What is the Punishment of not Fasting in Ramadan?
What is the Punishment of not Fasting in Ramadan?
Dear Brother / Sister,
Abu Umamah al-Bahili, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated:
I have heard Allah's Messenger, peace and blessings upon him, say:
“While I was sleeping, two men came and, holding both of my arms, they brought me to a mountain which was hard to climb. And they said:
“Climb this.”
When I said “I can't.” they replied:
“We will make it easy for you.”
Thereupon, I started to climb the mountain. When we reached the middle, suddenly harsh voices were heard.
When I asked: “What are those voices?” they replied:
“The clamor of the people of Hell.”
We started again. We suddenly saw a group of people whose cheek pouches were split, and out of these pouches flew blood; and their feet were bound!
I asked: “Who are they?”
They replied: “They are those who eat their fasts before due time (those who don't fast).”
(at-Targhib wa’t-Tarhib, 2:453.)
Questions on Islam
- What is the Punishment of not Fasting in Ramadan?
- Are all of our sins forgiven during Ramadan?
- Is it a sin not to perform fasting in the month of Ramadan without any excuse? Will it be a sin if i skip Ramadan fasting without any excuse with the intention of fasting in winter? Will fasting performed in winter replace the fasting skipped in Ramadan?
- Does a woman who is breastfeeding or pregnant have to perform fasting in Ramadan?
- How should we make good use of the nights of Ramadan?
- Is it acceptable if women perform fasting on the days of menstruation? Is it permissible? If we fast on those days, do we still have to fast for those days after Ramadan?
- What is the criterion for the disease that makes it permissible not to fast in Ramadan? Does a person who has high blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol have to fast in Ramadan?
- Who is exempt from Sawm (fasting) in Ramadan?
- When should I "pay back" the missed fasts of Ramadan?
- What should a sick person do while fasting in Ramadan?
