Sawm (Fasting)

Sawm is which pillar of Islam?

Sawm is an arabic word which means____________

• Purity

• Regular prayer

• Keeping away from something

What is the name of the door called in Paradise, through which only those will enter who fast.?

A ___________________is a measure of approximately 2/3 of a Kilogram.

Which one is the Islamic meaning of Sawm?

• To abstain from eating and drinking and other things from dawn till sunset with the intention of getting closer to Allah.

• It is the amount to be payable after a person's wealth reaches certain Nisaab.

• It is Declaring oneness of Allah

Ali is fasting in the month of Ramadan, He drank a glass of water unintentionally. What do you think, his fast is broken or not?

• No, Drinking and eating unintentionally does not break the fast

• Yes, his fast is not valid any more

Which kind of people are allowed to postpone their fast?

• The sick people who are not Terminally (Permanently) ill.

• The traveller

• The permanently insane

• Option 1 and 2

Click on the boxes if you think these people are completely exempted from fasting. (Answer can be more than one options)

• Too old and feeble to fast

• The permanently ill

• The traveller

• Temporary sick people

What are the sunan acts of fasting.

• As-Sahoor

• Breaking the fast with dates or water

• Hastening to break the fast

• Sleeping all day long and eating with full stomach at the time of Iftaar

As- Sahoor means the Pre - Dawn Meal.

• True

• false