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door, calling out: "O honourable folk! I am poor, I am hungry." Moved by compassion, these blessed personalities gave all their bread to the poor man and broke their fast only with water.
On the second day, they fasted again. At ifṭār time, just as they were about to eat, someone knocked on the door and a voice called out, saying: "I am an orphan, I am hungry." Once again, these generous souls gave away all their food to the orphan and broke their fast with water.
On the third day, the same happened. Just as ifṭār approached, a prisoner knocked on the door, pleading: "I am a captive, I am hungry." For the third consecutive day, these noble individuals gave away all their bread and had nothing but water for ifṭār.[1]
سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه The Ahl al-Bayt fasted for three days, breaking their fast with only water. Their sacrifices were so beloved to Allah Almighty that He revealed verses 8 and 9 of Sūrat al-Dahr about them:
وَ یُطۡعِمُوۡنَ الطَّعَامَ عَلٰی حُبِّہٖ مِسۡکِیۡنًا وَّ یَتِیۡمًا وَّ اَسِیۡرًا ﴿۸﴾ اِنَّمَا نُطۡعِمُکُمۡ لِوَجۡہِ اللّٰہِ لَا نُرِیۡدُ مِنۡکُمۡ جَزَآءً وَّ لَا شُکُوۡرًا ﴿۹﴾
And they offer food, in His love, to the destitute and the orphan and the prisoner. “We only feed you for the sake of Allah, we do not desire recompense from you nor gratitude.[2]
O those who love Allah’s Messenger! How should Ramadan be spent? This question might arise in our minds every year upon sighting the moon of Ramadan. This beautiful story from the blessed household of Lady Fāṭimah رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهَا has provided a beautiful answer—Ramadan is
BOOK TOPIC
- Speech intentions
- The excellence of sending ṣalāt upon the Prophet
- Angels came to turn the hand mill
- A brief introduction to Lady Fāṭimah رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا
- Two great qualities of Lady Fāṭimah رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهَا
- What is faqr?
- Her spirit of selflessness
- Pious Deed 22
- Pearls of wisdom about the intentions of fasting
- Announcement
- The six ṣalawāt and two duꜤāˈs recited in the sunnah-inspired weekly gatherings of Dawat-e-Islami
- 1. The ṣalāt for the night preceding Friday
- 2. All sins forgiven
- 3. Seventy portals of mercy
- 5. Nearness to the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- 6. The ṣalāt of intercession
- 4. The reward of 600,000 ṣalāt
- 1. Good deeds for 1000 days
- 2. An easy way to spend every night in worship
- Weekly gathering schedule for 6th March 2025
- Remaining pearls of wisdom regarding the intentions of fasting
- Dua for leaving the masjid
- Method of collective accountability (72 pious deeds)
- Method of collective accountability (72 pious deeds) daily 56 pious deeds
- Record of qufl-e-Madinah
- Ten weekly pious deeds
- Three monthly pious deeds
- One yearly pious deed
- Two lifetime pious deeds
- The Amir of Ahl al-Sunna’s dua
