Al-Kāfi - Volume 4

Excellence of Fasting in the Month of Shaman, Continuing Such Fast to Connect it with the Month of Ramadan, and Three Days of Fasting Every Month

10ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ حَرِيزٍ قَالَ قِيلَ لأَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) مَا جَاءَ فِي الصَّوْمِ فِي يَوْمِ الأَرْبِعَاءِ فَقَالَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) إِنَّ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ خَلَقَ النَّارَ يَوْمَ الأَرْبِعَاءِ فَأَوْجَبَ صَوْمَهُ لِيُتَعَوَّذَ بِهِ مِنَ النَّارِ.

10. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad from Hariz who has said the following: “Someone asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about fasting on Wednesday. The Imam said, ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has said, “Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, created hellfire on Wednesday; for this reason there is fasting to seek refuge thereby from the fire.’”” 

Al-Kāfi - Volume 4

Book 2, Chapter #13