LessonsKitab al-Sawm: Interrupted Voluntary Worship, Puberty and ConversionQuiz

“Amsakā baqiyyata yawmihimā” requires each to refrain from food and drink for the remaining part of the day, in recognition of Ramadan’s sanctity.

Someone may have eaten earlier before puberty or before conversion. This does not erase the obligation to abstain after the new legal status begins; the rest of the day is treated under the new duty.

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What “imsāk” means

Kitab al-Sawm: Interrupted Voluntary Worship, Puberty and Conversion

“Amsakā baqiyyata yawmihimā” requires each to refrain from food and drink for the remaining part of the day, in recognition of Ramadan’s sanctity.

Someone may have eaten earlier before puberty or before conversion. This does not erase the obligation to abstain after the new legal status begins; the rest of the day is treated under the new duty.