Will you give information about bachelors performing fasting in order to restrain their souls (carnal desires)?
Unmarried single men are advised to perform fasting in order to restrain their carnal desires. What is the nature of this fasting? Does it mean to eat only one meal or two meals a day? Or, are they advised to fast for years until they get married?
Dear Brother / Sister,
One of the most important factors that enable man to restrain his soul is fasting. Hunger, in particular, trains man's soul and restrain his bad feelings. Knowing this, the Prophet (pbuh) advised the people who had difficulty in restraining their carnal desires to perform fasting.
Fasting starts with the time of imsak (dawn) to ends when the sun sets. We do not have to fast every day. It will be appropriate to fast in the periods when our carnal feelings increase. Thus, we will keep away from harams.
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