Is it true that in Ramadan, muslims fast in daytime and yet have a food feast at night?

Question

because at night, they believe Allah is sleeping? Please no links and spams, just personal insights. Thanks.

Answer 1

Yes, in Ramadan, Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset. They abstain from food, drink, smoke, and sex. Once sunset comes, they can eat, drink, smoke, and make love with their spouses. As for feasting, they are supposed to eat to sustain themselves, it's not like a huge eat fest or anything.

As for Allah sleeping, Allah is Almighty God, who doesn't sleep at all. Sleep is only found in the animal kingdom, which God created. God created sleep, before His creation of sleep, there was no sleep but there was God. God is not like His own creation that he is awake or asleep, so no, Muslims don't feast 'cause Allah is asleep. It's not a case of "While the cat's away, the mice will play."

Answer 2

Hi,

It is true that muslims fast during the month of Ramadan. This means that they do not eat and drink from dawn until after sunset. After the sun has set the fast is broken and they are then allowed to eat and drink. The kind of meal that is eaten to break the fast varies from person to person. Some people do have what could be described as a feast but some people may just have a drink of water and some fruit.

The reason for fasting as described by the Qur'an is to increase the person's awareness of Allah. There are also other benefits such as the benefits to health and the understanding that is gained of how it feels to be hungry resulting in compassion towards the poor.

Muslims fast as an act of Obedience to Allah who they believe to be the most merciful and also to be the only one worthy of worship.

He is described in the Quran as
"...Allah the One.

He is The 'Samad' [one who needs no sleep or rest nor any food or drink. In fact one who needs nothing but is the provider.]

He begets not nor was He begotten [i.e. He has no parents and NO son.}

There is none co-equal or comparable unto him. [there is none like him]"

Muslims do not believe Allah ever sleeps and so the answer to the last part of your question is no.

Hope this has been helpful.

Answer 3

Good question.

Any fast in Islam has the same requirements. One fasts from eating, drinking, sexual intercourse, smoking inhaling scents from just before sunrise to just after sunset. In Islamic areas where the call to prayer is heard this means from the call to prayer for the morning prayers to the call to prayer for the sunset prayers. This is not because of any sleeping the God might do, but rather because that is the way the fast is set up. Even optional fasts like Ashura, or weekly fasting that many do is like this.

The Ramadhan fast is special in that it is the only fast that we are required to do. It lasts each day through the entire month of Ramadhan, either 29 or 30 days depending on the sighting of the new moon at the beginning and end.

While it is true that one can partake of all these things during the night it is still recommended that one partake in moderation. The excesses that many Muslim people partake in during Ramadhan are really to be frowned on and have no basis in the religion.

At the end of Ramadhan there is a festival which IS the time for feasting and celebration. At that time people wear new clothes, visit friends and relatives and give gifts. This is called Eid and is one of the two Eids of the year. The other one being at the end of Hajj.

Something else you might be interested in is that one is also supposed to fast from diseases of the heart such as anger, greed, jealousy, enmity, avarice, and etc. There is a hadith wherein Muhammad (peace be upon him) says that if you do not fast from anger then god does not want your hunger.

Peace and Blessings,

Salim

Answer 4

The first part, true. The second part, just silly.

They fast from sunrise to sunset every day for a month. It's not about Allah sleeping, I'm inclined to believe it's connected with the fact that if a person doesn't eat or drink for a month, they walk a lot closer to Allah than intended...

Answer 5

That is really true! I was born where muslim is the big case and i was taught to honour it. What is obvious is that the days they over expend are the Ramadan ones! They buy expensive foods and quality class than ever and they eat so much you know!!! The logic is they are just- blind -on this not they think Allah is asleep.

Answer 6

1-muslims believed in there were 1 god (ALLAH) and ALLAH didn't sleep at all (if ALLAH was sleep the universe will damage because ALLAH the only controller of it no body denied that then how come that ALLAH sleeping its 1st )
2-ALLAH has promised muslims (believers) the Heaven(Paradise)when they make good things like (fasting all day and breakfast in the time of sun set )(in the time of fasting ALLAH giving Gifts to believers who fasting in this time any believer asking for any thing from ALLAH ALLAH give it to him #it's areal fact #
3-A-there were sons killing ther fathers or stealing there money
B-if we have aship with 2 leaders and there were astorm one of them say turn right and the other say turn lift they will fight and the ship will damage (if there were one leader he will safe the ship without fighting )
C-the univers have one leader who created it (ALLAH)if ALLAH have partner (another leader or son ) they will fighting and the univers will damage (why ALLAH have partner or son and he is the creator ?) ALLAH is ONE and haven't son or partner
D- we r muslims believed in the prophet of ALLAH our sear Essa and all of prophets but we r believed in that there were one god only ALLAH and the prophet Essa is only aprophet not the son of ALLAH ALLAH is greatest than have any of human to be his son if ALLAH want son he will create him specially

Answer 7

I am a muslim and I know fasting as a unique moral and spritual characteristics of Islam.
Literally defined, fasting means to abstain"completely" from foods, drinks, intimate intercourse and smoking, before the break of thedawn till sunset, during the entire month of Ramadan,the ninth month of the Islamic year.
When Islam introduced this matchless institution, it planted an ever-growing tree of infinite virtue and invaluable products. Here is an explanation of the spiritual meaning of the Islamic Fasting:"It teaches man the principle of sincere Love,because when he observes fasting he does it out of deep love for God. And the man who loves God truly is a man who really knows what love is."

"O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may (learn) self-restraint...Ramadan is the (month) in which was sent down the Quran, as a guide to mankind, also clear (Signs) for guidance and judgment (between right and wrong). So every one of you who is present (at his home) during that month should spend it in fasting ..." Qur'an Chapter 2, verses 183 and 185.

As for your question, No muslim is a muslim if he/she believes that Allah is sleeping..."May Allah Keep Us from such evel saying"

The Qur'an Infact clearly states:

"...No slumber can seize Him nor sleep. His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede in His presence except as He permitteth? He knoweth what (appeareth to His creatures as) before or after or behind them. Nor shall they compass aught of His knowledge except as He willeth. His Throne doth extend over the heavens and the earth, and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preserving them for He is the Most High, the Supreme (in glory)..."
Qur'an Chapter 2, verses 255

Answer 8

No,we don't believe that Allah is sleeping.He never sleeps and he is seeing us all the time.Food feast at night, yes but not for the fact that Allah is sleeping.

Answer 9

Yeah. Its also funny when you invite them to a party for say like halloween and they bring their own dinner. It isnt like a feast. They eat food that is going to provide them with enough sustinance to last through the day. Its also not junk food.

Answer 10

i dont know about the part about god being sleeping, but they do fast during the day, they also cant drink anything, until sunset