ذِكْرُ مَا يُسْتَحَبُّ لِلْمَرْءِ أَنْ يَسْتَعْمِلَ فِي سَفَرِهِ إِذَا صَعُبَ عَلَيْهِ الْمَشْيُ وَالْمَشَقَّةُ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out to Makkah in the year of the conquest during the month of Ramadan until he reached the Kura'al-Ghamim. It was said to him, "The people are fasting even though they are on foot or riding." They told him, "The people find it difficult to fast, they are just watching what you do." So he called for a cup and lifted it up towards his mouth so the people could see, and then he drank from it. Some people broke their fast and others continued to fast. The Prophet ﷺ was told, "Some of them are still fasting." He said, "Those are the disobedient ones." Then the people who were on foot from his companions gathered and said, "We are exposed to the supplications of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and the journey has become difficult and the hardship has increased." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to them, "Seek help through taking off your shoes, as it cuts off the mark from the earth and you will remain hidden for him." They did as he advised and lightened the burden for him.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَرَجَ عَامَ الْفَتْحِ إِلَى مَكَّةَ فِي رَمَضَانَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ كُرَاعَ الْغَمِيمِ قَالَ فَصَامَ النَّاسُ وَهُمْ مُشَاةٌ وَرُكْبَانٌ فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ شَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ الصَّوْمُ إِنَّمَا يَنْظُرُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُ فَدَعَا بِقَدَحٍ فَرَفَعَهُ إِلَى فِيهِ حَتَّى نَظَرَ النَّاسُ ثُمَّ شَرِبَ فَأَفْطَرَ بَعْضُ النَّاسِ وَصَامَ بَعْضٌ فَقِيلَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِنَّ بَعْضَهُمْ صَامَ فَقَالَ «أُولَئِكَ الْعُصَاةُ» وَاجْتَمَعَ الْمُشَاةُ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالُوا نَتَعَرَّضُ لِدَعَوَاتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقَدِ اشْتَدَّ السَّفَرُ وَطَالَتِ الْمَشَقَّةُ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اسْتَعِينُوا بِالنَّسْلِ فَإِنَّهُ يَقْطَعُ عَلَمَ الْأَرْضِ وَتَخِفُّونَ لَهُ» قَالَ فَفَعَلْنَا فَخَفَفْنَا لَهُ *