During Ramadhan, please….
1.Don’t waste
There are a LOT, yes a LOT and PLENTY of yummy food and delicacies in Ramadhan Bazaar. Since we are buying with an empty stomach, we tend to buy more than we can eat. Finally after we break our fast, most of the food left uneaten and become a waste , which finally to be thrown away.
Hotels will have plenty of break fast packages which costs a fortune to whom are not lucky as us. If possible, do not indulge in buffet packages like this. Ramadhan is a about being moderate so we can focus on tarawikh prayers after we break our fast.
2.Don’t over eat
Some people say they love Ramadhan because all of the great and delicious iftar(breakfasting) meal. People, please FOCUS! Fasting is intended to teach Muslims about patience, humility and spirituality .It is also to be in the shoes of poor people who most of the time, they manage to have only one or two meal per day. It is also about sacrifice, self control and empathy which should lead to generosity and charity in form of zakat and giving a feast to poor people during breakfasting.
Remember over eating can cause health problems which is in contrast of fasting which can promote healthy body after eleven months of eating and one month of relaxing our tummies!(I guess Dr Hidayah can elaborate more on the benefits of fasting to our health 
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3.Don’t talk too much
It is common for us, more talking, more rubbish we might say. It is said we better be in silent if we don’t have good things to talk. And during this Ramadhan month, it is better we accustomed ourselves for more Quran reading, zikir and doa’ as our prayers is most probably be granted when we are fasting.
Slander talk and gossips should be prohibited as not only we might make a sin towards the people we are back biting, but also make your fasting become unworthy.
4.Don’t over slept
Sometimes due to tiredness of fasting, we tend to sleep longer in daytime to compensate for it. Most readers have known this, a good sleep time is before Zuhur (afternoon)prayer which takes about 15 to 30 minutes only. And never sleep after Asar (evening) prayer because it can make you more exhausted. Sleeping throughout the fasting day can result in your fasting is nulled.
I know sometimes (or most of the time), the things I’ve listed above are usually the main subjects that are hard to resist. I’m no ustazah and my writing here is a also a reminder for myself. And I’ll be happy is the sharing of this article will benefit us both.
Happy fasting and salam Ramadhan Al-Mubarak to all MomBloggersPlanet readers…not forgetting to moms-to-be and breastfeeding moms. A sincere fasting will reward and purify our soul. Amin.
From Catlina ,Cikgu Fly and Insyirah.
i agree with all the statements…pity to my son last nite…stomache ache juz because `terlebey makan’…
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I like the “Don’t waste” part. This ramadhan, i challenge myself to only buy one type of ‘kuih’ to eat during iftaar. Alhamdulillah so far i managed to control myself, i either bought one or none at all.. Hopefully, i’ll stay that way laa till the end
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ajjah : me too! since ramadhan sy elakkan membazir, beli yg betul2 kita nak makan je
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agreed with all point above. i really avoid the don’t waste. cuz i saw many people out there willing to spend more than RM20 per day. for me and my husband, we’ve decided to spend about RM10 below per day. also, my mom cooked and we sometimes eat there and will not waste her cooking hahaha. gud one
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mummy nana: glad that my points are shared adn same with others…yep, eating at in law house is always helpful!
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masa kecik2 dulu mmg overeat & overdrink masa berbuka. mcm nk balas dendam plak puasa sehari. as i grew older br betul2 understand…
masa gi bazaar ramadhan plak, kalo xnak waste, bwk rm10 sorang. jgn bwk duit lebih. hihi..gerenti xwaste
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catlina Reply:
August 19th, 2010 at 8:48 AM
syigim, totally agree! pastu menyandar sebab perut senak! …hehehe
pastu bila terawih ngantuk…tersengguk2 sebab baru lepas makan besar!
skrg bila dah bear (atau dah tua2 ni hihihi)..cukuplah sekadar mengalas perut..
kadang2 time berbuka tu minum air je sebab E-ein belum tido, petangnya dia dah makan tapi kalau dia tgk kita makan, dia nak jugak, nanti senak lak perut dia makan byk, so pas maghrib dia dah tido baru kita makan…
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All the don’t s that u mentioned are the things that most of us always do. I guess sometimes it’s hard to break the old habits but we have to try very hard to change to be a better muslim.
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catlina Reply:
August 19th, 2010 at 8:50 AM
kak nur: betul! kalau nak jimat senang je…masak sendiri, jgn beli..kalau masak, biasnaye nye kita masak nasi putih dgn 2 jenis lauk je.kalau gi PARAM(Pasar Ramadhan), nasi beriani nak, murtabak nak, ayam percik nak, air tebu, air cincau spesel, bla bla..leh kopak rm20-30!
(speaking form experience..hahahaha)
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Trying hard not to do the don’ts.. hehe..so far so good
ah.. is that an article suggestion I see? (have been swamped lately, InsyaAllah will submit one this weekend) ..
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catlina Reply:
August 20th, 2010 at 4:13 PM
hidayah: hahaah me too..setakat ni ade juga membazir, cam beli kuih terlebih, pastu tak termakan(sekali je tau) nafsu membuak2 masa tu hahaha
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good share…terimakasih saling ingat mengingati…
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catlina Reply:
August 20th, 2010 at 4:14 PM
Thanks eyriqazz..good to know friends have been dropping by..
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betul lah cat. pi bazaar ramadhan bawak rm10 je. kalau bawak lebih confirm belanje lebih lah.
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