وَالصَّلاَةُ نُورٌ وَالصَّدَقَةُ بُرْهَانٌ وَالصَّبْرُ ضِيَاءٌ
and prayer is a light, and charity is proof (of one's faith) and endurance is a brightness
Sahih Muslim 223 · Source checked
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Source
Sahih Muslim 223
Book 2, Hadith 1
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What It Means: Reading in Context
These three linked clauses come from a longer saying on purification, remembrance, prayer, charity, endurance, the Qur’an and daily conduct. The parenthetical explanation in English belongs to the source translation. The remainder of the narration is available through the source link. This entry comes from Sahih Muslim 223. The displayed text is an excerpt, not the complete narration. Follow the source link to read the narrator, full wording and in-book reference together. A hadith number identifies the source used here; numbering systems can differ between editions. Being able to inspect a source is important when a short statement is shared outside its original setting. The accompanying reflection is an editorial prompt for everyday conduct. It is not part of the hadith and does not replace explanation from qualified scholarship. Avoid extending a short reminder into a religious ruling that the entry itself does not establish.
REFLECTION · EDITORIAL
Consider how prayer, generosity and patience each have a place in your day. Choose one concrete action that gives your values expression.
This reflection is not Qur’an, hadith or an authoritative tafsir.