The Excellence of Fast and Fasting
Al-Kāfi|Volume 4|Book 2|Chapter 1
7ـ عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ عَمَّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) فِي قَوْلِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَاسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ قَالَ الصَّبْرُ الصِّيَامُ وَقَالَ إِذَا نَزَلَتْ بِالرَّجُلِ النَّازِلَةُ وَالشَّدِيدَةُ فَلْيَصُمْ فَإِنَّ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَقُولُ وَاسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ يَعْنِي الصِّيَامَ.
7. Ali has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Sulayman from those whom he has mentioned who has said the following: “This is about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, ‘Seek support through patience.’ (2:45) Abu ‘Abd Allah عليه السلام, has said, ‘“Patience” is a reference to fasting.’ He further said, ‘If a man faces severe difficulties, he should fast. Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, has said, “Seek support through patience,” that is, “fasting.””’
- Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (16/201)
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