English translation
1665. Muḥammad bin Al-Munkadir said: “Salmān Al-Fārīsī passed by Shurāḥbil bin As-Simṭ while he was in a garrison in which he and his companions were suffering from difficulties. He said to him: ‘Shall I narrate to you – O Ibn As-Simṭ – a Hadīth I heard from the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ?’ He said: ‘Of course.’ He said: ‘I heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ saying: “(Ribāṭ) Guarding the frontier for a day in the cause of Allāh is more virtuous” – and perhaps he said: “better, than fasting a month and standing (in prayer) for it. And whoever dies in it, he is protected from the trials of the grave, and his deeds (continuously) multiplied until the Day of Resurrection.”’ (Saḥīḥ) [Abū ‘Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan.