Fasting

Fasting is incumbent upon you, for verily it severs the roots [of desires] and removes wildness.

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  لِكُلِّ شَي‏ءٍ زكاةٌ وزكاةُ الأبدانِ الصِّيامُ . فضائل الأشهر الثلاثة : 75 / 57 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Everything has a zakat, and the zakat of the bodies is to fast.’ Fada’il al-Ashhur al-Thalatha, p. 75, no. 57

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  علَيكُم بِالصَّومِ؛ فإنّهُ مَحسَمَةٌ للعُرُوقِ ومَذهَبَةٌ للأشَرِ . كنز العمّال : 23610 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Fasting is incumbent upon you, for verily it severs the roots [of desires] and removes wildness.’ Kanz al-Ummal, no. 23610

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  الصائمُ في عِبادَةِ اللَّهِ وإن كانَ نائماً على‏ فِراشِهِ، ما لَم يَغتَبْ مُسلِماً . ثواب الأعمال : 75 / 1 .

 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.’ Thawab al-Amal, p. 75, no. 1

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  صُومُوا تَصِحُّوا . الدعوات : 76 / 179 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Fast and you will be healthy.’ al-Daawat, p. 76, no. 179

 رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  الصَّومُ جُنَّةٌ مِن النارِ . الكافي : 4 / 62 / 1 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Fasting acts as a shield from the Fire.’ al-Kafi, v. 4, p. 62, no. 1

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  ما مِن صائمٍ يَحضُرُ قَوماً يَطعَمُونَ إلّا سَبَّحَت أعضاؤهُ، وكانَت صَلاةُ الملائكةِ علَيهِ، وكانَت صَلاتُهُم استِغفاراً . ثواب الأعمال : 77 / 1 .

 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.’ Thawab al-Amal, p. 77, no. 1

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)  . (2) دعائم الإسلام : 1 / 283 .

 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.”  Daa’im al-Islam, v. 1, p. 283

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  مَن صامَ يَوماً تَطَوُّعاً ابتِغاءَ ثَوابِ اللَّهِ وَجَبَت لَهُ المَغفِرَةُ . الأمالي للصدوق : 645 / 874 .

 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.’ Amali al-Saduq, p. 443, no. 2

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  مَن صامَ يَوماً تَطَوُّعاً فلو اُعطِيَ مِل‏ءَ الأرضِ ذَهَباً ماوَفّى‏ أجرَهُ دُونَ يَومِ الحِسابِ. معاني الأخبار : 409 / 91 .

 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.’ Maani al-Akhbar, p. 409, no. 91

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  يقولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّوجلَّ مَن لَم تَصُمْ جَوارِحُهُ عن مَحارِمِي فلا حاجَةَ لي في أن يَدَعَ طَعامَهُ وشَرابَهُ مِن أجلِي . الفردوس : 5 / 242 / 8075 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘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

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  الصَّومُ في الشِّتاءِ الغَنيمَةُ البارِدَةُ . كتاب من لا يحضره الفقيه : 4 / 356 / 5762 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Fasting in cold weather is an easy thing to do.’ al-Faqih, v. 4, p. 356, no. 5762