“Fasting is a shield against (hell) fire. Charity and dole remove and finish sin, as does the remembrance of God in the midnight.”

— Muhammad al-Baqir

Muhammad Kulayni, Usūl al-Kāfī, vol.2, p. 23

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fifth of the Twelve Shia Imams 677–733

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