Sunan Ibn Majah 2768

سنن ابن ماجه#2768Mawdu'

It was narrated that Ubayy bin Ka’b said:“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘For guarding the frontier for a day in the cause of Allah, defending the Muslims, seeking reward, apart from in the month of Ramadan, there is a reward granted greater than worshipping for a hundred years, fasting and praying. Guarding the frontier for a day in the cause of Allah, defending the Muslims, seeking reward, in the month of Ramadan, is better before Allah and brings a greater reward” – I think he said – “than worshipping for a thousand years, fasting and praying. If Allah returns him to his family safe and sound, no bad deed will be recorded for him for a thousand years, but his good deeds will be recorded, and the reward for guarding the frontier will come to him until the Day of Resurrection.”

Scholarly Authentication

We show the most cautious grade (weakest-wins) as the overall label. Individual scholars graded it as follows:

Al-AlbaniMawdu
Muhammad Fouad Abd al-BaqiMawdu
Zubair Ali ZaiDaif

In-book reference: 24:16