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1962 - وَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ اَلصَّادِقَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَقَالَ: آكُلُ وَ أَنَا أَشُكُّ فِي اَلْفَجْرِ فَقَالَ «كُلْ حَتَّى لاَ تَشُكَّ».

Hadith.1962 - A man asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), "I eat while I am unsure if dawn has risen." Imam (as) replied: "Eat until you are no longer in doubt."

1963 - وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «لَوْ أَنَّ اَلنَّاسَ تَسَحَّرُوا ثُمَّ لَمْ يُفْطِرُوا إِلاَّ عَلَى اَلْمَاءِ لَقَدَرُوا عَلَى أَنْ يَصُومُوا اَلدَّهْرَ».

Hadith.1963 - Imam (as) said: "If people were to partake in suhoor and then break their fast only with water, they would be able to fast continuously throughout the year."

وردت الاخبار والآثار عن الأئمة عليهم السلام أنه لا يجوز أن يتطوع الرجل بالصيام وعليه شئ من الفرض، وممن روى ذلك الحلبي وأبو الصباح الكناني عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام.

The narrations and traditions from the Imams (as) indicate that it is not permissible for a person to engage in voluntary fasting while they have an obligatory fast pending. Among those who narrated this are Al-Halabi and Abu al-Sabbah al-Kinani from Abu Abdullah (as).

1964 - سَأَلَ زُرَارَةُ وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ وَ اَلْفُضَيْلُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ اَلْبَاقِرَ وَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ اَلصَّادِقَ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ : عَنِ اَلصَّلاَةِ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ نَافِلَةً بِاللَّيْلِ جَمَاعَةً فَقَالاَ « إِنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ كَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى اَلْعِشَاءَ اَلْآخِرَةَ اِنْصَرَفَ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ آخِرِ اَللَّيْلِ إِلَى اَلْمَسْجِدِ فَيَقُومُ فَيُصَلِّي فَخَرَجَ فِي أَوَّلِ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ لِيُصَلِّيَ كَمَا كَانَ يُصَلِّي فَاصْطَفَّ اَلنَّاسُ خَلْفَهُ فَهَرَبَ مِنْهُمْ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ وَ تَرَكَهُمْ فَفَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ ثَلاَثَ لَيَالٍ فَقَامَ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فِي اَلْيَوْمِ اَلثَّالِثِ عَلَى مِنْبَرِهِ فَحَمِدَ اَللَّهَ وَ أَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَيُّهَا اَلنَّاسُ إِنَّ اَلصَّلاَةَ بِاللَّيْلِ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ مِنَ اَلنَّافِلَةِ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ بِدْعَةٌ وَ صَلاَةَ اَلضُّحَى بِدْعَةٌ أَلاَ فَلاَ تَجْتَمِعُوا لَيْلاً فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ لِصَلاَةِ اَللَّيْلِ وَ لاَ تُصَلُّوا صَلاَةَ اَلضُّحَى فَإِنَّ تِلْكَ مَعْصِيَةٌ أَلاَ فَإِنَّ كُلَّ بِدْعَةٍ ضَلاَلَةٌ وَ كُلَّ ضَلاَلَةٍ سَبِيلُهَا إِلَى اَلنَّارِ » ثُمَّ نَزَلَ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ «قَلِيلٌ فِي سُنَّةٍ خَيْرٌ مِنْ كَثِيرٍ فِي بِدْعَةٍ».

Hadith.1964 - Zurara, Muhammad ibn Muslim, and Al-Fudayl asked Abu Ja'far, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), and Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about offering night prayers in congregation during the nights of Month of Ramadan. They (as) said: "The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) used to pray the last night prayer ('Isha) and then return to his home. Later in the night, he would come out to the mosque and pray. On the first night of Month of Ramadan, he came out to pray as he usually did, and the people lined up behind him. He fled from them to his house and left them. This happened for three nights. On the third day, He (peace be upon him and his family) ascended the pulpit, praised Allah (swt), and said: 'O people, praying at night during Ramadan in congregation is an innovation, and so is the Duha prayer (forenoon prayer). Do not gather at night during Month of Ramadan for night prayers, nor offer the Duha prayer, for these are acts of disobedience. Indeed, every innovation leads to misguidance, and every misguidance leads to the fire.' Then the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) descended while saying: 'A little in adherence to the Sunnah is better than much in innovation.'"

1965 - وَ رَوَى اِبْنُ مُسْكَانَ عَنِ اَلْحَلَبِيِّ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلصَّلاَةِ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَ «ثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً مِنْهَا اَلْوَتْرُ وَ رَكْعَتَا اَلصُّبْحِ قَبْلَ اَلْفَجْرِ كَذَلِكَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يُصَلِّي وَ أَنَا كَذَلِكَ أُصَلِّي وَ لَوْ كَانَ خَيْراً لَمْ يَتْرُكْهُ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ ».

Hadith.1965 - Ibn Muskan narrated from Al-Halabi, who said: "I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about the prayer during the Month of Ramadan. Imam (as) said: 'Thirteen rak'ahs, including the witr prayer and the two rak'ahs of Fajr before dawn. This was how the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) would pray, and this is how I pray. If there were anything better than this, the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) would not have abandoned it.'"

1966 - وَرَوَى عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: "سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ، فَقَالَ: ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً، مِنْهَا الْوِتْرُ وَرَكْعَتَانِ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ، وَلَوْ كَانَ فَضْلًا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ أَعْمَلَ بِهِ وَأَحَقَّ".

Hadith.1966 - Abdullah ibn al-Mughira narrated from Abdullah ibn Sinan, who said: "I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about the prayer during the Month of Ramadan. Imam (as) said: 'Thirteen rak'ahs, including the witr prayer and two rak'ahs before the Fajr prayer. If there were any additional merit, the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) would have been more diligent in performing it and more deserving of doing so.'"

1967 - قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ: عَنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ كَمْ يُصَلَّى فِيهِ قَالَ «كَمَا يُصَلَّى فِيهِ» قَالَ «كَمَا يُصَلَّى فِي غَيْرِهِ إِلاَّ أَنَّ لِشَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ عَلَى سَائِرِ اَلشُّهُورِ مِنَ اَلْفَضْلِ مَا يَنْبَغِي لِلْعَبْدِ أَنْ يَزِيدَ فِي تَطَوُّعِهِ فَإِنْ أَحَبَّ وَ قَوِيَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ أَنْ يَزِيدَ فِي أَوَّلِ اَلشَّهْرِ إِلَى عِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ عِشْرِينَ رَكْعَةً سِوَى مَا كَانَ يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ يُصَلِّي مِنْ هَذِهِ اَلْعِشْرِينَ اِثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً بَيْنَ اَلْمَغْرِبِ وَ اَلْعَتَمَةِ وَ ثَمَانَ رَكَعَاتٍ بَعْدَ اَلْعَتَمَةِ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي صَلاَةَ اَللَّيْلِ اَلَّتِي كَانَ يُصَلِّيهَا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ ثَمَانَ وَ اَلْوَتْرُ ثَلاَثٌ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ يُسَلِّمُ فِيهِمَا ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيُصَلِّي وَاحِدَةً فَيَقْنُتُ فِيهَا فَهَذَا اَلْوَتْرُ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيِ اَلْفَجْرِ حَتَّى يَنْشَقَّ اَلْفَجْرُ فَهَذِهِ ثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً فَإِذَا بَقِيَ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ عَشْرُ لَيَالٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ ثَلاَثِينَ رَكْعَةً فِي كُلِّ لَيْلَةٍ سِوَى هَذِهِ اَلثَّلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ يُصَلِّي مِنْهَا بَيْنَ اَلْمَغْرِبِ وَ اَلْعِشَاءِ اِثْنَتَيْنِ وَ عِشْرِينَ رَكْعَةً وَ ثَمَانَ رَكَعَاتٍ بَعْدَ اَلْعَتَمَةِ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي صَلاَةَ اَللَّيْلِ ثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً كَمَا وَصَفْتُ لَكَ وَ فِي لَيْلَةِ إِحْدَى وَ عِشْرِينَ وَ ثَلاَثٍ وَ عِشْرِينَ يُصَلِّي فِي كُلِّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْهُمَا إِذَا قَوِيَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ مِائَةَ رَكْعَةٍ سِوَى هَذِهِ اَلثَّلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً وَ لْيَسْهَرْ فِيهِمَا حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ يُسْتَحَبُّ أَنْ يَكُونَ فِي صَلاَةٍ وَ دُعَاءٍ وَ تَضَرُّعٍ فَإِنَّهُ يُرْجَى أَنْ يَكُونَ لَيْلَةُ اَلْقَدْرِ فِي إِحْدَاهُمَا».

Hadith.1967 – Imam (as) was asked about the prayer during the Month of Ramadan and said: "It is prayed as in other months. However, Month of Ramadan holds additional merit over other months, so it is appropriate for a servant to increase their voluntary prayers. If one desires and has the strength, they may add twenty rak'ahs each night during the first twenty nights, in addition to what they usually pray. Of these twenty rak'ahs, twelve are prayed between Maghrib and 'Isha, and eight after 'Isha. Then, the usual night prayer is prayed, consisting of eight rak'ahs, followed by the three rak'ahs of witr: two rak'ahs with a taslim, then a single rak'ah with qunut, completing the witr. Afterward, the two rak'ahs of Fajr are prayed until dawn breaks, making thirteen rak'ahs in total. When ten nights remain in Month of Ramadan, thirty rak'ahs may be prayed each night, apart from these thirteen rak'ahs. Of these thirty rak'ahs, twenty-two are prayed between Maghrib and 'Isha, and eight after 'Isha. Then, the night prayer of thirteen rak'ahs is prayed as previously described. On the nights of the 21st and 23rd, if one has the strength, one may pray one hundred rak'ahs in each of these nights, apart from the thirteen rak'ahs. Let them stay awake until morning in prayer, supplication, and humility, as it is hoped that one of these nights will be Laylat al-Qadr."

1968 - رَوَى عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلْخُرُوجِ إِذَا دَخَلَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَ «لاَ إِلاَّ فِيمَا أُخْبِرُكَ بِهِ خُرُوجٌ إِلَى مَكَّةَ أَوْ غَزْوٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَوْ مَالٌ تَخَافُ هَلاَكَهُ أَوْ أَخٌ تَخَافُ هَلاَكَهُ وَ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِأَخٍ مِنَ اَلْأَبِ وَ اَلْأُمِّ».

Hadith.1968 - Ali ibn Abi Hamzah narrated from Abu Basir, who said: "I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about traveling once the Month of Ramadan has begun. Imam (as) said: 'Do not [travel], except in cases I will inform you of: traveling to Mecca, waging battle in the way of Allah (swt) Almighty, preserving wealth you fear will perish, or saving a brother you fear will face destruction—and he is not a brother from the same father and mother.'"

1969 - وَ رَوَى اَلْحَلَبِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَدْخُلُ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ وَ هُوَ مُقِيمٌ لاَ يُرِيدُ بَرَاحاً ثُمَّ يَبْدُو لَهُ بَعْدَ مَا يَدْخُلُ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ أَنْ يُسَافِرَ فَسَكَتَ فَسَأَلْتُهُ غَيْرَ مَرَّةٍ فَقَالَ «يُقِيمُ أَفْضَلُ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ حَاجَةٌ لاَ بُدَّ لَهُ مِنَ اَلْخُرُوجِ فِيهَا أَوْ يَتَخَوَّفَ عَلَى مَالِهِ».

Hadith.1969 - Al-Halabi narrated from Abu Abdullah (as): "I asked him about a man who begins the Month of Ramadan while residing [at home] without any intention to travel. Then, after the month has started, he decides to travel. Imam (as) remained silent. I asked him multiple times, and Imam (as) finally said: 'Staying is better, unless he has a necessary need that compels him to travel or fears for his wealth.'"

1970 - وَ قَدْ رَوَى اَلْعَلاَءُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَعْرِضُ لَهُ اَلسَّفَرُ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ وَ هُوَ مُقِيمٌ وَ قَدْ مَضَى مِنْهُ أَيَّامٌ فَقَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ بِأَنْ يُسَافِرَ وَ يُفْطِرَ وَ لاَ يَصُومَ ».

Hadith.1970 - Al-Ala' narrated from Muhammad ibn Muslim, from Abu Ja'far (as): "He was asked about a man who encounters the need to travel during the Month of Ramadan while he is residing, and some days have already passed. Imam (as) said: 'There is no harm if he travels, breaks his fast, and does not fast.'"