Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq · Chapter on the Reason for the Obligation of Fasting
وَ كَتَبَ أَبُو اَلْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُوسَى اَلرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِلَى مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ فِيمَا كَتَبَ مِنْ جَوَابِ مَسَائِلِهِ: «عِلَّةُ اَلصَّوْمِ لِعِرْفَانِ مَسِّ اَلْجُوعِ وَ اَلْعَطَشِ لِيَكُونَ ذَلِيلاً مُسْتَكِيناً مَأْجُوراً مُحْتَسِباً صَابِراً وَ يَكُونَ ذَلِكَ دَلِيلاً لَهُ عَلَى شَدَائِدِ اَلْآخِرَةِ مَعَ مَا فِيهِ مِنَ اَلاِنْكِسَارِ لَهُ عَنِ اَلشَّهَوَاتِ وَاعِظاً لَهُ فِي اَلْعَاجِلِ دَلِيلاً عَلَى اَلْآجِلِ لِيَعْلَمَ شِدَّةَ مَبْلَغِ ذَلِكَ مِنْ أَهْلِ اَلْفَقْرِ وَ اَلْمَسْكَنَةِ فِي اَلدُّنْيَا وَ اَلْآخِرَةِ.
Abu al-Hasan Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha (a.s) wrote to Muhammad ibn Sinan in response to his questions: "The reason for fasting is to understand the feeling of hunger and thirst, so that one becomes humble, submissive, rewarded, mindful, and patient. It serves as a reminder of the hardships of the Hereafter. Additionally, it breaks one’s desires and acts as a preacher in this world, guiding toward the Hereafter. Through fasting, one comprehends the severity of the state of the poor and destitute in this world and the Hereafter."
Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — published with the edition, reproduced verbatim.
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