Ramadan is the month of goodness, blessing, and mercy. It is one of the most beloved months to Allah SWT. Allah has dedicated this great act of worship fasting to Himself, as He says SWT in the Qudsi Hadith: “Every deed of the son of Adam is for him, except fasting; it is for Me and I will reward him for it.” Therefore, the Muslim must strive hard to have his heart present in this holy month, to contemplate the meanings of the Holy Qur’an and reflect on its verses. Perhaps a verse that you ponder with a sound heart is better for you than many completions that you do not understand its meaning.
This does not mean that you should be lazy in worship or neglect doing good deeds, but you must be keen for Allah to see good from you and to increase your remembrance of Allah SWT at all times. It is your golden gate to knowing all other acts of worship and performing them in the best way. Therefore, in this article, we will talk about What Happens If You Sin During Ramadan.
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Concept of Fasting and Its Goals
Fasting in Islam is abstaining and refraining from eating, drinking, and all other nullifiers of fasting from the break of dawn until sunset. The main goal and the greatest purpose of fasting lies in controlling, refining, and purifying the soul, and strengthening its will and determination against sins, desires, and worldly wishes. Whoever fasts from the daily essentials that cannot be dispensed with, which are food and drink, can avoid any other sin that he thought he could not get rid of or quit.
The month of Ramadan is like a training camp that prepares the soul for worship and purifies it from sins and transgressions. It makes us feel for others, the poor, the needy, and those in need. We help them and give charity to them. We achieve by it the piety of Allah SWT, which is the basic goal of all the acts of worship that Allah has legislated for us.
Fasting teaches the individual patience, endurance, humility, gentleness, mercy, and other good morals and noble qualities. Therefore, you must learn what the prohibitions and prohibitions during the month of Ramadan are so that you stay away from them and avoid them and attain the great reward and recompense from Allah SWT.
What is Haram During Ramadan
Fasting is considered a basic pillar of the five pillars of Islam. It has great importance in refining the soul, purifying the heart, and strengthening faith. The Muslim must stay away from the prohibitions and prohibitions during the month of Ramadan, whether they are actions or words, so that his fasting may be accepted, his sin may be forgiven, and his status may be raised.
Among the prohibited words during fasting are: cursing and insulting, backbiting, which is mentioning your brother with what he dislikes even if this matter is true, gossiping, which is conveying words between people with the intention of corruption and inciting discord, which causes division, disagreement, quarrel, and fighting between people, and slander, which is mentioning your brother with what is not in him of defects and shortcomings. This is one of the most important prohibitions during the month of Ramadan.
The Messenger of Allah PBUH said:
“تدرون ما الغيبة؟ قالوا الله ورسوله أعلم قال: ذكرك أخاك بما يكره، قيل أفرأيت إن كان في أخي ما أقول؟ قال: إن كان فيه ما تقول فقد اغتبته، وإن لم يكن فيه ما تقول فقد بهته”
“Do you know what is backbiting?” They said: “Allah and His Messenger know best.” He said: “It is to mention your brother with what he dislikes.” It was said: “What if my brother is as I say?” He said: “If he is as you say, you have backbited him, and if he is not as you say, you have slandered him.”
Also, false testimony, lying, falsely accusing others, cheating, deceiving, stealing people’s money, bribery, injustice, assaulting others by hitting and saying, usury, and eating the money of orphans are prohibited. Although these matters are forbidden in ordinary days, the sin is doubled and greater in the blessed month of Ramadan.
Therefore, the Muslim must pay attention and be keen to avoid these prohibitions so that he does not lose a great deal of reward and recompense. This shows us that fasting is not limited to abstaining from food and drink only, but it is also with the limbs. The Muslim must lower his gaze, guard his tongue, and restrain his hand from evil.
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Acts That Invalidate Fasting
Knowing the prohibitions during the month of Ramadan is one of the most important things that the Muslim should take care of and pay attention to, so that he does not fall into anything forbidden that spoils his fasting and wastes his reward and recompense. Among the most famous acts that invalidate fasting are the following:
- Intercourse during the day of Ramadan: It is considered one of the great and serious sins that requires sincere repentance, remorse, seeking forgiveness, and quitting this sin. It also requires freeing a believing slave. If he does not find one, fasting two consecutive months, or feeding sixty poor people if he cannot fast.
- Eating and drinking deliberately: If the Muslim does this forgetfully or by mistake, there is nothing wrong with him and he can complete his fasting in Ramadan. It was reported from the Prophet PBUH that he said:
“من نسي وهو صائم فأكل أو شرب فليتم صومه فإنما أطعمه الله وسقاه”
“Whoever forgets that he is fasting and eats or drinks, let him complete his fast, for Allah has fed him and given him to drink.”
- Deliberate vomiting: inhaling incense deliberately, as the Prophet PBUH said:
“Exaggerate in inhaling water in the nose (while performing ablution) unless you are fasting.”
- Smoking also breaks the fast and putting a drop in the nose if he feels its taste in the throat breaks the fast because it eventually reaches the stomach. In addition, menstruation, postpartum bleeding, and apostasy from Islam break the fast.
Importance of Guarding the Tongue and Limbs During Fasting
Guarding the tongue and limbs is considered one of the essential conditions for the perfection of fasting and the completion of the reward. It is a matter of great importance, because these things are what help the Muslim to avoid sins, desires, and transgressions.
Deliberately neglecting these things may expose the Muslim to the non-acceptance of his fasting and the loss of his reward. Therefore, you must be aware of the prohibitions during the month of Ramadan and avoid them as much as possible. The evidence for that is the saying of the Prophet PBUH:
“من لم يدع قول الزور والعمل به والجهل فليس لله حاجة في أن يدع طعامه وشرابه”
“Whoever does not give up false speech, acting accordingly, and ignorance, Allah has no need for him to give up his food and drink.”
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The Role of Fasting in Refining the Soul
Fasting plays a big and effective role in achieving piety, which is fearing Allah SWT and monitoring Him in secret and in public, following His commands and avoiding His prohibitions. It helps him to control himself and helps him in managing his feelings, behavior, actions, and words. Fasting achieves for him self-discipline and control over desires, because it provides a wonderful faithful environment that supports good deeds and good words.
You see a large number of people doing more acts of obedience and drawing closer to Allah, such as reading the Holy Quran, praying Tarawih, and praying at night, in addition to listening to religious lessons and attending preaching lectures, which makes worship easier for you and encourages you to do it.
You are not alone on this path. A large number of Muslims perform seclusion in mosques in the last ten days of Ramadan, which makes them review themselves, get to know themselves, and know their Lord and Creator and the purpose of their existence in this worldly life.
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The Difference Between Tangible and Intangible Nullifiers of Fasting
Tangible nullifiers of fasting include all tangible and physical matters in which it can be judged definitively and decisively that the fasting person has broken his fast and invalidated it, for example, intercourse during the day and eating and drinking deliberately.
As for intangible nullifiers of fasting, they are the bad words and deeds for which the Muslim sins and falls into prohibitions. It cannot be judged definitively that he has broken his fast and invalidated it, because acceptance is a hidden matter that only Allah SWT knows. Every Muslim must be keen to avoid the prohibitions during the month of Ramadan and after it, so that he does not miss this great reward and generous recompense.
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Tips to Avoid Prohibitions During Fasting
Among the most important valuable tips and guidelines that help the Muslim to avoid falling into the prohibitions during the blessed month of Ramadan are the following:
- Increasing remembrance of Allah SWT at all times, because it illuminates and purifies hearts and makes the Muslim in constant contact with Allah SWT, and therefore he is more attentive and cautious, which helps him to stay away from the prohibitions and prohibitions during the month of Ramadan.
- Being humble in prayer and performing it on time, because prayer prevents immoral sins and evil deeds, and helps the Muslim to do good deeds.
- Seeking help from Allah SWT and increasing supplication that Allah may accept his fasting, standing in prayer, and all his good deeds, and that He may enable him to stay away from prohibitions and evil deeds.
- Hasten to repent and seek forgiveness when committing a sin, and not despair of the mercy of Allah.
- Holding yourself accountable on an ongoing basis, reviewing actions, words, and behavior, and not self-flagellating and persisting in sins.
- Staying away from bad people that calls to evil and adorns sin, and being keen to accompany the good people who help in obedience and remind of Allah.
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FAQs
What Is Forbidden in the Month of Ramadan?
What is forbidden in the month of Ramadan includes all bad intangible matters, such as lying, hypocrisy, hypocrisy, deception, cheating, injustice, and assault, and the physical ones that invalidate fasting, such as intercourse and deliberate eating and drinking, because these matters cause fasting to be invalid and make it incorrect, which we have learned about in detail in the previous lines.
What Are the Greatest Sins in Ramadan?
Associating partners with Allah is the greatest of sins, and disobedience to parents, murder, adultery, abandoning the obligatory prayer, intercourse during the day of Ramadan, backbiting, and gossiping are considered the most important prohibitions that must be avoided during the month of Ramadan.
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Is It Permissible to Shower in the Month of Ramadan?
Yes, of course, it is permissible to shower in the month of Ramadan. You must pay close attention so that water does not enter your stomach or swallow it unintentionally. If this happens unintentionally, your fasting is not invalidated.
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Is Music Haram in Islam?
Yes, music is Haram in Islam in general, except for the duff (a type of drum) in festivals and weddings. The evidence for that is the saying of the Prophet PBUH:
“ليكونن من أمتي أقوام يستحلون الحر والحرير والخمر والمعازف”
“There will be among my Ummah people who will make permissible illegal sexual intercourse, silk, alcohol and musical instruments.”
