Those who fasted little

Shaqiq said: Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked, "Why do you fast so little?" He said, "I fear that fasting will keep me from reciting the Qur'an, and reciting the Qur'an is dearer to me than fasting."

Muhajir said: The predecessors held that fasting is the least rewarding of the kinds of deeds.

Maymun said: A man said to Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him), "I have not heard you mention fasting; what is the reason for that?" He said, "Fasting is certainly a deed of reward, but not here." That is, in some situations the reward of other deeds, such as jihad, is greater than that of fasting. Likewise, not fasting while travelling sometimes becomes better.

Al-Hakam said: Fasting was one of the deeds the predecessors did least.