Hadith 51
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Muhammad b. Ahmad al-Sinani al-Mukattib (rh) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Abi `Abdullah al-Kufi narrated to us. He said: Musa b. `Imran al-Nakha`i narrated to us from his uncle al-Husayn b. Yazid from `Ali b. Salim from his father. He said
I visited al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as) in Rajab, when it [still] had [a few] days left. When he looked at me, he said to me: O Salim! Have you fasted at all this month? I said: No, by Allah, O son of the Messenger of Allah. So, he said to me: You have missed out on a reward, that value of which is only known to Allah. Surely, Allah gave this month virtue, and He magnified its sanctity. He made His blessing incumbent upon those who fast in it. He said: So, I said to him: O son of the Messenger of Allah! If I fast something of what is left of it, will I receive some of the reward of those who have fasted therein? So, he said: O Salim! Whoever fasts one day at the end of this month, it will be a source of safety for him at the pangs of death; and a source of safety for him at the horror of the resurrection and the punishment of the grave. Whoever fasts two days at the end of this month, he will be able to pass safely therewith upon the Path. Whoever fasts three days at the end of this month, it will be a source of safety from the horror and the severity of Great Day of Dismay; and it will separate him from the Fire.
حدثنا محمد بن أحمد السناني المكتب (رحمه الله)، قال: حدثنا محمد ابن أبي عبد الله الكوفي، قال: حدثنا موسى بن عمران النخعي، عن عمه الحسين بن يزيد، عن علي بن سالم، عن أبيه، قال
دخلت على الصادق جعفر بن محمد (عليهما السلام) في رجب وقد بقيت منه أيام، فلما نظر إلي قال لي: يا سالم، هل صمت في هذا الشهر شيئا؟ قلت: لا والله يا بن رسول الله. فقال لي: لقد فاتك من الثواب ما لم يعلم مبلغه إلا الله عز وجل، إن هذا شهر قد فضله الله وعظم حرمته، وأوجب للصائمين فيه كرامته. قال: فقلت له: يا بن رسول الله، فإن صمت مما بقي شيئا، هل أنال فوزا ببعض ثواب الصائمين فيه؟ فقال: يا سالم، من صام يوما من آخر هذا الشهر، كان ذلك أمانا له من شدة سكرات الموت، وأمانا له من هول المطلع وعذاب القبر، ومن صام يومين من آخر هذا الشهر، كان له بذلك جواز على الصراط، ومن صام ثلاثة أيام من آخر هذا الشهر، أمن يوم الفزع الاكبر من أهواله وشدائده، وأعطي براءة من النار (1).
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