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Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 1246

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In-book entry
256

Chapter 45

Chapter context: The Excellence of Observing Saum (Fasting) in the months of Muharram and Sha'ban and the Secred Months

- باب بيان فضل صوم المحرم وشعبان والأشهر الحرم‏:‏

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ ‏

‏أفضل الصيام بعد رمضان‏:‏ شهر الله المحرم، وأفضل الصلاة بعد الفريضة‏:‏ صلاة الليل‏

‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Translation

English translation

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The best month for observing Saum (fasting) next after Ramadan is the month of Allah, the Muharram; and the best Salat (prayer) next after the prescribed Salat is Salat at night (Tahajjud prayers)." [Muslim].

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This is Hadith 1246 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 9, The Book of Virtues, as in-book entry 256 under the chapter “The Excellence of Observing Saum (Fasting) in the months of Muharram and Sha'ban and the Secred Months.”

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