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[Machine] "Whoever guards a night in the cause of Allah, he will have the equivalent of a carat of reward from every human and animal."  

الزهد لأحمد:٢٣٠٤حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَفْصٍ عَنِ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَنْ سَمِعَ ابْنَ مُحَيْرِيزٍ قَالَ

«مَنْ حَرَسَ لَيْلَةً فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ كَانَ لَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ إِنْسَانٍ وَدَابَّةٍ قِيرَاطٌ قِيرَاطٌ»