Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Chapter on the Virtue of Fasting

Volume 2 Section 2 14 narrations
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Fasting 14 Angels 2 Wilayah 1 Hellfire 1 Backbiting/Slander 1 Satan/Iblis 1 Spending in God's Path 1 Warfare/Jihad 1 Trials and Afflictions 1 Prophet Musa (Moses) 1 Glorification/Praise (Tasbih) 1 Supplication 1

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Hadith 199
Hadith.1770 - Abu Ja’far (Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as)) said: "Islam is built upon five things: prayer, almsgiving, pilgrimage, fasting, and wilayah (divinely appointed leadership)."
1770 - قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : «بُنِيَ اَلْإِسْلاَمُ عَلَى خَمْسَةِ أَشْيَاءَ عَلَى اَلصَّلاَةِ وَ اَلزَّكَاةِ وَ اَلْحَجِّ وَ اَلصَّوْمِ وَ اَلْوَلاَيَةِ ».
Tags FastingWilayah
Hadith 200
Hadith.1771 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "Fasting is a shield from the Fire."
1771 - وَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ : «اَلصَّوْمُ جُنَّةٌ مِنَ اَلنَّارِ ».
Tags FastingHellfire
Hadith 201
Hadith.1772 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "The fasting person is in a state of worship, even if he is sleeping on his bed, as long as he does not backbite a Muslim."
1772 - وَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ : «اَلصَّائِمُ فِي عِبَادَةٍ وَ إِنْ كَانَ نَائِماً عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ مَا لَمْ يَغْتَبْ مُسْلِماً ».
Tags FastingBackbiting/Slander
Hadith 202
Hadith.1773 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, said: 'Fasting is for Me, and I will reward it.' And the fasting person has two joys: one when he breaks his fast and one when he meets his Lord (azj), the Almighty. By the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad (sw), the breath of the fasting person is more fragrant to Allah (swt) than the scent of musk."
1773 - وَ قَالَ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «قَالَ اَللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى «اَلصَّوْمُ لِي وَ أَنَا أَجْزِي بِهِ » وَ لِلصَّائِمِ فَرْحَتَانِ حِينَ يُفْطِرُ وَ حِينَ يَلْقَى رَبَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ اَلَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَخُلُوفُ فَمِ اَلصَّائِمِ عِنْدَ اَللَّهِ أَطْيَبُ مِنْ رِيحِ اَلْمِسْكِ».
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Hadith 203
Hadith.1774 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said to his companions: "Shall I not inform you of something that, if you do it, will cause Satan to be distanced from you as far as the east is from the west?" They said
"Yes, O Messenger of Allah (swt)." The Prophet (sw) said: "Fasting blackens his face, charity breaks his back, love for the sake of Allah (swt), the Almighty, and mutual support in good deeds cut off his roots, and seeking forgiveness cuts off his aorta. For everything, there is a purification, and the purification of the body is fasting."
1774 - وَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ لِأَصْحَابِهِ : «أَ لاَ أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِشَيْءٍ إِنْ أَنْتُمْ فَعَلْتُمُوهُ تَبَاعَدَ اَلشَّيْطَانُ عَنْكُمْ كَمَا تَبَاعَدَ اَلْمَشْرِقُ مِنَ اَلْمَغْرِبِ» قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ قَالَ «اَلصَّوْمُ يُسَوِّدُ وَجْهَهُ وَ اَلصَّدَقَةُ تَكْسِرُ ظَهْرَهُ وَ اَلْحُبُّ فِي اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ اَلْمُؤَازَرَةُ عَلَى اَلْعَمَلِ اَلصَّالِحِ يَقْطَعُ دَابِرَهُ وَ اَلاِسْتِغْفَارُ يَقْطَعُ وَتِينَهُ وَ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ زَكَاةٌ وَ زَكَاةُ اَلْأَبْدَانِ اَلصِّيَامُ »
Tags FastingSatan/IblisSpending in God's Path
Hadith 204
Hadith.1775 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said to Ali ibn Abdul Aziz: "Shall I not inform you about the foundation of Islam, its branch, its pinnacle, and its peak?" He said: "Yes." The Imam (as) said: "Its foundation is prayer, its branch is almsgiving, and its pinnacle and peak are striving in the way of Allah (swt), the Almighty. Shall I not inform you about the gateways to goodness? Fasting is a shield from the Fire."
1775 - وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَلْعَزِيزِ : «أَ لاَ أُخْبِرُكَ بِأَصْلِ اَلْإِسْلاَمِ وَ فَرْعِهِ وَ ذِرْوَتِهِ وَ سَنَامِهِ» قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ «أَصْلُهُ اَلصَّلاَةُ وَ فَرْعُهُ اَلزَّكَاةُ وَ ذِرْوَتُهُ وَ سَنَامُهُ اَلْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَ لاَ أُخْبِرُكَ بِأَبْوَابِ اَلْخَيْرِ اَلصَّوْمُ جُنَّةٌ مِنَ اَلنَّارِ ».
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Hadith 205
Hadith.1776 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said regarding the saying of Allah (swt), the Almighty: "And seek help through patience and prayer" (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:45): (Imam (as) said) "By patience, it means fasting."
1776 - وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي قَوْلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: «۝ وَ اِسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَ اَلصَّلاٰةِ ۝» قَالَ «يَعْنِي بِالصَّبْرِ اَلصَّوْمَ».
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Hadith 206
Hadith.1777 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "If a person faces a calamity or hardship, let him fast, for Allah (swt), the Almighty, says: "And seek help through patience and prayer" (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:45)
1777 - وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «إِذَا نَزَلَتْ بِالرَّجُلِ اَلنَّازِلَةُ أَوِ اَلشِّدَّةُ فَلْيَصُمْ فَإِنَّ اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ: «۝ وَ اِسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَ اَلصَّلاٰةِ ۝» »
Tags FastingTrials and Afflictions
Hadith 207
Hadith.1778 - The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, has appointed angels to supplicate for those who fast. And Archangel Jibril (as) informed me from his Lord (azj), exalted is His mention, that He said: 'Whenever I command My angels to supplicate for any of My creation, I surely answer their supplication for them.'”
1778 - وَ قَالَ اَلنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ : «إِنَّ اَللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى وَكَّلَ مَلاَئِكَةً بِالدُّعَاءِ لِلصَّائِمِينَ وَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي جَبْرَئِيلُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ رَبِّهِ تَعَالَى ذِكْرُهُ
أَنَّهُ قَالَ» «مَا أَمَرْتُ مَلاَئِكَتِي بِالدُّعَاءِ لِأَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِي إِلاَّ اِسْتَجَبْتُ لَهُمْ فِيهِ.
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Hadith 208
Hadith.1779 - "Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, revealed to Musa (as): 'What prevents you from conversing with Me?' He replied: 'O Lord (azj), I revere You too much to converse with You because of the odor of the fasting person's mouth.' Allah (swt), the Almighty, revealed to him: 'O Musa, the odor of the fasting person's mouth is more pleasant to Me than the scent of musk.'”
1779 - وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : «أَوْحَى اَللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى إِلَى مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «مَا يَمْنَعُكَ مِنْ مُنَاجَاتِي» فَقَالَ يَا رَبِّ أُجِلُّكَ عَنِ اَلْمُنَاجَاةِ لِخُلُوفِ فَمِ اَلصَّائِمِ فَأَوْحَى اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَيْهِ «يَا مُوسَى لَخُلُوفُ فَمِ اَلصَّائِمِ أَطْيَبُ عِنْدِي مِنْ رِيحِ اَلْمِسْكِ».
Tags FastingProphet Musa (Moses)
Hadith 209
Hadith.1780 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "The fasting person has two joys: a joy when he breaks his fast and a joy when he meets his Lord (azj), the Almighty."
1780 - وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : «لِلصَّائِمِ فَرْحَتَانِ فَرْحَةٌ عِنْدَ إِفْطَارِهِ وَ فَرْحَةٌ عِنْدَ لِقَاءِ رَبِّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ».
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Hadith 210
Hadith.1781 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Whoever fasts for the sake of Allah (swt), the Almighty, on a hot day and experiences thirst, Allah (swt) appoints a thousand angels to wipe his face and give him glad tidings until he breaks his fast. When he breaks his fast, Allah (swt), the Almighty, says: 'How pleasant is your fragrance and your soul! O My angels, bear witness that I have forgiven him.'”
1781 - وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «مَنْ صَامَ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَوْماً فِي شِدَّةِ اَلْحَرِّ فَأَصَابَهُ ظَمَأٌ وَكَّلَ اَللَّهُ بِهِ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ يَمْسَحُونَ وَجْهَهُ وَ يُبَشِّرُونَهُ حَتَّى إِذَا أَفْطَرَ قَالَ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مَا أَطْيَبَ رِيحَكَ وَ رَوْحَكَ يَا مَلاَئِكَتِي اِشْهَدُوا أَنِّي قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَهُ».
Tags FastingAngels
Hadith 211
Hadith.1782 - Abu al-Hasan al-Awwal (as) said: "Take a nap, for Allah (swt), the Almighty, feeds and gives drink to the fasting person while they sleep."
1782 - وَ قَالَ أَبُو اَلْحَسَنِ اَلْأَوَّلُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : «قِيلُوا فَإِنَّ اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يُطْعِمُ اَلصَّائِمَ وَ يَسْقِيهِ فِي مَنَامِهِ».
Tags Fasting
Hadith 212
Hadith.1783 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "The sleep of the fasting person is worship, his silence is glorification, his deeds are accepted, and his supplication is answered."
1783 - وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : «نَوْمُ اَلصَّائِمِ عِبَادَةٌ وَ صَمْتُهُ تَسْبِيحٌ وَ عَمَلُهُ مُتَقَبَّلٌ وَ دُعَاؤُهُ مُسْتَجَابٌ.
Tags FastingGlorification/Praise (Tasbih)Supplication