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Sahih Muslim 1913a (Book 33, Hadith 233) #12043
The Merit of Keeping Watch

SUMMARY: Keeping watch for a day and a night is better than fasting for a whole month and standing in prayer every night, and if one dies while performing this duty, they will continue to receive reward perpetually.

It has been narrated on the authority of Salman who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah say: Keeping watch for a day and a night is better (in point of reward) than fasting for a whole month and standing in prayer every night. If a person dies (while, performing this duty), his (meritorious) activity will continue and he will go on receiving his reward for it perpetually and will be saved from the torture of the grave.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ بَهْرَامَ الدَّارِمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعْدٍ - عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ مُوسَى، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ شُرَحْبِيلَ بْنِ السَّمِطِ، عَنْ سَلْمَانَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ رِبَاطُ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ خَيْرٌ مِنْ صِيَامِ شَهْرٍ وَقِيَامِهِ وَإِنْ مَاتَ جَرَى عَلَيْهِ عَمَلُهُ الَّذِي كَانَ يَعْمَلُهُ وَأُجْرِيَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقُهُ وَأَمِنَ الْفَتَّانَ

TOPICS
vigilance  *  reward  *  death  *  istiqamah  *  sawm  *  salat

QUICK LESSONS:
Keep watch over yourself and your faithfulness to Allah SWT; do good deeds even after death; stay vigilant in your faith as it brings great rewards from Allah SWT.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the great reward that comes with keeping watch for a day and night. It is said that this activity is better than fasting for an entire month or standing in prayer every night. If someone dies while performing this duty, their activity will continue to be rewarded perpetually and they will be saved from the torture of the grave. This hadith encourages us to stay vigilant in our faith as it brings great rewards from Allah SWT. It also teaches us that even after death, we can still receive rewards if we have done good deeds during our lifetime.

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