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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Al Nass Wal Ijtihad Fasting At the Beginning of Islam ===================================== In Ramadan, at the beginning of Islam, a fasting Muslim could eat, drink, sleep with his wife and do the other permissible things since the sunset until he offered Isha’ prayer or he slept.

If he offered Isha’ prayer or he slept, it would be impermissible for him to eat, to drink, to sleep with his wife or to do other things that were not permissible [^1] Vol.1 p.20. [^2] Suffa means shed, in which the neediest people lived at that time. It was erected beside the mosque of the Prophet (s). [^3] Al-Bukhari's Sahih, vol. 1 p.19. [^4] Tareekh Falsafatul Islam (history of the philosophy of Islam) by Muhammad Lutfi, p.301. (278) for a fasting one until the next night.

But one night after Isha’ prayer Umar slept with his wife. He regretted what he had done. He came to the Prophet (s) and said to him: “O messenger of Allah, I apologize to Allah and to you my mistaken soul…” He told the Prophet (s) of what he had done. Then some men got up and confessed that they often did as Umar had done after Isha’ prayer.

Then Allah revealed to the Prophet (s) this verse: “It is made lawful to you to go into your wives on the night of the fast; they are an apparel for you and you are an apparel for them; Allah knew that you acted unfaithfully to yourselves, so He has turned to you (mercifully) and removed from you (this burden); so now be in contact with them and seek what Allah has ordained for you, and eat and drink until the whiteness of the day becomes distinct from the blackness of the night at dawn, then complete the fast till night.

Qur'an, 2:187” The verse showed clearly that they disobeyed Allah more than one time but Allah had forgiven them and accepted their repentance and He permitted them to practice what had been impermissible for them as mercy from Him. 46. Prohibiting wine Allah has revealed three verses about wine; the first was: “They ask you about intoxicants and games of chance. Say: In both of them there is a great sin and means of profit for men, and their sin is greater than their profit.

Qur'an, 2:219” After this verse some of the Muslims drank wine and others refrained from drinking it until a man offered his prayer while he was drunk and so he mistook in reciting the verses in the prayer. Then Allah revealed: “O you who believe! do not go near prayer when you are intoxicated until you know (well) what you say.