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Fasting Is A Shield Against The Fire — Like The Shield In The Battle:
It was narrated From Abu Hurayrah (May Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “Fasting is a shield. So the Fasting person should avoid obscene speech and should not behave Foolishly and ignorantly, and if somebody Fights with him or insults him, he should tell him twice, ‘I am Fasting.’
By the One in Whose hand is my soul, the smell that comes From the mouth of a fasting person is better in the sight of Allah than the scent of musk.
(Allah says about the Fasting person), ‘He has given up his Food, drink and desires For My sake. The Fast is for Me and I will reward (the Fasting person) For it and the reward of good deeds is multiplied ten times.”
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1894; Muslim, 1151)
This hadeeth indicates that the Fasting person is required to guard his Fast by adopting a good attitude and avoiding a bad one, so that Fasting will produce the expected results and thus he will earn the Forgiveness that is promised in return.
The words of the Prophet (saw) – “Fasting is a shield” – mean that it is something that screens and protects you From what you Fear.
What is meant is that Fasting screens a person and protects him From Falling into sin which is the cause of…
