The laws of God, such as fasting, obligatory prayer and the
like, as well as His counsels regarding virtues, good deeds and proper conduct,
must be carried out everywhere to the extent possible, unless some
insurmountable obstacle or some great danger presents itself or it runneth
counter to the dictates of wisdom. For indolence and laxity hinder the
outpourings of love from the clouds of divine mercy, and people will thus
remain deprived.
(‘Abdu’l-Baha, compilation ‘The Importance of Obligatory
Prayer and Fasting’, compiled by Research Department of the Universal House of
Justice; published in The American
Baha'i, September 2000)
