Roza (Saum)

Roza (روزہ )

The second piller of Islam is Roza (Fastening). It starts before break dawn till sunset in whole month of Ramzan. During Roza avoid drink, food, smoke anything and sexual activities.

Abdullah ibn Umer ibn al-khattab said "I heard from Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace) say: 'The religion of Islam is based upon five (pillers) testifying that there is no deity except Allah and Muhammad is messenger of Allah establishing the prayer, giving Zakat, making Pilgrimage, and fasting (the month of Ramzan). {Bukhari, Muslim}.

Taraweeh

It's not that i didn’t know that people were waiting for me, the reason I didn’t come because I didn’t want offering the qiyam-ul-layl in Ramadan to be Fardh.” So from this hadith we come to know that it is not a fardh. But the other hadith of sahih bukhari in which our beloved Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “whoever offers the night prayer in Ramadan with the belief and seeking Allah’s reward all his past sins will be forgiven.” So from this we come to know that though it is not a fardh it is a very important sunnah. It is ‘sunnatil mokidah’, that means a very highly recommended sunnah of the Prophet. No Muslim should miss it unless he has a valid reason. He should try his best to offer it and seek Allah’s reward so that all his sins will be forgiven