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should busy oneself with the remembrance and exaltation of Allah, as well as
the recitation of the Holy Koran – this is the fasting of the tongue.
3. Closing the ears to all that is reprehensible. The Messenger of Allah, praise
and peace be upon him, said, "The backbiter and the listeners are partners in
sin."
4. Constraint of the rest of the senses from sin. Restraining the hand from evil,
curbing the foot for the pursuit of wickedness, avoidance of questionable
foods at the break of the fast.
The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said, "Many receive
nothing from the fast except hunger and thirst." This hadith has been
explained as referring to the person who breaks the fast on unlawful (non-
halal, such as western supermarket meat products) food and drink. It has also
been explained as referring to people who abstain from halal food and break
the fast on the flesh of men through illicit backbiting, also that it refers to the
person who does not keep his senses free from sin.
the recitation of the Holy Koran – this is the fasting of the tongue.
3. Closing the ears to all that is reprehensible. The Messenger of Allah, praise
and peace be upon him, said, "The backbiter and the listeners are partners in
sin."
4. Constraint of the rest of the senses from sin. Restraining the hand from evil,
curbing the foot for the pursuit of wickedness, avoidance of questionable
foods at the break of the fast.
The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said, "Many receive
nothing from the fast except hunger and thirst." This hadith has been
explained as referring to the person who breaks the fast on unlawful (non-
halal, such as western supermarket meat products) food and drink. It has also
been explained as referring to people who abstain from halal food and break
the fast on the flesh of men through illicit backbiting, also that it refers to the
person who does not keep his senses free from sin.