Enlightening Quotes
Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) said:
"Whoever backbites his Muslim brothers, his fasting will be invalid and
his ablution null. Should he die in such a state, he will die like the
one who decreed lawful what Allah has forbidden."
Imam
Ali, Ameer al Mu’mineen (a.s.) quotes the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) for
saying:
"Whoever fasts during the month of Ramadhan out of faith and seeking
Allah’s pleasure and guards his ears, eyes and tongue from harming
people, Allah will accept his fasting, forgive his past sins. . ."
Imam
Muhammad al Baqir (a.s.) said to Jabir ibn Abdullah:
"O Jabir, whoever, fasts the days of Ramadhan, stands for prayers in
parts of its nights, guards his/her sexual desires, reins in his/her
tongue, lowers his/her gaze and injures, not the feelings of others,
will become free of sins as on the day he/she was born."
Imam
Jafar al Sadiq (a.s.) said:
"If a fasting person when abused, replies peace be upon you I will not
abuse as you do, the Lord, the Exalted and Most High says, By fasting,
My servant has saved himself from the evil of My other servant, I grant
him refuge against the fire."
Imam
Jafar al Sadiq (a.s.) says:
"When you fast, guard your hearing and sight against the forbidden, and
your limbs and all other organs from the vile. Do not rave at or injure
a servant. Be dignified as a fasting person should, and keep silent and
calm, except when remembering Allah. Do not regard your fasting day as
an ordinary day and refrain from intercourse, kissing and loud laughter,
because Allah dislikes that."
Imam
Jafar al Sadiq (a.s.) said:
"Allah made fasting incumbent to make equity between the rich and the
poor. A rich man does not feel the pains of hunger to have mercy for
the poor, since he is able to obtain whatever he likes. (By enjoining
fasting) Allah wanted to put His creatures on an equal footing by making
the rich taste the pain of hunger, so that he may pity the weak and have
mercy on the hungry. . ."
Imam
Ali al Ritha (a.s.) said:
"O people, anybody who in this month cultivates good manners will walk
over the Sirat (bridge to Paradise) on the day when feet will tend to
slip. . ."
From
Al-Kulayni, al-Fur min al Kafi, Vol.4:
"Every breath you take is (has the reward of) Tasbih (praise to Allah)
and your sleep in worship. . ." |