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1-What is fasting, and what are its types? May Allah reward you with goodness.

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Fasting, according to religious law, is abstaining from the appetites of the stomach and the private parts (things that break the fast) from the true dawn until sunset, accompanied by the intention to fast. It is divided into obligatory (such as the fast of , expiations, and vows) and supererogatory (such as six days in Shawwal, the fast of the Day of Arafah for non-pilgrims, and the fast of Ashura).

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