Common Mistakes During Ramadan
Too Much Stress On Food And Drink: For some people, the entire month of Ramadan revolves around food. They spend the entire day planning, cooking, shopping and thinking about only food, instead of concentrating on Salah, Quran and other acts of worship. All they can think of is food. They turn the month of fasting into the month of feasting.
Spending All Day Cooking: Some of the sisters (either by their own choice or forced by their husbands) are cooking all day and night, so that by the end of the day, they are too tired to even pray Isha, let alone pray Taraweeh or Tahajjud or even read Quran. This is the month of mercy and forgiveness. So turn off that stove and turn on Iman.
Eating Too Much: Some people stuff themselves at Suhor until they are ready to burst, because they think this is the way to not feel hungry during the day and some people eat at Iftar, like there is no tomorrow, trying to make up for the food missed. However, this is completely against the Sunnah. Moderation is the key to everything. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Fill stomach one-third for food, one-third for drink and one-third for air.” (Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah).
