Focusing on food; to the extent that
people begin to worry about eating
more then actually fasting. This also
goes along with spending tons of
money on Iftaars even though a person
does not need to eat that much food.

Making Suhoor way before Fajr. Some
people eat Suhoor a few hours after
Taraweeh or Isha Salah, this is wrong.
It should be eaten closer to the time of
Fajr.

People don't make Niyyah (intentions)
to fast for Ramadan. This is something
in the heart and does not need to be
verbal. Also it only needs to be done
once, at the beginning of Ramadan and
not every single day.

If you find out late that Ramadan
started, you should stop eating and
fast for that day, making that day up
after Ramadan/Eid ends.

Many people don't think you pray
Taraweeh on the first night of
Ramadan. They believe you pray it after the first day you actually fast. They forget that the Islamic calendar runs on the moon, maghrib is the start of the new day.

Many people believe if you eat or
drink on accident this breaks your
fast. This is false, if you do this on accident then you continue fasting and
do not need to make up the day.

Some people take the opinion that if
they see someone eating or drinking
they should not remind the person that
he/she is fasting. According to Sheikh
Bin Baz (ra), this is incorrect and it is
an order from Allah for us to ordain the
good and forbid the evil. Thus we tell
the person, because we are forbidding
the evil this way.

Many people think you cannot use a
Miswak or toothbrush during
Ramadan. This is false, for the
Prophet(saw) used to use a miswak
during Ramadan. Also you CAN use
toothpaste; the reasoning by the
scholars is that the Miswak has flavor,
thus toothpaste is okay to use (if you
are not eating it).


Some people make the Fajr Adhan
early. They do this so people will stop
eating before Fajr and not invalidate
their fast. This is wrong and
something we should not do.


Some people make the Maghrib Adhan
late. They do this so people will start
eating late, just incase Maghrib has
not come in yet. This too is wrong and
we should not do this.


Many many people believe you cannot
have intercourse with your spouse
during the whole month of Ramadan.
This is false, you cannot do this only
during the times when you are fasting.
Between Maghrib and Fajr it is
permissible to do.



Many women believe that if their
period has just ended and they did not
make ghusl, they cannot fast that day
(considering their period ended at
night, and they went to bed without
Ghusl, waking up without having a
chance to make it). This is incorrect,
if a women has not made Ghusl she
can still fast.

Many men believe that if he has had intercourse with his wife and did not make ghusl (similar to the above) then he cannot fast the next morning. This is also incorrect, for he can fast even if he has not made Ghusl.
Some people pray Dhur and Asr prayers together during Ramadan. (mainly in Arab countries) This is incorrect and should be avoided.
Some people believe you cannot eat until the Muadthin is done calling the Maghrib Adthan. This is incorrect, as soon as he starts a person can break their fast.
Many people don't take advantage of making dua before they break their fast. This is one of the three times when Allah accepts a person dua.
Many people make the mistake of spending the later part of Ramadan preparing for Eid, neglecting Ramadan. This is incorrect and these people lose the concept of what Ramadan is about.
Many parents do not let their children fast during Ramadan (young children). This is something counter productive to a child. By allowing him to fast he will grow up to know he must do this act.
Many people think Ramadan is just about not eating and forget about controlling their tempers and watching what they say. In actuality we are supposed to control our tempers and mouths even more during Ramadan.
People often waste their time during Ramadan. They go to sleep during the day and get nothing done. We should be taking advantage of this blessed month by doing extra Ibaadat.