Reasons for Fasting being Prescribed for a Person

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The demand of natural law is that a person’s intellect should perpetually remain in control and overwhelming over his nafs (carnal self).

However, on account of human nature, a person’s nafs sometimes overwhelms his intellect.

Therefore, to reform and discipline the nafs, fasting has been set as one of the Cardinal Practices of Islam.

(Al-Masaalihul Aqliyyah — To be continued, Insha Allah)