Gem1: Why the reward of fasting is excluded from the rewards of other deeds.

Allah most high says (Hadith Qudsi), “For every action there is recompense, and fasting is for Me and I will reward it.” (Al-Bukhari.)

Imam Ahmed also cites [this hadith]. His narration is worded as follows: “Every action of the son of Adam has a recompense for himself except fasting, fasting is for Me and I shall reward it.”

The best of what has been narrated in relation to this is what Sufyan ibn Uyayna (may Allah be pleased with him) has said. “This is one of the finest of hadith and one of its most judicious. On the day of judgement Allah, most high, will judge his servant and pay from his good deeds whatever is due from him to others he had wronged, until nothing of his good deeds remains except fasting. Allah most high will then take responsibility of his remaining debts and enter him into paradise by virtue of his fasting.” Continue reading Gems from Ibn Rajab’s treatise on Ramadan