By; SANI ALIYU,Zaria
The Chief Imam of Federal College of Education (FCE) Zaria, Abubakar Muhammad Shitu (Samaruddani) has said that the Qur’an is Muslims golden constitution and contains full way of life, as well as fasting is the solution for treatment of body diseases.
He stated this while delivering a lecture on fasting during the economic hardship: challenges and solutions at the 3rd Annual General Meeting of the Islamic Medical Association of Nigeria (IMAN) ABUTH/ABU Chapter held in Shika.
Imam Shitu said fasting can help to attain the most prosperity of life in this world and the hereafter.
According to him, during the economic hardship, poor people can get relief for charities distributed to them from richest Muslim brothers, in items like food, clothes, money etc.
He added that Month of Ramadan is relief to everybody, and relief from criminal activities, sins, poverty and other evil and devilish acts.
According to him, withholding Zakat, neglecting prayers, killing innocent people and disobedience to parents, are among the vices,
The Islamic cleric attributed all these social vices to bad leadership, bribery, corruption, extravagance and ignorance excessive debt from foreign countries, economic policies and collapse of factories, leaving vacuum for young people to be helpless, neglecting advise from economic experts and solutions for economic hardship.
“God fearing for all, good leadership and justice in it, repentance and seeking forgiveness, avoiding usury in financial transactions, taking advice from economic experts that do not violate Allah by giving Zakat as God Almighty commanded,” he said, leads to prosperity.
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