The ruling on the hadith: "The one who eats and is grateful is in the position of the one who fasts and is patient"
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Question:
The questioner: Honorable Shaykh, Abu Basam says: Please explain to me the hadithSunan Ibn Majah 1764Hasan (Darussalam).
Answer:
The Shaykh: I do not know this hadith. However, the scholars differed on which is better: the rich person who is grateful, or the poor person who is patient with his poverty? Shaykh Taqi al-Din ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said that the better of the two is the one whose intention is more sound and whose intention is more sincere for Allah the Exalted. Yes.
The questioner: Honorable Shaykh, Abu Basam says: Please explain to me the hadith
A grateful eater is equal to a patient fasting person.
الطاعم الشاكر بمنزلة الصائم الصابرAnswer:
The Shaykh: I do not know this hadith. However, the scholars differed on which is better: the rich person who is grateful, or the poor person who is patient with his poverty? Shaykh Taqi al-Din ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said that the better of the two is the one whose intention is more sound and whose intention is more sincere for Allah the Exalted. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3577] ما صحة حديث: «الطاعم الشاكر بمنزلة الصائم الصابر»؟ وما معناه؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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