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Then he added:
"Shall I inform you of the Gates of Goodness? The fast is a shield.
Charity mitigates sins as water extinguishes fire. Similarly, prayer in
the middle of the night. Then he recited: 'Whose sides forsake their
couches as they supplicate to their Lord in fear and hope; who give
in charity of that which We have given them. No soul knows what
pleases the eye is in store for them as a recompense for what they
used to do.' 32:16-17
Then he added:
„Shall I tell you of the head of the matter and of its pole, and its
highest hump?‟ I said, „Certainly, O Messenger of Allah, praise and
peace be upon him." He said, „The head of the matter is Islam. Its
pole are prayers and its highest hump is Jihad in the Way of Allah.‟
"Shall I inform you of the Gates of Goodness? The fast is a shield.
Charity mitigates sins as water extinguishes fire. Similarly, prayer in
the middle of the night. Then he recited: 'Whose sides forsake their
couches as they supplicate to their Lord in fear and hope; who give
in charity of that which We have given them. No soul knows what
pleases the eye is in store for them as a recompense for what they
used to do.' 32:16-17
Then he added:
„Shall I tell you of the head of the matter and of its pole, and its
highest hump?‟ I said, „Certainly, O Messenger of Allah, praise and
peace be upon him." He said, „The head of the matter is Islam. Its
pole are prayers and its highest hump is Jihad in the Way of Allah.‟