Chapter on the Virtue of Month of Ramadan and the Reward of Fasting in it
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 2|Chapter 8
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 2, Book 2, Chapter 8
Chapter on the Virtue of Month of Ramadan and the Reward of Fasting in it
وَ كَانَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يُوصِي وُلْدَهُ وَ يَقُولُ «إِذَا دَخَلَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ فَأَجْهِدُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ فَإِنَّ فِيهِ تُقَسَّمُ اَلْأَرْزَاقُ وَ تُكْتَبُ اَلْآجَالُ وَ فِيهِ يُكْتَبُ وَفْدُ اَللَّهِ اَلَّذِينَ يَفِدُونَ إِلَيْهِ وَ فِيهِ لَيْلَةٌ اَلْعَمَلُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ اَلْعَمَلِ فِي أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ.
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام used to advise his children, saying: "When the Month of Ramadan begins, strive with all your effort, for in it sustenance is distributed, lifespans are decreed, and the delegation to Allah سبحانه وتعالى - those who journey toward Him, is recorded. In it is a night wherein deeds performed are better than deeds done in a thousand months."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh