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[quote]although our dear ramadan has visited and gone (may we not b just "abdul ramadan" or "amatul ramadan" i.e. practicing Allah's and the beloved's(sws) guidance just during ramadan)
but u may hv come to know from ur friends that we can fast off and on during the year and on certain occasions
the following may help in this regard for future insha'Allah
may the light of faith which has shone in ur heart get brighter by days and by nights to such an extent as to finally enlighten ur whole environment wherever u go and live 
as Allah has decided already to complete  His noor/light

Subj: query  
Date: 30/10/03 04:57:01 GMT Standard Time 
From: tariqhaashmi@hotmail.com 
To: HKhan135@aol.com 
Sent from the Internet (Details)

From: HKhan135@aol.com

To: query@Renaissance.com.pk ; query@studying-islam.org

Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 12:01 PM

Subject: status of fast by nonmuslims in Ramadan

assalamo alaykum

as i mentioned on stislam site about iaw(islam awareness week) in uk , next week insha'Allah, 
we had a meeting with our hosp. chaplain yesterday who agreed to allow us to put up a stall in the hosp to propagate awareness to islam
that includes encouraging nonmuslims as well to join in fasting on 6th nov and our del.suite mangr m/w had already asked me last month that she wud like to fast with us(she is a christian by faith)

however few of our muslim brs and srs have raised this query in this regard that what would b the status of this fast as they wud obviously not hv the intention reqd and that they r not muslims anyway

i personnally feel that it is just a way to convey and share the mesge and bring them closer to the Truth

but opinion coming from scholars wud ofcourse be the final and authentic insha'Allah

pls spare some time and reply kindly

many thanx/jazak'Allah

may Allah bless for time and efforts

thankful regards

Reply:

I believe that your stance in this regard is justified. Actually this is the basic reason you are out for. Shari`ah has not expressed any clear directive in this regards but the spirit of the religion and the dictates of common sense demand that such an activity should always be encouraged. We hope that this fasting by a non-Muslim proves his first solid step to the religion of truth and may become his most reward-yielding act of life. However, if some scholars of the locality do not approve of this activity and oppose this (which I do not think is the case) then it may be abandoned to avoid dispute that may place the desired benefit.

I pray to the Almighty that he blesses you with his help and grants you success in your efforts.

Tariq Mahmood Hashmi

Research Assistant

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