[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ passed by a man who was getting bloodletting done on the seventeenth day of Ramadan, so he said, "The one who gets bloodletting done and the one who does it for others have broken their fast." Abu Muhammad Al-Hasan bin Muhammad bin Ishaq Al-Isfaraini told us, Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Al-Bara' told us, 'Ali bin Al-Madinani said, "Shaddad bin Aws narrated from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that he saw a man getting bloodletting done in Ramadan." Aasim Al-Ahwal narrated it from Abu Qilabah, who narrated it from Abu Al-Ash'ath, and Yahya bin Abi Kathir narrated it from Abu Qilabah, who narrated it from Abu Asma', who narrated it from Thawban. "I do not see the authenticity of the two narrations except as Sahih, for it is possible that he heard it from all of them." As for the permission for cupping for the fasting person, it was reported by Muhammad ibn Isma'il Al-Bukhari in Al-Jami'al-Sahih.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ مَرَّ بِرَجُلٍ يَحْتَجِمُ فِي سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَ «أَفْطَرَ الْحَاجِمُ وَالْمَحْجُومُ» حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ الْإِسْفَرَائِنِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْبَرَاءِ ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمَدِينِيِّ قَالَ حَدِيثُ شَدَّادِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ رَأَى رَجُلًا يَحْتَجِمُ فِي رَمَضَانَ رَوَاهُ عَاصِمٌ الْأَحْوَلُ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَشْعَثِ وَرَوَاهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ عَنْ أَبِي أَسْمَاءَ عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ «وَلَا أَرَى الْحَدِيثَيْنِ إِلَّا صَحِيحَيْنِ فَقَدْ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ يَكُونَ سَمِعَهُ مِنْهُمَا جَمِيعًا» فَأَمَّا رُخْصَةُ الْحِجَامَةِ لِلصَّائِمِ فَقَدْ أَخْرَجَهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الْجَامِعِ الصَّحِيحِ  

[Machine] "That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed ihtijam while he was fasting. So now, listen to the words of the Imam of Ahl al-Hadith in his time without arguing about this narration, so that you may be guided by it to the most correct opinion."  

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ احْتَجَمَ وَهُوَ صَائِمٌ» فَاسْتَمِعِ الْآنَ كَلَامَ إِمَامِ أَهْلِ الْحَدِيثِ فِي عَصْرِهِ بِلَا مُدَافَعَةٍ عَلَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ لِتَسْتَدِلَّ بِهِ عَلَى أَرْشَدِ الصَّوَابِ  

[Machine] Abu Ali Al-Hafiz informed me that Abu Ya'la said: Abu Khaythamah Zuhayr ibn Harbin narrated to us, and Rawh ibn Ubadah narrated from Sa'id ibn Abi 'Arubah, from Matar Al-Warraqi, from Bakr ibn Abdullah Al-Muzani, from Abu Rafa' who said: We entered upon Abu Musa, and he was cupping himself after Maghrib. So I said: Did you not get cupped during the day? He replied: Are you commanding me to pour out my blood while I am fasting? I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "The one who performs cupping and the one who is cupped both break their fast."  

وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الْحَافِظُ أَنْبَأَ أَبُو يَعْلَى قَالُوا ثنا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ثنا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ عَنْ مَطَرٍ الْوَرَّاقِ عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمُزَنِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ قَالَ دَخَلْنَا عَلَى أَبِي مُوسَى وَهُوَ يَحْتَجِمُ بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ فَقُلْتُ أَلَا احْتَجَمْتَ نَهَارًا؟ فَقَالَ تَأْمُرُنِي أَنْ أُهَرِيقَ دَمِي وَأَنَا صَائِمٌ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «أَفْطَرَ الْحَاجِمُ وَالْمَحْجُومُ»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: While I was sleeping, two men came to me and held my upper arms and took me to a steep mountain. They said to me, "Climb." I said, "I am not able to climb." They said, "We will make it easy for you." So I climbed until I reached the top of the mountain. When I was on the top, I heard loud voices. I said, "What are these voices?" They said, "This is the crying of the people of Hell." Then they took me until I saw people hanging by their hamstrings, with the corners of their mouths torn and bleeding. I said, "Who are these?" They said, "These are the people who break their fast before it is permissible to do so."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ بَيْنَا أَنَا نَائِمٌ إِذْ أَتَانِي رَجُلَانِ فَأَخَذَا بِضَبْعَيَّ فَأَتَيَا بِي جَبَلًا وَعْرًا فَقَالَا لِي اصْعَدْ فَقُلْتُ «إِنِّي لَا أُطِيقُهُ» فَقَالَا إِنَّا سَنُسَهِّلُهُ لَكَ فَصَعِدْتُ حَتَّى إِذَا كُنْتُ فِي سَوَاءِ الْجَبَلِ إِذَا أَنَا بِأَصْوَاتٍ شَدِيدَةٍ فَقُلْتُ «مَا هَذِهِ الْأَصْوَاتُ؟» قَالُوا هَذَا عَوَىُ أَهْلِ النَّارِ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ بِي فَإِذَا أَنَا بِقَوْمٍ مُعَلَّقِينَ بِعَرَاقِيبِهِمْ مُشَقَّقَةُ أَشْدَاقُهُمْ تَسِيلُ أَشْدَاقُهُمْ دَمًا قَالَ قُلْتُ «مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ؟» قَالَ هَؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ يُفْطِرُونَ قَبْلَ تَحِلَّةِ صَوْمِهِمْ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever breaks their fast in Ramadan due to forgetfulness, there is no expiation or compensation upon them."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ أَفْطَرَ فِي رَمَضَانَ نَاسِيًا فَلَا قَضَاءَ عَلَيْهِ وَلَا كَفَّارَةَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Fasting is not merely abstaining from food and drink. Rather, fasting is from vain talk and immorality. So if someone argues with you or tries to pick a fight with you, say: "I am fasting."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَيْسَ الصِّيَامُ مِنَ الْأَكْلِ وَالشُّرْبِ إِنَّمَا الصِّيَامُ مِنَ اللَّغْوِ وَالرَّفَثِ فَإِنْ سَابَّكَ أَحَدٌ وَجَهِلَ عَلَيْكَ فَقُلْ إِنِّي صَائِمٌ  

“There are people who fast and get nothing from their fast except hunger, and there are those who pray and get nothing from their prayer but a sleepless night.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1690)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «رُبَّ صَائِمٍ حَظُّهُ مِنْ صِيَامِهِ الْجُوعُ وَرُبَّ قَائِمٍ حَظُّهُ مِنْ قِيَامِهِ السَّهَرُ»  

I was in good spirits one day and kissed (my wife) when I was fasting. I came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: I have done something serious. I kissed (my wife) when I was fasting. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “What do you think if you rinse your mouth with water when you are fasting?ʿ I said: There is nothing wrong with it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Then why (are you worried)?ʿ (Using translation from Aḥmad 138)   

أَنَّهُ قَالَ هَشَشْتُ يَوْمًا فَقَبَّلْتُ وَأَنَا صَائِمٌ وَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ صَنَعْتُ الْيَوْمَ أَمْرًا عَظِيمًا فَقَبَّلْتُ وَأَنَا صَائِمٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ تَمَضْمَضْتَ مَاءً وَأَنْتَ صَائِمٌ؟» قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَا بَأْسَ بِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «هَذَا» حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ الشَّيْخَيْنِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ  

The Prophet ﷺ said: Religion will continue to prevail as long as people hasten to break the fast, because the Jews and the Christians delay doing so. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2353)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا يَزَالُ الدِّينُ ظَاهِرًا مَا عَجَّلَ النَّاسُ الْفِطْرَ لِأَنَّ الْيَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَى يُؤَخِّرُونَ»  

the Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever has dried dates, then let him break the fast with that, and whoever does not, then let him break the fast with water, for indeed water is purifying." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 694)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ وَجَدَ تَمْرًا فَلْيُفْطِرْ عَلَيْهِ وَمَنْ لَا فَلْيُفْطِرْ عَلَى الْمَاءِ فَإِنَّهُ طَهُورٌ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: When one of you is fasting, he should break his fast with dates; but if he cannot get any, then (he should break his fast) with water, for water is purifying. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2355)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ صَائِمًا فَلْيُفْطِرْ عَلَى التَّمْرِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَجِدِ التَّمْرَ فَعَلَى الْمَاءِ فَإِنَّهُ الْمَاءُ طَهُورُ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to break his fast before praying with some fresh dates; but if there were no fresh dates, he had a few dry dates, and if there were no dry dates, he took some mouthfuls of water. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2356)  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يَقُولُ «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُفْطِرُ عَلَى رُطَبَاتٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ رُطَبَاتٍ فَعَلَى تَمَرَاتٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ تَمَرَاتٍ حَسَا حَسَوَاتٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ»  

[Machine] "That the Prophet ﷺ would not pray Maghrib until he had broken his fast, even if it was with a sip of water."  

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ لَا يُصَلِّي الْمَغْرِبَ حَتَّى يُفْطِرَ وَلَوْ عَلَى شَرْبَةٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ»  

[Machine] "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pouring water over his head due to the heat while he was fasting."  

«رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِالْعَرْجِ يَصُبُّ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ مِنَ الْمَاءِ مِنَ الْحَرِّ وَهُوَ صَائِمٌ»  

[Machine] Al-Qa'nabi narrated on what was recited from Malik, from Sumayy, the freed slave of Abu Bakr, from Abu Bakr ibn Abdur-Rahman, from some of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ , who said: I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanding the people during his travel in the year of conquest, saying: "Prepare yourselves for your enemy."  

ثنا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ فِيمَا قُرِئَ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ سُمَيٍّ مَوْلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَمَرَ النَّاسَ فِي سَفَرِهِ بِالْفِطْرِ عَامَ الْفَتْحِ وَقَالَ «تَقَوَّوْا لِعَدُوِّكُمْ»  

"It is not righteousness to fast when traveling." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2261)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «لَيْسَ مِنَ الْبِرِّ الصِّيَامُ فِي السَّفَرِ»  

I said: Messenger of Allah. I am a master of mounts and I use them ! I myself travel on them and I rent them. This month, that is, Ramadan, happend to come to me (while I am on a journey), and I find myself strong enough (to fast) as I am young, and I find that it is easier for me to fast than to postpone it, and i becomes debt due from me. Does it bring me more reward, Messenger of Allah, if I fast, or if I break ? He replied: Whichever you like, Hamzah. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2403)  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي صَاحِبُ ظَهْرٍ أُعَالِجُهُ أُسَافِرُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَكْرِيهِ وَإِنَّهُ رُبَّمَا صَادَفَنِي هَذَا الشَّهْرُ يَعْنِي شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ وَأَنَا أَجِدُ الْقُوَّةَ وَأَنَا شَابٌّ وَأَجِدُنِي أَنْ أَصُومَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَهْوَنُ عَلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُؤَخِّرَهُ فَيَكُونُ دَيْنًا أَفَأَصُومُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَعْظَمُ لِأَجْرِي أَوْ أُفْطِرُ؟ قَالَ «أَيَّ ذَلِكَ شِئْتَ يَا حَمْزَةُ»  

[Machine] "That the Prophet ﷺ traveled during Ramadan, and fasting became difficult for one of his companions. So his riding animal wandered with him under a tree. The Prophet ﷺ was informed about his situation, so he ordered him to break his fast. Then the Prophet ﷺ called for a vessel, placed it in his hand, and he drank while the people were watching."  

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ سَافَرَ فِي رَمَضَانَ فَاشْتَدَّ الصَّوْمُ عَلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَجَعَلَتْ رَاحِلَتُهُ تَهِيمُ بِهِ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ فَأُخْبِرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِأَمْرِهِ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُفْطِرَ ثُمَّ دَعَا النَّبِي ﷺ بِإِنَاءٍ فَوَضَعَهُ عَلَى يَدِهِ ثُمَّ شَرِبَ وَالنَّاسُ يَنْظُرُونَ»  

"Some food was brought to the Messenger of Allah at Marr Az-Zahran, and he said to Abu Bakr and 'Umar: 'Come and eat.' They said: 'We are fasting.' He said: 'Saddle the camels for your companions, and help your companions."'(Daif) (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2264)   

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِمَرِّ الظَّهْرَانِ فَأُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ فَقَالَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ «ادْنُوَا فَكُلَا» فَقَالَا إِنَّا صَائِمَانِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اعْمَلُوا لِصَاحِبِكُمْ ارْحَلُوا لِصَاحِبِكُمْ ادْنُوَا فَكُلَا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "My nation will continue to follow my Sunnah as long as they do not hasten the breaking of their fast until the stars appear." And the Prophet ﷺ would command a person to complete their fast if they were in doubt about the sunset, and when they say, "The sun has set," then they may break their fast.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا تَزَالُ أُمَّتِي عَلَى سُنَّتِي مَا لَمْ تَنْتَظِرْ بِفِطْرِهَا النُّجُومَ» وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا كَانَ صَائِمًا أَمَرَ رَجُلًا فَأَوْفَى عَلَى نَشَزٍ فَإِذَا قَالَ قَدْ غَابَتِ الشَّمْسُ أَفْطَرَ  

The month most liked by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for fasting was Sha'ban. He then joined it with Ramadan. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2431)  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَائِشَةَ تَقُولُ «كَانَ أَحَبَّ الشُّهُورِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَصُومَهُ شَعْبَانُ ثُمَّ يَصِلُهُ بِرَمَضَانَ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: The day of Arafah, the day of sacrifice, the days of tashriq are (the days of) our festival, O people of Islam. These are the days of eating and drinking. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2419)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَوْمُ عَرَفَةَ وَيَوْمُ النَّحْرِ وَأَيَّامُ التَّشْرِيقِ عِيدُنَا أَهْلُ الْإِسْلَامِ وَهُنَّ أَيَّامُ أَكْلٍ وَشُرْبٍ»  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ has prohibited fasting on the Day of Arafah at Arafat."  

«نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْ صَوْمِ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ بِعَرَفَاتٍ»  

It is as if I can see ʿAli bin Abi Talib ؓ , riding the white mule of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, when he stood at the mountain pass of the Ansar during the Farewell Pilgrimage and said: O people, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ says: ʿThese are not the days of fasting, rather they are days of eating, drinking and remembering Allah.” (Using translation from Aḥmad 708)   

كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَى بَغْلَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْبَيْضَاءِ فِي شِعْبِ الْأَنْصَارِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ أَيَّامُ صِيَامٍ إِنَّهَا أَيَّامُ أَكْلٍ وَشُرْبٍ وَذِكْرٍ»  

[Machine] Al-Qa'nabi praised what was narrated about Malik from Yazid bin Al-Had from Abu Murrah, the client of Umm Hani', that he entered upon Abdullah bin Amr to his father Amr bin Al-Aas. He brought them food and said, "Eat." Abdullah said, "I am fasting." Amr said, "Eat, for these are the days that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to order us to break our fast and forbid us from fasting them." Malik said, "And these are the days of Tashreeq."  

ثنا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ فِيمَا قُرِئَ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ الْهَادِ عَنْ أَبِي مُرَّةَ مَوْلَى أُمِّ هَانِئٍ أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَلَى أَبِيهِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ فَقَرَّبَ إِلَيْهِمَا طَعَامًا فَقَالَ كُلْ فَقَالَ إِنِّي صَائِمٌ فَقَالَ عَمْرٌو «كُلْ فَهَذِهِ الْأَيَّامُ الَّتِي كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُنَا بِإِفْطَارِهَا وَيَنْهَانَا عَنْ صِيَامِهَا» قَالَ مَالِكٌ «وَهُنَّ أَيَّامُ التَّشْرِيقِ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever fasts the whole year as if they didn't fast at all or as if they didn't break their fast."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ صَامَ الدَّهْرَ مَا صَامَ وَمَا أَفْطَرَ» أَوْ «لَا صَامَ وَلَا أَفْطَرَ»  

"It was said: 'O Messenger of Allah, so and so never broke his fast, even for one day for the rest of his life.' He said: 'He has neither fasted nor broken his fast."" 'Ata said: "someone who heard him told me that Ibn 'Umar (said) that the Prophet said: 'Whoever fasts every day of his life, then he has not fasted." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2379)  

قِيلَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ فُلَانًا لَا يُفْطِرُ نَهَارَ الدَّهْرِ قَالَ «لَا صَامَ وَلَا أَفْطَرَ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: Do not fast on Saturday except what has been made obligatory on you; and if one of you can get nothing but a grape skin or a piece of wood from a tree, he should chew it. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2421)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا تَصُومُوا يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ إِلَّا فِيمَا افْتُرِضَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَّا لِحَاءَ عِنَبَةٍ أَوْ عُودَ شَجَرَةٍ فَلْيَمْضُغْهَا»  

[Machine] He informed him that Ibn Abbas and some of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ sent me to Umm Salamah to ask her on which days did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ fast the most? She said, "On Saturdays and Sundays."

So I returned to them and informed them, and it seemed as if they denied it. So they all went to her and said, "We sent this to you about so and so and you mentioned that you said so and so." She said, "Yes, it is true that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to fast the most on the days of Saturday and Sunday, and he used to say, 'They are the days of celebration for the polytheists and I want to differ from them.'"  

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ وَنَاسًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الرَّسُولِ ﷺ بَعَثُونِي إِلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ أَسْأَلُهَا عَنْ أَيِّ الْأَيَّامِ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَكْثَرَ لَهَا صِيَامًا؟ فَقَالَتْ يَوْمُ السَّبْتِ وَالْأَحَدِ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَيْهِمْ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُمْ فَكَأَنَّهُمْ أَنْكَرُوا ذَلِكَ فَقَامُوا بِأَجْمَعِهِمْ إِلَيْهَا فَقَالُوا إِنَّا بَعَثْنَا إِلَيْكِ هَذَا فِي كَذَا وَكَذَا فَذَكَرَ أَنَّكِ قُلْتِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَقَالَتْ صَدَقَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَكْثَرَ مَا كَانَ يَصُومُ مِنَ الْأَيَّامِ يَوْمُ السَّبْتِ وَالْأَحَدِ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ «إِنَّهُمَا يَوْمَا عِيدٍ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُخَالِفَهُمْ»  

A woman came to the Prophet ﷺ while we were with him. She said: Messenger of Allah, my husband, Safwan ibn al-Mu'attal, beats me when I pray, and makes me break my fast when I keep a fast, and he does not offer the dawn prayer until the sun rises. He asked Safwan, who was present, about what she had said. He replied: Messenger of Allah, as for her statement "he beats me when I pray", she recites two surahs (during prayer) and I have prohibited her (to do so). He (the Prophet) said: If one surah is recited (during prayer), that is sufficient for the people. (Safwan continued:) As regards her saying "he makes me break my fast," she dotes on fasting; I am a young man, I cannot restrain myself. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said on that day: A woman should not fast except with the permission of her husband. (Safwan said:) As for her statement that I do not pray until the sun rises, we are a people belonging to a class, and that (our profession of supplying water) is already known about us. We do not awake until the sun rises. He said: When you awake, offer your prayer. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2459)  

جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَنَحْنُ عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ زَوْجِي صَفْوَانَ بْنَ الْمُعَطَّلِ يَضْرِبُنِي إِذَا صَلَّيْتُ وَيُفَطِّرُنِي إِذَا صُمْتُ وَلَا يُصَلِّي صَلَاةَ الْفَجْرِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ قَالَ وَصَفْوَانُ عِنْدَهُ قَالَ فَسَأَلَهُ عَمَّا قَالَتْ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَمَّا قَوْلُهَا يَضْرِبُنِي إِذَا صَلَّيْتُ فَإِنَّهَا تَقْرَأُ سُورَتَيْنِ نَهَيْتُهَا عَنْهُمَا وَقُلْتُ لَوْ كَانَ سُورَةً وَاحِدَةً لَكَفَتِ النَّاسَ وَأَمَّا قَوْلُهَا يُفَطِّرُنِي إِذَا صُمْتُ فَإِنَّهَا تَنْطَلِقُ فَتَصُومُ وَأَنَا رَجُلٌ شَابٌّ فَلَا أَصْبِرُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَوْمَئِذٍ «لَا تَصُومُ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ زَوْجِهَا» وَأَمَّا قَوْلُهَا بِأَنِّي لَا أُصَلِّي حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِنَّا أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ قَدْ عُرِفَ لَنَا ذَاكَ لَا نَكَادُ نَسْتَيْقِظُ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ قَالَ «فَإِذَا اسْتَيْقَظْتَ فَصَلِّ»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, saying, "Friday is a day of celebration, so do not make the day of your celebration a day of fasting unless you fast either before it or after it."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ عِيدٌ فَلَا تَجْعَلُوا يَوْمَ عِيدِكُمْ يَوْمَ صِيَامِكُمْ إِلَّا أَنْ تَصُومُوا قَبْلَهُ أَوْ بَعْدَهُ»  

[Machine] I asked Abu Dharr, and I said, "Did you ask the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, about Laylat al-Qadr?" He said, "I used to ask people about it." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, inform me about Laylat al-Qadr. Is it in Ramadan or in another month?" He said, "Verily, it is in Ramadan." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, is it with the Prophets? When the Prophets are taken, is it also taken until the Day of Resurrection?" He said, "Indeed, it is taken until the Day of Resurrection." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, in which Ramadan is it?" He said, "Seek it in the first ten days and the last ten days." He said, "Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, spoke and I was distracted by his words, so I said, "O Messenger of Allah, in which of the twenty days is it?" He said, "Seek it in the last ten days, and do not ask me about anything after that." The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, then spoke and I was distracted by his words. So I said, "O Messenger of Allah, I swear by you, tell me, or if you do not tell me, in which of the ten days is it?" He became angry with me in a way that no one had seen him angry before or after, and he said, "If Allah willed, He would have made it known to you. Seek it in the last seven days."  

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا ذَرٍّ فَقُلْتُ أَسَأَلْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ؟ فَقَالَ أَنَا كُنْتُ أَسْأَلُ النَّاسَ عَنْهَا قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ أَفِي رَمَضَانَ أَوْ فِي غَيْرِهِ؟ قَالَ «بَلْ هِيَ فِي رَمَضَانَ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تَكُونُ مَعَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ مَا كَانُوا فَإِذَا قُبِضَ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ رُفِعَتْ أَمْ هِيَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ؟ قَالَ «بَلْ هِيَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ» قَالَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فِي أَيِّ رَمَضَانَ هِيَ؟ قَالَ «الْتَمِسُوهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأُوَلِ وَالْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ» قَالَ ثُمَّ حَدَّثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَحَدَّثَ فَاهْتَبَلْتُ غَفْلَتَهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فِي أَيِّ الْعِشْرِينَ؟ قَالَ «الْتَمِسُوهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ لَا تَسْأَلُنِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ بَعْدَهَا» ثُمَّ حَدَّثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَحَدَّثَ فَاهْتَبَلْتُ غَفْلَتَهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَقْسَمْتُ عَلَيْكَ لَتُخْبِرَنِّي أَوْ لَمَا أَخْبَرَتْنِي فِي أَيِّ الْعَشْرِ هِيَ؟ قَالَ فَغَضِبَ عَلَيَّ غَضَبًا مَا غَضِبَ عَلَيَّ مِثْلَهُ قَبْلَهُ وَلَا بَعْدَهُ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَوْ شَاءَ لَأَطْلَعَكُمْ عَلَيْهَا الْتَمِسُوهَا فِي السَّبْعِ الْأَوَاخِرِ»  

[Machine] Have you heard the saying of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , "Try to seek it in the last ten nights, on a night which you see?" He asked, and some said it's on the first night, and some others said it's on the third night, and another said it's on the fifth night. And I remained silent, so he said, "Why are you not speaking?" So I said, "If you permit me, O Amir al-Mu'minin, I will speak." He said, "Did I not send you except to speak?" I said, "Shall I tell you my opinion?" He said, "We ask you about that." I said, "I believe that there are seven. Allah mentioned seven skies, and there are seven earths, and He created man from seven (elements), and plants emerge from the earth in seven (days)." He said, "This is what I was informed of, and I know it. Have you seen something that I don't know? What do you say about the plants that emerge from the earth in seven?" I said, "Allah says, 'We have split open the earth.' (Surah Abasa, 26), until His saying, 'And fruit and pasture (for livestock).' (Surah Abasa, 31). And pasture is what the animals eat and not humans." Umar said, "Are you amazed that this young man has spoken in a manner that his affairs have not yet gathered? By Allah, I do not see any other saying except what you have said." He said, "And he (Umar) said, 'I had ordered you not to speak until they spoke, and now I order you to speak with them.'" Ibn Idris narrated this from Abdul-Malik, from Sa'id bin Jubayr, from Ibn Abbas, with a similar narration.  

أَرَأَيْتُمْ قَوْلَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الْتَمِسُوهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ أَيُّ لَيْلَةٍ تَرَوْنَهَا؟» قَالَ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لَيْلَةَ إِحْدَى وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لَيْلَةَ ثَلَاثٍ وَقَالَ آخَرُ خَمْسٍ وَأَنَا سَاكِتٌ فَقَالَ مَا لَكَ لَا تَتَكَلَّمُ؟ فَقُلْتُ إِنْ أَذِنْتَ لِي يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ تَكَلَّمْتُ قَالَ فَقَالَ مَا أَرْسَلْتُ إِلَيْكَ إِلَّا لِتَتَكَلَّمَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ أُحَدِّثُكُمْ بِرَأْيِي؟ قَالَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ نَسْأَلُكَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ السَّبْعُ رَأَيْتُ اللَّهَ ذَكَرَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ وَمَنَ الْأَرَضِينَ سَبْعًا وَخَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ سَبْعٍ وَبَرَزَ نَبْتُ الْأَرْضِ مِنْ سَبْعٍ قَالَ فَقَالَ هَذَا أَخْبَرَتْنِي مَا أَعْلَمُ أَرَأَيْتَ مَا لَا أَعْلَمُ مَا قَوْلُكَ نَبْتُ الْأَرْضَ مِنٍ سَبْعٍ؟ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ {شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا} [عبس 26] إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا} [عبس 31] وَالْأَبُّ نَبْتُ الْأَرْضِ مِمَّا يَأْكُلُهُ الدَّوَابُّ وَلَا يَأْكُلُهُ النَّاسُ قَالَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ أَعَجَزْتُمْ أَنْ تَقُولُوا كَمَا قَالَ هَذَا الْغُلَامُ الَّذِي لَمْ يَجْتَمِعْ شُئُونُ رَأْسِهِ بَعْدُ إِنِّي وَاللَّهِ مَا أَرَى الْقَوْلَ إِلَّا كَمَا قُلْتَ قَالَ وَقَالَ قَدْ كُنْتُ أَمَرْتُكَ أَنْ لَا تَتَكَلَّمَ حَتَّى يَتَكَلَّمُوا وَإِنِّي آمُرُكَ أَنْ تَتَكَلَّمَ مَعَهُمْ قَالَ ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ فَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ بِمِثْلِهِ  

[Machine] I mentioned the Night of Decree to Abu Bakrah and he said, "I only seek it in the last ten nights, either in the ninth, seventh, fifth, or in the last night." He used to pray in the last ten nights the entire year, and when the last ten nights started, he would strive even more.  

ذَكَرْتُ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ عِنْدَ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ فَقَالَ «مَا أَنَا بِطَالِبِهَا إِلَّا فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ فِي تِسْعٍ أَوْ فِي سَبْعٍ يَبْقَيْنَ أَوْ خَمْسٍ يَبْقَيْنَ أَوْ فِي ثَلَاثٍ يَبْقَيْنَ أَوْ فِي آخِرِ لَيْلَةٍ» فَكَانَ لَا يُصَلِّي فِي الْعِشْرِينَ إِلَّا صَلَاتَهُ سَائِرَ السَّنَةِ فَإِذَا دَخَلَ الْعَشْرُ اجْتَهَدَ  

[Machine] The translation of the given Arabic sentence is: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say, "The voluntary fasting person is the master of his own self; if he wants, he fasts, and if he wants, he breaks his fast."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَقُولُ «الصَّائِمُ الْمُتَطَوِّعُ أَمِيرُ نَفْسِهِ إِنْ شَاءَ صَامَ وَإِنْ شَاءَ أَفْطَرَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The one who observes voluntary fasting has the choice to either fast or break it."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الْمُتَطَوِّعُ بِالْخِيَارِ إِنْ شَاءَ صَامَ وَإِنْ شَاءَ أَفْطَرَ»  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to practice Iʿtikaf in the last ten days of the month of Ramadan. (Using translation from Bukhārī 2025)  

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَعْتَكِفُ فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ فَلَمْ يَعْتَكِفْ عَامًا فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْعَامُ الْمُقْبِلُ اعْتَكَفَ عِشْرِينَ»  

The Prophet ﷺ used to observe i'tikaf during the last ten days of Ramadan. One year he did not observe i'tikaf. When the next year came, he observed i'tikaf for twenty nights (i.e. days). (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2463)   

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يَعْتَكِفُ الْأَوَاخِرَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ فَسَافَرَ عَامًا فَلَمْ يَعْتَكِفْ وَاعْتَكَفَ مِنَ الْعَامِ الْمُقْبِلِ عِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً»  

[Machine] The prophet ﷺ said, "The person who is in I'tikaf (seclusion for worship) does not have to fast except if they wish to do so voluntarily."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «لَيْسَ عَلَى الْمُعْتَكِفِ صِيَامٌ إِلَّا أَنْ يَجْعَلَهُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ»  

[Machine] To stay overnight and the next day he sought the advice of the Prophet ﷺ who said, "Stay overnight and observe fasting for a day." This is the second Hadith.  

أَنْ يَعْتَكِفَ يَوْمًا فَسَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «اعْتَكِفْ وَصُمْ يَوْمًا» الْحَدِيثُ الثَّانِي  

[Machine] The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: "There is no seclusion (i'tikaf) except with fasting." The two sheikhs, Sufyan ibn Husayn and Abdullah ibn Yazid, did not object.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا اعْتِكَافَ إِلَّا بِصِيَامٍ» لَمْ يَحْتَجَّ الشَّيْخَانِ بِسُفْيَانَ بْنِ حُسَيْنٍ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ  

[Machine] "He has made it permissible for the elderly sheikh who is unable to fast, and ordered that he feeds the one whom he knows cannot bear it."  

أَنَّهُ قَدْ وَضَعَ لِلشَّيْخِ الْكَبِيرِ الَّذِي لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ الصِّيَامَ وَأَمَرَ أَنْ يُطْعِمَ الَّذِي يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ لَا يُطِيقُهُ  

[Machine] "To fast and feed a poor person every day and not skip any day."  

أَنْ يُفْطِرَ وَيُطْعِمَ عَلَى كُلِّ يَوْمٍ مِسْكِينًا وَلَا قَضَاءَ عَلَيْهِ»  

"I heard An-Nu'man bin Bashir on the minbar in Hims saying: "We prayed Qiyam with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during Ramadan on the night of the twenty-third until one-third of the night had passed, then we prayed Qiyam with him on the night of the twenty-fifth until one-half of the night had passed, then we prayed Qiyam with him on the night of the twenty-seventh until we thought that we would miss Al-Falah- that is what they used to call suhur." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1606)   

سَمِعْتُ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ عَلَى مِنْبَرِ حِمْصٍ يَقُولُ «قُمْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ لَيْلَةَ ثَلَاثٍ وَعِشْرِينَ إِلَى ثُلُثِ اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ قُمْنَا مَعَهُ لَيْلَةَ خَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ إِلَى نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ قُمْنَا مَعَهُ لَيْلَةَ سَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ إِلَى نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ قُمْنَا مَعَهُ لَيْلَةَ سَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنْ لَا نُدْرِكَ الْفَلَاحَ وَكُنَّا نُسَمِّيهَا الْفَلَاحَ وَأَنْتُمْ تُسَمُّونَ السَّحُورَ»