Prayer as divine proximity and fasting as bodily devotion

Nahj al-Balāgha · Volume 1 · Section 136 · 1 narrations

Hadith 1737

136. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: For the God-fearing prayers is a means of seeking nearness to Allāh; and for the weak the ḥajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) is as good as jihād (fighting in the way of Allāh). For…

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