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The Reward of the Fasting Person in the Qudsi Hadith

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Question:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, it is mentioned in the Qudsi Hadith that Allah the Exalted said: Go,
except fasting; it is for Me. and I shall reward (the fasting person) for it.الصوم فإنه لي وأنا أجزي به
Sahih al-Bukhari 5927
He says: Is there a specific reward for those who fast? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
Yes, the beginning of the hadith is
Every deed of the son of Adam will be multiplied for him, between ten and seven hundred times for each merit. Allah said: 'Except for fasting, for it is for Me and I shall reward for it.'كل عمل ابن آدم له الحسنة بعشر أمثالها إلا الصوم فإنه لي وأنا أجزي به
Sunan Ibn Majah 3823
The hadith is clear. Because good deeds, every good deed is multiplied by Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) ten times over. Except for fasting, for which its reward is not specified. No one knows the reward of the fasting person except Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
So He the Exalted said:
For it is for Me, meaning fasting, and I shall reward it.فإنه لي أي الصيام وأنا أجزي به
Why? Because he left his desire, his food, and his drink for My sake. So he preferred the pleasure of his Lord over the desire of his self. Therefore, Allah took charge of his reward and did not specify its multiplication like the other deeds. Or is it because fasting is a secret between the servant and his Lord (Mighty and Majestic)? Allah did not specify the reward of the fasting person in multiples, but rather He rewards him with a reward that no one knows except Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
They said: Because fasting is part of patience. Because the fasting person is patient in leaving his desire, patient in hunger, patient in thirst, patient in weakness. It is part of patience. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:
Indeed, the patient will be given their reward without account."إِنَّمَا يُوَفَّى الصَّابِرُونَ أَجْرَهُم بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ
[Az-Zumar 39:10]
Yes.
Source مجالس رمضان 1430هـ - 03 — alfawzan.live (19:48)

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