Hadith #141
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ
لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ قَالَ أَبِي سَمِعْتُهُ أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ مِنْ سُفْيَانَ وَقَالَ مَرَّةً مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ وَقَالَ مَرَّةً مَنْ قَامَ وَمَنْ قَامَ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ
Isnad Chain
سفيان
الزهري
أبي سلمة
أبو هريرة
النبي
English Translation
It was narrated from Abu Hurayra (رضي الله عنه) — via Sufyan, from al-Zuhri, from Abu Salama — that the Prophet ﷺ said: 'Whoever fasts Ramadan out of faith and seeking [Allah's] reward [ihtisaban], his past sins are forgiven.' [Ahmad said: I heard it from Sufyan four times. On one occasion he said: "whoever fasts Ramadan"; on another: "whoever stands [in prayer during Ramadan]"; and also: "whoever stands the Night of Power out of faith and seeking reward, his past sins are forgiven."]
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 17, Hadith 141
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 6979
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-43369