أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّی وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ الْحَکَمِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُرْوَةَ بْنَ النَّزَّالِ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ مُعَاذٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الصَّوْمُ جُنَّةٌ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 2232
It was narrated that Muadh bin Jabal said: “The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Fasting is a shield.”(Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020