How do we explain fasting to our child?
Every prayer has theoretical and practical aspects. Children need both knowledge and observation. We either give our child only knowledge and forget to set an example ourselves, or we do our prayers ourselves and make a mistake in giving knowledge that satisfies the child's interests in this regard.
When it comes to fasting, we should inform our children about it before Ramadan comes.
In the course of giving such information, the prayer of fasting to the child was ordered to other prophets in the past, if we fast, God loves us very much, fasting teaches us discipline and order, we understand the plight of the poor and needy by being hungry and thirsty, and our body is cleansed once a year by means of fasting. can be told about.
In general, children want to fast. Knowing that all the adults at home get up for the morning meal, he wants to get up too and spend the morning meal in the family circle. Even if it is not obligatory for him, if he wants to wake up in the morning, he should be allowed to fast as long as he can bear it.
There are several ways to teach a child to fast. For example, a child who wakes up in the morning and fasts with adults, may become hungry or thirsty in the afternoon. At that time, if a place is prepared out of sight in the kitchen, food and tea are placed, and the mother explains to the child that it is possible for young children to "break" the fast, and that they can eat without being seen by anyone and then continue fasting, the child's enthusiasm for this prayer will not decrease, on the contrary, it will increase.
If a child who oversleeps in the morning is upset that he cannot fast with adults, it can be said that he can eat and drink until the call to prayer, for example, at noon, and then "fast" until the evening, for the sake of his mind and, most importantly, for the formation of his skills. If he can't bear to go hungry for so long, let him "fast" even after a century. The important thing is that he should enjoy the virtue and benefits of this prayer. When he grows up and reaches adulthood, it is easy for him to fast as in the pamphlet.
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One of the summer nights. I woke up from a faint sound. Our neighbor, Uncle Husan, would wake everyone up by hitting the tin with something. The sweet smell of food hit my nose. My sisters were busy trying to do something in the kitchen, setting the table. I jumped up and thought, "I will fast too." When my mother saw this, she kissed my cheeks and said: "Allah gives many rewards to children who fast."
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According to Sufism scholars, there are three types of fasting: the fasting of the masses, the fasting of the special people, and the fasting of the most special people. What is the difference between them?
