“When the first night of Ramadan comes, the satans and mischievous jinns are chained up, and the gates of the Fire are closed, and none of its gates are opened. The gates of Paradise are opened and none of its gates are closed. And a caller cries out: ‘O seeker of good, proceed, O seeker of evil, stop.’ And Allah has necks (people) whom He frees (from the Fire), and that happens every day.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1642)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا كَانَ أَوَّلُ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ صُفِّدَتِ الشَّيَاطِينُ وَمَرَدَةُ الْجِنِّ وَغُلِّقَتْ أَبْوَابُ النَّارِ فَلَمْ يُفْتَحْ مِنْهَا بَابٌ وَفُتِحَتْ أَبْوَابُ الْجِنَانِ فَلَمْ يُغْلَقْ مِنْهَا بَابٌ وَنَادَى مُنَادٍ يَا بَاغِيَ الْخَيْرِ أَقْبِلْ وَيَا بَاغِيَ الشَّرِّ أَقْصِرْ وَلِلَّهِ عُتَقَاءُ مِنَ النَّارِ»  

[Machine] I said, "O Messenger of Allah, guide me to a deed." He said, "You should fast, for there is no equal to it."  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دُلَّنِي عَلَى عَمَلٍ قَالَ «عَلَيْكَ بِالصَّوْمِ فَإِنَّهُ لَا عِدْلَ لَهُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed, Allah revealed to Yahya, son of Zachariah (peace be upon them), with five words that he should act upon and command the Children of Israel to act upon. He seemed to delay in conveying them, so Jesus ﷺ came to him and said: 'Indeed, Allah has commanded you with five words that you should act upon and command the Children of Israel to act upon. Either you inform them or I will inform them.' Yahya replied: 'O brother, do not do so, for I fear that if you inform them before me, I will be swallowed and punished.' Jesus said: 'So gather the Children of Israel in the Masjid al-Aqsa until it fills up and let them sit on the parapets, then give them a sermon.' Yahya did as he was told and said: 'Indeed, Allah has revealed to me with five words that I should act upon and command the Children of Israel to act upon. The first of them is to not associate partners with Allah. Verily, the example of one who associates others with Allah is like a man who buys a slave with his wealth, whether it be gold or silver, then shelters him in a house and says to him: 'Do work and bring it to me,' but the slave works and brings it to someone other than his master. Which one of you would be pleased if his slave is like that? Verily, Allah has created you and provided for you, so do not associate anything with Him. And when you stand for prayer, do not look around, for indeed Allah turns His face towards His slave as long as the latter does not turn away. He has also commanded you with fasting, and the example of fasting is like a man who has a group of people with him, each one of them carrying a bag filled with musk. They all love to find its fragrance. Indeed, the fragrance of fasting is like the fragrance of musk. He has also commanded you with giving charity, and the example of giving charity is like a man whom his enemy has captured and secured his hands on his neck, ready to kill him. But the man extends his hand to his enemy, providing him with whatever he wishes, even if it is little or abundant, until he saves himself from death. And He has also commanded you with abundant remembrance of Allah, and the example of abundant remembrance of Allah is like a man whom his enemy chases rapidly until he reaches a fortified castle and secures himself inside. Similarly, the slave does not escape from Shaytan except through the remembrance of Allah.'"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَوْحَى إِلَى يَحْيَى بْنِ زَكَرِيَّا عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنَّ يَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَيَأْمُرَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ وَكَأَنَّهُ أَبْطَأَ بِهِنَّ فَأَتَاهُ عِيسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَكَ بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ تَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَتَأْمُرَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ فَإِمَّا أَنْ تُخْبِرَهُمْ وَإِمَّا أَنْ أُخْبِرَهُمْ قَالَ يَا أَخِي لَا تَفْعَلْ فَإِنِّي أَخَافُ إِنْ سَبَقْتَنِي بِهِنَّ أَنْ يُخْسَفَ بِي وَأُعَذَّبَ قَالَ فَجَمَعَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ بِبَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ حَتَّى امْتَلَأَ الْمَسْجِدُ وَقَعَدُوا عَلَى الشُّرُفَاتِ ثُمَّ خَطَبَهُمْ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَوْحَى إِلَيَّ بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ أَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وآمُرَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ أُولَاهُنَّ أَنْ لَا تُشْرِكُوا بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا فَإِنَّ مَثَلَ مَنْ أَشْرَكَ بِاللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ اشْتَرَى عَبْدًا مِنْ خَالِصِ مَالِهِ بِذَهَبٍ أَوْ وَرِقٍ ثُمَّ أَسْكَنَهُ دَارًا فَقَالَ اعْمَلْ وَارْفَعْ إِلَيَّ فَجَعَلَ يَعْمَلُ وَيَرْفَعُ إِلَى غَيْرِ سَيِّدِهِ فَأَيُّكُمْ يَرْضَى أَنْ يَكُونَ عَبْدُهُ كَذَلِكَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ خَلَقَكُمْ وَرَزَقَكُمْ فَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَإِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَلَا تَلْتَفِتُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يُقْبِلُ بِوَجْهِهِ إِلَى وَجْهِ عَبْدِهِ مَا لَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصِّيَامِ وَمَثَلُ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ فِي عِصَابَةٍ مَعَهُ صُرَّةُ مِسْكٍ كُلُّهُمْ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَجِدَ رِيحَهَا وَإِنَّ رِيحَ الصِّيَامِ كَرِيحِ الْمِسْكِ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصَّدَقَةِ وَمَثَلُ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ أَسَرَهُ الْعَدُوُّ فَأَوْثَقُوا يَدَهُ إِلَى عُنُقِهِ وَقَرَّبُوهُ لِيَضْرِبُوا عُنُقَهُ فَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ هَلْ لَكُمْ أَنْ أَفْدِيَ نَفْسِي مِنْكُمْ وَجَعَلَ يُعْطِي الْقَلِيلَ وَالْكَثِيرَ حَتَّى فَدَى نَفْسَهُ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ كَثِيرًا وَمَثَلُ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ طَلَبَهُ الْعَدُوُّ سِرَاعًا فِي أَثَرِهِ حَتَّى أَتَى حِصْنًا حَصِينًا فَأَحْرَزَ نَفْسَهُ فِيهِ وَكَذَلِكَ الْعَبْدُ لَا يَنْجُو مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ إِلَّا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Verily, the fasting person has a supplication at the time of breaking his fast, O Allah, I ask You by Your mercy which encompasses everything, to forgive my sins." This is reported by Ishaq if Ibn Abdullah is his freed slave. Muslim did not report it if Ibn Abi Farwah is the one reporting it.  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنَّ لِلصَّائِمِ عِنْدَ فِطْرِهِ دَعْوَةً اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ الَّتِي وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ أَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي ذُنُوبِي» إِسْحَاقُ هَذَا إِنْ كَانَ ابْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مَوْلَى زَائِدَةَ فَقَدْ خَرَّجَ عَنْهُ مُسْلِمٌ وَإِنْ كَانَ ابْنَ أَبِي فَرْوَةَ فَإِنَّهُمَا لَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ  

I saw Ibn Umar holding his beard with his hand and cutting what exceeded the handful of it. He (Ibn Umar) said that the Prophet ﷺ said when he broke his fast: Thirst has gone, the arteries are moist, and the reward is sure, if Allah wills. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2357)  

وَقَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا أَفْطَرَ قَالَ «ذَهَبَ الظَّمَأُ وَابْتَلَّتِ الْعُرُوقُ وَثَبَتَ الْأَجْرُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "The thankful eater is like the patient fasting person."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «الطَّاعِمُ الشَّاكِرُ مِثْلُ الصَّائِمِ الصَّابِرِ»  

[Machine] We were in Ramadan during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . Whoever wanted to fast, fasted, and whoever wanted to break the fast, broke it and made up for it by feeding a poor person until the verse was revealed: "So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it" (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:185).  

كُنَّا فِي رَمَضَانَ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْ شَاءَ صَامَ وَمَنْ شَاءَ أَفْطَرَ وَافْتَدَى بِطَعَامِ مِسْكِينٍ حَتَّى نَزَلَتِ الْآيَةُ {فَمَنْ شَهِدَ مِنْكُمُ الشَّهْرَ فَلْيَصُمْهُ} [البقرة 185] الْآيَةَ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Indeed, Allah has made the sighting of the moon the timing for acts of worship. So, when you spot it, begin fasting, and when you see it again, end the fast. If it is obscured from your view, then estimate it. And know that the months do not exceed thirty days."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ جَعَلَ الْأَهِلَّةَ مَوَاقِيتَ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ فَصُومُوا وَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ فَأَفْطِرُوا فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاقْدُرُوا لَهُ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ الْأَشْهُرَ لَا تَزِيدُ عَلَى ثَلَاثِينَ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to count the days in Sha'ban in a manner he did not count any other month; then he fasted when he sighted the new moon of Ramadan; but if the weather was cloudy he counted thirty days and then fasted. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2325)  

سَمِعْتُ عَائِشَةَ تَقُولُ «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَتَحَفَّظُ مِنْ هِلَالِ شَعْبَانَ مَا لَا يَتَحَفَّظُ مِنْ غَيْرِهِ ثُمَّ يَصُومُ لِرُؤْيَةِ رَمَضَانَ فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْهِ عَدَّ ثَلَاثِينَ يَوْمًا ثُمَّ صَامَ»  

[Machine] The people saw the crescent, so I informed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that I had seen it. "So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ fasted and ordered the people to fast." It is correct according to the condition of Muslim, and they did not dispute it.  

تَرَاءَى النَّاسُ الْهِلَالَ فَأَخْبَرْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنِّي رَأَيْتُهُ «فَصَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَمَرَ النَّاسَ بِالصِّيَامِ» صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ مُسْلِمٍ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ  

[Machine] "Ammar said: 'Whoever fasts on the Day of Doubt (the day before the new moon is sighted to mark the beginning of Ramadan), has disobeyed Abu Al-Qasim (referring to Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him)."  

عَمَّارٌ «مَنْ صَامَ يَوْمَ الشَّكِّ فَقَدْ عَصَى أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ ﷺ»  

A bedouin came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: I have sighted the moon. Al-Hasan added in his version: that is, of Ramadan. He asked: Do you testify that there is no god but Allah? He replied: Yes. He again asked: Do you testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah? He replied: Yes. and he testified that he had sighted the moon. He said: Bilal, announce to the people that they must fast tomorrow. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2340)   

جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ الْهِلَالَ يَعْنِي هِلَالَ رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَ «أَتَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «أَتَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «يَا بِلَالُ أَذِّنْ فِي النَّاسِ أَنْ يَصُومُوا غَدًا» تَابَعَهُ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ وَحَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ  

[Machine] A Bedouin man came to the Messenger of Allah on the night of the sighting of the crescent moon of Ramadan, and he said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have seen the moon." The Messenger of Allah asked him, "Do you testify that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah?" The man replied, "Yes." The Messenger of Allah then said, "Proclaim to the people to begin fasting." This narration was reported by Al-Fadl ibn Musa from Sufyan Ath-Thawri.  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ أَعْرَابِيٌّ لَيْلَةَ هِلَالِ رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ الْهِلَالَ فَقَالَ «أَتَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَتَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَنَادِ فِي النَّاسِ أَنْ يَصُومُوا» وَهَكَذَا رَوَاهُ الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى عَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ  

[Machine] "O Messenger of Allah, I have seen the crescent moon." He said, "Do you bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Then announce that the people should fast."  

يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ رَأَيْتُ الْهِلَالَ فَقَالَ «أَتَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَنَادَى أَنْ يَصُومُوا»  

[Machine] "That they should neither stand nor fast, then a Bedouin from the Harra came and testified that he saw the crescent moon. So the Prophet ﷺ ordered Bilal to make the call for the people to stand and fast. Al-Bukhari referenced the narrations of Ikrimah, while Muslim referenced the narrations of Simak ibn Harb and Hammad ibn Salamah in support of this hadith, which is authentic and was not rejected by them."  

أَنْ لَا يَقُومُوا وَلَا يَصُومُوا فَجَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ مِنَ الْحَرَّةِ فَشَهِدَ أَنَّهُ رَأَى الْهِلَالَ «فَأَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِلَالًا أَنْ يَقُومُوا وَيَصُومُوا» قَدِ احْتَجَّ الْبُخَارِيُّ بِأَحَادِيثَ عِكْرِمَةَ وَاحْتَجَّ مُسْلِمٌ بِأَحَادِيثِ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ وَحَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ صَحِيحٌ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ  

[Machine] I entered upon Ikrimah on the day where there was uncertainty about Ramadan, and he was eating. So he said, "Come closer and eat." I said, "Indeed, I am fasting." He said, "By Allah, you will still eat." I said, "Inform me then." He said, "Ibn Abbas narrated to me that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Do not fast until you see the month (i.e., the crescent moon), and do not break your fast until you see it. But if it is cloudy or overcast and you cannot see it, then complete the count of thirty days.'"  

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عِكْرِمَةَ فِي الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي يُشَكُّ فِيهِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ وَهُوَ يَأْكُلُ فَقَالَ ادْنُ فَكُلْ قُلْتُ إِنِّي صَائِمٌ قَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَتَدْنُوَنَّ قُلْتُ فَحَدِّثْنِي قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا تَسْتَقْبِلُوا الشَّهْرَ اسْتِقْبَالًا صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ فَإِنْ حَالَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَ مَنْظَرِهِ سَحَابَةٌ أَوْ قَتَرَةٌ فَأَكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ ثَلَاثِينَ يَوْمًا»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Observe the crescent moon of Sha'ban for the sighting of Ramadan." It is an authentic narration according to the conditions set by Muslim, and it was not contradicted.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَحْصُوا هِلَالَ شَعْبَانَ لِرَمَضَانَ» صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ مُسْلِمٍ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Dawn is of two types. As for the first type, it does not prohibit eating nor permit prayer. And as for the second type, it prohibits eating and permits prayer."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْفَجْرُ فَجْرَانِ فَأَمَّا الْأَوَّلُ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يُحَرِّمُ الطَّعَامَ وَلَا يُحِلُّ الصَّلَاةَ وَأَمَّا الثَّانِي فَإِنَّهُ يُحَرِّمُ الطَّعَامَ وَيُحِلُّ الصَّلَاةَ  

The Adhan of Bilal should not mislead you nor the whiteness (of the pillar) of dawn, for it is not the whiteness of the true dawn, but that of the false dawn which is vertical like a pillar and you can eat food till the streaks of whiteness spread like it. (Using translation from Muslim 1094b)  

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «لَا يَغُرَّنَّكُمْ أَذَانُ بِلَالٍ وَلَا هَذَا الْبَيَاضُ لِعَمُودِ الصُّبْحِ حَتَّى يَسْتَطِيرَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, "Seek help in fasting during the day with the Sahur (pre-dawn meal), and seek help in standing for prayer at night with the Qaylulah (midday nap)." Zam'ah ibn Salih and Salamah ibn Wahram are not unreliable narrators, as they can be referred to. However, the two Sheikh's did not exclude them and this is one of the hidden gems in this hadith in this regard.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اسْتَعِينُوا بِطَعَامِ السَّحَرِ عَلَى صِيَامِ النَّهَارِ وَبِقَيْلُولَةِ النَّهَارِ عَلَى قِيَامِ اللَّيْلِ» زَمْعَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ وَسَلَمَةُ بْنُ وَهْرَامٍ لَيْسَا بِالْمَتْرُوكَيْنِ اللَّذَيْنِ لَا يُحْتَجُّ بِهِمَا لَكِنَّ الشَّيْخَيْنِ لَمْ يُخَرِّجَا عَنْهُمَا وَهَذَا مِنْ غُرَرِ الْحَدِيثِ فِي هَذَا الْبَابِ  

The Prophet ﷺ said: When any of you hears the summons to prayer while he has a vessel in his hand, he should not lay it down till he fulfils his need. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2350)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا سَمِعَ أَحَدُكُمُ النِّدَاءَ وَالْإِنَاءُ عَلَى يَدِهِ فَلَا يَضَعُهُ حَتَّى يَقْضِيَ حَاجَتَهُ مِنْهُ»  

"Messenger of Allah vomited [so he broke fast] so he performed Wudu." So I met Thawban in a Masjid in Damascus, and I mentioned that to him. He said: 'He told the truth, I poured the water for his Wudu." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 87)   

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَاءَ فَأَفْطَرَ» فَلَقِيتُ ثَوْبَانَ فِي مَسْجِدِ دِمَشْقَ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ صَدَقَ أَنَا صَبَبْتُ لَهُ وَضُوءَهُ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ ate and broke his fast.  

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَاءَ فَأَفْطَرَ»  

[Machine] The translation of the given Arabic sentence is: "That the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, fasted and then broke his fast."  

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَاءَ فَأَفْطَرَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If the fasting person mistakenly eats or drinks, then he should continue fasting, and if he vomits involuntarily, then it does not break his fast." This was narrated by Isa ibn Yunus from Hisham.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا اسْتَقَاءَ الصَّائِمُ أَفْطَرَ وَإِذَا ذَرَعَهُ الْقَيْءُ لَمْ يُفْطِرْ» تَابَعَهُ عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ عَنْ هِشَامٍ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever is overwhelmed by vomiting, it is not obligatory for him to make up for missed prayers. And whoever intentionally vomits, he must make up for the missed prayers." This is an authentic hadith according to the condition of the two sheikhs (referring to Abu Bakr and Umar) and they did not exclude it.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ ذَرَعَهُ الْقَيْءُ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ قَضَاءٌ وَمَنِ اسْتَقَاءَ فَلْيَقْضِ» صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ الشَّيْخَيْنِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ  

[Machine] I went out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for eighteen nights of Ramadan. When we were in al-Baqi', the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw a man performing Halq(Removing some or all of the hair on the head) and he said, "The one doing Halq and the one performing Taqsir (trimming the hair but not shaving it completely) have broken their fast." Al-Awza'i established this chain of narration, verified and clarified the hearing of each narrator from their respective sources. Shayban ibn Abdur Rahman an-Nahwi and Hisham ibn Abi Abdullah ad-Dastuwai followed him in that. All of them are trustworthy narrators. So, this hadith is authentic according to the criteria of the two Shaykhs (Imams Bukhari and Muslim), and they did not exclude it.  

خَرَجْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِثَمَانِيَ عَشْرَةَ لَيْلَةً خَلَتْ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ بِالْبَقِيعِ نَظَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى رَجُلٍ يَحْتَجِمُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَفْطَرَ الْحَاجِمُ وَالْمَحْجُومُ» قَدْ أَقَامَ الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ هَذَا الْإِسْنَادُ فَجَوَّدَهُ وَبَيَّنَ سَمَاعَ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَ الرُّوَاةِ مِنْ صَاحِبِهِ «وَتَابَعَهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ شَيْبَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ النَّحْوِيُّ وَهِشَامُ بْنُ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الدَّسْتُوَائِيُّ وَكُلُّهُمْ ثِقَاتٌ» فَإِذَا الْحَدِيثُ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ الشَّيْخَيْنِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ  

[Machine] "That two of the servants of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: While the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was walking in Al-Baqi' during Ramadan, he saw a man shaving his head. He said, 'The one who shaved and the one whose head was shaved have broken their fast.' Ahmed bin Hanbal said, 'And this is the most authentic narration in this matter.'"  

أَنَّ ثَوْبَانَ مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ بَيْنَمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَمْشِي فِي الْبَقِيعِ فِي رَمَضَانَ إِذْ رَأَى رَجُلًا يَحْتَجِمُ فَقَالَ «أَفْطَرَ الْحَاجِمُ وَالْمَحْجُومُ» قَالَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ «وَهُوَ أَصَحُّ مَا رُوِيَ فِي هَذَا الْبَابِ»  

[Machine] He said: While the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was walking in Al-Baqi' during Ramadan, he saw a man who was shaving his head. he (the Prophet) said: "The one who shaves his head and the one who has his head shaved are breaking their fast." This is a clear chain of narrators, including the transmission of the narrators who reported it and the trustworthy ones who confirmed it. It cannot be criticized by any difference among those who were deemed weak by Abi Qilabah and others. And according to Yahya ibn Abi Kathir, there is another sound chain of narration regarding it, according to the conditions of the two Shaykhs.  

أَخْبَرَهُ قَالَ بَيْنَمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَمْشِي بِالْبَقِيعِ فِي رَمَضَانَ إِذْ رَأَى رَجُلًا يَحْتَجِمُ فَقَالَ «أَفْطَرَ الْحَاجِمُ وَالْمَحْجُومُ» فَهَذِهِ الْأَسَانِيدُ الْمُبَيَّنُ فِيهَا سَمَاعُ الرُّوَاةِ الَّذِينَ هُمْ نَاقِلُوهَا وَالثِّقَاتُ الْأَثْبَاتُ لَا تُعَلَّلُ بِخِلَافٍ يَكُونُ فِيهِ بَيْنَ الْمَجْرُوحِينَ عَلَى أَبِي قِلَابَةَ وَغَيْرِهِ وَعِنْدَ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ فِيهِ إِسْنَادٌ آخَرُ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ الشَّيْخَيْنِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The Hājim (a person who uses cupping for treatment) and the Mahjūm (a person whose head is shaved) break their fast." In the narration of Ishāq al-Dabari, it mentions the Mustahjim (a person who administers cupping) as well. Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ishāq said in his narration, "I heard al-‘Abbās ibn ‘Abd al-‘Azīm say, 'I heard ‘Ali ibn al-Madīni say, 'I do not know of any hadith more authentic than this one.'" Mu‘āwiyah ibn Salām followed up with a narration from Yahyā ibn Abī Kathīr.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَفْطَرَ الْحَاجِمُ وَالْمَحْجُومُ» وَفِي حَدِيثِ إِسْحَاقَ الدَّبَرِيِّ وَالْمُسْتَحْجِمُ وَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ فِي حَدِيثِهِ سَمِعْتُ الْعَبَّاسَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْمَدِينِيِّ يَقُولُ لَا أَعْلَمُ فِي الْحَاجِمِ وَالْمَحْجُومِ حَدِيثًا أَصَحَّ مِنْ هَذَا تَابَعَهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ سَلَّامٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ  

[Machine] "Regarding the hadith of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about it, the seeker of this knowledge should know that both chains of narration for Yahya Ibn Abi Kathir have been ruled as authentic, one by Ahmad Ibn Hanbal and the other by Ali Ibn Madini. Therefore, one should not use one ruling to criticize the other. Additionally, Ishaq Ibn Ibrahim al-Hanzali has ruled the hadith of Shaddad Ibn Aws as authentic."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَحْوَهُ فَلْيَعْلَمْ طَالِبُ هَذَا الْعِلْمِ أَنَّ الْإِسْنَادَيْنِ لِيَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ قَدْ حَكَمَ لِأَحَدِهِمَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ بِالصِّحَّةِ وَحَكَمَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمَدِينِيِّ لِلْآخَرِ بِالصِّحَّةِ فَلَا يُعَلَّلُ أَحَدُهُمَا بِالْآخَرِ وَقَدْ حَكَمَ إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحَنْظَلِيُّ لِحَدِيثِ شَدَّادِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ بِالصِّحَّةِ  

[Machine] "When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by a man in Al-Baqi' who was wrapping himself, and it was eighteen days into Ramadan, he said, 'The person who performs Hijamah (cupping) and the person who has it done for him have broken their fast.' I heard Muhammad ibn Salih saying that he heard Ahmad ibn Salamah saying that he heard Ishaq ibn Ibrahim saying, 'This is a sound chain of narration, supported by evidence. And this hadith has been confirmed by its chains. Abu Ya'qub, may Allah be pleased with him, has approved its authenticity based on a hadith that is clearly reliable.' He said, 'Both Thurayyi and Shu'bah agree on narrating it from Asim Al-Ahwal from Abu Qilabah in the same manner.'"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَتَى عَلَى رَجُلٍ بِالْبَقِيعِ وَهُوَ يَحْتَجِمُ وَهُوَ آخِذٌ بِيَدِي لِثَمَانَ عَشْرَةَ خَلَتْ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَ «أَفْطَرَ الْحَاجِمُ وَالْمَحْجُومُ» فَسَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ صَالِحٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أَحْمَدَ بْنَ سَلَمَةَ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ يَقُولُ هَذَا إِسْنَادٌ صَحِيحٌ يَقُومُ بِهِ الْحُجَّةُ وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ قَدْ صَحَّ بِأَسَانِيدَ وَبِهِ يَقُولُ فَرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْ إِمَامِنَا أَبِي يَعْقُوبَ فَقَدْ حَكَمَ بِالصِّحَّةِ لِحَدِيثٍ ظَاهِرٌ صِحَّتُهُ وَقَالَ بِهِ وَقَدِ اتَّفَقَ الثَّوْرِيُّ وَشُعْبَةُ عَلَى رِوَايَتِهِ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الْأَحْوَلِ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ هَكَذَا  

[Machine] The messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, passed by Ma'qil ibn Yasir in the morning of the eighteenth day of Ramadan while he was performing ihtikaam (a form of voluntary fasting where one continues fasting from the previous day without breaking it). The messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, "The one who is performing ihtikaam has broken his fast, as well as the one who has been restrained."  

مَرَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِمَعْقِلِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ صَبِيحَةَ ثَمَانِيَ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ وَهُوَ يَحْتَجِمُ فَقَالَ «أَفْطَرَ الْحَاجِمُ وَالْمَحْجُومُ»  

[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»