Experiment Phase 6

The happiness surrounding me kept rising as the weeks neared an end. I could not help but wonder, though, what would happen if someone knowingly broke the fast. The thought occurred to me, and the next day I witnessed it happen before my own eyes. A defiant man was punished, just as any other Muslim would be during Ramadan, no matter the country. He had to pay either by freeing a slave, fasting for two consecutive lunar months, or feeding and/or clothing 60 people in need. I guess he had to learn his lesson somehow. It was unfortunate because of how close he was to finishing, but hopefully he felt rewarded after giving back to a charitable cause. Surprisingly, if a Muslim accidentally broke the fast, the individual was supposed to continue as if nothing had ever happened. This reminds me of the exceptions to committing a single sin.

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