Sort of defeats whatever purpose it’s supposed to have, I imagine. That’s the problem with forced religious practices: lack of sincerity. A true God wouldn’t accept it.
Remember though...none of the instructions that Muhammad ever got....came from God. Most all instructions ‘allegedly’ came from the angel Gabriel.
There are three curious things over this Ramadan business that I’ve noticed.
First, in most Middle East countries during Ramadan....they shut down construction and work-projects entirely. If they do run a project that requires stamina....it starts around 5 AM (sun-rising), and ends by noon. I spoke to one Iraqi about this, and he indicated that even garbage pick-up is achieved in the period, but only in the first couple hours of the morning.
Second, if you go to most Middle Eastern countries and ask doctors about kidney problems....it’s a big deal. A high number of Muslim guys are in serious trouble in their fifties. I suspect most of this goes back to repeated days of dehydration.
Finally, I had a chance to travel to Iceland two years ago....mid-summer. Sun-down occurs around midnight, and the sun starts to rise about 90 minutes later. I had young Muslim guy (immigrant to Iceland) that I had a short chat with, and I asked him on how you can possibly achieve Ramadan there, and he just grinned....it’s physically not possible. This move to Iceland had given him a chance to push back and downsize his enthusiasm to the religion.