Based on Lata’if al-Ma’arif

By Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali [1]

Abu Hurayra, may God be pleased with him, relates that the Prophet, peace upon him, said: “The reward of every action undertaken by the human being is for him—and good deeds will be rewarded from ten up to seven hundred times—God says: ‘Except for fasting, that is for Me and I will determine its reward. He [the fasting person] has abandoned his lawful desire for sexual intimacy, food, and drink for my sake. The fasting person has two delights: The delight he experiences at the time he breaks his fast, and the delight he will have when he meets his Lord. The foul odor that sometimes emerges from the mouth of the fasting person is sweeter with God than the fragrance of musk.’ ” [2]

This prophetic tradition contains many valuable lessons. Some of these…

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