Fasting

أَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا حِينَ دَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ إِنَّمَا أَحْبَبْنَاكُمْ لِقَرَابَتِكُمْ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ لِمَا أَوْجَبَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ حَقِّكُمْ مَا أَحْبَبْنَاكُمْ لِلدُّنْيَا نُصِيبُهَا مِنْكُمْ إِلَّا لِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ وَ الدَّارِ الْآخِرَةِ وَ لِيَصْلُحَ لِامْرِئٍ مِنَّا دِينُهُ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع صَدَقْتُمْ صَدَقْتُمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَنْ أَحَبَّنَا كَانَ مَعَنَا- أَوْ جَاءَ مَعَنَا[1] يَ

Abu Abdullah (asws) having said when they came up to him and said, ‘But rather, we love you (asws) due to your (asws) nearness to the Rasool (saww) Allah (azwj), and for what Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic has Obligated from your (asws) rights. We do not love you (asws) for the sake of the world for getting a share o

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنِ الْجِمَالِ يَكُونُ بِهَا الْجَرَبُ أَعْزِلُهَا مِنْ إِبِلِي مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يُعْدِيَهَا جَرَبُهَا وَ الدَّابَّةُ رُبَّمَا صَفَرْتُ‌[1] لَهَا حَتَّى تَشْرَبَ الْمَاءَ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّ أَعْرَابِيّاً أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أُصِيبُ الشَّاةَ وَ الْبَقَرَةَ وَ النَّاقَةَ بِالثَّمَنِ الْيَسِيرِ وَ بِهَا جَرَبٌ فَأَكْرَهُ شِرَاءَهَا

‘A Bedouin came up to the Rasool Allah (saww). He said, ‘O Rasool Allah (saww), I come across injured sheep, cows, and the camels sold at a cheap price, but they have scabies. I dislike buying these fearing that they may infect my camels and my sheep with that scabies’. So the Rasool Allah (saww) said: ‘O Bedouin! So w

كُنْتُ جَالِساً عِنْدَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع فَقَالَ آيَتَانِ تَكُونَانِ قَبْلَ قِيَامِ الْقَائِمِ ع لَمْ تَكُونَا مُنْذُ هَبَطَ آدَمُ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ تَنْكَسِفُ الشَّمْسُ فِي النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ وَ الْقَمَرُ فِي آخِرِهِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ تَنْكَسِفُ الشَّمْسُ فِي آخِرِ الشَّهْرِ وَ الْقَمَرُ فِي النِّصْفِ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ مَا تَقُولُ‌[3] وَ لَكِنَّهُمَا آيَتَانِ ل

‘Two Signs would occur before the rising of Al-Qaim (asws) which have never occurred since the descent of Adam (as) to the earth – A solar eclipse in the middle of the Month of Ramadhan, and the lunar (eclipse) at the end of it’. So a man said, ‘O son (asws) of the Rasool! The sun gets eclipsed at the end of the month,

نَحْنُ أَصْلُ كُلِّ خَيْرٍ وَ مِنْ فُرُوعِنَا كُلُّ بِرٍّ فَمِنَ الْبِرِّ التَّوْحِيدُ وَ الصَّلَاةُ وَ الصِّيَامُ وَ كَظْمُ الْغَيْظِ وَ الْعَفْوُ عَنِ الْمُسِي‌ءِ وَ رَحْمَةُ الْفَقِيرِ وَ تَعَهُّدُ الْجَارِ وَ الْإِقْرَارُ بِالْفَضْلِ لِأَهْلِهِ وَ عَدُوُّنَا أَصْلُ كُلِّ شَرٍّ وَ مِنْ فُرُوعِهِمْ كُلُّ قَبِيحٍ وَ فَاحِشَةٍ فَمِنْهُمُ الْكَذِبُ وَ الْبُخْلُ وَ النَّمِيمَةُ وَ الْقَطِيعَةُ وَ أَكْلُ الرِّبَا وَ أَك

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said; ‘We (asws) are the origin of every good, and from our (asws) branches is every righteousness, So, from the righteousness is ‘التَّوْحِيدُ’ Oneness (Al-Tauheed), and the Prayer, and the Fasts, and suppression of the anger, and the pardoning others, and being merciful to the poor, and being

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ عَلَيْكُمْ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَ انْظُرُوا لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ فَوَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَكُونُ لَهُ الْغَنَمُ فِيهَا الرَّاعِي فَإِذَا وَجَدَ رَجُلًا هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِغَنَمِهِ مِنَ الَّذِي هُوَ فِيهَا يُخْرِجُهُ وَ يَجِي‌ءُ بِذَلِكَ الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِغَنَمِهِ مِنَ الَّذِي كَانَ فِيهَا وَ اللَّهِ لَوْ كَانَتْ لِأَحَدِكُمْ نَفْسَانِ يُقَ

‘It is upon you to fear Allah (azwj), One with no associates to Him (azwj), and look into yourselves, for, by Allah (azwj), the man who has sheep and the shepherd for it, if he finds a man who is more knowledgeable about the sheep than him, would let him go and come to that man who is more knowledgeable about his sheep

دَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ فَرَأَيْتُ مَوْلًى لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَمِلْتُ إِلَيْهِ لِأَسْأَلَهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَإِذَا أَنَا بِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع سَاجِداً فَانْتَظَرْتُهُ طَوِيلًا فَطَالَ سُجُودُهُ عَلَيَّ فَقُمْتُ وَ صَلَّيْتُ رَكَعَاتٍ وَ انْصَرَفْتُ وَ هُوَ بَعْدُ سَاجِدٌ فَسَأَلْتُ مَوْلَاهُ مَتَى سَجَدَ فَقَالَ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ تَأْتِيَنَا فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ كَلَامِي رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ ثُمّ

I came up to the Sacred Masjid, so I saw a slave of Abu Abdullah (asws). So I went to him to ask him about Abu Abdullah (asws) and I saw that Abu Abdullah (asws) was in prostration. So I waited for him (asws) for a long time as his (asws) prostration was prolonged. So I stood up and Prayed some cycles of Salat and fini

كَانَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ ذُو النَّمِرَةِ وَ كَانَ مِنْ أَقْبَحِ النَّاسِ وَ إِنَّمَا سُمِّيَ ذُو النَّمِرَةِ مِنْ قُبْحِهِ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ص فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَخْبِرْنِي مَا فَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيَّ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً فِي الْيَوْمِ وَ اللَّيْلَةِ وَ صَوْمَ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ إِذَا أَدْرَكْتَهُ وَ الْح

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said: ‘There was a man during the era of the Rasool Allah (saww) called Zu Al-Namrat, and he was from the ugliest of the people and that is why he was named Al-Zu Al-Namrat (Animal face) due to his ugliness. So he came to the Prophet (saww) and said, ‘O Rasool Allah (saww), inform me of what All

قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع وَ أَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِنَّكُمْ أَهْلُ بَيْتِ رَحْمَةٍ اخْتَصَّكُمُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى بِهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ كَذَلِكَ نَحْنُ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ لَا نُدْخِلُ أَحَداً فِي ضَلَالَةٍ وَ لَا نُخْرِجُهُ مِنْ هُدًى إِنَّ الدُّنْيَا لَا تَذْهَبُ حَتَّى يَبْعَثَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ رَجُلًا مِنَّا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ يَعْمَلُ بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ لَا يَرَى فِيكُمْ مُنْكَراً إِلَّا أَنْكَر

الْغُسْلُ فِي سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ[3] مَوْطِناً- لَيْلَةِ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ وَ لَيْلَةِ تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ وَ لَيْلَةِ إِحْدَى وَ عِشْرِينَ- وَ لَيْلَةِ ثَلَاثٍ وَ عِشْرِينَ- وَ فِيهَا يُرْجَى لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ وَ غُسْلُ الْعِيدَيْنِ وَ إِذَا دَخَلْتَ الْحَرَمَيْنِ- وَ يَوْمِ تُحْرِمُ وَ يَوْمِ الزِّيَارَةِ وَ يَوْمِ تَدْخُلُ الْبَيْتَ- وَ يَوْمِ التَّرْوِيَةِ وَ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ وَ إِذَا غَسَّلْتَ مَيِّت

«وَاجِبٌ فِي اَلسَّفَرِ وَ اَلْحَضَرِ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ رُخِّصَ لِلنِّسَاءِ فِي اَلسَّفَرِ لِقِلَّةِ اَلْمَاءِ وَ غُسْلُ اَلْجَنَابَةِ وَاجِبٌ وَ غُسْلُ اَلْحَيْضِ وَاجِبٌ وَ غُسْلُ اَلْمُسْتَحَاضَةِ وَاجِبٌ وَ إِذَا اِحْتَشَتْ بِالْكُرْسُفِ فَجَازَ اَلدَّمُ اَلْكُرْسُفَ فَعَلَيْهَا اَلْغُسْلُ لِكُلِّ صَلاَتَيْنِ وَ لِلْفَجْرِ غُسْلٌ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَجُزِ اَلدَّمُ اَلْكُرْسُفَ فَعَلَيْهَا اَلْوُضُوءُ لِكُلِّ صَلاَةٍ وَ غُ

Hadith.176 - Sama’a ibn Mehran asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about the Jumu'ah wash (ghusl). Imam (as) said: 'It is obligatory for both travel and residency, except that it has been permitted for women to forgo it during travel due to a shortage of water. The ghusl of janabah (ritual impurity due to sexua

وَ رُوِيَ‌ أَنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى أَتَمَّ صَلَاةَ الْفَرِيضَةِ بِصَلَاةِ النَّافِلَةِ وَ أَتَمَّ صِيَامَ الْفَرِيضَةِ بِصِيَامِ النَّافِلَةِ وَ أَتَمَّ الْوُضُوءَ بِغُسْلِ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ[4].

Hadith.231 – (Al-Hussain ibn Khalid asked Abu Al-Hasan Al-Awwal (as)) narrates that: ‘It is narrated that 'Allah (swt), the Blessed and Exalted, completes the obligatory prayer with the supererogatory prayer, completes the obligatory fasting with the supererogatory fasting, and completes the wudu (ablution) with the gh

«إِذَا عَقَلَ اَلصَّلاَةَ» فَقُلْتُ مَتَى تَجِبُ اَلصَّلاَةُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ «إِذَا كَانَ اِبْنَ سِتِّ سِنِينَ وَ اَلصِّيَامُ إِذَا أَطَاقَهُ.

Hadith.486 – Zurarah and Ubaidullah ibn Ali Al-Halabi narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) that He was asked about when the funeral prayer should be offered for a child. Imam (as) replied: "When the child understands the concept of prayer." I asked: "At what age does prayer become obligatory for the chil

وَ قَالَ ع‌ يَدْخُلُ عَلَى الْمَيِّتِ فِي قَبْرِهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَ الصَّوْمُ وَ الْحَجُّ وَ الصَّدَقَةُ وَ الْبِرُّ وَ الدُّعَاءُ وَ يُكْتَبُ أَجْرُهُ لِلَّذِي يَفْعَلُهُ وَ لِلْمَيِّتِ.

Hadith.557 - Imam (as) said: "Prayer, fasting, pilgrimage, charity, righteousness, and supplication enter upon the deceased in their grave, and the reward is written for both the one who performs these deeds and the deceased."

إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى كَرِهَ لِي سِتَّ خِصَالٍ وَ كَرِهْتُهُنَّ لِلْأَوْصِيَاءِ مِنْ وُلْدِي وَ أَتْبَاعِهِمْ مِنْ بَعْدِي الْعَبَثَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ[3] وَ الرَّفَثَ فِي الصَّوْمِ وَ الْمَنَّ بَعْدَ الصَّدَقَةِ وَ إِتْيَانَ الْمَسَاجِدِ جُنُباً وَ التَّطَلُّعَ فِي الدُّورِ وَ الضَّحِكَ بَيْنَ الْقُبُورِ

وَ قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ لِلصَّادِقِ ع‌ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ الْفَرَائِضِ الَّتِي فَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ مَا هِيَ قَالَ شَهَادَةُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَ إِقَامُ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ وَ إِيتَاءُ الزَّكَاةِ وَ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ- وَ صِيَامُ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ وَ الْوَلَايَةُ فَمَنْ أَقَامَهُنَّ وَ سَدَّدَ وَ قَارَبَ وَ اجْتَنَبَ ك

Hadith.612 - Sulayman ibn Khalid said to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as): "May I be your ransom! Inform me about the obligations that Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, has imposed upon the servants." Imam (as) replied: "Testifying that there is no god but Allah (swt) and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Alla

وَ كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يَقُولُ‌ إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ مَا يَتَوَسَّلُ بِهِ الْمُتَوَسِّلُونَ الْإِيمَانُ بِاللَّهِ وَ رَسُولِهِ وَ الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَ كَلِمَةُ الْإِخْلَاصِ فَإِنَّهَا الْفِطْرَةُ وَ إِقَامُ الصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّهَا الْمِلَّةُ وَ إِيتَاءُ الزَّكَاةِ فَإِنَّهَا مِنْ فَرَائِضِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ الصَّوْمُ فَإِنَّهُ جُنَّةٌ مِنْ عَذَابِهِ وَ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْفَاةٌ لِلْف

Hadith.613 - The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) used to say: "The best means by which those seeking nearness (to Allah (swt)) may draw near are; Faith in Allah (swt) and His Messenger, Striving in the way of Allah (swt), Word of sincerity (testifying that there is no god but Allah (swt)), for it

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ- إِذَا جِئْتَ بِالْخَمْسِ الصَّلَوَاتِ لَمْ تُسْأَلْ عَنْ صَلَاةٍ وَ إِذَا جِئْتَ بِصَوْمِ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ لَمْ تُسْأَلْ عَنْ صَوْمٍ.

I heard Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) say: "If you perform the five daily prayers, you will not be questioned about any other prayer, and if you observe the fast of the month of Ramadan, you will not be questioned about any other fasting."

وَ قَالَ ع‌ إِيَّاكُمْ وَ الْكَسَلَ فَإِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ رَحِيمٌ يَشْكُرُ الْقَلِيلَ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيُصَلِّي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ يُرِيدُ بِهِمَا وَجْهَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى فَيُدْخِلُهُ اللَّهُ بِهِمَا الْجَنَّةَ- وَ إِنَّهُ لَيَتَصَدَّقُ بِدِرْهَمٍ تَطَوُّعاً يُرِيدُ بِهِ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَيُدْخِلُهُ اللَّهُ بِهِ الْجَنَّةَ وَ إِنَّهُ لَيَصُومُ الْيَوْمَ تَطَوُّعاً يُرِيدُ بِهِ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَ

Hadith.631 - Imam (as) said: "Beware of laziness, for your Lord (azj) is Merciful and appreciates even the smallest acts. Indeed, a person may pray two rak'ahs (units of prayer) sincerely seeking the Face of Allah (swt) (The Aimmah (as)), and Allah (swt) will admit him into Paradise because of them. And indeed, a perso

وَ رُوِيَ‌ فِيمَنْ نَامَ عَنِ الْعِشَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ إِلَى نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ أَنَّهُ يَقْضِي وَ يُصْبِحُ‌ صَائِماً عُقُوبَةً[1]. وَ إِنَّمَا وَجَبَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ لِنَوْمِهِ عَنْهَا إِلَى نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ.

Hadith.659 - It is narrated: "For one who sleeps through the last Isha prayer until the middle of the night, it is obligatory for him to make it up (as Qadha) and he should begin the next day fasting as a form of penance”.

إِذَا غَابَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَقَدْ حَلَّ الْإِفْطَارُ وَ وَجَبَتِ الصَّلَاةُ وَ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ الْمَغْرِبَ فَقَدْ دَخَلَ وَقْتُ الْعِشَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ إِلَى انْتِصَافِ اللَّيْلِ

إِنَّا نَأْمُرُ صِبْيَانَنَا بِالصَّلَاةِ وَ هُمْ أَبْنَاءُ خَمْسِ سِنِينَ فَمُرُوا صِبْيَانَكُمْ بِالصَّلَاةِ إِذَا كَانُوا أَبْنَاءَ سَبْعِ سِنِينَ وَ نَحْنُ نَأْمُرُ صِبْيَانَنَا بِالصِّيَامِ إِذَا كَانُوا أَبْنَاءَ سَبْعِ سِنِينَ مَا أَطَاقُوا مِنْ صِيَامِ الْيَوْمِ إِنْ كَانَ إِلَى نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ أَوْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ أَوْ أَقَلَّ فَإِذَا غَلَبَهُمُ الْعَطَشُ أَوِ الْجُوعُ أَفْطَرُوا حَتَّى يَتَعَوَّدُوا

حَمَلْتُ مَتَاعِي مِنَ الْبَصْرَةِ إِلَى مِصْرَ فَقَدِمْتُهَا فَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا فِي بَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ إِذَا أَنَا بِشَيْخٍ طَوِيلٍ شَدِيدِ الْأُدْمَةِ[2] أَبْيَضِ الرَّأْسِ وَ اللِّحْيَةِ عَلَيْهِ طِمْرَانِ‌[3] أَحَدُهُمَا أَسْوَدُ وَ الْآخَرُ أَبْيَضُ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا فَقَالُوا هَذَا بِلَالٌ مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَأَخَذْتُ أَلْوَاحاً فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَ

Hadith.905 - It was narrated by Abdullah ibn Ali that He said: I transported my goods from Basra to Egypt. While on a path, I encountered a tall elderly man, dark-skinned, with a white head and beard, wearing two garments - one black and the other white. I asked: "Who is this?" They said: "This is Bilal, the muezzin (c

وَ كَتَبَ أَيُّوبُ بْنُ نُوحٍ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الثَّالِثِ ع‌ يَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الْمُغْمَى عَلَيْهِ يَوْماً أَوْ أَكْثَرَ هَلْ يَقْضِي مَا فَاتَهُ مِنَ الصَّلَوَاتِ أَمْ لَا فَكَتَبَ لَا يَقْضِي الصَّوْمَ وَ لَا يَقْضِي الصَّلَاةَ.

Hadith.1041 - Ayoub ibn Noah wrote to Abu Al-Hasan al-Third (Imam Musa al-Kadhim) (as) asking whether a person who is unconscious for a day or more needs to make up the prayers (salat) they missed. The Imam wrote in response, "He does not have to make up the fasting (sawm) or the prayers (salat)."

«لاَ يَقْضِي اَلصَّوْمَ وَ لاَ اَلصَّلاَةَ وَ كُلُّ مَا غَلَبَ اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ فَاللَّهُ أَوْلَى بِالْعُذْرِ.

Hadith.1042 - Ali ibn Mahziyar asked about this issue, and Imam (as) replied: "He does not have to make up the fasting (sawm) or the prayers (salat), and everything that overwhelms a person due to God's will, God is more deserving of granting the excuse."

قُلْتُ‌ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع رَجُلٌ شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ الْقِيَامَ إِلَى الْخَلَاءِ لِضَعْفِهِ وَ لَا يُمْكِنُهُ الرُّكُوعُ وَ السُّجُودُ فَقَالَ لِيُومِ بِرَأْسِهِ إِيمَاءً وَ إِنْ كَانَ لَهُ مَنْ يَرْفَعُ إِلَيْهِ الْخُمْرَةَ فَلْيَسْجُدْ فَإِنْ لَمْ يُمْكِنْهُ ذَلِكَ فَلْيُومِ بِرَأْسِهِ نَحْوَ الْقِبْلَةِ إِيمَاءً قُلْتُ فَالصِّيَامُ قَالَ إِذَا كَانَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْحَدِّ فَقَدْ وَضَعَ اللَّهُ عَنْه

Hadith.1052 - Ibrahim ibn Abi Ziyad al-Karkhi narrated: I asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about an elderly man who could not stand up due to weakness and was unable to perform ruku‘ (bowing) or sujood (prostration). Imam (as) said: "He should perform his prayer with gestures (īmā’), directing his head towar

يُسْتَحَبُّ أَنْ يَكُونَ ذَلِكَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَإِنَّ الْعَمَلَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ يُضَاعَفُ.

Hadith.1247 - Hisham ibn al-Hakam narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) regarding a man who wishes to perform an act of goodness, such as giving charity or fasting. Imam (as) said: "It is recommended that it be done on Jumu’ah, for deeds performed on Jumu’ah are multiplied."

إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ‌ وَ إِذا ضَرَبْتُمْ‌ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُناحٌ أَنْ تَقْصُرُوا مِنَ الصَّلاةِ فَصَارَ التَّقْصِيرُ فِي السَّفَرِ وَاجِباً كَوُجُوبِ التَّمَامِ فِي الْحَضَرِ قَالا قُلْنَا إِنَّمَا قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُناحٌ‌ وَ لَمْ يَقُلْ افْعَلُوا فَكَيْفَ أَوْجَبَ ذَلِكَ كَمَا أَوْجَبَ التَّمَامَ فِي الْحَضَرِ فَقَالَ ع أَ وَ لَيْسَ قَدْ قَالَ اللَّه

Hadith.1265 - It was narrated from Zurarah and Muhammad ibn Muslim that they said: We asked Abu Ja'far (as) about the prayer during travel: how is it and how many units? Imam (as) said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, says, 'And when you travel throughout the land, there is no blame upon you for shorteni

إِذَا دَخَلْتَ بَلَداً وَ أَنْتَ تُرِيدُ الْمُقَامَ عَشَرَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَأَتِمَّ الصَّلَاةَ حِينَ تَقْدَمُ وَ إِنْ أَرَدْتَ الْمُقَامَ دُونَ الْعَشَرَةِ فَقَصِّرْ وَ إِنْ أَقَمْتَ تَقُولُ غَداً أَخْرُجُ وَ بَعْدَ غَدٍ وَ لَمْ تُجْمِعْ‌[2] عَلَى عَشَرَةٍ فَقَصِّرْ مَا بَيْنَكَ وَ بَيْنَ شَهْرٍ فَإِذَا تَمَّ الشَّهْرُ[3] فَأَتِمَّ الصَّلَاةَ قَالَ قُلْتُ إِنْ دَخَلْتُ بَلَداً أَوَّلَ يَوْمٍ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ وَ لَسْ

Hadith.1269 – Mu'awiyah ibn Wahb reported from Imam Abu Abdullah (as) that He said: "If you enter a town and intend to stay there for ten days, then you must perform the full prayer as soon as you arrive. But if you intend to stay for less than ten days, you should shorten the prayer. If you keep saying 'Tomorrow I wil

الْمُكَارِي إِذَا لَمْ يَسْتَقِرَّ فِي مَنْزِلِهِ إِلَّا خَمْسَةَ أَيَّامٍ أَوْ أَقَلَّ قَصَّرَ فِي سَفَرِهِ بِالنَّهَارِ[2] وَ أَتَمَّ صَلَاةَ اللَّيْلِ-[3] وَ عَلَيْهِ صَوْمُ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فَإِنْ كَانَ لَهُ مُقَامٌ فِي الْبَلَدِ الَّذِي يَذْهَبُ عَشَرَةَ أَيَّامٍ أَوْ أَكْثَرَ وَ يَنْصَرِفُ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ‌[1] وَ يَكُونُ لَهُ مُقَامُ عَشَرَةِ أَيَّامٍ أَوْ أَكْثَرَ قَصَّرَ فِي سَفَرِهِ وَ أَفْطَرَ[2].

"If a mule driver (al-Mukari) does not stay in his home for more than five days or less, he should shorten his prayer while traveling during the day but offer the complete prayer at night. He is also required to observe the fast of the month of Ramadan. If he has a stay of ten days or more in the town he goes to and th

كَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الثَّالِثِ ع أَنَّ لِي جِمَالًا وَ لِي قُوَّامٌ عَلَيْهَا وَ لَسْتُ أَخْرُجُ فِيهَا إِلَّا فِي طَرِيقِ‌

‘I wrote to Imam Al-Hassan Al-Askari (as) saying, "I own camels and have people managing them, but I do not travel with them except when going to Mecca due to my desire for pilgrimage or rarely to some other places. What is required of me when I travel with them? Should I shorten my prayers and break my fast during tra

فِي اَلسَّفَرِ ثُمَّ يَبْدُو لَهُ فِي اَلْإِقَامَةِ وَ هُوَ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ قَالَ «يُتِمُّ إِذَا بَدَتْ لَهُ اَلْإِقَامَةُ» وَ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يُشَيِّعُ أَخَاهُ إِلَى اَلْمَكَانِ اَلَّذِي يَجِبُ عَلَيْهِ فِيهِ اَلتَّقْصِيرُ وَ اَلْإِفْطَارُ قَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ بِذَلِكَ.

Hadith.1298 - Ali ibn Yaqtin asked Abu al-Hasan (as) about a man who sets out on a journey and then decides to stay (reside) while he is in the midst of prayer. Imam (as) said: "He should complete (the full prayer) when he decides to stay." He also asked about a man who accompanies his brother to the point where shorte

فِي الرَّجُلِ يَخْرُجُ إِلَى الصَّيْدِ مَسِيرَةَ يَوْمٍ أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةً أَ يُقَصِّرُ أَوْ يُتِمُّ فَقَالَ إِنْ خَرَجَ لِقُوتِهِ وَ قُوتِ عِيَالِهِ فَلْيُقَصِّرْ وَ لْيُفْطِرْ وَ إِنْ خَرَجَ لِطَلَبِ الْفُضُولِ فَلَا وَ لَا كَرَامَةَ[1]

إِنَّ مِنْ رَوْحِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ ثَلَاثَةً التَّهَجُّدَ بِاللَّيْلِ وَ إِفْطَارَ الصَّائِمِ وَ لِقَاءَ الْإِخْوَانِ.

"Indeed, among the blessings and comfort from Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, are three things: praying in the late hours of the night (Tahajjud), breaking the fast (iftar) of a fasting person, and meeting with one's brothers (fellow believers)."

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنِّي أَكُونُ فِي الْوَتْرِ وَ أَكُونُ قَدْ نَوَيْتُ الصَّوْمَ وَ أَكُونُ فِي الدُّعَاءِ وَ أَخَافُ الْفَجْرَ وَ أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَقْطَعَ عَلَى نَفْسِي الدُّعَاءَ وَ أَشْرَبَ الْمَاءَ وَ تَكُونُ الْقُلَّةُ أَمَامِي قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي فَاخْطُ إِلَيْهَا الْخُطْوَةَ وَ الْخُطْوَتَيْنِ وَ الثَّلَاثَ وَ اشْرَبْ وَ ارْجِعْ إِلَى مَكَانِكَ وَ لَا تَقْطَعْ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ الدُّعَ

Hadith.1421 - It is narrated from Sa'id al-A'raj that He said: I said to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) "May I be your ransom, sometimes I am in the Witr prayer and have already intended to fast. I am engaged in supplication and I fear the approach of dawn, but I dislike interrupting my supplication to drink wat

وَ رُوِيَ‌ قِيلُوا[4] فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يُطْعِمُ الصَّائِمَ فِي مَنَامِهِ وَ يَسْقِيهِ.

Hadith.1447 - It is narrated: "Take a midday nap (Qailulah), for indeed Allah (swt) nourishes and provides drink to the fasting person during their sleep."

مَنْ أَخْرَجَ الْفِطْرَةَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ‌ وَ ذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّى‌ قَالَ خَرَجَ إِلَى الْجَبَّانَةِ فَصَلَّى.

Hadith.1474 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about the verse of Allah (swt), the Exalted, "Successful indeed are those who purify themselves," (Surah Al-A'la 87:14). Imam (as) said: "This refers to the one who gives the Fitrah (charity for breaking the fast)." He was then asked about the verse, "and re

لِأَصْحَابِهِ وَ الْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهِمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ جَعَلَ شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ مِضْمَاراً لِخَلْقِهِ يَسْتَبِقُونَ فِيهِ بِطَاعَتِهِ إِلَى رِضْوَانِهِ فَسَبَقَ فِيهِ قَوْمٌ فَفَازُوا وَ تَخَلَّفَ آخَرُونَ فَخَابُوا فَالْعَجَبُ كُلُّ الْعَجَبِ مِنَ الضَّاحِكِ اللَّاعِبِ فِي الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي يُثَابُ فِيهِ الْمُحْسِنُونَ وَ يَخِيبُ فِيهِ الْمُقَصِّرُونَ وَ ايْمُ اللَّهِ لَوْ كُشِفَ الْغِطَاءُ[2] لَشُغِلَ مُ

Hadith.1479 - Al-Hasan ibn Ali (as) observed people playing and laughing on the day of Eid al-Fitr. He turned to his companions and said: "Verily, Allah (swt), the Exalted, made the month of Ramadan as a racetrack for His creation, in which they compete in obedience to Him to attain His pleasure. In it, some people hav

وَ خَطَبَ أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَوْمَ اَلْفِطْرِ فَقَالَ: « «اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ اَلَّذِي خَلَقَ اَلسَّمٰاوٰاتِ وَ اَلْأَرْضَ وَ جَعَلَ اَلظُّلُمٰاتِ وَ اَلنُّورَ ثُمَّ اَلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِرَبِّهِمْ يَعْدِلُونَ» لاَ نُشْرِكُ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئاً وَ لاَ نَتَّخِذُ مِنْ دُونِهِ وَلِيّاً وَ «اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ اَلَّذِي لَهُ مٰا فِي اَلسَّمٰاوٰاتِ وَ مٰا فِي اَلْأَرْضِ وَ لَهُ اَلْحَمْدُ فِي» اَلدُّن

Hadith.1482 - The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) delivered a sermon on the day of Eid al-Fitr and said: "Praise be to Allah (swt), Who created the heavens and the earth and made the darkness and the light, and then those who disbelieve in their Lord (azj) associate others with Him." "We do not as

وَ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ ع يَبْدَأُ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ إِذَا صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ مِنْ يَوْمِ النَّحْرِ وَ كَانَ يَقْطَعُ التَّكْبِيرَ آخِرَ أَيَّامِ التَّشْرِيقِ عِنْدَ الْغَدَاةِ[2] وَ كَانَ يُكَبِّرُ فِي دُبُرِ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَ لِلَّهِ الْحَمْدُ فَإِذَا انْتَهَى إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى تَقَدَّمَ فَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ بِغَيْرِ أَذَان

Hadith.1484 – Imam Ali (as), used to begin with the Takbir when he prayed the Dhuhr prayer on the day of Eid al-Nahr (Eid al-Adha), and he would cease the Takbir on the last day of the Tashriq (the days after Eid) at dawn. He would say the Takbir after every prayer, saying: "Allah (swt) is the Greatest, Allah (swt) is

وَ فِي الْعِلَلِ الَّتِي تُرْوَى عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ النَّيْسَابُورِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَ يُذْكَرُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَهَا مِنَ الرِّضَا ع‌ أَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ يَوْمُ الْفِطْرِ الْعِيدَ لِيَكُونَ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ مُجْتَمَعاً يَجْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ وَ يَبْرُزُونَ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَيُمَجِّدُونَهُ عَلَى مَا مَنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ فَيَكُونُ يَوْمَ عِيدٍ وَ يَوْمَ اجْتِمَاعٍ وَ يَوْمَ فِطْرٍ وَ يَوْمَ زَكَاةٍ و

Hadith.1485 - In the book "Al-Ilal," it is narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan al-Naysaburi, who mentioned that he heard from al-Ridha (as) that: "The day of Eid al-Fitr was made an Eid so that it would be a gathering for the Muslims where they come together and present themselves before Allah (swt), the Mighty and Glori

كَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع وَ شَكَوْتُ إِلَيْهِ كَثْرَةَ الزَّلَازِلِ فِي الْأَهْوَازِ وَ قُلْتُ تَرَى لِيَ التَّحْوِيلَ عَنْهَا فَكَتَبَ ع لَا تَتَحَوَّلُوا عَنْهَا وَ صُومُوا الْأَرْبِعَاءَ وَ الْخَمِيسَ وَ الْجُمُعَةَ وَ اغْتَسِلُوا وَ طَهِّرُوا ثِيَابَكُمْ وَ ابْرُزُوا يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَ ادْعُوا اللَّهَ فَإِنَّهُ يَرْفَعُ عَنْكُمْ قَالَ فَفَعَلْنَا فَسَكَنَتِ الزَّلَازِلُ.

"I wrote to Abu Ja'far (as) and complained to him about the frequent earthquakes in Ahwaz and asked him, 'Do you think I should move away from there?' He (as) wrote back, 'Do not move away from there. Fast on Wednesday, Thursday, and Jumu’ah, perform ghusl (ritual purification), purify your clothes, and go out on Jumu’

إِذَا حَضَرَتْ لَكَ حَاجَةٌ مُهِمَّةٌ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَصُمْ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مُتَوَالِيَةٍ- الْأَرْبِعَاءَ وَ الْخَمِيسَ وَ الْجُمُعَةَ فَإِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى فَاغْتَسِلْ وَ الْبَسْ ثَوْباً جَدِيداً ثُمَّ اصْعَدْ إِلَى أَعْلَى بَيْتٍ فِي دَارِكَ وَ صَلِّ فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ ارْفَعْ يَدَيْكَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ ثُمَّ قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي حَلَلْتُ بِسَاحَتِكَ لِمَع

"If you have an important need from Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, then fast for three consecutive days—Wednesday, Thursday, and Jumu’ah. On Jumu’ah, if Allah (swt) wills, perform a ritual bath (ghusl), wear a new garment, and go to the highest part of your house. Pray two units (rak'ahs) there, and then raise y

شَكَوْتُ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع رَجُلًا كَانَ يُؤْذِينِي فَقَالَ ادْعُ عَلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ قَدْ دَعَوْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ هَكَذَا وَ لَكِنْ أَقْلِعْ عَنِ الذُّنُوبِ وَ صُمْ وَ صَلِّ وَ تَصَدَّقْ فَإِذَا كَانَ آخِرُ اللَّيْلِ فَأَسْبِغِ الْوُضُوءَ ثُمَّ قُمْ فَصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قُلْ وَ أَنْتَ سَاجِدٌ- اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ فُلَانَ بْنَ فُلَانٍ قَدْ آذَانِي اللَّهُمَّ أَسْقِمْ بَدَنَهُ وَ اقْطَعْ أَثَرَهُ

Hadith.1546 - Yunus ibn Ammar reported: I complained to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about a man who was harming me. Imam (as) said: "Pray against him." I replied: "I have already prayed against him." Imam (as) said: "Not like that. Instead, refrain from sins, fast, pray, and give charity. Then, in the last pa

ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً مِنْهَا الْوَتْرُ وَ رَكْعَتَانِ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ كَذَلِكَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يُصَلِّي وَ لَوْ كَانَ فَضْلًا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَعْمَلَ بِهِ وَ أَحَقَ‌[2].

Hadith.1564 - Abdullah ibn Sinan asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about the prayer during the month of Ramadan. Imam (as) said: "Thirteen rak'ahs, including the Witr prayer and two rak'ahs before the Fajr prayer. This is how the Messenger of Allah (sw) used to pray, and if there was any greater virtue in add

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : «أُنْزِلَتْ إِلَيْهِ آيَةُ اَلزَّكَاةِ «۝ خُذْ مِنْ أَمْوٰالِهِمْ صَدَقَةً تُطَهِّرُهُمْ وَ تُزَكِّيهِمْ بِهٰا ۝» فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ مُنَادِيَهُ فَنَادَى فِي اَلنَّاسِ «أَنَّ اَللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى قَدْ فَرَضَ عَلَيْكُمُ اَلزَّكَاةَ كَمَا فَرَضَ عَلَيْكُمُ اَلصَّلاَةَ فَفَرَضَ اَللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمْ م

Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "The verse of Zakat was revealed: 'Take alms from their wealth to purify them and cleanse them with it' (Surah At-Tawbah 9:103), in the Month of Ramadan. The Messenger of Allah (swt), peace and blessings be upon him and his family, ordered his announcer to procla

أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ كَانَ لَهُ مَالٌ وَ حَالَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَوْلُ فَإِنَّهُ يُزَكِّيهِ قِيلَ لَهُ فَإِنْ وَهَبَهُ قَبْلَ حَوْلِهِ بِشَهْرٍ أَوْ بِيَوْمٍ قَالَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ شَيْ‌ءٌ إِذاً وَ رَوَى زُرَارَةُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِنَّمَا هَذَا[4] بِمَنْزِلَةِ رَجُلٍ أَفْطَرَ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ يَوْماً فِي إِقَامَتِهِ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ فِي آخِرِ النَّهَارِ فِي سَفَرٍ وَ أَرَادَ بِسَفَرِهِ ذَلِكَ إِبْطَالَ الْكَفَّارَةِ الَّ

"Any man who possesses wealth, and a year passes over it, must pay Zakat on it." He was asked: "What if he gifts it away a month or a day before the year completes?" Imam (as) replied: "Then there is nothing obligatory upon him." Zurara also narrated from him that he said: "This is similar to a man who breaks his fast

إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى كَرِهَ لِي سِتَّ خِصَالٍ وَ كَرِهْتُهُنَّ لِلْأَوْصِيَاءِ مِنْ وُلْدِي وَ أَتْبَاعِهِمْ مِنْ بَعْدِي الْعَبَثَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَ الرَّفَثَ فِي الصَّوْمِ وَ الْمَنَّ بَعْدَ الصَّدَقَةِ وَ إِتْيَانَ الْمَسَاجِدِ جُنُباً وَ التَّطَلُّعَ فِي الدُّورِ وَ الضَّحِكَ بَيْنَ الْقُبُورِ

إِنَّمَا فَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ الصِّيَامَ لِيَسْتَوِيَ بِهِ الْغَنِيُّ وَ الْفَقِيرُ وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ الْغَنِيَّ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيَجِدَ مَسَّ الْجُوعِ فَيَرْحَمَ الْفَقِيرَ لِأَنَّ الْغَنِيَّ كُلَّمَا أَرَادَ شَيْئاً قَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ فَأَرَادَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَنْ يُسَوِّيَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِهِ وَ أَنْ يُذِيقَ الْغَنِيَّ مَسَّ الْجُوعِ وَ الْأَلَمِ لِيَرِقَّ عَلَى الضَّعِيفِ فَيَرْحَمَ الْجَائِعَ.

Hadith.1766 - Hisham ibn al-Hakam asked Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about the reason for fasting. Imam (as) said: "Allah (swt), the Almighty, prescribed fasting so that the rich and the poor may become equal. This is because the rich would not experience the pain of hunger to have mercy on the po

وَ كَتَبَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُوسَى الرِّضَا ع إِلَى مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ فِيمَا كَتَبَ مِنْ جَوَابِ مَسَائِلِهِ‌ عِلَّةُ الصَّوْمِ لِعِرْفَانِ مَسِّ الْجُوعِ وَ الْعَطَشِ لِيَكُونَ ذَلِيلًا مُسْتَكِيناً مَأْجُوراً مُحْتَسِباً صَابِراً وَ يَكُونَ ذَلِكَ دَلِيلًا لَهُ عَلَى شَدَائِدِ الْآخِرَةِ مَعَ مَا فِيهِ مِنَ الِانْكِسَارِ لَهُ عَنِ الشَّهَوَاتِ وَاعِظاً لَهُ فِي الْعَاجِلِ دَلِيلًا عَلَى الْآجِلِ لِي

Hadith.1767 - Abu al-Hasan Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha (as) wrote to Muhammad ibn Sinan in response to his questions: "The reason for fasting is to understand the feeling of hunger and thirst, so that one becomes humble, submissive, rewarded, mindful, and patient. It serves as a reminder of the hardships of the Hereafte

وَ كَتَبَ حَمْزَةُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ إِلَى أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ ع‌ لِمَ فَرَضَ اللَّهُ الصَّوْمَ فَوَرَدَ فِي الْجَوَابِ لِيَجِدَ الْغَنِيُّ مَسَّ الْجُوعِ فَيَمُنَّ عَلَى الْفَقِيرِ[3].

Hadith.1768 - Hamza ibn Muhammad wrote to Abu Muhammad (as) asking: "Why did Allah (swt) make fasting obligatory?" The response came (from Imam (as)): "So that the rich may feel the pain of hunger and thus show generosity to the poor."