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Shia hadith/Nahj al-Balāgha 1

Nahj al-Balāgha 1, record 167 of the digital edition

al-Sharīf al-Raḍī · Prayer as divine proximity and fasting as bodily devotion

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Arabic text

١٣٦. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): الصَّلَاةُ قُرْبَانُ كُلِّ تَقِيٍّ وَالْحَجُّ جِهَادُ كُلِّ ضَعِيفٍ وَلِكُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ زَكَاةٌ وَ زَكَاةُ الْبَدَنِ الصِّيَامُ وَجِهَادُ الْمَرْأَةِ حُسْنُ التَّبَعُّلِ.

Translation

136. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: For the God-fearing prayers is a means of seeking nearness to Allāh; and for the weak the ḥajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) is as good as jihād (fighting in the way of Allāh). For every thing there is a levy; and the levy of the body is fasting. The jihād of a woman is to afford pleasant company to her husband.

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