Fasting according to Prophetic Guidance

Friday, August 27th, 2010

The purpose behind fasting is to restrain the soul from desires and to wean it from those things which it has become accustomed to; and to balance the soul’s force of desire, so that it can be prepared to attain wherein lies the utmost degree of happiness and delight for the soul, and the acceptance of what purifies it for its eternal life.

By fasting one curbs his hunger and thirst from its sharpness and intensity, and is reminded of the conditions of the hungry stomachs of needy people. (By fasting) one narrows the passageways of Satan within the servant (of Allah), by narrowing the passageways of food and drink.

As well, it restrains the force of the limbs from giving way to its dominating nature of that which is harmful to it in this world and the hereafter.  And, (fasting) subdues every limb and might of the soul from (following its) whims, and harnesses it by its bridle. For, surely (the fast) is the bridle of the the righteous and the shield of the warriors, i.e. a shield between them and the Hell-fire.

And, it is the (spiritual) exercise of the the pious and those nearest to Allah. And, it is (done) for the Lord of the Worlds, out of all actions implemented for Allah’s sake. For the fasting person does nothing; he merely abandons his desires, his food and drink for the sake of the One whom he worships.

Therefore, (fasting) is abandoning those things beloved and desired by the soul, favoring instead Allah’s love and contentment. And, it is a secret between the servant and his Lord, no one else aware of it, but Him. And the servants (of Allah) might be aware of (his) outward abandoning from the things which breaks the fast. However, as for him abandoning his food, drink and desires for the sake of the One whom he worships, then that is something mankind is unaware of and, surely that is the reality of fasting.

Courtesy of Troid.org

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