11. Fasting
١١۔ كِتَابُ الصِّيَامِ
[Machine] It was narrated that the Prophet ﷺ forbade prolonging the sit-in after a meal. Some people said, "You always stay seated to chat after eating." He replied, "I am not like you. I stay seated to be fed and given drink until I have finished reciting the hadith of Yahya bin Yahya."
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ نَهَى عَنِ الْوِصَالِ قَالُوا إِنَّكَ تُوَاصِلُ قَالَ إِنِّي لَسْتُ كَهَيْئَتِكُمْ إِنِّي أَبِيتُ أُطْعَمُ وَأُسْقَى لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ يَحْيَى بْنِ يَحْيَى
[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ continued to fast in Ramadan and prohibited them from breaking their fasts. It was said to him, "You continue to fast?" He said, "Indeed, I am not like you. I am fed and given to drink."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَاصَلَ فِي رَمَضَانَ وَنَهَاهُمْ فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّكَّ تُوَاصِلُ قَالَ إِنِّي لَسْتُ مِثْلَكُمْ إِنِّي أُطْعَمُ وَأُسْقَى
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said: Beware of excessive companionship. They said: But you keep company with people, O Messenger of Allah! He said: I am not like you. My Lord feeds me and gives me drink. So, engage yourselves in activities that you are capable of.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِيَّاكُمْ وَالْوِصَالَ قَالُوا فَإِنَّكَ تُوَاصِلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ إِنِّي لَسْتُ فِي ذَاكُمْ مِثْلَكُمْ إِنِّي أَبِيتُ يُطْعِمُنِي رَبِّي وَيَسْقِينِي فَاكْلَفُوا مِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا لَكُمْ بِهِ طَاقَةٌ
Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade Al-Wisal in fasting. So, one of the Muslims said to him, "But you practice Al- Wisal. O Messenger of Allah ﷺ!" The Prophet ﷺ 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 ﷺ 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 ﷺ 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 (practicing Al-Wisal). (Using translation from Bukhārī 1965)
نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْوِصَالِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَإِنَّكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ تُوَاصِلُ قَالَ وَأَيُّكُمْ مِثْلِي إِنِّي أَبِيتُ يُطْعِمُنِي رَبِّي وَيَسْقِينِي فَلَمَّا أَبَوْا أَنْ يَنْتَهُوا عَنِ الْوِصَالِ وَاصَلَ بِهِمْ يَوْمًا ثُمَّ يَوْمًا ثُمَّ رَأَوَا الْهِلَالَ فَقَالَ لَوْ تَأَخَّرَ لَزِدْتُكُمْ كَالتَّنْكِيلِ بِهِمْ حِينَ أَبَوْا أَنْ يَنْتَهُوا
[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ continued his fast until the end of the month, and the people also continued their fast. When the Prophet ﷺ heard about this, he said, "If the month was extended for us, I would have continued fasting, leaving those who delve deep in worship amazed. You are not like me, for I am being fed and given drink by my Lord."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَاصَلَ فِي آخِرِ الشَّهْرِ فَوَاصَلَ النَّاسُ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَوْ مُدَّ لَنَا الشَّهْرُ لَوَاصَلْتُ وِصَالًا يَدَعُ الْمُتَعَمِّقُونَ تَعَمُّقَهُمْ إِنَّكُمْ لَسْتُمْ كَهَيْئَتِي إِنِّي أَبِيتُ يُطْعِمُنِي رَبِّي وَيَسْقِينِي
[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ forbade them from being together as a mercy for them. They said, "Indeed, you do not need it." He said, "I am not like you. Indeed, my Lord feeds me and gives me drink."
نَهَاهُمُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَنِ الْوِصَالِ رَحْمَةً لَهُمْ قَالُوا إِنَّكَّ تُوَاصِلُ قَالَ إِنِّي لَسْتُ كَهَيْئَتِكُمْ إِنَّهُ يُطْعِمُنِي رَبِّي وَيَسْقِينِي
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Do not observe perpetual fasting. If any of you wants to observe perpetual fast, he should observe it until the dawn. They (the people) asked: You observe perpetual fast ? He replied: My position is not like that of yours. There is One Who gives me to eat, and there is One who gives me to drink. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2361)
أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لَا تُوَاصِلُوا فَأَيُّكُمْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يُوَاصِلَ فَلْيُوَاصِلْ حَتَّى السَّحَرَ قَالُوا فَإِنَّكَ تُوَاصِلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ إِنِّي لَسْتُ كَهَيْئَتِكُمْ إِنَّ لِي مُطْعِمًا يُطْعِمُنِي وَسَاقٍ يَسْقِيَنِي