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6 Benefits of Fasting for Children, Not Only Good for Body Health

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Kapanlagi.com - Ramadan Fasting is a mandatory worship for every Muslim, especially those who have reached puberty. However, as Muslim parents, it is highly recommended to train children to fast during the month of Ramadan. One of the goals, of course, is to make the child more accustomed to fasting when they grow up. In addition, there will certainly be many benefits of Ramadan fasting for children.

Until now, it is known that Ramadan fasting can be beneficial for the health of adults. However, it turns out that the benefits of fasting for children are not limited to physical health. Because, fasting will train children in many aspects. Not only about worship, but also about attitude and personality of the child.

Here are some benefits of fasting for children.

 

1. Benefits for Children's Health

As mentioned earlier, training children to fast will be beneficial for their health. Not much different from the benefits of fasting for adults' health, children who fast will also experience several benefits.

One of the benefits of fasting for children's health is that their eating patterns will be scheduled, so toxins in the body can be eliminated periodically. However, parents should still pay attention to their children's nutritional intake during fasting. During fasting, children eat less than usual. This means that children's nutritional needs must be carefully considered to ensure their growth is not disrupted.

2. Training Children's Patience

As we know, when Muslims fast, they not only endure hunger and thirst. Every person who observes Ramadan fasting must also be able to exercise patience. No matter how difficult the situation or problems faced by someone who is fasting, they must also be able to control their emotions.

In addition, children's patience during fasting will also be tested when they have to wait for iftar time. So, when teaching children to fast, parents indirectly teach them to behave patiently. As a result, after Ramadan fasting, children can become more patient individuals, especially in terms of waiting and facing problems.

3. Training Discipline

When fasting, children cannot eat or drink at any time. They can only eat and drink during sahur and iftar. Except for children who fast for half a day or fast during training. This means that children have to wait for the time of iftar to be able to eat and drink. Indirectly, this teaches children about time discipline.

In addition, the atmosphere of the month of Ramadan, filled with various acts of worship, also plays a role in training children's discipline. To further train children's discipline, parents can monitor their children's worship, especially worship performed at specific times, such as prayers and recitation after prayers.

4. Teaching Children Gratitude

Another benefit of fasting for children is that it can teach them gratitude. This is because, through fasting, children will appreciate the various foods on the table when breaking their fast. They will feel that they have obtained those foods through the struggle of fasting. Therefore, it is not just ordinary gratitude, but children will also feel that breaking their fast is a success in fulfilling a duty.

5. Training Children's Empathy

Apparently, there are still many benefits of fasting for children. During fasting in the month of Ramadan, children will also practice empathy or concern. As we know, during the holy month of Ramadan, various rewards will multiply, including the rewards of giving alms. That is why many people then increase their charity in the month of Ramadan.

In addition, during the month of Ramadan, we also know about the payment of zakat fitrah. Meanwhile, as we know, zakat is distributed to various groups of people who are truly in need. It means that children can learn and develop empathy through the payment and distribution of zakat fitrah.

6. Training Faith

The last and equally important benefit of fasting for children is that it can train their faith. This is because during the fasting month of Ramadan, children will be trained to perform various acts of worship regularly. Not only in terms of worship during fasting, but children will also develop their Islamic character, such as being patient, disciplined, grateful, empathetic, and so on.

Not only becoming more devout in worship and shaping character, but indirectly, fasting will also deepen the child's understanding of religion. Especially if parents also encourage their children to recite the Quran or learn to recite it.

So those are 6 benefits of fasting for children. Considering the many benefits, it is indeed better to train fasting from an early age. However, of course, every parent must also monitor their child's ability to fast.

(kpl/psp)

Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
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