"Whoever fasts Ramadan, out of faith and in pursuit of reward, his past sins will be forgiven." "Whoever performs Qiyām (night prayer) in the Night of Decree, out of faith and in pursuit of reward, his past sins will be forgiven." "Islam is built on five*: testifying that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger, establishing prayer, giving Zakah, performing Hajj to the (Sacred) House, and fasting Ramadān." The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to observe I‘tikāf [spiritual retirement in the mosque] during each Ramadan for ten days. The year in which he died, he observed I‘tikāf for twenty days. : The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to strive during the last ten more than he would strive at any other time. None of you should fast on Friday, unless he fasts a day before it or a day after it A man asked the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) about fasting while traveling. He answered: If you wish then fast, and if you wish then do not fast The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) would sometimes get up at the time of Fajr while in a state of Janābah after having sexual intercourse with his wives, then he would take a ritual bath and fast The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade fasting the two days: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Ad'ha; wearing a garment that is void of openings for hands; sitting on one’s buttocks while holding his both legs pulled back with his arms in case he wore only one garment; and praying after the Fajr and ‘Asr prayers : When the night approaches from this side, and the day retreats from that side, then it is time for the fasting person to break his fast O Messenger of Allah, I had vowed, before embracing Islam, to make I‘tikāf for one night – another narration reads: for one day – the Sacred Mosque. He said: Then fulfill your vow. "Fast when you see it, and break the fast when you see it, but if the sky is overcast and you cannot see it, then act on estimation." . The difference between our fasting and the fasting of the People of the Book is the Suhūr meal The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was the most generous of people, and he used to be more generous than ever in Ramadan when Gabriel (Jibrīl) would meet him*. He used to meet him every night during Ramadan to revise the Qur'an with him. Indeed, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was more generous than the fast wind. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) would not fast in any month more than he did in Sha‘bān If I were to live till the next year, I would definitely fast the ninth day He who feeds a fasting person will earn the same reward as him The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) fasted on the Day of ‘Āshūrā' While we were sitting with the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) in the mosque, a man came riding on a camel. He made his camel kneel in the mosque, tied its foreleg, and said: "Who amongst you is Muhammad?" At that time, the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting amongst us, leaning on his arm. We replied: "This white man reclining on his arm." The man then addressed him: "O son of ‘Abdul-Muttalib!" The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I am here to answer you." The man said to the Prophet: "I want to ask you something and will be hard in questioning. So do not get angry." The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Ask whatever you want." The man said: "I ask you by your Lord, and the Lord of those who came before you. Has Allah sent you as a messenger to all mankind?" The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "By Allah, yes." The man further said: "I ask you by Allah. Has Allah ordered you to offer five prayers in a day and night?" He replied: "By Allah, yes." The man further said: "I ask you by Allah. Has Allah ordered you to observe fasts during this month of the year?" He replied: "By Allah, yes." The man said: "I ask you by Allah. Has Allah ordered you to take this charity from our rich people and distribute it amongst our poor people?" The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "By Allah, yes." Thereupon, that man said: "I have believed in all that you have been sent with, and I have been sent by my people as a messenger. @ I am Dimām ibn Tha‘labah, from the brothers of Banu Sa‘d ibn Bakr." Bilāl calls the Adhān at night; so, eat and drink until you hear the Adhān called by Ibn Umm Maktūm : . The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to leave fasting in a certain month until we would think that he has not fasted at all that month; and he used to fast in another month so much that we would think he has not stopped fasting at all in that month. If one wished to see him praying at night, one could see him (in that state), and if one wished to see him sleeping at night, one could see him (in that state) too Those who were not fasting today have taken all the reward Whoever was in I‘tikāf with me should stay in I‘tikāf the last ten; for I was informed of that night, but I was then made to forget it. I saw myself prostrating in water and mud in its morning. So, seek it in the last ten Take advantage of the concessions that Allah has granted you We set out during the month of Ramadan with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) in such intense heat that one of us would place his hand over his head (to protect himself) against the excessive heat, and none of us was fasting except the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and ‘Abdullāh ibn Rawahah The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited Wisāl (continuous fasting for two days). So they said to him: But you practice Wisāl! He said: I am not like you. I am provided with food and drink (by my Lord) Did the Messenger (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) prohibit the fasting of Friday? He said: Yes Whoever dies while still having some fasts to make up for, his heir should fast on his behalf O Messenger of Allah, my mother has died in a state that she had to observe the fast of a month. Should I complete it on her behalf? Thereupon he said: Would you not pay the debt if your mother had died without paying it? He said: Yes. He said: The debt of Allah is more worthy of being repaid The best (voluntary) fast in the sight of Allah is the fast of Dawūd, and the best (voluntary) prayer in the sight of Allah is the prayer of Dawūd. He used to sleep half of the night, stand to pray one third of it, and then sleep one sixth of it, and he used to fast every other day There is no fasting superior to the fast of my brother Dawūd; fasting half of one's life by fasting one day and eating one day Two of the Companions of Muhammad (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) who never stop to pursue the good The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to strive to fast on Mondays and Thursdays The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to break his fast before praying by having three fresh dates Whoever fasts one day in the cause of Allah, Allah shall put between him and Hellfire a trench as wide as the distance between the heavens and the earth If you fast three days of the month, then fast the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth Did the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) fast three days of each month? The devil circulates in the son of Adam like blood. I feared lest he should cast evil thoughts in your hearts Deeds are presented (to Allah) on Monday and Thursday. So, I like my deeds to be presented while I am fasting "Whoever fasts a day in the way of Allah, Allah will keep his face away from the Fire seventy falls." "People will continue to be good as long as they hasten to break the fast." . : : . "Have Sahūr (pre-dawn meal) for, indeed, there is a blessing in Sahūr." "Do not precede Ramadan by fasting a day or two unless a man has a habitual fast, then let him fast it." "Whoever forgets while fasting and eats or drinks, let him complete his fast, for it is Allah Who fed him and gave him drink." : : "Seek out the Night of Qadr (Decree) in the odd nights of the last ten of Ramadan." Some men among the Companions of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) were shown the Night of Qadr in their dreams to be in the last seven. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: @"I see that your visions have agreed on the last seven, so, whoever seeks it, let him seek it in the last seven." With the start of the ten, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) would revive the night, wake up his family, exert himself, and tighten up the lower garment. . "When Ramadan comes, the gates of Paradise are opened, the gates of Hellfire are closed, and the devils are chained."