THE VIRTUE OF WINTER

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It has been narrated in some the narrations that the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم said:

الشتاء ربيع المؤمن قصر نهاره فصام وطال ليله فقام

“Winter is a time of spring for the believer, the days are short so he fasts, and the nights are long so he stands.”

[Aboo Na’eem in Hilya al-Awliyaa (8/364); Ibn ‘Adee in Lisaan al-Meezaan (5/118) with an Mashoor Isnaad; Haythamee in Majmaa az-Zawaaid (3/203) with a Hasan Isnaad; Zarqaanee in Mukhtasar al-Maqaasid (Pg. 553) with a Hasan Isnaad; ‘Ajloonee in Kashf al-Khafaa (2/6) with supporting Isnaads]

In another narration;

الشتاء الغنيمة الباردة

“Winter is a cold treasure”

[Narrated by Ahmad (4/335); at-Tirmidhee (794); Ibn Khuzaymah (3/309) Classified Hasan by al-Albaanee in Saheeh al-Jaami’ as-Sagheer (3868)]