بسم الله والحمد لله
والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
“The (true) fasting
individual is the one whose limbs abstain from sins; and whose tongue abstains
from lying, profanity, and forged statements; and whose stomach abstains from
food and drink; and whose private parts abstain from obscenities.
When he speaks, he does
not say things which may harm his fasting; when he does something, he doesn’t
do anything which may nullify his fasting. He only says things which are beneficial
and good. Similarly, his actions are like the fragrance which a person sitting
next to the owner (or seller) of Musk can smell. Likewise, the one sitting with
a fasting person benefits from his companionship, and the gathering is safe
from falsehood, lies, immorality, and oppression.
This is the fasting that
has been legislated and which is not limited to just abstaining from food and
drink. In the authentic Hadeeth it is mentioned:
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “Whoever does not give up false statements (i.e. telling
lies), evil deeds, and speaking bad words (i.e. indulging in obscene language) to
others, then Allaah is not in need of his (Fasting) leaving his food and drink.”
[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (1903, 6057)]
In another Hadeeth it is
mentioned:
“There may be a Fasting
person who gets nothing more from his Fast except hunger and thirst.”
[Sunan Ibn Maajah (1690) and Musnad of Imaam Ahmad (8856)
and graded as “Hasan-Saheeh” by Shaikh al-Albaanee]
So the real fasting is the
fasting of the limbs from committing sins, and the fasting of the stomach from
consuming food and drink. Like how eating and drinking breaks and nullifies the
fast; similarly, the sins reduces the reward and corrupts the fruits (benefits)
of fasting. So he becomes like a person who has not fasted in the first place.”
الوابل الصيب 1/26-27
For more narrations on avoiding sins while fasting:
May Allah reward you abundantly for sharing this with Al-ummah and may Allõh preserve us upon khayr and give us steadfastness upon his Deen... Aameen.
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