Advice of Scholars - TO FAST

The fourth fundamental of Islam is “to fast every day of the month of Ramadân. ” Fasting is called ‘sawm. ’ Sawm means to protect something against something else. In Islam, sawm means to protect oneself against three things [during the days] of the month of Ramadân, as they were commanded by Allâhu ta’âlâ: eating, drinking and sexual intercourse. The month of Ramadân begins upon seeing the new moon in the sky. It may not begin at the time calculated in calendars.