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 رَوَى زُرَارَةُ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ لَمَّا اِنْصَرَفَ مِنْ عَرَفَاتٍ وَ سَارَ إِلَى مِنًى دَخَلَ اَلْمَسْجِدَ فَاجْتَمَعَ إِلَيْهِ اَلنَّاسُ يَسْأَلُونَهُ عَنْ لَيْلَةِ اَلْقَدْرِ فَقَامَ خَطِيباً فَقَالَ بَعْدَ اَلثَّنَاءِ عَلَى اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ «أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّكُمْ سَأَلْتُمُونِي عَنْ لَيْلَةِ اَلْقَدْرِ وَ لَمْ أَطْوِهَا عَنْكُمْ لِأَنِّي لَمْ أَكُنْ بِهَا عَالِماً اِعْلَمُوا أَيُّهَا اَلنَّاسُ أَنَّهُ مَنْ وَرَدَ عَلَيْهِ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ وَ هُوَ صَحِيحٌ سَوِيٌّ فَصَامَ نَهَارَهُ وَ قَامَ وِرْداً مِنْ لَيْلِهِ وَ وَاظَبَ عَلَى صَلاَتِهِ، وَ هَجَرَ إِلَى جُمُعَتِهِ وَ غَدَا إِلَى عِيدِهِ فَقَدْ أَدْرَكَ لَيْلَةَ اَلْقَدْرِ وَ فَازَ بِجَائِزَةِ اَلرَّبِّ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ».
It is narrated by Zurara from Abu Ja‘far (Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام): "When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) returned from Arafat and proceeded to Mina, he entered the mosque. People gathered around him, asking him about the Night of Qadr (Laylat al-Qadr). He stood to deliver a sermon and, after praising Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Almighty, He said: 'As for what follows, you have asked me about the Night of Qadr. I did not withhold it from you because I knew it and kept it secret, but rather because I was not informed about it. Know, O people, that whoever reaches the Month of Ramadan in good health and observes its fast during the day, stands in worship a portion of its nights, is consistent in their prayers, attends Friday congregational prayers, and sets out for the Eid prayer, then they have attained the Night of Qadr and succeeded in receiving the reward from their Lord عز وجل, the Almighty.'"
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh