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«مَثلُ المُجاهدِ في سبيلِ اللهِ كَمَثلِ الصَّائم القائمِ الدائمِ»
A verbatim excerpt of the text, forty words at most; the full text is in the edition cited under sources
Chain of transmission
- Malik ibn Anas
- Abd Allah ibn Dhakwan Abu al-Zinad
- Abd al-Rahman ibn Hurmuz al-A'raj
- Abu Hurayra
- Muhammad
Summary
Malik transmits from Abu al-Zinad, from al-A'raj, from Abu Hurayra (may God be pleased with him), that the Messenger of God ﷺ said: the likeness of the one who strives in God's path is like one who fasts, stands in prayer and never slackens from prayer or fasting, until he returns. 1
Place in the museum
Belongs to the Muwatta, Book of Jihad. Source: the Muwatta. Mentions Abu Hurayra, Abd Allah ibn Dhakwan, Abu al-Zinad, Abd al-Rahman ibn Hormoz, al-A'raj. Built on in the chapters on jihad.
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People and things also explored
Muwatta 1284· Muwatta 1324· Muwatta 1325· Muwatta 1326· Muwatta 29· Muwatta 33· Muwatta 40· Muwatta 71
Sources
- Muwatta, recension of Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi (ed. Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf) , p.571
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islam.museum contributors. “Muwatta 1283”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muwatta-7-1283/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.