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THIRD REMINDER. Yaumul Ithnayn 5th/6th day of Ramadan (Monday 21st May). I'm a high school student and have my exams coming up so I'm not able to study when I observe fast. Only after I break my fast I'm able to study only a bit. Should I not care about my marks and stuff and fully concentrate on my religion? Is it OK if I keep these fasts after Ramadhan? Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem. Generally, fasting should not interfere with your studies in any significant way, for even if you feel a little tired to study during the day you can still make up for it during the night. Anyway, most students prefer to study late at night. Moreover, by fasting, you stand to gain greater blessings and you can count on the help of ALLAH and HIS infinite graces by virtue of fasts. So don't look at fasting as a burden. Rather, it is indeed a powerful spiritual and moral boost. In fact, you may do well to remember that of the great victories that Muslims had achieved happened during Ramadhan. Therefore, if only you were to open your heart to be receptive to the graces of this month, you could fast and prepare for your exam at the same time. If, however, because of your specific health condition, you find yourself extremely weak and unable to study at all while fasting, then in that case you fall under the category of those who are sick, and you may in such a case, skip your fasting, and fast later after your exams. Remember such a concession is granted only in exceptional cases because of health reasons. Ask yourself sincerely whether you fall in this category or not. If you are, go ahead and make use of the concession granted by ALLAH. Otherwise, you should fast and pray to ALLAH to make things easy for you. You should know that only ALLAH can make things easy; so never forget to pray to ALLAH. You may offer the following du'a as often as you can: Allaahumma laa sahla illaa maa ja'altahu sahlan wa anta taj'alu al-hazana idhaa shi'ta sahlan (O Allah! There is nothing easy unless if You make it easy; so make this task of mine easy for me, for You can make a difficult task easy-if You wish). This is a general advice to all students and those who uses excuses of work etc to escape Fasting. Anyway, please remember to make dua for me just before you break your fast. May Allah keep guiding us all and aid us through our little efforts to please HIM. Aameen.

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