When the Prophet ﷺ entered upon me, he would ask: Do you have food ? When we said: No, he would say: I am fasting. Waki' added in his version: Another day when he entered upon us, we said: Messenger of Allah, some pudding (hair) has been presented to us and we have retained it for you. He said: Bring it to me. Talhah said: He fasted in the morning, but broke his fast (that day).
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا دَخَلَ عَلَىَّ قَالَ هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ طَعَامٌ فَإِذَا قُلْنَا لاَ قَالَ إِنِّي صَائِمٌ زَادَ وَكِيعٌ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا يَوْمًا آخَرَ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أُهْدِيَ لَنَا حَيْسٌ فَحَبَسْنَاهُ لَكَ فَقَالَ أَدْنِيهِ قَالَ طَلْحَةُ فَأَصْبَحَ صَائِمًا وَأَفْطَرَ