Hadith 7.1
Fasting
ENGLISH
Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri reported God’s messenger as saying, “If anyone fasts for a day while engaged in <i>jihad</i>, God will remove him* seventy years’ distance from hell.” *Literally, ‘his face’. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
ARABIC
وَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ صَامَ يَوْمًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بَعَّدَ اللَّهُ وَجْهَهُ عَنِ النَّارِ سَبْعِينَ خَرِيفًا»
Hadith referenceMishkat al-Masabih 7.1
CollectionMishkat al-Masabih
BookFasting
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