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Duties FASTING

Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Fasting on the ‘luminous days’ (i.e. on the 13th, 14th and 15th) of every [lunar] month raises the stations and magnifies the rewards.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Fasting is one of the two means to good health.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
And fasting [has been prescribed] as a test of the sincerity of the people.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Fasting of the soul from the pleasures of this world is the most beneficial fasting.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Fasting of the heart from thinking about sins is better than fasting of the stomach from food.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Fasting of the soul means restraining the five senses from all the sins and emptying the heart of all the motives of evil.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Fasting of the heart is better than fasting of the tongue, and fasting of the tongue is better than fasting of the stomach.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Fasting of the body means restraining oneself from food wilfully and by choice, out of fear of punishment and out of desire for reward and recompense.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
How many of those who are fasting gain nothing from their fast but thirst!
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim