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It is recommended (sunnah) to break one’s fast as soon as one is sure the maghrib (sunset) has begun.

Remaining are just a few days that will pass in the blink of an eye, then the month of repentance, mercy, goodness, abstinence, generosity and blessings shall come to us. 

It is obligatory upon every Muslim to preserve his faith in Islam and protect it against whatever invalidates, abolishes, and interrupts it, namely, apostasy 

The knowledge of the religion is the most honourable knowledge. The prophet ﷺ said what means: He who walks a path seeking knowledge [of Islam] Allah shall facilitate for him an easy path to paradise. Related by At-Tirmidhiy.

It was narrated by Imam Ahmad, At-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, and Ibn Majah that Ibnu Abbas said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ما من ‏‏أيام العمل الصالح فيها أحب إلى الله من هذه الأيام، ‏يعني ‏‏أيام ‏العشر، ‏قالوا: يا رسول الله ولا الجهاد في سبيل الله، قال: ولا الجهاد في سبيل الله إلا رجلٌ خرج بنفسه وماله فلم يرجع من ذلك بشيء  {There are no days on which a good deed is more accepted and rewarded by Allah than on these days, i.e., the ten days of Dhu l-Hijjah. They said: O’ Messenger of Allah not even the days of jihad for the sake of Allah? He s…

The obligation of fasting the month of Ramadan begins upon the occurrence of one of two matters: To sight the crescent of Ramadan after the sunset of the 29th day of Sha^ban (the month directly preceding Ramadan) or, if the crescent is not seen, Completing thirty (30) days of Sha^ban.

The non-Muslim embraces Islam by believing in the Two Testifications of Faith and uttering them with the intention of leaving out blasphemy (never to return to non-Islam): 'I bear witness that no one deserves to be worshipped except Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah'  A person may utter the testification of faith in either Arabic or English. If one cannot pronounce the letter (ha) correctly when saying Muhammad, one says 'Abal-Gasim Is The Messenger of Allah' instead. 

The integrals of fasting are two: 1- To make the intention each night to fast the following day of Ramadan. Making the intention at night to fast the following day of Ramadan means to have the intention in one's heart to fast during the night preceding the fasting day, i.e., after sunset and before the dawn of the following day. Sometime during that time, the person must make the intention to fast the following day. This must be done each night for the following day of fasting. As related by at-Tirmidhiyy, An-Nasa'iyy, and others.

O Slaves of Allah, the month of forgiveness-Ramadan has arrived. This is the month of abstinence from worldly pleasures, the defiance of desires, and the month of pure intentions. So, move towards occupying your days and breaths with the acts of obedience to Allah; because the one who doesn’t spend his spare time in matters that benefit him, will end up wasting his time in matters that do not benefit him.