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ahmad-zuhd:1743ʿAbdullāh b. Mandal > Fuḍayl b. ʿIyāḍ > Hishām b. Ḥafṣah > Abū al-ʿĀliyah

[Machine] "The fasting person is in worship as long as he does not backbite, even if he is sleeping on his bed."  

الزهد لأحمد:١٧٤٣حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَنْدَلٍ أَنْبَأَنَا فُضَيْلُ بْنُ عِيَاضٍ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ حَفْصَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ قَالَ

«الصَّائِمُ فِي عِبَادَةٍ مَا لَمْ يَغْتَبْ وَإِنْ كَانَ نَائِمًا عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ»  


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