What is the ruling on someone who quarrels during the day in Ramadan while he is fasting? A question that occupies the minds of many Muslims, as some believe that Fasting It causes anger and quarrels, and they want to know whether this affects fasting or not?
In this context, Dr. Magdy Ashour, advisor to the former Mufti of the Republic, said that fasting is not a reason for anger, because it is one of the acts of worship that works to teach the servant the ability to be patient and endure, and not anger due to the interruption of food and drink.
He explained during his fatwa that the causes of anger are the same as the causes of disobedience, which come as a result of human devils, jinn demons, or the human soul, and in Ramadan the causes are human devils or the human soul, because the jinn devils are chained up during this holy month.
He continued: “Anger, like disobedience, emerges as a result of the influence of human demons or the soul that commands evil.”
He noted that the intended disobedience is undesirable anger, because it causes grudges, hatred, and quarrels between people, and these characteristics conflict with the lessons learned from the worship of fasting, which works to spread patience and love among citizens.
He stressed that fasting should not be a cause of impatience, because the month of Ramadan is the month of patience, and if a servant becomes angry because of fasting, this is evidence that he has not been disciplined from the worship of fasting.
The ruling on fasting for someone who utters obscene words during the day in Ramadan
Dr. Magdy Ashour said that the fasting person must not speak obscene words that are incompatible with the month of Ramadan so as not to jeopardize his fast.
He added in his answer to the question, “Does uttering inappropriate words during the day in Ramadan invalidate the fast?”, that there is a difference between validity and acceptance, as long as he did not eat or drink or do anything forbidden from dawn to sunset, then the fast is valid, but his fast may be at risk, as obscenity or bad speech reduces the reward for fasting, as the Messenger of God (may God’s prayers and peace be upon him) said: “If the day “When any of you fasts, he will not be obscene, nor will he be arrogant. If anyone insults him, insults him, or fights him, let him say: ‘I am a fasting person.’”
He explained that uttering immoral words does not invalidate the fast, because the questioner did not eat, drink, or have intercourse during the day in Ramadan, but in order for the fast to be acceptable, we adhere to the methods and prohibitions.
He added: Bad words or bad gestures reduce the reward of fasting and waste it due to inappropriate words.
He continued: Also, too much sleep deprives the fasting person of two things: “sensing the pleasure of fasting, and obtaining its reward.”
Is the fast of someone who slept more during the day in Ramadan invalidated?
Sheikh Ahmed Mamdouh, Fatwa Secretary at the Egyptian Fatwa House, said that sleeping during the day in Ramadan does not invalidate the fast. Rather, if the fasting person sleeps the whole day, his fast is valid.
“Mamdouh” added in his answer to the question (What is the ruling on someone who sleeps most of the day during the day in Ramadan? Does it invalidate his fast?), that sleeping most of the day in Ramadan does not invalidate the fast. If a person wakes up before sunset, even for a single moment, then the fast is valid. However, there is a difference between the validity of fasting and the fact that a person is on days in which he intends to obtain the great reward. So whoever has that happens to him with an excuse, there is nothing wrong with it. As for whoever intends that, his fast is valid except that he misses out on himself. It is a great virtue in realizing the acts of worship that have great rewards if a person does them while fasting.
He pointed out that there is no doubt that the reward for the fasting person is proportional to his difficulty in fasting. According to what the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him and his family, said to Mrs. Aisha, may God be pleased with her: “Indeed, you will have a reward in proportion to your deeds and expenses.” Narrated by Al-Hakim in “Al-Mustadrak.”
