Hadith 813
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88. We were told by Abu’l-Hasan, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Ahmad al-Tabari, that he said: We were told by Abu Sa’eed, that he said: I was told by Khirash, the servant of Anas bin Malik, that he said: We were told by my master, Anas bin Malik, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said
Fasting is a Garden – meaning a veil – from the Fire. He only said that because fasting is an internal devoutness in whom there is no incitement to evil by Shaytan, nor any means of ostentation before another human being.
حدثنا أبو الحسن، قال: حدثنا علي بن أحمد الطبري، قال: حدثنا أبو سعيد، قال حدثنا خراش، قال: حدثنا مولاي أنس بن مالك، قال
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: للصائم فرحتان فرحة عند إفطاره وفرحة يوم يلقى ربه. - يعني بفرحته عند إفطاره فرحة المسلم بتحصيل ذلك اليوم في ديوان حسناته وفواضل أعماله لا أن فرحته تلك بما أبيح من الطعام وقته ذلك. ذلك وليس الفرح بالاكل ولحاجة البطن من شرائف ما يمدح بن الصالحون، وأما فرحته عند لقاء ربه عز وجل فبما يفيض الله عليه من فضل عطائه الذي ليس لأحد من أهل القيامة مثله إلا لمن عمل مثل عمله -.
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