Fasting

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Fasting is incumbent upon you, for verily it severs the roots [of desires] and removes wildness.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Everything has a zakat, and the zakat of the bodies is to fast.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Fast and you will be healthy.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The fasting person is in constant worship of Allah, even when he is sleeping in his bed, as long as he does not backbite a fellow Muslim.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘No sooner does a fasting person come upon a group of people eating than his limbs glorify Allah on his behalf, the angels invoke blessings on him, and this invocation of theirs is counted as seeking forgiveness on his behalf.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Fasting acts as a shield from the Fire.

Fatima al-Zahra (AS) said, ‘Allah made fasting obligatory in order to reinforce sincere devotion [to Him].

Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘The fast and the obligatory pilgrimage (Hajj) pacify the heart.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Verily Allah, Blessed and most High, says, ‘The fast is solely for Me and I am its reward.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘A fasting persons sleep is worship, his silence is glorification of Allah, his good deeds are accepted, and his supplication is answered.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘A fasting person has two sources of joy: his joy when he opens his fast and his joy at meeting his Lord.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Whoever offers a fasting person something with which to open his fast obtains the same reward as him.

Imam al-Aaskari (AS) was once asked the reasoning behind the obligation of fasting, to which he replied, ‘That the rich may experience the pain of hunger and bestow his generosity thereby upon the poor.