Hadith 95
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Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakkil (rh) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Abi `Abdullah al-Kufi narrated to us from Ishaq b. Muhammad from Hamza b. Muhammad. He said
I wrote to Abi Muhammad al-Hasan b. `Ali b. Muhammad b. `Ali b. Musa b. Ja`far b. Muhammad b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b. `Ali b. Abi Talib (as): “Why did Allah obligate fasting?” So, he answered in his response: “So that the rich may feel hunger and give to the poor.”
2 - حدثنا محمد بن موسى بن المتوكل (رحمه الله)، قال: حدثنا محمد بن أبي عبد الله الكوفي، عن إسحاق بن محمد، عن حمزة بن محمد، قال
كتبت إلى أبي محمد الحسن بن علي بن محمد بن علي بن موسى بن جعفر بن محمد بن علي بن الحسين بن علي بن أبي طالب (عليهم السلام): لم فرض الله عزوجل الصوم؟ فورد في الجواب: ليجد الغني مس الجوع فيمن على الفقير (3).
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