* Al-Allama Al-Majlisi states in Al-Bihar Book: Reported from Salim bin Saed from Imam Abou Jaa’far (Pbuh). He said that they were eight people in the home of the Imam and they mentioned Ramadan. Then Imam (Pbuh) said: “Don’t say this is Ramadan, Ramadan came or Ramadan went. For Ramadan is a name of Allah. It doesn’t come or go. What perishes is what comes and goes. Yet say “Ramadan Month.” Month is added to the name and the name is a name of Allah. It is the month when Quran descended. This month that is the promise of Allah. He who seeks the way of Allah in this month and we are the way of Allah that he who follows it shall be protected by the fortress and the Imam is the fortress, and says Takbeer when beholding it shall have a rock in his balance that is heavier the seven skies and seven earths and what is in them, between them and under them.” He said: “O Abou Jaa’far, what is the balance?” Imam: “O Saed you grew stronger and smarter. The Messenger of Allah (Pbuhp) is the rock and we are the balance. This is what Allah said: {So that justice prevails among people} He who recites Tabkeer before the Imam and says: “There is no god but Allah that has no peer.” Allah grants him His grandest contentment which allows his to be among Ibrahim, Mohammad and the messengers in the Home of Glory.” He said: “What is the Home of Glory?” Imam: “We are the Home and this is what Allah said: [It is the home of the hereafter, Allah granted it to the ones who didn’t seek arrogance and corruption on earth. The best end is for the pious} we are the best end O Saed. Loving us is for the pious. Allah said {Blessed and blessing is the name of Your Lord exalted in Glory and Honor}. We are the glory and honor of Allah that blessed the servants by obeying us.”
* Al-Sheikh Al-Sadouq states in Man La Yahdourohou Al-Faqeeh Book:Hisham bin Al-Hakam asked Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh) about the cause behind fasting. Imam (Pbuh) said: “Allah imposed fasting so that the poor and the wealthy become equal. For the wealthy wouldn’t have felt hunger so that he is merciful to the poor. Because the wealthy can do anything he pleases so Allah wanted to equalize his creatures and to make the wealthy taste hunger and pain and thus he would feels pity for the weak and be merciful to the hungry.” [1]
* Al-Sheikh Al-Sadouq states in Ilal Al-Shara’i Book: Reported from Mohammad bin Sanan that Imam Abou Al-Hassan Ali Bin Moussa Al-Rida (Pbuh) wrote to him a message answering him about his questions that says: “The cause behind fasting is to make the servant taste hunger and thirst and thus he would be in humbleness and humility, enduring and rewarded. This shows them a taste of the hardness of the hereafter. Also it includes forgoing desires, advices about the near future and a proof for the delayed and to know what levels the poor and weak suffer from in Donia and Hereafter.” [2]
* Hamza bin Mohammad wrote to Imam Abou Mohammad (Pbuh): “What did Allah impose fasting?” The answer was: “so that the wealthy people taste hunger and thus become merciful to the poor.”
* Al-Sheikh Al-Kulaini states in Al-Kafi Book: Reported from Ismaeel bin Yasar from Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh) that he said that his father (Pbuh) said: “If a man fasts on a day voluntarily seeking the rewards of Allah, Allah sends him to heaven because of this day.” [3]
* Al-Sheikh Al-Kulaini states in Al-Kafi Book: Reported from Abi Al-Sabbah from Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh) that he said that Allah says: “Fasting is for me and I’m the one who gives its reward.” [4]
* Al-Sheikh Al-Kulaini states in Al-Kafi Book: Reported Abdellah bin Talha from Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh) that he said that the Messenger of Allah (Pbuhp) said: “A fasting man is considered to be always in worship even if he was on him bed. That if he didn’t gossip against a Muslim.” [5]
* Al-Sheikh Al-Kulaini states in Al-Kafi Book: Reported from Al-Sukuni from Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh) that he said: “Allah says to his angels about the one who fasts and keeps it discrete: “This is my servant seeking to be saved from my torment to save him.” Allah ordered his angels to pray for the fasting people and he responds to their prayer for every one they pray for.” [6]
* Al-Sheikh Al-Kulaini states in Al-Kafi Book: Reported Masa’ada from Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh) from his forefathers (Pbut) from the Messenger of Allah (Pbuhp) that he said: “Allah ordered his angels to pray for the fasting people.” Then he (Pbuhp) said: “Jibraeel told me that his Lord told him: “I respond to the prayer of every angel that I ordered him to pray for one.”
* “The sleep of the fasting people is worship and their breaths are exaltation.” [7]
* Al-Sheikh Al-Kulaini states in Al-Kafi Book: Reported from Abi Al-Sabbah Al-Kanani from Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh): “The fasting man has two joys. A joy when he breaks his fasting and a joy when he meets his Lord.” [8]
* Al-Sheikh Al-Kulaini states in Al-Kafi Book: Reported from Moussa bin Baker from Imam Abou Al-Hassan Moussa (Pbuh): Breaking the fast of your fasting brother is greater than your fasting.” [9]
* Al-Sheikh Al-Kulaini states in Al-Kafi Book: Reported from Najem bin Hateem from Imam Abou Jaa’far (Pbuh) that he said: “he who fasts then his brother comes to him and asks him to eat should break his fasting so that he gladdens his brother. Allah then rewards him as if he fasted ten days. It is the saying of Allah {he who does a righteous deed shall be given ten times as much.}”[10]
* Al-Sheikh Al-Sadouq states in Thawab Al-A’amal Book: Reported from Abi Huraira that he said that the Messenger of Allah (Pbuhp) said: “fasting one day in the way of Allah is equivalent to one year of fasting.” [11]
* Al-Mirza Al-Nouri states in Mousatadrak Al-Wasail Book: Reported from Ibn Abi Jumhour is Dorar Al-La’ali Book from the Messenger of Allah (Pbuhp) that he said: “The prayer of the fasting man when he breaks his fasting is never rejected. They must say: “O Allah, I ask you in the name of your mercy that comprised everything to forgive me.”
* Al-Mirza Al-Nouri states in Moustadrak Al-Wasa’il Book: Reported from the Messenger of Allah (Pbuhp) that he said: “Fast to restore good health.” [12]
* Al-Sheikh Al-Kulaini states in Al-Kafi Book: Reported from Abou Baseer that he heard Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh) say: “lying breaks the fasting.” Abou Baseer said: “people always lie?” Imam: “You misunderstood me. I meant lying to Allah, His Messenger and the Imams (Pbuy).” [13]
* Al-Hor Al-Amili states in Wasail Al-Shia Book: Reported from Ali bin Moussa bin Tawous in Al-Iqbal Book: I Heard Imam Abou Jaa’far (Pbuh) say: “Lying breaks the fasting and the look after the look and injustice small or big.”
* Al-Sheikh Al-Kulaini states in Al-Kafi Book: Reported from Mohammad bin Muslim that he said that Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh) said: “when you fast, your hearing, sight, hair, skin, -and he listen many things-. The day when you fast is not other days.” [14]
* Al-Qadi Al-No’mani states in Da’aem Al-Islam Book: Reported from Jaa’far Bin Mohammad (Pbuh) that he said: “Neither the fasting of he who disobeys the Imam is counted nor the fasting of a servant who escaped till he comes back nor a stray women till she repents nor a misbehaving child till he becomes righteous.” [15]
* Al-Sheikh Al-Sadouq states in Thawab Al-A’amal Book: Reported from Yunus Ibn Hamad Al-Razi that he heard Imam Abou Abdellah (Pbuh) say: “The spirit of faith leaves he who doesn’t fast one day in Ramadan Month.” [16]
* Al-Fattal Al-Naisabouri states in Rawdat Al-Wa’itheen Book: The Messenger of Allah (Pbuhp) was giving a lecture. He said: “you people, he who fasts Ramadan Month with tranquility and silence and with preventing his hearing, sight, tongue, hands and organs from lying, gossiping, harming and doing Haram, shall be near on Resurrection Day till his knees touch the knees if Ibrahim the Khaleel of the Most Gracious.” [17]
* Al-Sheikh Al-Sadouq states in Ma’ani Al-Akhbar Book: Reported from Anas that the Messenger of Allah (Pbuhp) said: “He breaks his fasting he who stares at the back of a woman till he knows the size of her bones from under her clothes while fasting.” [18]
* Al-Qadi Al-No’mani states in Da’aem Al-Islam Book: Reported from Fatima the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (Pbut) that she said: “what is the benefit of fasting if one didn’t discipline his tongue, hearing, sight and organs?” [19]
* Al-Rawandi states in Qisas Al-Anbiyaa’: Reported from Ibrahim bin Abdel-Hameed from Imam Abou Al-Hassan (Pbuh) that he said that Luqman used to say to his son: “O son, Donia is a sea and many drowned in it. Let piousness be your ship, believing in Allah be your bridge, and dependence on Allah be its sail so that you might survive and I don’t think that you will survive. What can people not fear what they were promised? Whereas they decrease every day. How can he not prepare for what he is promised he who knows that he has a time that will end. O Son, only take your need from Donia and don’t dive into matter that will harm your Hereafter. Don’t reject all Donia so that you don’t be a burden on people and allow your fasting to cut you off from your desires. Don’t fast in a way that prevents you from praying for Prayer in greater in the sight of Allah than fasting.” [20]
[1] من لا يحضره الفقيه ج2 ص73، علل الشرائع ج2 ص378، فضائل الاشهر الثلاث ص102، ومناقب آشوب ج3 ص389 مثله، اقبال الأعمال ج1 ص29، البحار ، تفسير مجمع البيان ج2 ص6، فقه القرآن للرواندي ج1 ص205.
[2] من لا يحضره الفقيه ج2 ص73، علل الشرائع ج2 ص378، وسائل الشيعة ج7 ص3، عن العلل البحار ج93 ص370.
[3] الكافي ج4 ص 63، من لا يحضره الفقيه ج1 ص209 وفيه يريد وجه الله، ثواب الأعمال ص39، عنه البحار ج93 ص116، ج93 ص252، التهذيب ج2 ص238، وسائل الشيعة ج1 ص88/ج7 ص291، البحار ج79 ص216.
[4] الكافي ج4 ص63، من لا يحضره الفقيه ج2 ص75، التهذيب ج4 ص152، وسائل الشيعة ج7 ص290، مستدرك الوسائل ج7 ص498، مكارم الأخلاق ص138، عوالي اللئالي ج1 ص424، الجواهر السنية ص237، البحار ج29 ص259/ج93 ص254، اللمعة البيضاء ص550.
[5] التهذيب ج4 ص190، الكافي ج4 ص64، وسائل الشيعة ج7 ص98، ص291، مستدرك الوسائل ج7 ص369، المقنعة ص304، من لا يحضره الفقيه ج2 ص74، أمالي الصدوق ص645، ثواب الأعمال ص50، فضائل الاشهر الثلاثة ص121، تحف العقول ص47، روضة الواعظين ص350، الاختصاص ص234، مكارم الاخلاق ص138، البحار ج72 ص249/ج74 ص150/ج93 ص247.
[6] الكافي ج4 ص64، وسائل الشيعة ج7 ص97، البحار ج56 ص190.
[7] المقنعة ص304، الدعوات ص27، المحاسن ج1 ص72، قرب الاسناد ص95، الكافي ج4 ص64، من لا يحضره الفقيه ج2 ص76، ثواب الاعمال ص51، التهذيب ج4 ص190، روضة الواعظين ص350، وسائل الشيعة ج7 ص98/ ص290، مستدرك الوسائل ج7 ص497، البحار ج90 ص360/ج93 ص248/ص252 عن ثواب، تفسير مجمع البيان ج2 ص15.
[8] الكافي ج4 ص65، من لا يحضره الفقيه ج2 ص76، الخصال ص44، فضائل الأشهر الثلاثة ص120، معاني الأخبار ص409، روضة الواعظين ص349، وسائل الشيعة ج7 ص290، عن معاني الاخبار البحار ج93 ص251، و ص380.
[9] مصباح المتهجد ص626، المحاسن ج2 ص396،عنه البحار ج93 ص317، الكافي ج4 ص68، من لا يحضره الفقيه ج2 ص134، التهذيب ج4 ص201، وسائل الشيعة ج7 ص100، مكارم الاخلاق ص137، عنه البحار ج93 ص317، اقبال الاعمال ج1 ص38.
[10] الكافي ج4 ص150، وسائل الشيعة ج7 ص109، بحار الانوار ج94 ص126، عن تفسير العياشي ج1 ص386، تفسير نور الثقلين ج1 ص784.
[11] ثواب الاعمال ص52، عنه البحار ج93 ص253، وسائل الشيعة ج7 ص293.
[12] مستدرك الوسائل ج7 ص502، عوالي اللئالي ج1 ص268، الفصول المهمة ج3 ص233، البحار ج59 ص267/ج93 ص255.
[13] الكافي ج2 ص340، عنه البحار ج69 ص249، وسائل الشيعة ج7 ص21، ج7 ص118.
[14] الهداية ص189، الكافي ج4 ص87، من لا يحضره الفقيه ج2 ص108، التهذيب ج4 ص194، روضة الواعظين ص350، وسائل الشيعة ج7 ص116، مستدرك الوسائل ج7 ص367، اقبال الاعمال ج1 ص195، البحار ج93 ص291/ج94 ص351، تفسير مجمع البيان ج2 ص44.
[15] دعائم الاسلام ج1 ص268، بحار الانوار ج93 ص295.
[16] الهداية ص189، عنه البحار ج93 ص282/ من لا يحضره الفقيه ج2 ص118، ثواب الأعمال ص236، عنه البحار ج93 ص372، فضائل الأشهر الثلاثة ص93، وسائل الشيعة ج7 ص176، مستدرك الوسائل ج7 ص402.
[17] ثواب الأعمال ص291، روضة الواعظين ص340، وسائل الشيعة ج7 ص117، بحار الانوار ج73 ص371.
[18] وسائل الشيعة ج7 ص93، عنه البحار ج93 ص290، معاني الأخبار لصدوق ص410.
[19] مستدرك الوسائل ج7 ص366، بحار الانوار ج93 ص295، دعائم الاسلام ج1 ص268.
[20] مستدرك الوسائل ج7 ص546 باختلاف يسير، البحار ج93 ص290، قصص الرواندي ص193.
