The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever fasts a day in the cause of Allah, Allah will distance his face from the Fire by seventy autumns." What is the intended meaning of his statement?
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The questioner : May Allah reward the honorableThe Shaykh : The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Muslim 1153c What is the intended meaning of his statement (peace and blessings be upon him): Is it specific to jihad only, or is the intended meaning something else? What is the meaning of this hadith? Does it include the month of Ramadan? And what is the meaning of Sahih Muslim 1153c If it is the month of Ramadan, does it mean that a person is distanced by the number of these days? I ask for clarification. May Allah guide you?
The Shaykh : The apparent meaning of the hadith is that if a person fasts a day in jihad, Allah will distance his face from the Fire by seventy autumns. Because "in the cause of Allah," when used in a general sense, refers to jihad in the cause of Allah. It does not mean "in the cause of Allah" in the sense of being sincere to Him. If that were the intended meaning, he would have said "Whoever fasts a day seeking the Face of Allah" without saying "in the cause of Allah." Because "in" indicates a circumstance, and a circumstance requires a time and a place. The meaning is that if a person fasts and endures the hardships of fasting while also enduring the hardships of jihad, this is evidence of the soundness of his faith and the strength of his certainty. So Allah the ExaltedSahih al-Bukhari 2840 means He distances him from it and protects him from its evil. This is the meaning of the hadith.
If someone were to ask: How do we reconcile this hadith with the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to the Companions during the Battle of the Conquest: He urged them to break their fast, even though they were in the cause of Allah. The reconciliation between them is to say: The first hadith refers to one who fasts without any hardship, whereas with hardship, breaking the fast is better. Yes.
He who observes fast for a day in the way of Allah He would remove his face from the Hell to the extent of seventy years' distance.
من صام يوما في سبيل الله باعد الله وجهه عن النار سبعين خريفاin the cause of Allah
في سبيل اللهHe would remove his face from the Hell to the extent of seventy years' distance.
باعد الله وجهه عن النار سبعين خريفاThe Shaykh : The apparent meaning of the hadith is that if a person fasts a day in jihad, Allah will distance his face from the Fire by seventy autumns. Because "in the cause of Allah," when used in a general sense, refers to jihad in the cause of Allah. It does not mean "in the cause of Allah" in the sense of being sincere to Him. If that were the intended meaning, he would have said "Whoever fasts a day seeking the Face of Allah" without saying "in the cause of Allah." Because "in" indicates a circumstance, and a circumstance requires a time and a place. The meaning is that if a person fasts and endures the hardships of fasting while also enduring the hardships of jihad, this is evidence of the soundness of his faith and the strength of his certainty. So Allah the Exalted
his face away from the (Hell) fire for (a distance covered by a journey of) seventy years
وجهه عن النار سبعين خريفاIf someone were to ask: How do we reconcile this hadith with the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to the Companions during the Battle of the Conquest: