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Sunan an-Nasai 2250 — Fasting One Day, Seventy Autumns
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 : 2250
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 2250
أَخْبَرَنَا مُؤَمَّلُ بْنُ إِهَابٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَسُهَيْلُ بْنُ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، سَمِعَا النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ أَبِي عَيَّاشٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " مَنْ صَامَ يَوْمًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى بَاعَدَ اللَّهُ وَجْهَهُ عَنِ النَّارِ سَبْعِينَ خَرِيفًا " .
Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri Narrated from:
I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'Whoever fasts one day in the cause of Allah, Allah will separate his face from the Fire by (a distance of) seventy autumns.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2250In-book reference : Book 22, Hadith 161English translation : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2252
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 2250
This narration from Abu Saeed Al-Khudri 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.
