Chapter on Voluntary Fasting and Its Rewards on Different Days
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 2|Chapter 5
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 2, Book 2, Chapter 5
Chapter on Voluntary Fasting and Its Rewards on Different Days
20 hadiths · 3 commentaries
سَأَلَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ وَ زُرَارَةُ بْنُ أَعْيَنَ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ اَلْبَاقِرَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ صَوْمِ يَوْمِ عَاشُورَاءَ فَقَالَ «كَانَ صَوْمُهُ قَبْلَ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فَلَمَّا نَزَلَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ تُرِكَ ».
Muhammad ibn Muslim and Zurara ibn A‘yan asked Abu Ja‘far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام about fasting on the Day of Ashura. Imam عليه السلام said: "Its fasting was practiced before the Month of Ramadan, but when the Month of Ramadan was prescribed, it was abandoned."
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وَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «مَنْ صَامَ يَوْماً تَطَوُّعاً أَدْخَلَهُ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ اَلْجَنَّةَ ».
Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام said that the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "Whoever fasts a day voluntarily, Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Almighty, will admit him to Paradise."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
وَ رَوَى جَابِرٌ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «مَنْ خُتِمَ لَهُ بِصِيَامِ يَوْمٍ دَخَلَ اَلْجَنَّةَ ».
It is narrated by Jabir from Abu Ja‘far (Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام), who said: "Whoever's life ends while fasting on a day will enter Paradise."
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وَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «مَنْ صَامَ يَوْماً فِي سَبِيلِ اَللَّهِ كَانَ يَعْدِلُ سَنَةً يَصُومُهَا ».
The Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "Whoever fasts a day in the way of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, it is equivalent to fasting a whole year."
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وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «مَنْ تَطَيَّبَ بِطِيبٍ أَوَّلَ اَلنَّهَارِ وَ هُوَ صَائِمٌ لَمْ يَفْقِدْ عَقْلَهُ ».
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام said: "Whoever applies perfume in the morning while fasting will not lose his mind."
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وَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «مَا مِنْ صَائِمٍ يَحْضُرُ قَوْماً يَطْعَمُونَ إِلاَّ سَبَّحَتْ لَهُ أَعْضَاؤُهُ وَ كَانَتْ صَلاَةُ اَلْمَلاَئِكَةِ عَلَيْهِ وَ كَانَتْ صَلاَتُهُمُ اِسْتِغْفَاراً».
The Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "No fasting person sits among a group of people who are eating except, that his limbs will glorify Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the angels will send prayers upon him, and their prayers are acts of seeking forgiveness for him."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «مَنْ صَامَ أَوَّلَ يَوْمٍ مِنْ عَشْرِ ذِي اَلْحِجَّةِ كَتَبَ اَللَّهُ لَهُ صَوْمَ ثَمَانِينَ شَهْراً فَإِنْ صَامَ اَلتِّسْعَ كَتَبَ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَهُ صَوْمَ اَلدَّهْرِ».
It is narrated from Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim عليه السلام who said: "Whoever fasts the first day of the ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah, Allah سبحانه وتعالى will record for him the reward of fasting eighty months. And if he fasts all nine days, Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Almighty, will record for him the reward of fasting a lifetime."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «صَوْمُ يَوْمِ اَلتَّرْوِيَةِ كَفَّارَةُ سَنَةٍ وَ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ كَفَّارَةُ سَنَتَيْنِ.
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام said: "Fasting on the Day of Tarwiyah is an expiation for one year, and fasting on the Day of Arafah is an expiation for two years."
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وَ رُوِيَ: «أَنَّ فِي أَوَّلِ يَوْمٍ مِنْ ذِي اَلْحِجَّةِ وُلِدَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ خَلِيلُ اَلرَّحْمَنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَمَنْ صَامَ ذَلِكَ اَلْيَوْمَ كَانَ كَفَّارَةَ سِتِّينَ سَنَةً وَ فِي تِسْعٍ مِنْ ذِي اَلْحِجَّةِ أُنْزِلَتْ تَوْبَةُ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَمَنْ صَامَ ذَلِكَ اَلْيَوْمَ كَانَ كَفَّارَةَ تِسْعِينَ سَنَةً.
It is narrated: "On the first day of Dhu al-Hijjah, Ibrahim, the Friend of the Most Merciful عليه السلام, was born. Whoever fasts on that day, it will be an expiation for sixty years. On the ninth of Dhu al-Hijjah, the repentance of Dawud عليه السلام was accepted. Whoever fasts on that day, it will be an expiation for ninety years."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ صَوْمِ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ قَالَ «إِنْ شِئْتَ صُمْتَ وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ لَمْ تَصُمْ» وَ ذَكَرَ «أَنَّ رَجُلاً أَتَى اَلْحَسَنَ وَ اَلْحُسَيْنَ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ فَوَجَدَ أَحَدَهُمَا صَائِماً وَ اَلْآخَرَ مُفْطِراً فَسَأَلَهُمَا فَقَالاَ «إِنْ صُمْتَ فَحَسَنٌ وَ إِنْ لَمْ تَصُمْ فَجَائِزٌ».
It is narrated from Ya‘qub ibn Shu‘ayb, who said: I asked Abu Abdullah (Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام) about fasting on the Day of Arafah. Imam عليه السلام said: 'If you wish, you may fast, and if you wish, you may refrain from fasting.' Imam عليه السلام mentioned: 'A man came to al-Hasan عليه السلام and al-Husayn عليه السلام and found one of them fasting and the other not fasting. He asked them, and they said: "If you fast, it is good, and if you do not fast, it is permissible."’"
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
وَ رَوَى عَبْدُ اَللَّهِ بْنُ اَلْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «أَوْصَى رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَحْدَهُ وَ أَوْصَى عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِلَى اَلْحَسَنِ وَ اَلْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ جَمِيعاً وَ كَانَ اَلْحَسَنُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِمَامَهُ فَدَخَلَ رَجُلٌ يَوْمَ عَرَفَةَ عَلَى اَلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ هُوَ يَتَغَدَّى وَ اَلْحُسَيْنُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ صَائِمٌ ثُمَّ جَاءَ بَعْدَ مَا قُبِضَ اَلْحَسَنُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَدَخَلَ عَلَى اَلْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَوْمَ عَرَفَةَ وَ هُوَ يَتَغَدَّى وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ اَلْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ صَائِمٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ اَلرَّجُلُ إِنِّي دَخَلْتُ عَلَى اَلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ هُوَ يَتَغَدَّى وَ أَنْتَ صَائِمٌ ثُمَّ دَخَلْتُ عَلَيْكَ وَ أَنْتَ مُفْطِرٌ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ اَلْحَسَنَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ كَانَ إِمَاماً فَأَفْطَرَ لِئَلاَّ يُتَّخَذَ صَوْمُهُ سُنَّةً وَ لِيَتَأَسَّى بِهِ اَلنَّاسُ فَلَمَّا أَنْ قُبِضَ كُنْتُ أَنَا اَلْإِمَامَ فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ لاَ يُتَّخَذَ صَوْمِي سُنَّةً فَيَتَأَسَّى اَلنَّاسُ بِي».
It is narrated by Abdullah ibn al-Mughira from Salim, from Abu Abdullah (Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام), who said: "The Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) bequeathed solely to Ali عليه السلام, and Ali عليه السلام bequeathed jointly to al-Hasan عليه السلام and al-Husayn عليه السلام. Al-Hasan عليه السلام was the Imam during his time. A man entered upon al-Hasan عليه السلام on the Day of Arafah and found him having lunch, while al-Husayn عليه السلام was fasting. After al-Hasan عليه السلام passed away, the same man entered upon al-Husayn عليه السلام on the Day of Arafah and found him having lunch, while Ali ibn al-Husayn عليه السلام was fasting. The man said to Imam: 'I came to al-Hasan عليه السلام when he was having lunch, and you were fasting. Then I came to you, and now you are not fasting.' Imam عليه السلام replied: 'Al-Hasan عليه السلام was the Imam, so he broke his fast to ensure his fasting would not be taken as a Sunnah and followed by others. When he passed away, I became the Imam, and I did not want my fasting to be taken as a Sunnah and followed by others.'"
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وَ رَوَى حَنَانُ بْنُ سَدِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ صَوْمِ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّهُمْ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُ يَعْدِلُ صَوْمَ سَنَةٍ قَالَ «كَانَ أَبِي عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ لاَ يَصُومُهُ» قُلْتُ وَ لِمَ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ قَالَ « يَوْمُ عَرَفَةَ يَوْمُ دُعَاءٍ وَ مَسْأَلَةٍ فَأَتَخَوَّفُ أَنْ يُضْعِفَنِي عَنِ اَلدُّعَاءِ وَ أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَصُومَهُ وَ أَتَخَوَّفُ أَنْ يَكُونَ يَوْمُ عَرَفَةَ يَوْمَ اَلْأَضْحَى وَ لَيْسَ بِيَوْمِ صَوْمٍ.
It is narrated by Hanan ibn Sudayr from his father, who said: "I asked him about fasting on the Day of Arafah, and I said: 'May I be your ransom, they claim that fasting it equals fasting for a year.' Imam عليه السلام said: 'My father عليه السلام would not fast on that day.' I asked: 'Why? May I be your ransom.' Imam عليه السلام said: 'The Day of Arafah is a day of supplication and asking (from Allah سبحانه وتعالى). I fear that fasting might weaken me from making supplications, and I dislike fasting it as I fear that the Day of Arafah may coincide with the Day of Eid al-Adha, which is not a day of fasting.'"
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 90
مَا قَالَهُ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «لَمَّا قُتِلَ اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَمَرَ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مَلَكاً فَنَادَى أَيَّتُهَا اَلْأُمَّةُ اَلظَّالِمَةُ اَلْقَاتِلَةُ عِتْرَةَ نَبِيِّهَا لاَ وَفَّقَكُمُ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى لِصَوْمٍ وَ لاَ فِطْرٍ ».
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام said: "When al-Husayn ibn Ali عليه السلام was martyred, Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Almighty, commanded an angel to proclaim: 'O oppressive nation, O killers of the progeny of your Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, may Allah سبحانه وتعالى not grant you success in fasting or breaking your fast.'"
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وَ فِي حَدِيثٍ آخَرَ: «لاَ وَفَّقَكُمُ اَللَّهُ لِفِطْرٍ وَ لاَ أَضْحًى.
In another narration: "May Allah سبحانه وتعالى not grant you success for Eid al-Fitr or Eid al-Adha."
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ومن صام يوم عرفة فله من الثواب ما ذكرناه.
And whoever fasts on the Day of Arafah will receive the reward that has been mentioned earlier.
وَ رُوِيَ عَنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ اَلْوَشَّاءِ قَالَ: كُنْتُ مَعَ أَبِي وَ أَنَا غُلاَمٌ فَتَعَشَّيْنَا عِنْدَ اَلرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ لَيْلَةَ خَمْسَةٍ وَ عِشْرِينَ مِنْ ذِي اَلْقَعْدَةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ « لَيْلَةُ خَمْسَةٍ وَ عِشْرِينَ مِنْ ذِي اَلْقَعْدَةِ وُلِدَ فِيهَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ وُلِدَ فِيهَا عِيسَى اِبْنُ مَرْيَمَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ فِيهَا دُحِيَتِ اَلْأَرْضُ مِنْ تَحْتِ اَلْكَعْبَةِ فَمَنْ صَامَ ذَلِكَ اَلْيَوْمَ كَانَ كَمَنْ صَامَ سِتِّينَ شَهْراً».
It is narrated from al-Hasan ibn Ali al-Washa, who said: ‘I was with my father when I was a boy, and we had dinner with Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha عليه السلام on the night of the 25th of Dhu al-Qa‘dah.’ Imam عليه السلام said to him: 'The 25th night of Dhu al-Qa‘dah is the night on which Ibrahim عليه السلام was born, and on which Isa ibn Maryam عليه السلام was born, and it is the night when the earth was spread out from beneath the Ka‘bah. Whoever fasts on that day, it is as if he has fasted for sixty months.'"
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
وَ رُوِيَ: «أَنَّ فِي تِسْعٍ وَ عِشْرِينَ مِنْ ذِي اَلْقَعْدَةِ أَنْزَلَ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ اَلْكَعْبَةَ وَ هِيَ أَوَّلُ رَحْمَةٍ نَزَلَتْ فَمَنْ صَامَ ذَلِكَ اَلْيَوْمَ كَانَ كَفَّارَةَ سَبْعِينَ سَنَةً ».
It is narrated: "On the 29th of Dhu al-Qa‘dah, Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Almighty, sent down the Ka‘bah, which was the first mercy to descend. Whoever fasts on that day, it will be an expiation for seventy years."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
وَ رَوَى اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ رَاشِدٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ، لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ عِيدٌ غَيْرُ اَلْعِيدَيْنِ قَالَ «نَعَمْ يَا حَسَنُ وَ أَعْظَمُهُمَا وَ أَشْرَفُهُمَا» قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ فَأَيُّ يَوْمٍ هُوَ قَالَ «هُوَ يَوْمٌ نُصِبَ أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَماً لِلنَّاسِ» قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ وَ أَيُّ يَوْمٍ هُوَ قَالَ «إِنَّ اَلْأَيَّامَ تَدُورُ وَ هُوَ يَوْمُ ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ مِنْ ذِي اَلْحِجَّةِ » قَالَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ وَ مَا يَنْبَغِي لَنَا أَنْ نَصْنَعَ فِيهِ قَالَ «تَصُومُهُ يَا حَسَنُ وَ تُكْثِرُ فِيهِ اَلصَّلاَةَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ عَلَيْهِمُ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ تَبَرَّأُ إِلَى اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِمَّنْ ظَلَمَهُمْ حَقَّهُمْ فَإِنَّ اَلْأَنْبِيَاءَ عَلَيْهِمُ اَلسَّلاَمُ كَانَتْ تَأْمُرُ اَلْأَوْصِيَاءَ بِالْيَوْمِ اَلَّذِي كَانَ يُقَامُ فِيهِ اَلْوَصِيُّ أَنْ يُتَّخَذَ عِيداً» قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا لِمَنْ صَامَهُ مِنَّا قَالَ «صِيَامُ سِتِّينَ شَهْراً وَ لاَ تَدَعْ صِيَامَ يَوْمِ سَبْعَةٍ وَ عِشْرِينَ مِنْ رَجَبٍ فَإِنَّهُ هُوَ اَلْيَوْمُ اَلَّذِي أُنْزِلَتْ فِيهِ اَلنُّبُوَّةُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ ثَوَابُهُ مِثْلُ سِتِّينَ شَهْراً لَكُمْ.
It is narrated by al-Hasan ibn Rashid from Abu Abdullah (Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام), who said: I said: 'May I be your ransom, is there a festival for Muslims other than the two Eids?' Imam عليه السلام said: 'Yes, O’ Hasan, and it is greater and more noble than them.' I said: 'What day is it?' Imam عليه السلام said: 'It is the day on which Amir al-Mu'minin عليه السلام was appointed as a guide for the people.' I said: 'May I be your ransom, which day is that?' Imam عليه السلام said: 'The days revolve, and it is the 18th of Dhu al-Hijjah.' I said: 'May I be your ransom, what should we do on that day?' Imam عليه السلام said: 'You should fast it, O’ Hasan, and increase your prayers upon Muhammad and his family عليه السلام. You should also declare your disassociation to Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Almighty, from those who wronged them and usurped their rights. Indeed, the Prophets عليه السلام used to command their successors to designate the day on which the successor was appointed as a festival.' I said: 'What is the reward for fasting it for us?' Imam عليه السلام said: 'The reward of fasting sixty months. Also, do not neglect fasting on the 27th of Rajab, for it is the day on which prophethood was bestowed upon Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), and its reward for you is like fasting sixty months.'"
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
وَ رَوَى اَلْمُفَضَّلُ بْنُ عُمَرَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «صَوْمُ يَوْمِ غَدِيرِ خُمٍّ كَفَّارَةُ سِتِّينَ سَنَةً.
It is narrated by al-Mufaddal ibn Umar from Abu Abdullah (Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام), who said: "Fasting on the Day of Ghadir Khumm is an expiation for sixty years."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
وأما خبر صلاة يوم غدير خم والثواب المذكور فيه لمن صامه فإن شيخنا محمد ابن الحسن - رضي الله عنه - كان لا يصححه ويقول: إنه من طريق محمد بن موسى الهمداني وكان كذابا غير ثقة وكل ما لم يصححه ذلك الشيخ - قدس الله روحه - ولم يحكم بصحته من الاخبار فهو عندنا متروك غير صحيح.
As for the report regarding the prayer on the Day of Ghadir Khumm and the reward mentioned for fasting it, our Sheikh Muhammad ibn al-Hasan (may Allah سبحانه وتعالى be pleased with him) did not authenticate it. He stated that it comes through Muhammad ibn Musa al-Hamdani, who was a liar and untrustworthy. Any report that our Sheikh (may Allah سبحانه وتعالى sanctify his soul) did not authenticate or deem correct is, in our view, to be discarded and considered unreliable.
وَ فِي أَوَّلِ يَوْمٍ مِنَ اَلْمُحَرَّمِ دَعَا زَكَرِيَّا عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ رَبَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَمَنْ صَامَ ذَلِكَ اَلْيَوْمَ اِسْتَجَابَ اَللَّهُ لَهُ كَمَا اِسْتَجَابَ لِزَكَرِيَّا عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ ».
It is narrated: "On the first day of Muharram, Zakariya عليه السلام supplicated to his Lord عز وجل, the Almighty. Whoever fasts on that day, Allah سبحانه وتعالى will answer their supplication just as He answered Zakariya عليه السلام."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 91
وَ سَأَلَ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلصَّائِمِ اَلْمُتَطَوِّعِ تَعْرِضُ لَهُ اَلْحَاجَةُ قَالَ «هُوَ بِالْخِيَارِ مَا بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ اَلْعَصْرِ وَ إِنْ مَكَثَ حَتَّى اَلْعَصْرِ ثُمَّ بَدَأَ لَهُ أَنْ يَصُومَ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ نَوَى ذَلِكَ فَلَهُ أَنْ يَصُومَ ذَلِكَ اَلْيَوْمَ إِنْ شَاءَ.
Abu Basir asked Abu Abdullah (Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام) about a person observing an optional fast who encounters a need to break it. Imam عليه السلام said: "He has the choice until the time of Asr. If he waits until Asr and then decides to fast without having made the intention earlier, he may still fast that day if he wishes."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
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