1159 - الحَثُّ عَلَى الصِّيامِ تَطَوُّعاً

1159. ENJOINMENT OF FASTING OUT OF ONE’S OWN ACCORD

3722.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن صامَ يَوماً تَطَوُّعاً فلو اُعطِيَ مِل‏ءَ الأرضِ ذَهَباً ماوَفّى‏ أجرَهُ دُونَ يَومِ الحِسابِ .¹

3722.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘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.’²

3723.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن صامَ يَوماً تَطَوُّعاً ابتِغاءَ ثَوابِ اللَّهِ وَجَبَت لَهُ المَغفِرَةُ .³

3723.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who fasts a single day of his own accord, wishing to procure the reward of Allah, [Allah makes] his forgiveness mandatory.’⁴

3724.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن صامَ ثلاثةَ أيّامٍ مِن كُلِّ شَهرٍ كانَ كَمَن صامَ الدَّهرَ كلّه؛ لأنَّ اللَّهَ‏عَزَّوجلَّ يقولُ : (مَنْ جاءَ بالحَسَنَةِ فلَهُ عَشْرُ أمْثالِها)⁵ . ⁶

3724.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘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.”⁷⁸

3725.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَصُومُ يَوماً تَطَوُّعاً يُرِيدُ بهِ ما عِندَ اللَّهِ عَزَّوجلَّ فَيُدخِلُهُ اللَّهُ بهِ الجَنَّةَ .⁹

3725.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘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.’¹⁰

244 - الصَّوم‏

244. FASTING

1158 - فَضْلُ الصِّيامِ‏

1158. The Virtue of Fasting

(يا أيُّها الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيكُمُ الصِّيامُ كَما كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ).¹

“O you who have faith! Prescribed for you is fasting as it was prescribed for those who were before you, so that you may be Godwary.”²

3709.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : علَيكُم بِالصَّومِ؛ فإنّهُ مَحسَمَةٌ للعُرُوقِ ومَذهَبَةٌ للأشَرِ .³

3709.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Fasting is incumbent upon you, for verily it severs the roots [of desires] and removes wildness.’⁴

3710.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لِكُلِّ شَي‏ءٍ زكاةٌ وزكاةُ الأبدانِ الصِّيامُ .⁵

3710.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Everything has a zakat, and the zakat of the bodies is to fast.’⁶

3711.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : صُومُوا تَصِحُّوا .⁷

3711.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Fast and you will be healthy.’⁸

3712.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : الصائمُ في عِبادَةِ اللَّهِ وإن كانَ نائماً على‏ فِراشِهِ، ما لَم يَغتَبْ مُسلِماً .⁹

3712.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.’¹⁰

3713.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ما مِن صائمٍ يَحضُرُ قَوماً يَطعَمُونَ إلّا سَبَّحَت أعضاؤهُ، وكانَت صَلاةُ الملائكةِ علَيهِ، وكانَت صَلاتُهُم استِغفاراً .¹¹

3713.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.’¹²

3714.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : الصَّومُ جُنَّةٌ مِن النارِ .¹³

3714.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Fasting acts as a shield from the Fire.’¹⁴

3715.فاطمةُ الزَّهراءُ عليها السلام : فَرَضَ اللَّهُ الصِّيامَ تَثبِيتاً لِلإخلاصِ .¹⁵

3715. Fatima al-Zahra’ (AS) said, ‘Allah made fasting obligatory in order to reinforce sincere devotion [to Him].’¹⁶

3716.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : الصِّيامُ والحَجُّ تَسكِينُ القُلوبِ .¹⁷

3716.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘The fast and the obligatory pilgrimage (hajj) pacify the heart.’¹⁸

3717.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنَّ اللَّهَ تبارَكَ وتعالى‏ يقولُ : الصَّومُ لِي وأنا أجزِي علَيهِ .¹⁹

3717.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Verily Allah, Blessed and most High, says, ‘The fast is solely for Me and I reward for it.’²⁰

3718.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : نَومُ الصائمِ عِبادَةٌ، وصَمتُهُ تَسبيحٌ، وعَمَلُهُ مُتَقَبَّلٌ، ودُعاؤهُ مُستَجابٌ .²¹

3718.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘A fasting person’s sleep is worship, his silence is glorification of Allah, his good deeds are accepted, and his supplication is answered.’²²

3719.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لِلصائمِ فَرحَتانِ : فَرحَةٌ عندَ إفطارِهِ، وفَرحَةٌ عندَ لِقاءِ رَبِّهِ .²³

3719.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.’²⁴

3720.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن فَطَّرَ صائماً فلَهُ مِثلُ أجرِهِ .²⁵

3720.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Whoever offers a fasting person something with which to open his fast obtains the same reward as him.’²⁶

3721.الإمامُ العسكريُّ عليه السلام - لمّا سُئلَ عن عِلَّةِ وُجوبِ الصَّومِ - : لِيَجِدَ الغَنِيُّ مَسَّ الجُوعِ؛ فَيَمُنَّ على الفَقيرِ .²⁷

3721. Imam al-Askari (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.’²⁸