Translation
of Sahih Bukhari, Book 31:
Fasting
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 115:
Narrated Talha bin
'Ubaid-Ullah:
A bedouin with
unkempt hair came to Allah's Apostle and said,
"O Allah's Apostle! Inform me what Allah has
made compulsory for me as regards the
prayers." He replied: "You have to offer
perfectly the five compulsory prayers in a day and
night (24 hours), unless you want to pray Nawafil."
The bedouin further asked, "Inform me what
Allah has made compulsory for me as regards
fasting." He replied, "You have to fast
during the whole month of Ramadan, unless you want
to fast more as Nawafil." The bedouin further
asked, "Tell me how much Zakat Allah has
enjoined on me." Thus, Allah's Apostle
informed him about all the rules (i.e.
fundamentals) of Islam. The bedouin then said,
"By Him Who has honored you, I will neither
perform any Nawafil nor will I decrease what Allah
has enjoined on me. Allah's Apostle said, "If
he is saying the truth, he will succeed (or he
will be granted Paradise)."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 116:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet
observed the fast on the 10th of Muharram ('Ashura),
and ordered (Muslims) to fast on that day, but
when the fasting of the month of Ramadan was
prescribed, the fasting of the 'Ashura' was
abandoned. 'Abdullah did not use to fast on that
day unless it coincided with his routine fasting
by chance.
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 117:
Narrated 'Aisha:
(The tribe of)
Quraish used to fast on the day of Ashura' in the
Pre-lslamic period, and then Allah's Apostle
ordered (Muslims) to fast on it till the fasting
in the month of Ramadan was prescribed; whereupon
the Prophet said, "He who wants to fast (on 'Ashura')
may fast, and he who does not want to fast may not
fast."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 118:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
said, "Fasting is a shield (or a screen or a
shelter). So, the person observing fasting should
avoid sexual relation with his wife and should not
behave foolishly and impudently, and if somebody
fights with him or abuses him, he should tell him
twice, 'I am fasting." The Prophet added,
"By Him in Whose Hands my soul is, the smell
coming out from the mouth of a fasting person is
better in the sight of Allah than the smell of
musk. (Allah says about the fasting person), 'He
has left his food, drink and desires for My sake.
The fast is for Me. So I will reward (the fasting
person) for it and the reward of good deeds is
multiplied ten times."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 119:
Narrated Abu Wail
from Hudhaifa:
Umar asked the
people, "Who remembers the narration of the
Prophet about the affliction?" Hudhaifa said,
"I heard the Prophet saying, 'The affliction
of a person in his property, family and neighbors
is expiated by his prayers, fasting, and giving in
charity." 'Umar said, "I do not ask
about that, but I ask about those afflictions
which will spread like the waves of the sea."
Hudhaifa replied, "There is a closed gate in
front of those afflictions." 'Umar asked,
"Will that gate be opened or broken?" He
replied, "It will be broken." 'Umar
said, "Then the gate will not be closed again
till the Day of Resurrection." We said to
Masruq, "Would you ask Hudhaifa whether 'Umar
knew what that gate symbolized?" He asked him
and he replied "He ('Umar) knew it as one
knows that there will be night before tomorrow,
morning.
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 120:
Narrated Sahl:
The Prophet said,
"There is a gate in Paradise called Ar-Raiyan,
and those who observe fasts will enter through it
on the Day of Resurrection and none except them
will enter through it. It will be said, 'Where are
those who used to observe fasts?' They will get
up, and none except them will enter through it.
After their entry the gate will be closed and
nobody will enter through it."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 121:
'Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
said, "Whoever gives two kinds (of things or
property) in charity for Allah's Cause, will be
called from the gates of Paradise and will be
addressed, 'O slaves of Allah! Here is
prosperity.' So, whoever was amongst the people
who used to offer their prayers, will be called
from the gate of the prayer; and whoever was
amongst the people who used to participate in
Jihad, will be called from the gate of Jihad; and
whoever was amongst those who used to observe
fasts, will be called from the gate of Ar-Raiyan;
whoever was amongst those who used to give in
charity, will be called from the gate of
charity." Abu Bakr said, "Let my parents
be sacrificed for you, O Allah's Apostle! No
distress or need will befall him who will be
called from those gates. Will there be any one who
will be called from all these gates?" The
Prophet replied, "Yes, and I hope you will be
one of them."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 122:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
said, "When Ramadan begins, the gates of
Paradise are opened."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 123:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
said, "When the month of Ramadan starts, the
gates of the heaven are opened and the gates of
Hell are closed and the devils are chained."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 124:
Narrated Ibn Umar:
I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "When you see
the crescent (of the month of Ramadan), start
fasting, and when you see the crescent (of the
month of Shawwal), stop fasting; and if the sky is
overcast (and you can't see It) then regard the
crescent (month) of Ramadan (as of 30 days)".
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 125:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
The Prophet said,
"Whoever established prayers on the night of
Qadr out of sincere faith and hoping for a reward
from Allah, then all his previous sins will be
forgiven; and whoever fasts in the month of
Ramadan out of sincere faith, and hoping for a
reward from Allah, then all his previous sins will
be forgiven."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 126:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet was the
most generous amongst the people, and he used to
be more so in the month of Ramadan when Gabriel
visited him, and Gabriel used to meet him on every
night of Ramadan till the end of the month. The
Prophet used to recite the Holy Qur'an to Gabriel,
and when Gabriel met him, he used to be more
generous than a fast wind (which causes rain and
welfare).
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 127:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
The Prophet said,
"Whoever does not give up forged speech and
evil actions, Allah is not in need of his leaving
his food and drink (i.e. Allah will not accept his
fasting.)"
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 128:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
said, "Allah said, 'All the deeds of Adam's
sons (people) are for them, except fasting which
is for Me, and I will give the reward for it.'
Fasting is a shield or protection from the fire
and from committing sins. If one of you is
fasting, he should avoid sexual relation with his
wife and quarreling, and if somebody should fight
or quarrel with him, he should say, 'I am
fasting.' By Him in Whose Hands my soul is' The
unpleasant smell coming out from the mouth of a
fasting person is better in the sight of Allah
than the smell of musk. There are two pleasures
for the fasting person, one at the time of
breaking his fast, and the other at the time when
he will meet his Lord; then he will be pleased
because of his fasting."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 129:
Narrated 'Alqama:
While I was walking with 'Abdullah he said,
"We were in the company of the Prophet and he
said, 'He who can afford to marry should marry,
because it will help him refrain from looking at
other women, and save his private parts from
looking at other women, and save his private parts
from committing illegal sexual relation; and he
who cannot afford to marry is advised to fast, as
fasting will diminish his sexual power."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 130:
Narrated Abdullah
bin Umar:
Allah's Apostle
mentioned Ramadan and said, "Do not fast
unless you see the crescent (of Ramadan), and do
not give up fasting till you see the crescent (of
Shawwal), but if the sky is overcast (if you
cannot see it), then act on estimation (i.e. count
Sha'ban as 30 days)."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 131:
Narrated Abdullah
bin Umar:
Allah's Apostle
said, "The month (can be) 29 nights (i.e.
days), and do not fast till you see the moon, and
if the sky is overcast, then complete Sha'ban as
thirty days."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 132:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet said,
"The month is like this and this," (at
the same time he showed the fingers of both his
hands thrice) and left out one thumb on the third
time.
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 133:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
The Prophet or
Abu-l-Qasim said, "Start fasting on seeing
the crescent (of Ramadan), and give up fasting on
seeing the crescent (of Shawwal), and if the sky
is overcast (and you cannot see it), complete
thirty days of Sha'ban."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 134:
Narrated Um Salama:
The Prophet vowed
to keep aloof from his wives for a period of one
month, and after the completion of 29 days he went
either in the morning or in the afternoon to his
wives. Someone said to him "You vowed that
you would not go to your wives for one
month." He replied, "The month is of 29
days."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 135:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle
vowed to keep aloof from his wives for one month,
and he had dislocation of his leg. So, he stayed
in a Mashruba for 29 nights and then came down.
Some people said, "O Allah's Apostle! You
vowed to stay aloof for one month," He
replied, "The month is of 29 days."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 136:
Narrated Abu Bakra:
The Prophet said,
"The two months of 'Id i.e. Ramadan and
Dhul-Hijja, do not decrease (in
superiority)."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 137:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet said,
"We are an illiterate nation; we neither
write, nor know accounts. The month is like this
and this, i.e. sometimes of 29 days and sometimes
of thirty days."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 138:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
The Prophet said,
"None of you should fast a day or two before
the month of Ramadan unless he has the habit of
fasting (Nawafil) (and if his fasting coincides
with that day) then he can fast that day."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 139:
Narrated Al-Bara:
It was the custom
among the companions of Muhammad that if any of
them was fasting and the food was presented (for
breaking his fast), but he slept before eating, he
would not eat that night and the following day
till sunset.
Qais bin
Sirma-al-Ansari was fasting and came to his wife
at the time of Iftar (breaking one's fast) and
asked her whether she had anything to eat. She
replied, "No, but I would go and bring some
for you." He used to do hard work during the
day, so he was overwhelmed by sleep and slept.
When his wife came and saw him, she said,
"Disappointment for you." When it was
midday on the following day, he fainted and the
Prophet was informed about the whole matter and
the following verses were revealed: "You are
permitted To go to your wives (for sexual
relation) At the night of fasting." So, they
were overjoyed by it. And then Allah also
revealed: "And eat and drink Until the white
thread Of dawn appears to you Distinct from the
black thread (of the night)." (2.187)
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 140:
Narrated 'Adi bin
Hatim:
When the above
verses were revealed: 'Until the white thread
appears to you, distinct from the black thread,' I
took two (hair) strings, one black and the other
white, and kept them under my pillow and went on
looking at them throughout the night but could not
make anything out of it. So, the next morning I
went to Allah's Apostle and told him the whole
story. He explained to me, "That verse means
the darkness of the night and the whiteness of the
dawn."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 141:
Narrated Sahl bin
Saud:
When the following
verses were revealed: 'Eat and drink until the
white thread appears to you, distinct from the
black thread' and of dawn was not revealed, some
people who intended to fast, tied black and white
threads to their legs and went on eating till they
differentiated between the two. Allah then
revealed the words, 'of dawn', and it became clear
that meant night and day.
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 142:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Bilal used to
pronounce the Adhan at night, so Allah's Apostle?
said, "Carry on taking your meals (eat and
drink) till Ibn Um Maktum pronounces the Adhan,
for he does not pronounce it till it is dawn.
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 143:
Narrated Sahl bin
Sad:
I used to take my
Suhur meals with my family and then hurry up for
presenting myself for the (Fajr) prayer with
Allah's Apostle.
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 144:
Narrated Anas:
Zaid bin Thabit
said, "We took the Suhur with the Prophet .
Then he stood for the prayer." I asked,
"What was the interval between the Suhur and
the Adhan?" He replied, "The interval
was sufficient to recite fifty verses of the Quran."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 145:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
The Prophet fasted
for days continuously; the people also did the
same but it was difficult for them. So, the
Prophet forbade them (to fast continuously for
more than one day). They slid, "But you fast
without break (no food was taken in the evening or
in the morning)." The Prophet replied,
"I am not like you, for I am provided with
food and drink (by Allah)."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 146:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik:
The Prophet said,
"Take Suhur as there is a blessing in
it."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 147:
Narrated Salama bin
Al-Akwa:
Once the Prophet
ordered a person on 'Ashura' (the tenth of
Muharram) to announce, "Whoever has eaten,
should not eat any more, but fast, and who has not
eaten should not eat, but complete his fast (till
the end of the day).
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 148:
Narrated 'Aisha and
Um Salama:
At times Allah's
Apostle used to get up in the morning in the state
of Janaba after having sexual relations with his
wives. He would then take a bath and fast.
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 149:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet used to
kiss and embrace (his wives) while he was fasting,
and he had more power to control his desires than
any of you. Said Jabir, "The person who gets
discharge after casting a look (on his wife)
should complete his fast."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 150:
Narrated Hisham's
father:
Aisha said,
"Allah's Apostle used to kiss some of his
wives while he was fasting," and then she
smiled.
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 151:
Narrated Zainab:
(daughter of Um
Salama) that her mother said, "While I was
(lying) with Allah's Apostle underneath a woolen
sheet, I got the menstruation, and then slipped
away and put on the clothes (which I used to wear)
in menses. He asked, "What is the matter? Did
you get your menses?" I replied in the
affirmative and then entered underneath that
woolen sheet. I and Allah's Apostle used to take a
bath from one water pot and he used to kiss me
while he was fasting."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 152:
Narrated 'Aisha:
(At times) in
Ramadan the Prophet used to take a bath in the
morning not because of a wet dream and would
continue his fast.
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 153:
Narrated Abu Bakr
bin 'Abdur-Rahman:
My father and I
went to 'Aisha and she said, "I testify that
Allah's Apostle at times used to get up in the
morning in a state of Janaba from sexual
intercourse, not from a wet dream and then he
would fast that day." Then he went to Um
Salama and she also narrated a similar thing.
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 154:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
The Prophet said,
"If somebody eats or drinks forgetfully then
he should complete his fast, for what he has eaten
or drunk, has been given to him by Allah."
Narrated 'Amir bin Rabi'a, "I saw the Prophet
cleaning his teeth with Siwak while he was fasting
so many times as I can't count." And narrated
Abu Huraira, "The Prophet said, 'But for my
fear that it would be hard for my followers, I
would have ordered them to clean their teeth with
Siwak on every performance of ablution." The
same is narrated by Jabir and Zaid bin Khalid from
the Prophet who did not differentiate between a
fasting and a nonfasting person in this respect
(using Siwak).
Aisha said,
"The Prophet said, "It (i.e. Siwak) is a
purification for the mouth and it is a way of
seeking Allah's pleasures." Ata' and Qatada
said, "There is no harm in swallowing the
resultant saliva."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 155:
Narrated Humran:
I saw 'Uthman
performing ablution; he washed his hands thrice,
rinsed his mouth and then washed his nose, by
putting water in it and then blowing it out, and
washed his face thrice, and then washed his right
forearm up to the elbow thrice, and then the
left-forearm up to the elbow thrice, then smeared
his head with water, washed his right foot thrice,
and then his left foot thrice and said, "I
saw Allah's Apostle performing ablution similar to
my present ablution, and then he said, 'Whoever
performs ablution like my present ablution and
then offers two Rakat in which he does not think
of worldly things, all his previous sins will be
forgiven."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 156:
Narrated 'Aisha:
A man came to the
Prophet and said that he had been burnt (ruined).
The Prophet asked him what was the matter. He
replied, "I had sexual intercourse with my
wife in Ramadan (while I was fasting)." Then
a basket full of dates was brought to the Prophet
and he asked, "Where is the burnt (ruined)
man?" He replied, "I am present."
The Prophet told him to give that basket in
charity (as expiation).
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 157:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
While we were
sitting with the Prophet a man came and said,
"O Allah's Apostle! I have been ruined."
Allah's Apostle asked what was the matter with
him. He replied "I had sexual intercourse
with my wife while I was fasting." Allah's
Apostle asked him, "Can you afford to manumit
a slave?" He replied in the negative. Allah's
Apostle asked him, "Can you fast for two
successive months?" He replied in the
negative. The Prophet asked him, "Can you
afford to feed sixty poor persons?" He
replied in the negative. The Prophet kept silent
and while we were in that state, a big basket full
of dates was brought to the Prophet . He asked,
"Where is the questioner?" He replied,
"I (am here)." The Prophet said (to
him), "Take this (basket of dates) and give
it in charity." The man said, "Should I
give it to a person poorer than I? By Allah; there
is no family between its (i.e. Medina's) two
mountains who are poorer than I." The Prophet
smiled till his pre-molar teeth became visible and
then said, 'Feed your family with it."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 158:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
A man came to the
Prophet and said, "I had sexual intercourse
with my wife on Ramadan (while fasting)." The
Prophet asked him, "Can you afford to manumit
a slave?" He replied in the negative. The
Prophet asked him, "Can you fast for two
successive months?" He replied in the
negative. He asked him, "Can you afford to
feed sixty poor persons?" He replied in the
negative. (Abu Huraira added): Then a basket full
of dates was brought to the Prophet and he said
(to that man), "Feed (poor people) with this
by way of atonement." He said, "(Should
I feed it) to poorer people than we? There is no
poorer house than ours between its (Medina's)
mountains." The Prophet said, "Then feed
your family with it."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 159:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
The Prophet was
cupped while he was in the state of lhram, and
also while he was observing a fast.
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 160:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet was
cupped while he was fasting.
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 161:
Narrated Thabit Al-Bunani:
Anas bin Malik was
asked whether they disliked the cupping for a
fasting person. He replied in the negative and
said, "Only if it causes weakness."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 162:
Narrated Ibn Abi
Aufa:
We were in the
company of Allah's Apostle on a journey. He said
to a man, "Get down and mix Sawiq (powdered
barley) with water for me." The man said,
"The sun (has not set yet), O Allah's
Apostle." The Prophet again said to him,
"Get down and mix Sawiq with water for
me." The man again said, "O Allah's
Apostle! The sun!" The Prophet said to him
(for the third time) "Get down and mix Sawiq
with water for me." The man dismounted and
mixed Sawiq with water for him. The Prophet drank
it and then beckoned with his hand (towards the
East) and said, "When you see the night
falling from this side, then a fasting person
should break his fast."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 163:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Hamza bin 'Amr Al-Aslami
said, "O Allah's Apostle! I fast
continuously."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 164:
Narrated 'Aisha:
(the wife of the
Prophet) Hamza bin 'Amr Al-Aslami asked the
Prophet, "Should I fast while
traveling?" The Prophet replied, "You
may fast if you wish, and you may not fast if you
wish."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 165:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
Allah's Apostle set
out for Mecca in Ramadan and he fasted, and when
he reached Al-Kadid, he broke his fast and the
people (with him) broke their fast too. (Abu
'Abdullah said, "Al-Kadid is a land covered
with water between Usfan and Qudaid.")
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 166:
Narrated Abu Ad-Darda:
We set out with
Allah's Apostle on one of his journeys on a very
hot day, and it was so hot that one had to put his
hand over his head because of the severity of
heat. None of us was fasting except the Prophet
and Ibn Rawaha.
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 167:
Narrated Jabir bin
'Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle was
on a journey and saw a crowd of people, and a man
was being shaded (by them). He asked, "What
is the matter?" They said, "He (the man)
is fasting." The Prophet said, "It is
not righteousness that you fast on a
journey."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 168:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik:
We used to travel
with the Prophet and neither did the fasting
persons criticize those who were not fasting, nor
did those who were not fasting criticize the
fasting ones.
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 169:
Narrated Tawus:
Ibn 'Abbas said,
"Allah's Apostle set out from Medina to Mecca
and he fasted till he reached 'Usfan, where he
asked for water and raised his hand to let the
people see him, and then broke the fast, and did
not fast after that till he reached Mecca, and
that happened in Ramadan." Ibn 'Abbas used to
say, "Allah's Apostle (sometimes) fasted and
(sometimes) did not fast during the journeys so
whoever wished to fast could fast, and whoever
wished not to fast, could do so."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 170:
Narrated Nafi:
Ibn 'Umar recited
the verse: "They had a choice either to fast
or to feed a poor person for every day, and said
that the order of this Verse was cancelled.
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 171:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Sometimes I missed
some days of Ramadan, but could not fast in lieu
of them except in the month of Sha'ban." Said
Yahya, a sub-narrator, "She used to be busy
serving the Prophet ."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 172:
Narrated Abu Said:
The Prophet said,
"Isn't it true that a woman does not pray and
does not fast on menstruating? And that is the
defect (a loss) in her religion."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 173:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle
said, "Whoever died and he ought to have
fasted (the missed days of Ramadan) then his
guardians must fast on his behalf."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 174:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
A man came to the
Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! My
mother died and she ought to have fasted one month
(for her missed Ramadan). Shall I fast on her
behalf?" The Prophet replied in the
affirmative and said, "Allah's debts have
more right to be paid." In another narration
a woman is reported to have said, "My sister
died..."
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
A woman said to the Prophet "My mother died
and she had vowed to fast but she didn't
fast." In another narration Ibn 'Abbas is
reported to have said, "A woman said to the
Prophet, "My mother died while she ought to
have fasted for fifteen days."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 175:
Narrated Umar bin
Al-Khattab:
Allah's Apostle
said, "When night falls from this side and
the day vanishes from this side and the sun sets,
then the fasting person should break his
fast."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 176:
Narrated Abdullah
bin Abi Aufa:
We were in the
company of the Prophet on a journey and he was
fasting, and when the sun set, he addressed
somebody, "O so-and-so, get up and mix Sawiq
with water for us." He replied, "O
Allah's Apostle! (Will you wait) till it is
evening?" The Prophet said, "Get down
and mix Sawiq with water for us." He replied,
"O Allah's Apostle! (If you wait) till it is
evening." The Prophet said again, "Get
down and mix Sawiq with water for us." He
replied, "It is still daytime."(1) The
Prophet said again, "Get down and mix Sawiq
with water for us." He got down and mixed
Sawiq for them. The Prophet drank it and then
said, "When you see night falling from this
side, the fasting person should break his
fast."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 177:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin Abi Aufa"
We were traveling
with Allah's Apostle and he was fasting, and when
the sun set, he said to (someone), "Get down
and mix Sawiq with water for us." He replied,
"O Allah's Apostle! (Will you wait) till it
is evening?" The Prophet again said,
"Get down and mix Sawiq with water for
us." He replied, "O Allah's Apostle! It
is still daytime." The Prophet said again,
"Get down and mix Sawiq with water for
us." So, he got down and carried out that
order. The Prophet then said, "When you see
night falling from this side, the fasting person
should break his fast," and he beckoned with
his finger towards the east.
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 178:
Narrated Sahl bin
Sad:
Allah's Apostle
said, "The people will remain on the right
path as long as they hasten the breaking of the
fast."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 179:
Narrated Ibn Abi
Aufa:
I was with the
Prophet on a journey, and he observed the fast
till evening. The Prophet said to a man, "Get
down and mix Sawiq with water for me." He
replied, "Will you wait till it is
evening?" The Prophet said, "Get down
and mix Sawiq with water for me; when you see
night falling from this side, the fasting person
should break his fast."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 180:
Narrated Abu Usama
from Hisham bin 'Ursa from Fatima:
Asma bint Abi Bakr
said, "We broke our fast during the lifetime
of the Prophet on a cloudy day and then the sun
appeared." Hisham was asked, "Were they
ordered to fast in lieu of that day?" He
replied, "It had to be made up for."
Ma'mar said, "I heard Hisham saying, "I
don't know whether they fasted in lieu of that day
or not."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 181:
Narrated Ar-Rubi'
bint Mu'awadh:
"The Prophet
sent a messenger to the village of the Ansar in
the morning of the day of 'Ashura' (10th of
Muharram) to announce: 'Whoever has eaten
something should not eat but complete the fast,
and whoever is observing the fast should complete
it.' "She further said, "Since then we
used to fast on that day regularly and also make
our boys fast. We used to make toys of wool for
the boys and if anyone of them cried for, he was
given those toys till it was the time of the
breaking of the fast."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 182:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said,
"Do not practice Al-Wisal (fasting
continuously without breaking one's fast in the
evening or eating before the following
dawn)." The people said to the Prophet,
"But you practice Al-Wisal?" The Prophet
replied, "I am not like any of you, for I am
given food and drink (by Allah) during the
night."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 183:
Narrated Abdullah
bin Umar:
Allah's Apostle
forbade Al-Wisal. The people said (to him),
"But you practice it?" He said, "I
am not like you, for I am given food and drink by
Allah."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 184:
'Narrated Abu Sa'id:
That he had heard
the Prophet saying, "Do not fast continuously
(practise Al-Wisal), and if you intend to lengthen
your fast, then carry it on only till the Suhur
(before the following dawn)." The people said
to him, "But you practice (Al-Wisal), O
Allah's Apostle!" He replied, "I am not
similar to you, for during my sleep I have One Who
makes me eat and drink."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 185:
Narrated Aisha:
Allah's Apostle
forbade Al-Wisal out of mercy to them. They said
to him, "But you practice Al-Wisal?" He
said, "I am not similar to you, for my Lord
gives me food and drink. "
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 186:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
forbade Al-Wisal in fasting. So, one of the
Muslims said to him, "But you practice Al-Wisal.
O Allah's Apostle!" The Prophet replied,
"Who amongst you is similar to me? I am given
food and drink during my sleep by my Lord."
So, when the people refused to stop Al-Wisal
(fasting continuously), the Prophet fasted day and
night continuously along with them for a day and
then another day and then they saw the crescent
moon (of the month of Shawwal). The Prophet said
to them (angrily), "If It (the crescent) had
not appeared, I would have made you fast for a
longer period." That was as a punishment for
them when they refused to stop (practising Al-Wisal).
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 187:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
The Prophet said
twice, "(O you people) Be cautious! Do not
practice Al-Wisal." The people said to him,
"But you practice Al-Wisal?" The Prophet
replied, "My Lord gives me food and drink
during my sleep. Do that much of deeds which is
within your ability."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 188:
Narrated Abu Said
Al-Khudri:
Allah's Apostle
said, "Do not fast continuously day and night
(practise Al-Wisal) and if anyone of you intends
to fast continuously day and night, he should
continue till the Suhur time." They said,
"But you practise Al-Wisal, O Allah's
Apostle!" The Prophet said, "I am not
similar to you;. during my sleep I have One Who
makes me eat and drink."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 189:
Narrated Abu
Juhaifa:
The Prophet made a
bond of brotherhood between Salman and Abu Ad-Darda.'
Salman paid a visit to Abu Ad-Darda' and found Um
Ad-Darda' dressed in shabby clothes and asked her
why she was in that state. She replied, "Your
brother Abu Ad-Darda' is not interested in (the
luxuries of) this world." In the meantime Abu
Ad-Darda' came and prepared a meal for Salman.
Salman requested Abu Ad-Darda' to eat (with him),
but Abu Ad-Darda' said, "I am fasting."
Salman said, "I am not going to eat unless
you eat." So, Abu Ad-Darda' ate(with Salman).
When it was night and (a part of the night
passed), Abu Ad-Darda' got up (to offer the night
prayer), but Salman told him to sleep and Abu Ad-Darda'
slept. After sometime Abu Ad-Darda' again got up
but Salman told him to sleep. When it was the last
hours of the night, Salman told him to get up
then, and both of them offered the prayer. Salman
told Abu Ad-Darda', "Your Lord has a right on
you, your soul has a right on you, and your family
has a right on you; so you should give the rights
of all those who has a right on you." Abu Ad-Darda'
came to the Prophet and narrated the whole story.
The Prophet said, "Salman has spoken the
truth."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 190:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle
used to fast till one would say that he would
never stop fasting, and he would abandon fasting
till one would say that he would never fast. I
never saw Allah's Apostle fasting for a whole
month except the month of Ramadan, and did not see
him fasting in any month more than in the month of
Sha'ban.
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 191:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet never
fasted in any month more than in the month of
Sha'ban. He used to say, "Do those deeds
which you can do easily, as Allah will not get
tired (of giving rewards) till you get bored and
tired (of performing religious deeds)." The
most beloved prayer to the Prophet was the one
that was done regularly (throughout the life) even
if it were little. And whenever the Prophet
offered a prayer he used to offer it regularly .
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 192:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet never
fasted a full month except the month of Ramadan,
and he used to fast till one could say, "By
Allah, he will never stop fasting," and he
would abandon fasting till one would say, "By
Allah, he will never fast."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 193:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle
used to leave fasting in a certain month till we
thought that he would not fast in that month, and
he used to fast in another month till we thought
he would not stop fasting at all in that month.
And if one wanted to see him praying at night, one
could see him (in that condition), and if one
wanted to see him sleeping at night, one could see
him (in that condition) too.
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 194:
Narrated Humaid:
I asked Anas about
the fasting of the Prophet. He said "Whenever
I liked to see the Prophet fasting in any month, I
could see that, and whenever I liked to see him
not fasting, I could see that too, and if I liked
to see him praying in any night, I could see that,
and if I liked to see him sleeping, I could see
that, too." Anas further said, "I never
touched silk or velvet softer than the hand of
Allah's Apostle and never smelled musk or perfumed
smoke more pleasant than the smell of Allah's
Apostle."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 195:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin 'Amr bin Al-'As:
"Once Allah's
Apostle came to me," and then he narrated the
whole narration, i.e. your guest has a right on
you, and your wife has a right on you. I then
asked about the fasting of David. The Prophet
replied, "Half of the year," (i.e. he
used to fast on every alternate day).
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 196:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin 'Amr bin Al-'As:
Allah's Apostle
said to me, "O 'Abdullah! Have I not been
informed that you fast during the day and offer
prayers all the night." 'Abdullah replied,
"Yes, O Allah's Apostle!" The Prophet
said, "Don't do that; fast for few days and
then give it up for few days, offer prayers and
also sleep at night, as your body has a right on
you, and your wife has a right on you, and your
guest has a right on you. And it is sufficient for
you to fast three days in a month, as the reward
of a good deed is multiplied ten times, so it will
be like fasting throughout the year." I
insisted (on fasting) and so I was given a hard
instruction. I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I
have power." The Prophet said, "Fast
like the fasting of the Prophet David and do not
fast more than that." I said, "How was
the fasting of the Prophet of Allah, David?"
He said, "Half of the year," (i.e. he
used to fast on every alternate day).
Afterwards when
'Abdullah became old, he used to say, "It
would have been better for me if I had accepted
the permission of the Prophet (which he gave me
i.e. to fast only three days a month)."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 197:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin 'Amr:
Allah's Apostle was
informed that I had taken an oath to fast daily
and to pray (every night) all the night throughout
my life (so Allah's Apostle came to me and asked
whether it was correct): I replied, "Let my
parents be sacrificed for you! I said so."
The Prophet said, "You can not do that. So,
fast for few days and give it up for few days, r
ray and sleep. Fast three days a month as the
reward of good deeds is multiplied ten times and
that will be equal to one year of fasting." I
replied, "I can do better than that."
The Prophet said to me, "Fast one day and
give up fasting for a day and that is the fasting
of Prophet David and that is the best
fasting." I said, "I have the power to
fast better (more) than that." The Prophet
said, "There is no better fasting than
that."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 198:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin 'Amr:
The news of my
daily fasting and praying every night throughout
the night reached the Prophet. So he sent for me
or I met him, and he said, "I have been
informed that you fast everyday and pray every
night (all the night). Fast (for some days) and
give up fasting (for some days); pray and sleep,
for your eyes have a right on you, and your body
and your family (i.e. wife) have a right on
you." I replied, "I have more power than
that (fasting)." The Prophet said, "Then
fast like the fasts of (the Prophet) David".
I said, "How?" He replied, "He used
to fast on alternate days, and he used not to flee
on meeting the enemy." I said, "From
where can I get that chance?" ('Ata' said,
"I do not know how the expression of fasting
daily throughout the life occurred.") So, the
Prophet said, twice, "Whoever fasts daily
throughout his life is just as the one who does
not fast at all."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 199:
Narrated Mujahid
from 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:
The Prophet said
(to 'Abdullah), "Fast three days a
month." 'Abdullah said, (to the Prophet)
"I am able to fast more than that." They
kept on arguing on this matter till the Prophet
said, "Fast on alternate days, and recite the
whole Qur'an once a month." 'Abdullah said,
"I can recite more (in a month)," and
the argument went on till the Prophet said,
"Recite the Qur'an once each three
days." (i.e. you must not recite the whole
Qur'an in less than three days).
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 200:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin 'Amr bin Al-'As:
The Prophet said to
me, "You fast daily all the year and pray
every night all the night?" I replied in the
affirmative. The Prophet said, "If you keep
on doing this, your eyes will become weak and your
body will get tired. He who fasts all the year is
as he who did not fast at all. The fasting of
three days (a month) will be equal to the tasting
of the whole year." I replied, "I have
the power for more than this." The Prophet
said, "Then fast like the fasting of David
who used to fast on alternate days and would never
flee from the battle field, on meeting the enemy.
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 201:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin 'Amr:
Allah's Apostle was
informed about my fasts, and he came to me and I
spread for him a leather cushion stuffed with palm
fires, but he sat on the ground and the cushion
remained between me and him, and then he said,
"Isn't it sufficient for you to fast three
days a month?" I replied, "O Allah's
Apostle! (I can fast more)." He said,
"Five?" I replied, "O Allah's
Apostle! (I can fast more)." He said,
"Seven?" I replied, "O Allah's
Apostle! (I can fast more)." He said,
"Nine (days per month)?" I replied,
"O Allah's Apostle! (I can fast more)"
He said, "Eleven (days per month)?" And
then the Prophet said, "There is no fast
superior to that of the Prophet David it was for
half of the year. So, fast on alternate
days."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 202:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
My friend (the
Prophet ) advised me to observe three things:
(1) to fast three
days a month;
(2) to pray two
Rakat of Duha prayer (fore-noon prayer); and
(3) to pray Witr
before sleeping.
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 203:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet paid a
visit to Um-Sulaim and she placed before him dates
and ghee. The Prophet said, "Replace the ghee
and dates in their respective containers for I am
fasting." Then he stood somewhere in her
house and offered an optional prayer and then he
invoked good on Um-Sulaim and her family. Then Um-Sulaim
said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have a special
request (today)." He said, "What is
it?" She replied, "(Please invoke for)
your servant Anas." So Allah's Apostle did
not leave anything good in the world or the
Hereafter which he did not invoke (Allah to
bestow) on me and said, "O Allah! Give him
(i.e. Anas) property and children and bless
him." Thus I am one of the richest among the
Ansar and my daughter Umaina told me that when A-Hajjaj
came to Basra, more than 120 of my offspring had
been buried.
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 204:
Narrated Mutarrif
from 'Imran Ibn Husain:
That the Prophet
asked him (Imran) or asked a man and Imran was
listening, "O Abu so-and-so! Have you fasted
the last days of this month?" (The narrator
thought that he said, "the month of
Ramadan"). The man replied, "No, O
Allah's Apostle!" The Prophet said to him,
"When you finish your fasting (of Ramadan)
fast two days (in Shawwal)." Through another
series of narrators 'Imran said, "The Prophet
said, '(Have you fasted) the last days of Sha'ban?"
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 205:
Narrated Muhammad
bin 'Abbas:
I asked Jabir
"Did the Prophet forbid fasting on
Fridays?" He replied, "Yes." (Other
narrators added, "If he intends to fast only
that day.")
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 206:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
I heard the Prophet
saying, "None of you should fast on Friday
unless he fasts a day before or after it."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 207:
Narrated Abu Aiyub
from Juwairiya bint Al-Harith:
The Prophet visited
her (Juwairiya) on a Friday and she was fasting.
He asked her, "Did you fast yesterday?"
She said, "No." He said, "Do you
intend to fast tomorrow?" She said,
"No." He said, "Then break your
fast." Through another series of narrators,
Abu Aiyub is reported to have said, "He
ordered her and she broke her fast."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 208:
Narrated Alqama:
I asked 'Aisha
"Did Allah s Apostle, use to choose some
special days (for fasting)?" She replied,
"No, but he used to be regular (constant) (in
his service of worshipping). Who amongst you can
endure what Allah's Apostle used to endure?"
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 209:
Narrated Um Al-Fadl
bint Al-Harith:
"While the
people were with me on the day of 'Arafat they
differed as to whether the Prophet was fasting or
not; some said that he was fasting while others
said that he was not fasting. So, I sent to him a
bowl full of milk while he was riding over his
camel and he drank it."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 210:
Narrated Maimuna:
The people doubted
whether the Prophet was fasting on the day of
'Arafat or not, so I sent milk while he was
standing at 'Arafat, he drank it and the people
were looking at him.
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 211:
Narrated Abu 'Ubaid:
(the slave of Ibn
Azhar) I witnessed the 'Id with 'Umar bin Al-Kattab
who said, Allah's Apostle has forbidden people to
fast on the day on which you break fasting (the
fasts of Ramadan) and the day on which you eat the
meat of your sacrifices (the first day of 'Id ul
Fitr and 'Id ul-Adha).
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 212:
Narrated Abu Sa'id:
The Prophet forbade
the fasting of 'Id-ul-Fitr and 'Id-ul-Adha (two
feast days) and also the wearing of As-Samma' (a
single garment covering the whole body), and
sitting with one's leg drawn up while being
wrapped in one garment. He also forbade the
prayers after the Fajr (morning) and the 'Asr
(afternoon) prayers.
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 213:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Two fasts and two
kinds of sale are forbidden: fasting on the day of
'Id ul Fitr and 'Id-ul-Adha and the kinds of sale
called Mulamasa and Munabadha. (These two kinds of
sale used to be practiced in the days of Pre-lslamic
period of ignorance; Mulamasa means when you touch
something displayed for sale you have to buy it;
Munabadha means when the seller throws something
to you, you have to buy it.)
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 214:
Narrated Ziyad bin
Jubair:
A man went to Ibn 'Umar
I. and said, "A man vowed to fast one day
(the sub-narrator thinks that he said that the day
was Monday), and that day happened to be 'Id
day." Ibn 'Umar said, "Allah orders vows
to be fulfilled and the Prophet forbade the
fasting on this day (i.e. Id)."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 215:
Narrated Abu Said
Al-Khudri:
(who fought in
twelve Ghazawat in the company of the Prophet). I
heard four things from the Prophet and they won my
admiration. He said;
1. "No lady
should travel on a journey of two days except with
her husband or a Dhi-Mahram;
2. "No fasting
is permissible on the two days of Id-ul-Fitr and
'Id-ul-Adha;
3. "No prayer
(may be offered) after the morning compulsory
prayer until the sun rises; and no prayer after
the 'Asr prayer till the sun sets;
4. "One should
travel only for visiting three Masajid (Mosques):
Masjid-ul-Haram (Mecca), Masjid-ul-Aqsa
(Jerusalem), and this (my) Mosque (at
Medina)."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 216:
Narrated 'Aisha and
Ibn 'Umar:
Nobody was allowed
to fast on the days of Tashrlq except those who
could not afford the Hadi (Sacrifice).
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 217:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Fasting for those
who perform ,Hajj-at-Tamattu' (in lieu of the Hadi
which they cannot afford) may be performed up to
the day of 'Arafat. And if one does not get a Hadi
and has not fasted (before the 'Id) then one
should fast of the days of Mina. (11, 12 and 13th
of Dhul Hajja).
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 218:
Narrated Salim's
father:
The Prophet said,
"Whoever wishes may fast on the day of 'Ashura'."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 219:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle
ordered (the Muslims) to fast on the day of 'Ashura',
and when fasting in the month of Ramadan was
prescribed, it became optional for one to fast on
that day ('Ashura') or not.
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 220:
Narrated Aisha:
Quraish used to
fast on the day of 'Ashura' in the Pre-lslamic
period, and Allah's Apostle too, used to fast on
that day. When he came to Medina, he fasted on
that day and ordered others to fast, too. Later
when the fasting of the month of Ramadan was
prescribed, he gave up fasting on the day of 'Ashura'
and it became optional for one to fast on it or
not.
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 221:
Narrated Humaid bin
'Abdur Rahman:
That he heard
Muawiya bin Abi Sufyan on the day of 'Ashura'
during the year he performed the Hajj, saying on
the pulpit, "O the people of Medina! Where
are your Religious Scholars? I heard Allah's
Apostle saying, 'This is the day of 'Ashura'.
Allah has not enjoined its fasting on you but I am
fasting it. You have the choice either to fast or
not to fast (on this day).' "
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 222:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet came to
Medina and saw the Jews fasting on the day of
Ashura. He asked them about that. They replied,
"This is a good day, the day on which Allah
rescued Bani Israel from their enemy. So, Moses
fasted this day." The Prophet said, "We
have more claim over Moses than you." So, the
Prophet fasted on that day and ordered (the
Muslims) to fast (on that day).
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 223:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The day of 'Ashura'
was considered as 'Id day by the Jews. So the
Prophet ordered, "I recommend you (Muslims)
to fast on this day."
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 224:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
I never saw the
Prophet seeking to fast on a day more (preferable
to him) than this day, the day of 'Ashura', or
this month, i.e. the month of Ramadan.
Volume
3, Book 31, Number 225:
Narrated Salama bin
Al-Akwa:
The Prophet ordered
a man from the tribe of Bani Aslam to announce
amongst the people that whoever had eaten should
fast the rest of the day, and whoever had not
eaten should continue his fast, as that day was
the day of 'Ashura' .
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