The nature of fasting

[Page 1] 1 [Page 2] 2 The Nature Of Fasting By: Shaykh Al-Islam Taqiuddin Ahmad `Abdul-Halim Ibn Taymiyyah Darussalam Publishers and Distributers [Page 3] 3
 
             
   {Fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you.} [Page 4] 4 Publishers Note All praise is due to Allah, and may He grant peace and blessings upon His Last Messenger Muhammad ( salAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam ). This is a translation one of the smaller publications from the words of Shaykh Al-Islam Taqiuddin Ahmad bin ‘Abdul-Halim Ibn Taymiyyah. It has been published in this form a variety of times with a number of minor additions to the text under the title, “Haqiqatus- Siyam,” or “The Nature of Fasting.” We have revised our version to meet the source section of Majmu’ Al-Fatawa (25:219) from where it appears that the original booklet – with the exception of the questions, of which most appear on earlier pages – has been taken. We have inserted brackets to signify the additions, which earlier publishers probably took from other sections of his writings. We have also added brief references to the text for the Hadiths . I would like to express gratitude to brother Ebrahim Aly Ma’rouf for the original translation of this booklet and the Darussalam staff for their editing and lay out work. In the end all praise is due to Allah, and upon Him we depend. Abdul-Malik Mujahid General Manager Darussalam [Page 5] 5 Contents THE NATURE OF THING