The Meaning of the Hadith: Whoever Fasts a Day in the Cause of Allah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: It was mentioned in a hadith of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 2840. He asks: Does "in the cause of Allah" mean that he fasted while he was a mujahid in the cause of Allah?
Answer:
Yes, meaning in the context of a military expedition, where he is a warrior in the cause of Allah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: It was mentioned in a hadith of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Indeed, anyone who fasts for one day for Allah's Pleasure, Allah will keep his face away from the (Hell) fire for (a distance covered by a journey of) seventy years.
من صام يوما في سبيل الله بعد الله وجهه عن النار سبعين خريفاAnswer:
Yes, meaning in the context of a military expedition, where he is a warrior in the cause of Allah. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... — islamhouse.com (1:14:07)
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