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Hadith for · fasting

Fasting is a shield

Friday, February 21, 2020

الصِّيَامُ جُنَّةٌ
Transliteration

As-siyamu junnah.

Translation

Fasting is a shield.

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah·Sahih al-Bukhari 1894, Sahih Muslim 1151
Reflection

A shield from what? From sin today, and from the Fire tomorrow. Hunger, for a reason, is armour.

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