Hadith on Sadaqa: Set up a barrier against Hell with charity

Fadalah ibn ‘Ubayd reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Set up a barrier between yourself and the Hellfire, even with half of a date in charity.”

Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr lil-Ṭabarānī 18/303

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ فَضَالَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ اجْعَلُوا بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَ النَّارِ حِجَابًا وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ

18/303 المعجم الكبير للطبراني

153 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن في صحيح الجامع

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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