Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُحَمَّدِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ ثنا أَبُو الطَّيِّبِ الْمُظَفَّرُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ الْخَلِيلِيُّ ثنا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ حَسَّانَ الْوَاسِطِيُّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ سُفْيَانَ بْنَ عُيَيْنَةَ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ فِيمَا يَرْوِيهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَنْ رَبِّهِ ﷻ كُلُّ عَمَلِ ابْنِ آدَمَ لَهُ إِلَّا الصَّوْمَ فَإِنَّهُ لِي وَأَنَا أَجْزِي بِهِ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ هَذَا مِنْ أَجْوَدِ الْأَحَادِيثِ وَأَحْكَمِهَا إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ يُحَاسِبُ اللهُ ﷻ عَبْدَهُ وَيُؤَدِّي مَا عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْمَظَالِمِ مِنْ سَائِرِ عَمَلِهِ حَتَّى لَا يَبْقَى إِلَّا الصَّوْمُ فَيَتَحَمَّلُ اللهُ عَنْهُ مَا بَقِيَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْمَظَالِمِ وَيُدْخِلُهُ بِالصَّوْمِ الْجَنَّةَ
English Translation
Sufyan ibn 'Uyaynah was asked about the hadith narrated by the Prophet (peace be upon him) from his Lord: 'Every deed of the son of Adam is for him except fasting — it is for Me and I shall reward for it.' Ibn 'Uyaynah said: 'This is one of the finest and most precise hadiths. On the Day of Resurrection, Allah the Almighty will hold His servant to account and will settle the injustices owed against him from his other deeds, until nothing remains except fasting. Then Allah will bear the remaining injustices on his behalf and admit him to Paradise through fasting.'