Is fasting considered a form of patience?

Question:
Is fasting considered a form of patience?

Answer:
There is no doubt about it. They say that fasting encompasses the three types of patience: patience with the decrees of Allah, patience in abstaining from the prohibitions of Allah, and patience in obeying Allah. All of these are combined in fasting. It is an act of obedience to Allah. It includes patience with the painful decrees of Allah, as one experiences hunger and thirst. It includes patience in obeying Allah, and patience in abstaining from the prohibitions of Allah, restraining oneself from things that break the fast, from water while thirsty, and from food while hungry. Restraining oneself is proof of one's faith. If he had willed, he could have eaten and drunk, and no one would have known about it. He could have gone out in the dark and eaten and drunk, and no one would have known about it.
But his faith in Allah prevents him from doing so, even if he is alone in the dark where no one can see him. His faith, which prevents and restrains him from it, makes it impossible for him to commit a sin against Allah. Yes.