Fasting in Islam

Fasting in Islam means to refrain from eating and drinking as well as anything that can break the fast, starting from sunrise until sunset, it establish to increase the piety of a Muslim. Fasting has been written by God in the Quran surah Al-Baqarah verse 183.
Fasting is one of the five Pillars of Islam. There are mandatory fasting and fasting Sunnah, but the procedures remain the same.

Wisdom of Fasting
Fasting in Ramadan compulsory for all believers of God is devoted to worship God as stated in the Qur'an. Al-Baqarah / 2: 183. Shaum Wisdom of worship itself is to train people to be patient in life. The purpose of the patient are listed in al-Quran is 'persistent and tenacious' as referred to in verse. Ali 'Imran / 3: 146.

Types of Fasting
• Fasting is obligatory
Ramadan Fasting o
o Fasting for nazar
o Fasting kifarat or fines
• Fasting is the ruling on the sunna
o Fasting 6 days in the month of Shawwal
o Fasting Arafat
o Fasting Monday-Thursday
o Fasting of David (a day of fasting, a day does not)
o Fasting Ashura (the sacred month)

Mandatory fasting requirements:
1. Muslim
2. Sensible
3. Baligh (old enough)
4. Able to implement it
5. People who were in place (not being Safar)

Fasting legal requirements:
1. Islam (apostasy no)
2. Mummayiz (can distinguish the good and the bad)
3. Sacred from menstruation and childbirth
4. Knowing when received fast

Five Pillars of fasting:
1. Intention
2. Leaving everything that break the fast from sunrise until sunset