{"id":953,"date":"2026-01-04T10:43:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T10:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afraishmum.com\/?post_type=topics&#038;p=953"},"modified":"2026-05-27T15:06:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T15:06:16","slug":"%e0%a6%95%e0%a6%96%e0%a6%a8-%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%8b%e0%a6%9c%e0%a6%be-%e0%a6%aa%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%a5%e0%a6%ae-%e0%a6%ab%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%9c-%e0%a6%b9%e0%a6%b2%e0%a7%8b","status":"publish","type":"topics","link":"https:\/\/afraishmum.com\/en_us\/topics\/%e0%a6%95%e0%a6%96%e0%a6%a8-%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%8b%e0%a6%9c%e0%a6%be-%e0%a6%aa%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%a5%e0%a6%ae-%e0%a6%ab%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%9c-%e0%a6%b9%e0%a6%b2%e0%a7%8b\/","title":{"rendered":"When Was Fasting First Made Obligatory?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When fasting is made obligatory and its proof (Quran and Hadith)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fasting or Sawm was made obligatory upon the Muslim Ummah in the second year of Hijra. It is a fundamental act of worship in Islam, which is mandatory to observe during the month of Ramadan. Its proof is found in both the Holy Quran and Sahih Hadith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Allah Ta\u2019ala says\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cO you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous (attain Taqwa).\u201d<br>\u2014 Surah Al-Baqarah 2:183<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It has also been said\u2014 \u201cThe month of Ramadan is that in which was revealed the Quran, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion.\u201d Surah Al-Baqarah 2:185<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is clear from these verses that fasting is an obligatory decree from Allah and it is a means of attaining Taqwa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Prophet (PBUH) said\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIslam is built upon five pillars, among which observing the fast of Ramadan is one pillar.\u201d  Sahih al-Bukhari \u0993 Sahih Muslim<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is understood from this Hadith that fasting is a part of the core foundation of Islam and it is obligatory upon every capable Muslim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Remember briefly<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is an obligatory act of worship proven by Sahih Hadith<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fasting became obligatory in the second year of Hijra<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is a clear command of the Quran<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is one of the five pillars of Islam<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is a means of attaining Taqwa<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1259,"menu_order":61,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categoires":[112],"class_list":["post-953","topics","type-topics","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoires-fasting-sawm"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/afraishmum.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/afraishmum.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/afraishmum.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topics"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afraishmum.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afraishmum.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/afraishmum.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoires","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afraishmum.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoires?post=953"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}