Sahih al-Bukhari, 5353
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Yahya bin Qz'hfromImam MaalikfromThur bin Zayd al-DaylifromSalm Abu al-Ghyth al-MadnifromAbu Hurairah
Hadith text · Matn
السَّاعِي عَلَى الأَرْمَلَةِ وَالْمِسْكِينِ كَالْمُجَاهِدِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ، أَوِ الْقَائِمِ اللَّيْلَ الصَّائِمِ النَّهَارَ
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English translation
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The one who looks after a widow or a poor person is like a Mujahid (warrior) who fights for Allah's Cause, or like him who performs prayers all the night and fasts all the day."
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ قَزَعَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ ثَوْرِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْغَيْثِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 69, Hadith 3
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 7, Book 64, Hadith 265 (deprecated numbering scheme)