Aswrb, ustadz, does the 40 day fast have a teaching from the Prophet and may we not practice it? please explain, thank you 081394524XXX
ANSWER: The prophet Musa did a 40-day fast as a preparation for receiving revelations on the tourist hills of Egypt. In Christian teachings, Jesus Christ observed a 40 day fast. Now Christians observe 40 days of Lent, but only in the form of not eating certain foods, for example eating meat everyday, for 40 days not eating meat. Those who usually cook with salt are not using salt for 40 days. In Islam, fasting for 40 days is unknown / not prescribed, so there is no teaching from the Prophet. Allah knows best. *
