Mishkat al-Masabih 2064
Voluntary Fasting - Section 2
وَعَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ صَامَ يَوْمًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ النَّارِ خَنْدَقًا كَمَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ». رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ
Translation
Abu Umama reported God’s messenger as saying, "If anyone fasts for a day while on jihad,* God will put between him and hell a ditch as wide as the distance between heaven and earth." * Mirqat gives this meaning, but says it may refer to the hajj, the 'umra, seeking knowledge, or desiring to please God. The Arabic is 'in God’s way.' Tirmidhi transmitted it.
Grades by grader
| Abu Ghuddah | Sahihgraded on nasai:2249 | fawazahmed0 |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Muhammad Shakir | Hasan Sahihgraded on tirmidhi:1624 | fawazahmed0 |
| Zubair Ali Zai | Goodgraded on tirmidhi:1624On the narration in nasai:2249: “Sound”. | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com |
| al-Albani | Soundin صحيح سنن النسائي, p. 2248graded on nasai:2249On the narration in tirmidhi:1624: “Hasan Sahih”. | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked |
| al-Tirmidhi | Good-Soundin سنن الترمذي, p. 1624graded on tirmidhi:1624 | hadithunlocked |
| ʿAbd al-ʿAẓīm al-Mudhirī | Remains Silentin جامع الترمذي, p. 1736graded on tirmidhi:1624 | hadithunlocked |
Same hadith, other wordings
- Jami at-Tirmidzi 1624مَنْ صَامَ يَوْمًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ النَّارِ خَنْدَقًا كَمَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ
- Sunan an-Nasa'i 2249قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْ صَامَ يَوْمًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ﷻ بَاعَدَهُ اللَّهُ عَنِ النَّارِ سَبْعِينَ خَرِيفًا