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ahmad:14669Ḥasan > Ibn Lahīʿah > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Our Lord, may He be glorified and exalted, said: 'Fasting is a shield with which the servant protects himself from the Fire, and it is a means of protection for me. I will personally reward it.'"  

أحمد:١٤٦٦٩حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ قَالَ رَبُّنَا ﷻ الصِّيَامُ جُنَّةٌ يَسْتَجِنُّ بِهَا الْعَبْدُ مِنَ النَّارِ وَهُوَ لِي وَأَنَا أَجْزِي بِهِ  


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ahmad:15264ʿAttāb b. Ziyād > ʿAbdullāh > Ibn Lahīʿah > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Indeed, fasting is a shield that protects the servant from the Fire. It is exclusively for Me, and I will reward them for it."  

أحمد:١٥٢٦٤حَدَّثَنَا عَتَّابُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّمَا الصِّيَامُ جُنَّةٌ يَسْتَجِنُّ بِهَا الْعَبْدُ مِنَ النَّارِ هُوَ لِي وَأَنَا أَجْزِي بِهِ