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صام fast in Arabic

صام is how you say “fast” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

يصلون كما نصلي، ويصومون كما نصوم، ولهم فضل من أموال يحجون، ويعتمرون، ويجاهدون، ويتصدقون

They pray as we pray, and fast as we fast, but they have extra wealth to perform Hajj, Umrah, strive in the way of Allah, and give charity.

وَيَصُومُونَ and they fast

This is 'and' plus a present verb 'fast', sound masculine plural ('-una' = 'they') — 'and they fast'. It extends the parallel: the rich match the poor in fasting too.

From Praises That Elevate the Poor

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يصلون كما نصلي، ويصومون كما نصوم، ولهم فضل من أموال يحجون، ويعتمرون، ويجاهدون، ويتصدقون

They pray as we pray, and fast as we fast, but they have extra wealth to perform Hajj, Umrah, strive in the way of Allah, and give charity.

نَصُومُ we fast

A present verb 'fast', first person plural — 'we fast'. The subject is in the verb. So far the poor and the rich are equal in worship.

From Praises That Elevate the Poor

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