Fasting and Backbiting

It is reported from Abû Al-‘Âliyah – Allah have mercy on him – that he said:

A fasting person is in a state of worship as long as he does not backbite, even if he is sleeping in bed.

Al-Imâm Ahmad, Al-Zuhd Vol.4 p313.

More:

1. Sinning while fasting [does it break the fast?]
2. Taking the pre-dawn meal as late as possible [Sunnah of Fasting]
3. Umar and the night prayers of Ramadan
4. Going to the mosque when fasting
5. Training Children for Worship
6. Planting Nifâq
7. Eating to Fast [not Fasting to Eat]