Narrated by Abu Malik al-Ash'ari
Purity is half of faith. Alhamdulillah fills the scale, and SubhanAllah and Alhamdulillah fill what is between the heavens and the earth. Prayer is light, charity is proof, patience is brightness, and the Qur'an is an argument for you or against you.
Sahih Muslim 223
What this hadith teaches
Prayer is light in the heart, on the face, in the grave and on the Day of Resurrection. The person who prays sees their way more clearly in life.
Reference and grade
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- Sahih (in Sahih Muslim)
- Narrator
- Abu Malik al-Ash'ari
- Chapter
- Why prayer matters
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
الطُّهُورُ شَطْرُ الإِيمَانِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ تَمْلأُ الْمِيزَانَ . وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ تَمْلآنِ - أَوْ تَمْلأُ - مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَالصَّلاَةُ نُورٌ وَالصَّدَقَةُ بُرْهَانٌ وَالصَّبْرُ ضِيَاءٌ وَالْقُرْآنُ حُجَّةٌ لَكَ أَوْ عَلَيْكَ كُلُّ النَّاسِ يَغْدُو فَبَائِعٌ نَفْسَهُ فَمُعْتِقُهَا أَوْ مُوبِقُهَا
Arabic text of Sahih Muslim 223, as given on sunnah.com.