Fasting for 16 hours when it is 110 degree outside

Fasting in the Holy Month of Ramadhan will be challenging to some folks in Texas since the temperature will top at 110F/43 Celsius.

“The heat really puts the burden on thirst,” said Shaykh Kifah Mustapha, imam and associate director of The Mosque Foundation in Bridgeview. “Very few people complain about not eating, but many complain about the thirst. And for people who must work outside, digging ditches, doing construction work, it’s very bad.”

We also have long days. On the average, I am fasting for 16 hours plus some minutes (daily).

Interestingly some people in Turkey are also fasting for 16+ hours

The longest fasting period in Turkey this year will be 16 hours and 22 minutes in the Black Sea province of Sinop, while the shortest fast will be in the Mediterranean province of Hatay, at 14 hours and 46 minutes.

The best strategy for fasting is to not think that you are fasting, not think about food and keep busy.