"For a certain number of days; but whoever among you is sick or on a journey, then (he shall fast ) a (like) number of other days; and those who are not able to do it may effect a redemption by feeding a poor man; so whoever does good spontaneously it is better for him; and that you fast is batter for you if you know."
(Surah No: 2 & Verse No : 184)
One more common thing lies between the Muslims today that they prefer the redemption of the fast rather then fasting. They have different reasons and try to find the easier way. They forgot that they misuse the blessings of Allah and try to modify the religion according to their wishes and desires. We never want to keep fasting due to many reason some of them like its too hot, who will wake up so early for Sehri, I am a patient of diabetic etc these are the common reason.
But we forgot that Allah knows what we are doing and Allah know what we have in our heart, Allah knows what we hide and what we show. But actually we forgot the Allah and we do not have fear of Allah in our heart due to these problems Allah left us in our sins. We left our sabaoth and forgot what Allah send His curse on the sabbatarians when they try to make fool the Lord. They forgot that Allah knows and Hear so similarly now a days we want different ways to avoid the orders of Allah.
Fasting is one of the Pillar of religion and we try to avoid it as we can. We try to destroy this pillar and think that it is old fashioned way of religion. Remember all those who think and avoid to keep fasting in the Month of Ramzan; Allah will not forgive them. This practice of Islam is only for the Allah, when we keep fasting then we come nearer to Allah and Allah forgive our sins. Allah do not want to see His people in trouble so He provide the relaxation for these who are sick or in the journey. No doubt the journey of now a days totally change and now the people will not suffer the difficulties as they face in the old days. But this relaxation still in tact and people can use this but it does not mean that they make it habit to avoid keeping fasting. They must keep fasting for the other days and complete the counting of the days.
But people now a days misunderstand this thing and they think that if they are sick or in journey then their fasting is forgive for those days. One more thing which is common in the rich people that they think that they use the redemption to feed the poor for the whole month rather then keeping the fast. Actually at the end of this verse Allah declare that the fasting is better then every thing if they know. Actually the problem is we do not know and we also do not want to know. Allah send His blessing on us and gave us the knowledge of knowing of His orders.
