13. Ṣawm (Fasting)
١٣۔ كتاب الصيام
'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ kissed one of his wives while he was fasting, and then she ('A'isha) smiled (as she narrated).
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُقَبِّلُ إِحْدَى نِسَائِهِ وَهُوَ صَائِمٌ ثُمَّ تَضْحَكُ
I said to 'Abd al-Rahman b. Qasim: Have you heard from your father narrating from 'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) that he kissed her while observing fast? He ('Abd al-Rahman b. Qasim) kept silence for a short while and then said:" Yes."
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُقَبِّلُهَا وَهُوَ صَائِمٌ فَسَكَتَ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ نَعَمْ
Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to kiss me while observing fast; and who among you can control his desire as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ could control his desire.
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُقَبِّلُنِي وَهُوَ صَائِمٌ وَأَيُّكُمْ يَمْلِكُ إِرْبَهُ كَمَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَمْلِكُ إِرْبَهُ
Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to kiss (his wives) while fasting and embraced (them) while fasting; but he had the greatest mastery over his desire among you.
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُقَبِّلُ وَهُوَ صَائِمٌ وَيُبَاشِرُ وَهُوَ صَائِمٌ وَلَكِنَّهُ أَمْلَكُكُمْ لإِرْبِهِ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to kiss (his wives) while fasting; and he had the greatest control over his desire (as compared with you).
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُقَبِّلُ وَهُوَ صَائِمٌ وَكَانَ أَمْلَكَكُمْ لإِرْبِهِ
'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to embrace (his wives) while fasting.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُبَاشِرُ وَهُوَ صَائِمٌ
I and Masruq went to 'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) and asked. her if the Messenger of Allah ﷺ embraced (his wives) while fasting. She said: Yes; but he had the greatest control over his desire among you: or he was one of those who had control over his desire.
انْطَلَقْتُ أَنَا وَمَسْرُوقٌ إِلَى عَائِشَةَ ؓ فَقُلْنَا لَهَا أَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُبَاشِرُ وَهُوَ صَائِمٌ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ وَلَكِنَّهُ كَانَ أَمْلَكَكُمْ لإِرْبِهِ أَوْ مِنْ أَمْلَكِكُمْ لإِرْبِهِ شَكَّ أَبُو عَاصِمٍ
It is further narrated on the authority of Aswad and Masruq that they went to the Mother of the Believers and they asked her (and the rest of the hadith is the same)
عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ وَمَسْرُوقٍ أَنَّهُمَا دَخَلاَ عَلَى أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَسْأَلاَنِهَا فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ
'Urwa b. Zubair narrated that 'A'isha the Mother of the Believers (Allah be pleased with her) informed him that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ kissed her while fasting.
أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ؓ أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُقَبِّلُهَا وَهُوَ صَائِمٌ
A hadith like this has been narrated by Yahya b. Abu Kathir with the same chain of transmitters.
عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ مِثْلَهُ
'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to kiss her during the month of fasting.
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُقَبِّلُ فِي شَهْرِ الصَّوْمِ
'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported that Messenger of Allah ﷺ kissed (his wives) during Ramadan while observing fast.
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُقَبِّلُ فِي رَمَضَانَ وَهُوَ صَائِمٌ
'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported that Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) kissed (his wives) while fasting.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُقَبِّلُ وَهُوَ صَائِمٌ
Hafsa (Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ kissed (his wives) while fasting.
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُقَبِّلُ وَهُوَ صَائِمٌ
A hadith like this has been narrated by Hafsa (Allah be pleased with her) through another chain of transmitters.
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِمِثْلِهِ
Should one observing fast kiss (his wife)? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him: Ask her (Umm Salama). She informed him that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did that, where upon he said: Messenger of Allah, Allah pardoned thee all thy sins, the previous and the later ones. Upon this the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ) said: By Allah, I am the most God conscious among you and I fear Him most among you.
أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَيُقَبِّلُ الصَّائِمُ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَلْ هَذِهِ لأُمِّ سَلَمَةَ فَأَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَصْنَعُ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَمَا وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَتْقَاكُمْ لِلَّهِ وَأَخْشَاكُمْ لَهُ