Chapter on Miscellaneous Topics

"I wrote to Abu Al-Hasan Al-Ridha (as), asking him about a group of people among us who pray but do not fast during the Month of Ramadan. Sometimes I need their help to harvest my crops, but if I call them for the…

"The Month of Ramadan is thirty days and is never less."

"The Month of Ramadan is thirty days and, by Allah (swt), it never decreases."

"I said to him: 'People narrate that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) fasted for 29 days in the Month of Ramadan more often than he fasted for 30 days.' Imam (as) replied: 'They have lied. The…

Hadith.2043 - Abu Basir asked Abu Abdullah (as) about the saying of Allah (swt), the Almighty: "And complete the number" (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:185). Imam (as) replied: "Thirty days."

"I asked Al-Ridha (as): 'Can the Month of Ramadan ever be 29 days?' Imam (as) replied: 'The Month of Ramadan is never less than 30 days.'"

"I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about fasting during the Days of Tashreeq. Imam (as) replied: 'The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) only prohibited fasting on those days in Mina.…

Hadith.2046 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) prohibited continuous fasting (without breaking the fast at night). However, He (sw) himself practiced it. When He was asked…

Hadith.2047 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "The continuous fasting (wisal) that is prohibited is when a person makes his evening meal (iftar) the same as his pre-dawn meal (suhoor)."

Hadith.2048 - Zurara asked Abu Abdullah (as) about fasting continuously throughout the year. Imam (as) replied: "It has always been disliked."

Hadith.2049 - Imam (as) said: "There is no continuous fasting (wisal) in fasting, nor remaining silent for a day until night."

"We were with him, eight men, and the topic of Month of Ramadan was mentioned. Imam (as) said: 'Do not say, "This is Ramadan," or "Ramadan has passed," or "Ramadan has come," for Ramadan is one of the names of Allah…

"Do not say 'Ramadan'; rather, say 'the Month of Ramadan,' for you do not know what 'Ramadan' is."

Hadith.2052 - Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "It is recommended for a man to go to his wife on the first night of the Month of Ramadan, based on the saying of Allah (swt), the Almighty: 'It…

"Imam (as) said to one of his companions on the Day of Eid al-Fitr while supplicating for him: 'O so-and-so, may Allah (swt) accept (the deeds) from you and from us.' Then, on the Day of Eid al-Adha, Imam (as) said to…

"Eat on the Day of Eid al-Fitr before you pray, but do not eat on the Day of Eid al-Adha until the Imam has completed the prayer and returned."

Hadith.2055 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), when presented with perfume on the day of Eid al-Fitr, would begin by applying it to his tongue.

Hadith.2056 - Ali ibn Muhammad Al-Nawfali said to Imam Abu Al-Hasan (as): "I broke my fast on the Day of Eid al-Fitr with the clay of the grave (Turbah) and dates." Imam (as) replied: "You have combined blessing and…

Hadith.2057 - Imam Al-Hasan ibn Ali (as) observed the people on the Day of Eid al-Fitr playing and laughing. Imam (as) turned to his companions and said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), the Almighty and Majestic, created the Month…

"O Abdullah, there is no Eid for the Muslims, whether Eid al-Adha or Eid al-Fitr, except that it brings renewed sorrow to the family of Muhammad." I asked: "Why is that?" Imam (as) replied: "Because they see their right…

"When Husayn ibn Ali (as) was struck with the sword and fell, and his head was about to be severed, a caller from within the depths of the Throne (of Allah (swt)) called out: 'O bewildered and misguided nation after your…

"When the first day of Shawwal arrives, a caller announces: 'O believers, hasten to your rewards!' Then Abu Ja'far (as) said: 'O Jabir, the rewards of Allah (swt), the Almighty and Majestic, are not like the rewards of…