"RAMADAN IS NOT A FOOD FESTIVAL"

"RAMADAN IS NOT A FOOD FESTIVAL"

Many People Consider Ramadan as a "Month of Food" instead of "Month of Fasting". Eating like a "Hulk" at "Iftar" wont cause you any good.

Alas, we see that some people – indeed most people – turn the month of Ramadan into an annual season for exuberant table spreads filled with copious amounts of exotic foods. They go out of bounds, exhibiting every possible manner of excess. You see them going out to the markets to spend dearly on culinary delights that they would almost never think to purchase at any other time of the year.

The result of this behavior is that a lot of money gets wasted and a lot of people fall ill on account of overeating. Even worse, people find themselves too sluggish and tired after gorging themselves to engage in worship. We should also think about the valuable time in Ramadan that gets wasted shopping in the markets and preparing all that fancy food, much of which ends up in the trash bin.

The exhaustive culinary preparations for Ramadan that most Muslims engage in are contrary to Allah’s orders and contradict the true spirit of Ramadan. They are also unhealthy and uneconomical.

~ Allah says: “O children of Adam, take your adornment to every mosque. Eat and drink, but be not excessive. Indeed, He does not like those who commit excess.” [Sûrah al-A`râf: 31]

~The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “The child of Adam fills no vessel worse than his stomach. Sufficient for the child of Adam are a few morsels to keep his back straight. If he must eat more, then a third should be for his food, a third for his drink, and a third left for air.” [Sunan al-Tirmidhî (2380) and Musnad Ahmad (17186) and authenticated by al-Albânî in Sahîh al-Jâmi`]

~ Luqmân said to his son: “O my son! If the stomach is full, one’s mental processes go to sleep, one’s wisdom is dulled, and one’s limbs refrain from worship.”

~ Umar observed: “Whoever eats a lot finds no pleasure in the remembrance of Allah.”

Due to High desire of Eating Delicious variety of foods at iftar many people order their wives, mothers etc to work hard in the kitchen instead of doing "Ibadah".

Kindly, Respected Brothers And Sisters, Allah has blessed us with this Month of Mercy so that we can get Our sins Forgiven. Make the most of this month and spend each and every second in making dhikr or other acts of worship. Leave everything which stops you from doing "Ibadah".

Switch to Simple dishes which consume less time and are full of healthy nutrients.

May Allah Make this "Ramadan" the Best Ramadan of Our Lives. Ameen.

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