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Mufti Menk

Children's Series - How Can Little Kids Fast?

Mufti Menk

Muslim Central

Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Islam

4.83.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2021

⏱️ 6 minutes

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0:00.0

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0:05.1

Assalamu Alaikum, Rakhmatullahi Wabarakatuh

0:08.2

My beloved children, I am so excited to be talking to you today about the fast now

0:15.0

How can you fast when you're so young if you're four years old three years old five years old?

0:20.4

How are you going to manage the fast you won't be able to manage it and Allah knows that so Allah says

0:25.9

It's not compulsory on you until you become an adult when you're grown up

0:31.1

Then you're going to have to fast in the meantime all you have to do is just get yourself used to it slowly

0:38.4

But surely so what should you do? Let me give you a few tips, okay?

0:43.4

So when your family gets up in the morning for what is known as Suhur and some people call it the Sehri

0:49.8

Just before the Adhan of Fajr they have a little meal

0:53.4

You get up with them tell them please get me up

0:56.4

I want to get up and I want to have my Suhur

0:59.4

So panAllah and then you can have that Suhur have something light a little bit of water perhaps some dates

1:06.4

I usually like to have a banana maybe a little bit of oats some yogurt something healthy some fruits

1:12.2

But not too much not a heavy meal and then when you hear the Adhan of Fajr you stop eating

1:18.2

MashAllah your fast has begun and you make an intention. Oh Allah. I'm trying my best to fast

1:23.4

I'm still a child. I know it's not compulsory for me, but I want to try

1:27.7

So then say for example the Adhan went to Fajr at five o'clock

1:32.3

You stopped eating at five o'clock you try and stretch it thereafter after Salat will Fajr you might want to sleep for a while

1:38.9

If you have school you might want to get up after that for school

1:42.2

But remember you're fasting so you're gonna go you're not going to eat or drink and

1:47.0

And if you're not feeling well or if you get dizzy or if you really feeling very hungry

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