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Sunan an-Nasai 2246 — Fasting and Distance from Fire
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 About Fasting One Day in the Cause of Allah
Sunan an-Nasai : 2246
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 2246
أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي سُهَيْلٌ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ صَامَ يَوْمًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بَاعَدَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَجْهَهُ عَنِ النَّارِ سَبْعِينَ خَرِيفًا " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever fasts one day in the cause of Allah, Allah, the mighty and sublime, will separate his face from the fire by (a distance of) seventy autumns.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2246In-book reference : Book 22, Hadith 157English translation : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2248
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 2246
This narration from Abu Hurairah focuses on the reward of fasting one day in the cause of Allah. It is a strong answer for people searching for hadith about fasting one day for Allah or fasting in the cause of Allah. The wording is direct: whoever fasts a day in Allah's cause, Allah will separate his face from the Fire. The distance is described as seventy autumns, which shows the great worth attached to this act in the Hadith. The text does not give extra conditions beyond the phrase "in the cause of Allah," so the explanation should stay with that wording. It teaches that fasting can be an act of devotion connected to safety from the Fire, by Allah's grace.
What we learn from this hadith
- Fasting one day in Allah's cause is given a great reward in the Hadith.
- The reward is described with the distance of seventy autumns.
- The Hadith connects sincere fasting with being moved away from the Fire.
