The Book on Virtues of Jihad
22/3. Chapter:
What Has Been Related About The Virtue Of Fasting In The Cause Of Allah
Jami at-Tirmidhi
حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ جَمِيلٍ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ الْبَاهِلِيِّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ صَامَ يَوْمًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ النَّارِ خَنْدَقًا كَمَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ " . هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ .
Narrated Abu Umamah Al-Bahili: That The Prophet (ﷺ) Said, "Whoever Fasts A Day In The Cause Of Allah, Allah Shall Put Between Him And The Fire A Trench Whose Distance Is Like That Between The Heavens And The Earth." This Hadith Is Gharib As A Narration Of Abu Umamah.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1624In-book reference : Book 22, Hadith 6English translation : Vol. 3, Book 20, Hadith 1624