Perseverance Imam Ja’far Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: In Allah’s saying in Quran وَاسْتَعِينُواْ بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَوةِ “And seek help through patience and prayer…”, the word patience الصَّبْرِ refers to Fasting (Sawm)