Fasting by its nature, is an act of patience. Patience means patiently bearing the difficulties and hardships faced in the process of carrying out God’s commandments. One becomes God’s obedient servant at the price of patience.
One who observes fasting in its essence as well as in its outward form, will deserve the promised reward. On the other hand, one who attaches importance to symbols alone, will have nothing to his credit when he comes before God.
Fasting is not a set of rituals. It is rather adopting the well-known formula—simple living, high thinking.
The fasting of that person is real for whom the fasting becomes akin to applying brakes as far as forbidden things in the eyes of God are concerned.
