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سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب الصيامThe Book of Fasting
بَابُ : ثَوَابِ مَنْ صَامَ يَوْمًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَذِكْرِ الاِخْتِلاَفِ عَلَى سُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ فِي الْخَبَرِ فِي ذَلِكَChapter: The Reward of one who fasts one day in the cause of Allah, The Mighty And Sublime, And Mentioning The Differences Reported From Suhail Bin Abi Salih In The Narration About That
Hadith 2249
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " مَنْ صَامَ يَوْمًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بَاعَدَ اللَّهُ وَجْهَهُ مِنْ جَهَنَّمَ سَبْعِينَ عَامًا " .
´It was narrated from Abu Sa`eed that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:` "Whoever fasts one day in the cause of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, Allah will separate his face from the fire by (a distance of) seventy years."
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
The absolute mujtahid, Hazrat Imam Bukhari rahimahullah, wishes to clarify that in the Qur'an and Hadith, the phrase "fi sabilillah" is most often used specifically for jihad.
In the mentioned hadith as well, what is meant is fasting while engaged in jihad, by which voluntary (nafl) fasting is intended, and it is this for which such a virtue is mentioned.
The reality is that the fast of a mujahid (one striving in Allah's cause) and the prayer of a mujahid hold a very lofty status.
The absolute mujtahid, Hazrat Imam Bukhari rahimahullah, wishes to clarify that in the Qur'an and Hadith, the phrase "fi sabilillah" is most often used specifically for jihad.
In the mentioned hadith as well, what is meant is fasting while engaged in jihad, by which voluntary (nafl) fasting is intended, and it is this for which such a virtue is mentioned.
The reality is that the fast of a mujahid (one striving in Allah's cause) and the prayer of a mujahid hold a very lofty status.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 2840
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
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If there is a fear of any kind of weakness arising from fasting, then for such combatants (mujahideen), not fasting is preferable. This was the practice of Abu Talhah radi Allahu anhu. However, if one is accustomed to fasting and there is no danger of any kind of weakness from it, then fasting while engaging in jihad carries great virtue, because in this there is a combination of two acts of worship.
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The mention of seventy years in the hadith is not for limitation, but rather for emphasis (exaggeration). By this, abundance is intended, meaning that person will be at an unlimited distance from the fire of Hell. This is why, in one narration of Sunan an-Nasa’i, a distance of one hundred years is mentioned. (: Sunan an-Nasa’i, Kitab as-Siyam, Hadith: 2256)
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If there is a fear of any kind of weakness arising from fasting, then for such combatants (mujahideen), not fasting is preferable. This was the practice of Abu Talhah radi Allahu anhu. However, if one is accustomed to fasting and there is no danger of any kind of weakness from it, then fasting while engaging in jihad carries great virtue, because in this there is a combination of two acts of worship.
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The mention of seventy years in the hadith is not for limitation, but rather for emphasis (exaggeration). By this, abundance is intended, meaning that person will be at an unlimited distance from the fire of Hell. This is why, in one narration of Sunan an-Nasa’i, a distance of one hundred years is mentioned. (: Sunan an-Nasa’i, Kitab as-Siyam, Hadith: 2256)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 2840
