The two types of Fasting:
8 March 2024 • 6.1K views
1. Minor = صوم أصغر
- Fasting of the body by abstaining from food, drink, intercourse...
- From dawnbreak till sunset
2. Major = صوم أكبر
- Fasting of the heart and limbs by abstaining from the disobedience of Allah
- From reaching maturity till death
[Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm At-Tuwaijiri, Mukhtaṣar Al-Fiqh Al-Islāmi, 610]