Fasting Ramadan, standing its nights and the Night of Decree

صيام رمضان وقيامه وقيام ليلة القدر

Three consecutive texts in Sahih al-Bukhari share one wording for the result: whoever fasts Ramadan with faith and hope of reward has his past sins forgiven Sahih al-Bukhari 38 — forgiveness of past sins, likewise whoever stands its nights in prayer Sahih al-Bukhari 37 — forgiveness of past sins, and likewise whoever stands the Night of Decree Sahih al-Bukhari 35 — forgiveness of past sins. The result is a clearing of what went before, not a number subtracted, so the calculator shows it in words.

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The reckoning of good and bad deeds

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The good deeds (al-hasanat)· The balance (al-mizan)· Sayyi'at (evil deeds and sins)· The reckoning of good and bad deeds· Expiation (kaffara)· The Reckoning· Calling to guidance or to error: the like of the rewards and sins of those who follow· Hajj without lewdness or wrongdoing, and umra to umra

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  • Sahih al-Bukhari
  • hadith-api (fawazahmed0): open hadith editions
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