22/45. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 2252 — Fasting and Heat of Hell
Mentioning the differences reported from Sufyan Ath-Thawri
Hadith About Fasting One Day in the Cause of Allah
Sunan an-Nasai : 2252
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 2252
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قَاسِمٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ أَبِي عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ صَامَ يَوْمًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بَاعَدَ اللَّهُ بِذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ حَرَّ جَهَنَّمَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ سَبْعِينَ خَرِيفًا " .
Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri Narrated from:
The Prophet said: "Whoever fasts a day in the cause of Allah, Allah will separate his face from the heat of Hell (a distance of) seventy autumns."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2252In-book reference : Book 22, Hadith 163English translation : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2254
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 2252
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 heat of Hell. 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.
