Chapter on the Reward of Fasting in Rajab
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 2|Chapter 6
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 2, Book 2, Chapter 6
Chapter on the Reward of Fasting in Rajab
3 hadiths · 1 commentary
رَوَى أَبَانُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ كَثِيرٍ اَلنَّوَّاءِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «إِنَّ نُوحاً عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ رَكِبَ اَلسَّفِينَةَ، أَوَّلَ يَوْمٍ مِنْ رَجَبٍ » فَأَمَرَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ مَنْ مَعَهُ أَنْ يَصُومُوا ذَلِكَ اَلْيَوْمَ وَ قَالَ «مَنْ صَامَ ذَلِكَ اَلْيَوْمَ تَبَاعَدَتْ عَنْهُ اَلنَّارُ مَسِيرَةَ سَنَةٍ وَ مَنْ صَامَ سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ أُغْلِقَتْ عَنْهُ أَبْوَابُ اَلنِّيرَانِ اَلسَّبْعَةُ وَ مَنْ صَامَ ثَمَانِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ فُتِحَتْ لَهُ أَبْوَابُ اَلْجِنَانِ اَلثَّمَانِيَةُ وَ مَنْ صَامَ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ يَوْماً أُعْطِيَ مَسْأَلَتَهُ وَ مَنْ زَادَهُ زَادَهُ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ».
It is narrated by Aban ibn Uthman from Kathir al-Nawwa’, from Abu Abdullah (Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام), who said: "Indeed, Noah عليه السلام boarded the Ark on the first day of Rajab. He commanded those with him to fast on that day and said: 'Whoever fasts on that day, the Fire will be distanced from him by a journey of one year. Whoever fasts for seven days, the seven gates of Hell will be closed to him. Whoever fasts for eight days, the eight gates of Paradise will be opened for him. Whoever fasts for fifteen days will have his request granted. And whoever increases [beyond that], Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Almighty, will increase for him.'"
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وَ قَالَ أَبُو اَلْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ: « رَجَبٌ نَهَرٌ فِي اَلْجَنَّةِ أَشَدُّ بَيَاضاً مِنَ اَللَّبَنِ وَ أَحْلَى مِنَ اَلْعَسَلِ فَمَنْ صَامَ يَوْماً مِنْ رَجَبٍ سَقَاهُ اَللَّهُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ اَلنَّهَرِ».
Abu al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim عليه السلام said: "Rajab is a river in Paradise, whiter than milk and sweeter than honey. Whoever fasts a day in Rajab, Allah سبحانه وتعالى will give him to drink from that river."
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وَ قَالَ أَبُو اَلْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ: « رَجَبٌ شَهْرٌ عَظِيمٌ يُضَاعِفُ اَللَّهُ فِيهِ اَلْحَسَنَاتِ وَ يَمْحُو فِيهِ اَلسَّيِّئَاتِ مَنْ صَامَ يَوْماً مِنْ رَجَبٍ تَبَاعَدَتْ عَنْهُ اَلنَّارُ مَسِيرَةَ سَنَةٍ وَ مَنْ صَامَ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَجَبَتْ لَهُ اَلْجَنَّةُ ».
Abu al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim عليه السلام said: "Rajab is a great month. In it, Allah سبحانه وتعالى multiplies good deeds and erases sins. Whoever fasts a day in Rajab, the Fire will be distanced from him by a journey of one year, and whoever fasts three days, Paradise becomes obligatory for him."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
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