'Fasting is not abstaining from food and drink; rather fasting is [abstaining] from lying, falsehood and Laghw (evil speech/nonsense/gossip).'
‘Alee (رضي الله عنه). Al Musanaf - Ibn Abee Shaybah: 2/224
‘Alee (رضي الله عنه). Al Musanaf - Ibn Abee Shaybah: 2/224