The Meaning of the Hadith: "Every deed of the son of Adam is for him, except fasting, for it is for Me and I shall reward it"
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Question:
The questioner says: What is the meaning of the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), in what he relates about his Lord (Mighty and Majestic) in the qudsi hadith:Sahih al-Bukhari 5927
Answer:
"Every deed of the son of Adam is for him" means its reward and recompense, except fasting, for it is for Me and I shall reward it. So the reward of fasting is limitless. As for the rest of the deeds, some of them have a known limit to their reward, whether small or large. But as for fasting, its reward and its measure are not known except by Allah, because it is pure for Allah (Mighty and Majestic), because showing off does not enter into it. Showing off does not enter into fasting, unlike prayer, fasting, and jihad; these are things into which showing off and seeking fame enter. Yes.
The questioner says: What is the meaning of the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), in what he relates about his Lord (Mighty and Majestic) in the qudsi hadith:
Every good deed of Adam's son is for him except fasting; it is for Me. and I shall reward (the fasting person) for it.
كل عمل ابن آدم له إلا الصوم فإنه لي وأنا أجزي به؟Answer:
"Every deed of the son of Adam is for him" means its reward and recompense, except fasting, for it is for Me and I shall reward it. So the reward of fasting is limitless. As for the rest of the deeds, some of them have a known limit to their reward, whether small or large. But as for fasting, its reward and its measure are not known except by Allah, because it is pure for Allah (Mighty and Majestic), because showing off does not enter into it. Showing off does not enter into fasting, unlike prayer, fasting, and jihad; these are things into which showing off and seeking fame enter. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، معنى حديث كل عمل ابن آدم له إلا الصوم فإنه لي وأنا أجزي به لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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