90 Day Fiancé: Why Zied Can’t Stay With Rebecca During Ramadan Explained

Most of Rebecca Parrott’s storyline on 90 Day Fiancé season 8 features her worrying that Zied Hakimi could be turning into a 2.0 version of her “ex from Morocco.” Her friends and family warned her when she started her relationship with a 27-year-old from another country, but Rebecca ignored the red flags. She chose to get engaged to Zied. The TLC couple’s 90 Day Fiancé: Before The 90 Days journey picked up when Zied finally arrived in America. Zied’s desire to rush into a wedding before Ramadan has been driving Rebecca up the wall, and some fans want to find out why Zied doesn’t want to stay in the same house as her during the Islamic month.

90 Day Fiancé season 8 pairs are already having relationship troubles. They are having to shuffle their wedding dates or opt for smaller ceremonies. This includes Mike Youngquist (who’s been accused of using Natalie for a TLC paycheck) and Natalie Mordovtseva. Much like them, Zied shocked Rebecca by suggesting they get married in a courthouse earlier than planned. He wanted to avoid any lockdown problems. However, 90 Day Fiancé star Zied also had the upcoming Ramadan to worry about, which was something he hadn’t told Rebecca about before coming to Georgia. Zied declared that he wouldn’t be able to marry Rebecca during the 30 days of Ramadan. He also said he couldn’t stay with her at that time if they weren’t husband and wife.

On 90 Day Fiancé episode 14, Rebecca, who didn’t want to rush the wedding, told Zied they didn’t have enough money to move out. The couple fought over not having a solution. Zied shared that during Ramadan, Muslims are “so close for my God, and you can’t do any for this month. That’s so bad.” The former actor Zied mentioned how, “you can’t drink, you can’t stay with your girlfriend in one home,” and this made Rebecca snap at him. She said, “so you’re a strict Muslim one month out of the year.”

As per the BBC, unmarried Muslims are advised against sex before marriage, as mentioned in their holy book, the Quran. Arranged marriages are also a custom, to ensure that marriages are “based on compatibility rather than lustful feelings.” However, Mvslim notes that Muslims like 90 Day Fiancé star Zied (who hails from Tunis, Tunisia), who only practice their faith during Ramadan, also exist. “After all, this month is meant for repentance, guidance, self-reflection and change,” states the source, adding that even if a person decides to change their ways during a month (or even a day), it is still rewarding.

That being said, Ramadan is the ninth month on the Islamic calendar and represents the time when the Quran was revealed to the prophet Muhammad. To celebrate this revelation of the holy scriptures, BirminghamMail writes, that “fasting is compulsory for all adult Muslims” on every day of the month. The fasting is undertaken from early morning to sunset each day. It ends on the 29th or 30th day, depending on the sighting of the new moon, which determines the end of Ramadan and the start of the next month, Shawwal. Keeping a fast in Ramadan means no food, no drink, and abstinence from bad habits and sins, such as “smoking, swearing, gossiping, arguing, fighting or being disrespectful, cruel or selfish.” Sex is also banned during hours of fasting.

In case someone happens to deliberately miss or break a fast, they have to atone for it by fasting continuously for 60 days. If not, they have to pay “kaffarah,” or penance. This means feeding poor people food worth $600 for every fast that’s intentionally missed. Considering 90 Day Fiancé couple Zied and Rebecca aren’t married and happen to indulge in physical activity during the month, Zied will have a hefty price to pay, both morally and monetarily. Perhaps marrying before Ramadan will help Rebecca to see a different side of former actor Zied Hakimi, but also experience his culture. Will Rebecca set her trust issues aside and support her 90 Day Fiancé on his religious journey?

90 Day Fiancé airs Sundays at 8 pm ET on TLC.

Source: BBC, Mvslim, BirminghamMail

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