In this Ramadan the children who will fast first time, they deserve congratulation. They are able to be appreciated that they are starting prayer like fast. But before fasting they have to pray five times a day. If you can pray, it is good.
Dear Children Assalam o alaikum! The elders are waiting for the Ramadan and obviously all of you too because many favorite things of yours are made in the Ramadan. The tables are decorated with yummy juices, different fruits and Dahi Baray, Channa Chaat, Fruit Chaat and many others. You eat all these things with delight. A desire of having fast is emerged when you see your elders fasting. Children! Fast is such prayer that you should be habitual of having fast from your childhood. The children who are Youngers are not allowed to have fast. I will tell them some beneficial things regarding fast so that they may prepare themselves to fast----
Dear Children! May be your elders say to you that fast like sparrow or something else, likewise you eat all the day and do aftar with elders in the evening. Likewise, you get closer to the real fast and keep fasting soon. In this Ramadan the children who will fast first time, they deserve congratulation. They are able to be appreciated that they are starting prayer like fast. But before fasting they have to pray five times a day. If you can pray, it is good. But it will be more appreciating when boys offer prayer with their elders in Masjid and girls offer five times a day with their mother and sisters. Those children who are habitual of offering prayer would not face any difficulty in having fast rather they would feel comfort and satisfaction in offering prayer during fast. And my Dear Children! Recite Quran with offering prayer. Those who have completed their Quran must revise it in the Ramadan. And the children who have not completed it yet must revise the lesson that they have recited two times a day. Due to this they will fluently recite the Quran. Those children who fast, they should know that they have to avoid any bad task is compulsory in the condition of fast. To lie, backbiting, to abuse, not to obey your parents, to fight with other children, to become aggressive, theft and to snatch one’s thing, all these are bad habits or works. Fasting prevents man from doing evil. Children should learn good habits of their religion and act upon them even after Ramadan. There will be holidays this year from schools during this Ramadan too. The children who fast do not go outside unnecessary. Must rest in afternoon and do not play in sunlight. You will be tired by going and playing outside and thirst will become at its extreme. Stay in your home as much as you can. You will get comfort and your fast will become good. Those children who have fasted, arrangement will be done for them. At aftar the relatives will come. Its purpose is to appreciate those children. Other children get inspired that they also start fasting.
Those who are going to fast first time also must know that fast is kept only to gain pleasure of Allah. Allah becomes happy at good deeds. You also do good deeds. Invite those relatives and friends who are poor or send aftari at their homes. Help the poor people in your surroundings by saying to your parents. Must send them fruits or money. You would feel happiness during fast when you give happiness to others. Because fast is a blessing. Come! I tell you some benefits of fast in the light of Hadith: Dear Children! Ramadan is a blessing, in this holy month Quran is descended which shows right path to the people. Hazrat Ibn e Abbas رضی اللہ عنہا said that remaining holy books Zabur, Torah and Gospel are revealed in this holy month. In this month the value of good deeds get higher, it is easy to forgive sins, the doors of Heaven are opened, the doors of hell are closed and the Satan also. Our Holy Prophet ﷺ said: the person who has fasted with the hope of reward, all his sins have been forgiven (Bukhari). And who have offered prayers with firmed faith; all his sins have erased (Bukhari O Muslim). Dear Children! The month of Ramadan is a great blessing and a rare gift from Allah to all the Muslims. Allah has reachd us to this month so we should pay gratitude to Him. Not just thankful with tongue but should show this gratitude in your actions too. You should know that being unthankful results punishment of Allah and doom of blessings. You should be habitual of reciting Islamic sunnah prayers. Another Hadith is that nothing can give reward of fast except Heaven. Avoid absurd talks in common days and especially in Ramadan. Dear children! In this holy month our Holy Prophet ﷺ recited Quran pak frequently. And Hazrat Gabriel علیہ السلام heard it. All of you have holidays, recite Quran as much as you can, and recite Darood sharef too. Dear children! The Holy Prophet ﷺ gave charities always; He remained hungry and gave others to eat. Nothing could remain in His hands in this month. You should agree your parents and elder sisters and brothers to help the needy and the poor people this month as much as possible. Some children would be thinking that they are younger enough that they can’t fast in these summer days. The answer of this is that a complete reward will be given to them if they do prayers. Surely, they will spend this month in a good way and with this the summer season will spent in comfort.
