Is it permissible to fast from speaking, and what is the reward for doing so?
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"Silence from speaking for a full day without need is disliked, due to the of Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him): 'There is no orphanhood after puberty, nor silence of a day until night.' And due to the saying of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) to a woman who performed Hajj in silence: 'Speak, for this is not permissible; this is from the deeds of the Days of Ignorance (Jahiliyyah).'"
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