Mthandiwe, mzalwane wethu,
Ukuzila ukudla, noma ngesikhathi sasehlobo noma ngesikhathi sasebusika, akuna ngozi, kunalokho kunenzuzo.
Izinze ezinhle zokuzila ukudla empilweni yomzimba zingabalwa ngale ndlela:
Ukuzila ukudla kuyindlela yokuthuthukisa impilo nokuphumula kubantu abasebenzayo. Ngoba ukuzila ukudla kuletha ukukhululeka nokuzizwa ulula, izitho zangaphakathi zisebenza kalula kakhulu kunasezinsukwini esidla ngazo. Lokhu kusebenza kalula kuletha ukukhululeka nokuqabuleka emzimbeni wonke. Isizathu sokuthi sizizwe silula njengezinyoni phakathi kwezinsuku zeRamadan yile nqabuleko evela ekuzileni ukudla.
Umuntu ozilayo udla kabili ngosuku: kanye ngesikhathi sokuzila (iftar), kanye ngesikhathi sokudla kwasekuseni (sahur). Namuhla, ngisho nendlela yokuphila eyanconywa yizokwelapha zanamuhla, ukudla kabili ngosuku kuyalulekwa. Ngoba ukudla izikhathi ezingaphezu kwembili kuyalilimaza umzimba wethu futhi kubangela ukuchitha isikhathi. Ukudla kwasemini kwenza umzimba ulahlekelwe amandla nokuqina, ube buthaka futhi ube ndikindiki. Uma siqala umsebenzi ngomzimba onjalo, umsebenzi wethu uzokwehla ngesigamu. Kodwa uma isisu sisesingenalutho, umzimba uhlala ulula. Uqhubeka nokusebenza ngendlela efanayo.
Eqinisweni, ukudla ngokweqile ngesikhathi sokuzila ukudla nokudla kwasekuseni akulungile, ngoba lokho kusho ukuthi umzimba nomphefumulo awutholi ithuba lokuphumula nokuzola, umzimba awutholi ithuba lokulungiswa nokuvuselelwa, futhi imiphumela nezinzuzo ezilindelekile zokuzila ukudla azitholakali.
Ubaluleka bokuzila ukudla empilweni yomzimba, uMprofethi wethu wakubeka ngale ndlela kulezi hadith ezilandelayo:
Ngakho-ke, njengoba ukunikela nge-zakat kuhlambulula impahla kanye nokungcola kwayo, ukuzila ukudla nakho kuhlambulula umzimba, kukhahlela ubuthi kanye nokunye okungadingekile emzimbeni; kuyamkhulula umuntu ezifweni.
Ngiyabingelela ngithandazela…
UbuSulumane Ngemibuzo
