عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ:
'An Abi Hurayrata radiyallahu 'anhu, 'ani-n-Nabiyyi sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam qala:
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet (ﷺ), who said:
يَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ:
Yaqulullahu 'azza wa jall:
Allah (mighty and sublime be He) says:
الصَّوْمُ لِي، وَأَنَا أَجْزِي بِهِ.
As-sawmu li, wa ana ajzi bih.
Fasting is Mine and it is I who give reward for it.
يَدَعُ شَهْوَتَهُ وَأَكْلَهُ وَشُرْبَهُ مِنْ أَجْلِي.
Yada'u shahwatahu wa aklahu wa shurbahu min ajli.
[A man] gives up his sexual passion, his food and his drink for My sake.
وَالصَّوْمُ جُنَّةٌ.
Wa-s-sawmu junnah.
Fasting is like a shield.
وَلِلصَّائِمِ فَرْحَتَانِ: فَرْحَةٌ حِينَ يُفْطِرُ، وَفَرْحَةٌ حِينَ يَلْقَى رَبَّهُ.
Wa li-s-sa'imi farhatani: farhatun hina yuftiru, wa farhatun hina yalqa rabbah.
And he who fasts has two joys: a joy when he breaks his fast, and a joy when he meets his Lord.
وَلَخُلُوفُ فَمِ الصَّائِمِ أَطْيَبُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنْ رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ.
Wa la-khulufu fami-s-sa'imi atyabu 'indallahi min rihi-l-misk.
The change in the breath of the mouth of him who fasts is better in Allah's estimation than the smell of musk.
رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ (وَكَذَلِكَ مُسْلِمٌ وَمَالِكٌ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ).
Rawahu-l-Bukhari (wa kadhalika Muslimun wa Malikun wa-t-Tirmidhi wa-n-Nasa'i wa-bnu Majah).
It was related by al-Bukhari (also by Muslim, Malik, at-Tirmidhi, an-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah).
Arabic
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: يَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: الصَّوْمُ لِي، وَأَنَا أَجْزِي بِهِ. يَدَعُ شَهْوَتَهُ وَأَكْلَهُ وَشُرْبَهُ مِنْ أَجْلِي. وَالصَّوْمُ جُنَّةٌ. وَلِلصَّائِمِ فَرْحَتَانِ: فَرْحَةٌ حِينَ يُفْطِرُ، وَفَرْحَةٌ حِينَ يَلْقَى رَبَّهُ. وَلَخُلُوفُ فَمِ الصَّائِمِ أَطْيَبُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنْ رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ. رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ (وَكَذَلِكَ مُسْلِمٌ وَمَالِكٌ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ).
Pronunciation
'An Abi Hurayrata radiyallahu 'anhu, 'ani-n-Nabiyyi sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam qala: Yaqulullahu 'azza wa jall: As-sawmu li, wa ana ajzi bih. Yada'u shahwatahu wa aklahu wa shurbahu min ajli. Wa-s-sawmu junnah. Wa li-s-sa'imi farhatani: farhatun hina yuftiru, wa farhatun hina yalqa rabbah. Wa la-khulufu fami-s-sa'imi atyabu 'indallahi min rihi-l-misk. Rawahu-l-Bukhari (wa kadhalika Muslimun wa Malikun wa-t-Tirmidhi wa-n-Nasa'i wa-bnu Majah).
English
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet (ﷺ), who said: Allah (mighty and sublime be He) says: Fasting is Mine and it is I who give reward for it. [A man] gives up his sexual passion, his food and his drink for My sake. Fasting is like a shield. And he who fasts has two joys: a joy when he breaks his fast, and a joy when he meets his Lord. The change in the breath of the mouth of him who fasts is better in Allah's estimation than the smell of musk. It was related by al-Bukhari (also by Muslim, Malik, at-Tirmidhi, an-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah).