8/54. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 762 — Reward of Three Monthly Fasts
What Has Been Related About Fasting Three (Days) Of Every Month
Three Days Fasting Every Month and Its Reward
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 762
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 762
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الأَحْوَلِ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَذَلِكَ صِيَامُ الدَّهْرِ " . فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ تَصْدِيقَ ذَلِكَ فِي كِتَابِهِ : (مَنْ جَاءَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ فَلَهُ عَشْرُ أَمْثَالِهَا ) . الْيَوْمُ بِعَشَرَةِ أَيَّامٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ . وَقَدْ رَوَى شُعْبَةُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ أَبِي شِمْرٍ وَأَبِي التَّيَّاحِ عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
Abu Dharr Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah Said: 'Whoever Fasts Three Days In Every Month, Then That Is (Similar To) Fasting Every Day.' Then Allah Mighty And Sublime Is He, Attested To That In His Book, By Revealing: Whoever Brings A Good Deed, Shall Have Ten Times The Like Thereof. So A Day Is Like Ten.
[1] Al-An‘ām 6:160.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 762In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 81English translation : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 762
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 762
This Hadith explains the reward of fasting three days every month. Abu Dharr narrated that the Messenger of Allah said whoever fasts three days in every month, it is similar to fasting every day. The Hadith then explains the meaning through the verse: whoever brings a good deed shall have ten times the like of it. So one day is counted like ten days. This is why many people search for three days fasting every month hadith, fasting three days reward, and fasting every month in Islam. The Hadith teaches that small regular deeds can carry great reward by Allah’s mercy. It also connects the reward of fasting with the Qur’anic rule of tenfold reward for good deeds.
What we learn from this hadith
- Fasting three days every month is linked to the reward of many days of fasting.
- The Hadith explains the reward through the tenfold reward of a good deed.
- Small regular acts of worship can have great value with Allah.
- The teaching encourages steady fasting without needing to fast every single day.
