Fasting will serve as a shield as long as one abstains from backbiting

Can you mention the reference for this narration?

الصيام جنة ما لم يخرقها صاحبها وخرقها الغيبة

Answer:

This narration appears in Musannaf ‘Abdur Razzaq as the statement of Hafsah bintu Sirin (rahimahallah).

(Musannaf ‘Abdur Razzaq, Hadith: 7895)

The opening words; ‘Fasting is a shield’ also appear in Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim and other Hadith collections.

(Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 1894, 7492 and Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 1151)

Also see here.

Translation

Fasting will serve as a shield as long as a person does not breach it by engaging in backbiting.

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar

Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar

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This answer was collected from HadithAnswers.com. The answers were either answered or checked by Moulana Haroon Abasoomar (rahimahullah) who was a Shaykhul Hadith in South Africa, or by his son, Moulana Muhammad Abasoomer (hafizahullah), who is a Hadith specialist. 

Tags: backbiting, Fasting, Hadith

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