Fasting [Sawm]
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A fasting person has two sources of joy: his joy when he opens his fast and his joy at meeting his Lord.
al-Kafi, v. 4, p. 65, no. 15; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 309 link
Whoever offers a fasting person something with which to open his fast obtains the same reward as him.
al-Kafi, v. 4, p. 68, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 309 link
That the rich may experience the pain of hunger and bestow his generosity thereby upon the poor.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 96, p. 369, no. 50; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 310 link
He who fasts a single day of his own accord is rewarded to such an extent that even if he was to be given the whole world's worth of gold for it, the reward he deserves would not be fulfilled until the Day of Resurrection.
Ma`ani al-Akhbar, p. 409, no. 91; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 310 link
He who fasts a single day of his own accord, wishing to procure the reward of Allah, [Allah makes] his forgiveness mandatory.
Amali al-Saduq, p. 443, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 310 link
Whoever [voluntarily] fasts three days every month is considered as having fasted his whole life, for verily Allah, Mighty and Exalted, says, "Whoever brings virtue shall receive ten times its like" [Qur'an 6:160]
Da`aim al-Islam, v. 1, p. 283; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 310 link
Verily when a man fasts a single day of his own accord, desiring thereby what is with Allah, Mighty and Exalted, Allah gives him entrance into Paradise because of it.
al-Kafi, v. 4, p. 63, no. 5; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 310 link
Allah, Mighty and Exalted, says, 'He whose limbs do not fast by refraining from what I have prohibited, then there is no need for him to refrain from food and drink for My sake.
al-Firdaws, v. 5, p. 242, no. 8075; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 311 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Fasting is just as much keeping away from prohibited things as it is keeping away from food and drink.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 96, p. 294, no. 21; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 311 link
What is the fasting person doing with his fast if he is not guarding his tongue, his hearing, his sight and his limbs [from sins]?!
Da`aim al-Islam, v. 1, p. 268; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 311 link
Muhammad b. Muslim narrated, 'Abu `Aabdillah (AS) [i.e. Imam al-Sadiq] said, 'When you fast, your hearing must fast, along with your sight, your hair, your skin ' and he listed a number of other things, and said, 'The day that you fast must not be like a day that you do not fast.'
al-Kafi, v. 4, p. 87, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 311 link
Fasting in cold weather is an easy thing to do.
al-Faqih, v. 4, p. 356, no. 5762; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 312 link
Winter is the springtime of a believer its nights are long, so he can make use of them to stand in prayer, whereas its days are short and he can make use of them to fast.
Ma`ani al-Akhbar, p. 228, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 312 link
A fast person will be worshipping God from early morning till night, if (s)he does not backbite people, but his fast will be ruined as soon as (s)he begins to do so.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 59, Page No. 16 link
A fast person's praying will surely be granted.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 60, Page No. 16 link
(61) A fast person's silence is praising God, his sleep is an act of worship, his praying is granted, and his deeds are (rewarded) twice.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 61, Page No. 16&17 link
A fast person's sleep is an act of worship, his silence is praising God, his deeds are (rewarded) twice, his prayers are granted, and his sins are forgiven.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 62, Page No. 17 link
Five things break one's fasts and invalidate one's ablution: telling lie, backbiting, tale-bearing, casting a passionate look (at someone) and swearing falsely.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 620, Page No. 89&90 link
For everything some alms are due, and for the body, fasting.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 630, Page No. 91 link
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