ramadan because of full faith and expect the reward of Allah SWT, then forgiven his past sins". (Narrated by Bukhari and Muslim).
Allah Almighty provides Ramadan as a facility for the remission of sins as long as we are away from great sins. The Holy Prophet said: "The five daily prayers, Friday to Friday and Ramadan to Ramadan, eradicate the sins among those times
As long as the major sins are shunned ". (Muslim).
Month of Ramadan There is a Night of Lailatul Qadar
The night of Lailatul Qadar is a night whose good deeds are better than a thousand months. Allah says: "And do you know that lailatul Qadar it? Lailatul Qadar is better than a thousand months." (Al-Qadar: 2-3). The Prophet said: "In the month of Ramadan there is a night better than a thousand months, whoever is hindered his kindness to him, then lose him" (H.R. Ahmad, An-Nasa'i & Baihaqi).
So we are very encouraged to seek this qadar lailatul with i'tikaf, especially in the last ten days of Ramadan, following the actions of the Prophet Muhammad SAW.
Aisha raa said: "When the last ten days (from Ramadan), the Holy Prophet has revived his night time, awakened his family to worship, and tightened his belt." (Narrated by Bukhari and Muslim).
In another narration: "The Prophet was very active in worship in the last ten days (the month of Ramadan) beyond his worship on other days." (HR.Muslim)
Month of Ramadan There is a Night of Lailatul Qadar
The night of Lailatul Qadar is a night whose good deeds are better than a thousand months. Allah says: "And do you know that lailatul Qadar it? Lailatul Qadar is better than a thousand months." (Al-Qadar: 2-3). The Prophet said: "In the month of Ramadan there is a night better than a thousand months, whoever is hindered his kindness to him, then lose him" (H.R. Ahmad, An-Nasa'i & Baihaqi).
So we are very encouraged to seek this qadar lailatul with i'tikaf, especially in the last ten days of Ramadan, following the actions of the Prophet Muhammad SAW.
Aisha raa said: "When the last ten days (from Ramadan), the Holy Prophet has revived his night time, awakened his family to worship, and tightened his belt." (Narrated by Bukhari and Muslim).
In another narration: "The Prophet was very active in worship in the last ten days (the month of Ramadan) beyond his worship on other days." (HR.Muslim)
Fasting Benefits for Health
So many benefits of fasting Ramadan for the health of the human body that has been proven by the many studies on the benefits of Ramadan fasting for health.
Here are some of the benefits of fasting Ramadan include the following:
Improve Maintain Health
By fasting Ramadhan for 1 full month then we as umaat Islam that implement it will manya give benefit usefulness of fasting for our own health.
So with this the indirect benefit for health is to rest our digestive organs as well as the stomach from the exhaustion of work continuously in 11 months, and also help remove the rest of the food from the body, strengthen the body.
In addition to fasting for health will provide benefits, among others, is to help in the process of lowering blood sugar, cholesterol and also control blood pressure. As well as assisting in the process of cleansing the intestines, improving digestive work, ridding the body of food debris and remnants, reducing fatness and excess fat in the abdomen.
Detoxification Toxins
Fasting is the oldest detoxification therapy in the history of human civilization. By fasting, we limit the calories that enter our body so that this will produce antioxidant enzymes that can clean the toxic substances from the body.
This is part of a fasting relationship with health. Because indeed with health we can run the activities of worship with better and optimal.
Fasting Benefits for Psychological Health
The benefits of fasting for our mental psychological health one of them is that our emotional mental condition will be better maintained and controlled better. This will help in decreasing the level of adrenaline in the body.
Which in this case fasting will have an impact and influence on adrenaline which also adds to the formation of cholesterol from low-density protein fats.
Various things that turned out to increase the risk of vascular disease, heart and brain such as coronary heart disease, stroke and others.
Maintaining Blood Sugar Levels
Fasting for health will provide benefits, among others, is to help in the process of lowering blood sugar, cholesterol and also control blood pressure. That is why on the one hand, fasting is highly recommended for the care of those suffering from diabetes, high cholesterol, obesity and high blood.
Of course this should also be consulted first with health personnel medical personnel who are certainly competent if we have a particular disease.
Wisdom Fasting In Ramadan
Wisdom Fasting
There are some wisdom of fasting in the month of Ramadan and also other sunnah fasting among others are as follows:
Train the Discipline of Time
To produce a fasting fit and strong during the day, the body needs adequate rest, this makes us sleep more regularly for smooth fasting. Wake up to eat at dawn in the morning also train the habit to get up early to get fortune (food).
Each Activity of Honor and Goodness is Worship
Every footsteps to worship mosques, helping people worship, doing justice to human worship, smiling at relatives of worship, throwing thorns in the path of worship, until the sleep of fasting people worship, so that everything can be made worship.
So we are used to living in worship. It means that all can be worth worship. When all of these are based on Shari'a rules and are intended to worship Allah Almighty.
Care for Others
In Islam there are fraternal fellow Muslims, will be obvious if it is in Ramadan, People give tajil open fasting free.
Pray together in the mosque, giving the science of Islam and many Islamic sciences in every lecture and religious discussion held in the mosque.
Train Simple Life
When the time of breaking the fast arrives, while drinking and eating just a little we have felt the pleasure of the little food, our minds to eat a lot and all kinds of lust only.
Train To Be Grateful
By eating only there when breaking fast, we become more grateful to the favors we have when not fasting. So that we can be a more loving person of Allah SWT.
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