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“O you who believe! Fasting has been prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become from the pious.”
The objective of fasting is not that one merely abstain from the material and physical things which break one’s fast, but rather, one must also refrain from those intangible things which wipe [the reward] of one’s fast, such as lying, backbiting, deception, false talk, and other offensive behavior.
“Whoever does not refrain from false speech and deeds, Allah had no need for him to leave his food and drink.” (Bukhari)
There are many reasons and great wisdoms why the Siyaam has been prescribed. From them may be the following:
1) It is spiritual exercise for the believer, for his soul is making jihad45 against his wants and desires
2) Keeping the Muslim’s soul above all offensive speech and deeds. The Prophet () said:
“When one of you is fasting, he should not speak evil, nor should he yell and shout, and if someone were to curse or fight him, let him say, ‘Indeed I am a fasting person.’ ” (Bukhari)
3) Through fasting, one realizes how his needy brothers feel, and this encourages him to fulfill their rights, ask about their welfare, and look into their needs.
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