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Jami' at-TirmidhiThe Book on Fasting

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 762

Chapter: What Has Been Related About Fasting Three (Days) Of Every Month

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 762

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الأَحْوَلِ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَذَلِكَ صِيَامُ الدَّهْرِ ‏"

Abu Dharr narrated:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever fasts three days in every month, then that is (similar to) fasting every day.' Then Allah Mighty and Sublime is He, attested to that in His Book, by revealing: Whoever brings a good deed, shall have ten times the like thereof. So a day is like ten."

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 762).

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Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( فَذَلِكَ صِيَامُ الدَّهْرِ ) وَذَلِكَ لِأَنَّ الْحَسَنَةَ بِعَشْرِ أَمْثَالِهَا فَيَعْدِلُ صِيَامُ الثَّلَاثَةِ الْأَيَّامِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ صِيَامَ الشَّهْرِ كُلِّهِ فَيَكُونُ كَمَنْ صَامَ الدَّهْرَ. قَوْلُهُ : ( هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ ) وَأَخْرَجَهُ اِبْنُ مَاجَهْ. قَوْلُهُ : ( عَنْ أَبِي شِمْرٍ ) بِكَسْرِ الشِّينِ الْمُعْجَمَةِ وَسُكُونِ الْمِيمِ الضُّبَعِيِّ مَقْبُولٌ مِنْ الرَّابِعَةِ.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 762
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 762
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 762

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  • شرح السنة (1801)مَنْ صَامَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ ، فَذَاكَ صِيَامُ الدَّهْرِ ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى تَصْدِيقَ ذَلِكَ فِي كِتَابِهِ : مَنْ جَاءَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ فَلَهُ عَشْرُ أَمْثَالِهَا سورة الأنعام آية 160 ، الْيَوْمُ بِعَشَرَةِ أَيَّامٍ

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