Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) says that I was with the Prophet (peace be upon him) on a journey. One day, while we were walking, I came close to him. He said: "Shall I not tell you about the doors of goodness? Fasting is a shield, charity extinguishes sins (the fire of sins) just as water extinguishes fire, and a man's prayer during the night."
Hadith Referenceمسند الشهاب / 104
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij«إسناده ضعيف ، وأخرجه ترمذي : 2616 ،وابن ماجه : 3973، وأحمد : 5/ 231»ابووائل کا سیدنا معاذ رضی اللہ عنہ سے سماع ثابت نہیں ۔ دیکھیے : جامع العلوم والحكم : (29) ، تحفة التحصيل ، ص : (149 )۔