Notes about the blessed month of Ramadan

Notes about the blessed month of Ramadan \ The speech of Iraqi leader Al-Sayyid Muqtada Al-Sadr in his account in Twitter on 29/3/2022

In the name of Allah

O believers

Few days remained to the blessed month of Ramadan, this means shopping and providing food and drink at some people; we don't forbid people from that but with noting the following

First: It must not be at the expense of poor, I mean: the high turnout on shopping from the rich people may be reason for raising the prices ..so be careful

Second: The food and drink should not be the most important goal in the blessed month of Ramadan otherwise the real essence of fasting will be lost

Third: The poor should not be forgotten whereas Allah has enacted hunger and thirst in this blessed month in order that the rich remembers the poor

Fourth: Buying and shopping should not be more than the need because it will be extravagance and it is forbidden

Fifth: Narrated from Prophet's family: the health of body is in fasting, excessiveness in food and drink opposites to that whereas it harms the health especially if the food doesn't comply with health conditions then it will be introduction to waste the fasting and its reward

My dears, the blessed month of Ramadan and fasting should not be icon for food, drink and pleasures as it is famous and spreading in the media and social media… but it is to remind the poor, deprived, heat of Doomsday and following the prophet's family (peace be upon them), there is kind of asceticism and abstinence, never giving control to the self that inclines to evil, never harming the health and never overlooking the hungry people in the world and the thirsty of Karbala' and others from noble goals in fasting. This month should not be for sleeping or having fun in coffee shop and games, if you want that, don't neglect the praying, Quran, invocation and glorification and the like. Also there is important matter which must be referred to it and we mentioned it previously that is: the competent authorities should turn to the needy and take care of the poor through never raising the prices or through helping some poor families especially in this great month. I ask forgiveness of Allah to me and to you, may Allah guides our society, avoid eating publicly during the fasting month, glorifying Allah's rites and blessed month and some people mustn't mock at this blessed month in their publications and speeches

Our last invocation is praise be to Allah, the Lord of the creation

Muqtada Al-Sadr