THE VIRTUES OF FASTING IN GENERAL (#ONE) (1) Abū Hurayrah ( رضي الله عنه ) said that he heard the messenger of Allah ( صلّى الله عليه وسلّم ) say that Allah ( عزّ وجلّ ) said: كُلُّ عَمَلِ ابْنِ آدَمَ لَهُ إِلاَّ الصِّيَامُ، هُوَ لِي وَأَنَا أَجْزِي بِهِ. فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَخُلْفَةُ فَمِ «» الصَّائِمِ أَطْيَبُ عِنْدَ اللهِ مِنْ رِيْحِ المِسْك “Every deed of the Son of Adam is for himself except fasting – it is for me and I will personally reward it.” I swear by the one in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, the breath in the mouth of a fasting person is better to Allah than the smell of perfume". And in another narration of the same ḥadīth, there is the wording: » إِنَّ لِلصَّائِمِ فَرْحَتَيْنِ إِذَا أَفْطَرَ فَرِحَ، وَإِذَا لَقِيَ اللهَ فَرِحَ « There are two times of happiness for the fasting person: when he breaks his fast, he is happy and when he meets Allah, he is happy. Ḥudhayfah ( رضي الله عنه ) said that he heard the messenger of ( صلّى الله عليه وسلّم ) say: فِتْنَةُ الرَّجُلِ فِي أَهْلِهِ وَمَالِهِ وَنَفْسِهِ وَوَلَدِهِ وَجَارِهِ، يُكَفِّرُهَا الصِّيَامُ وَالصَّلاةُ وُالأَمْرُ بِالمَعْرُوْفِ « » وَالنَّهْيُ عَن المُنْكَرِ A man’s tribulations and problems can occur within his family, his wealth, himself, his children, and his neighbors. All of those are forgiven or removed by fasting, praying, and enjoining good and forbidding evil.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Jul 2013 07:05:06 +0000
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