he asked the Messenger of Allah about fasting while traveling. He said: "If," then he said something to the effect that: "If you want, then fast, and if you want, then do not fast. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2294)  

أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الصَّوْمِ فِي السَّفَرِ قَالَ «إِنْ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ كَلِمَةً مَعْنَاهَا شِئْتَ صُمْتَ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ أَفْطَرْتَ»  

[Machine] "O Messenger of Allah, I find strength in fasting during travel." He said, "If you wish, fast, and if you wish, break the fast." (Hadith 2616) Qutaybah ibn Sa'id reported to us from Layth, from Bukair, from Sulaiman ibn Yasir, that Hamzah ibn Amr said, "O Messenger of Allah, is it similar to being sent?"  

يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي أَجِدُ قُوَّةً عَلَى الصِّيَامِ فِي السَّفَرِ قَالَ «إِنْ شِئْتَ فَصُمْ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَأَفْطِرْ» 2616 أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ أَنَّ حَمْزَةَ بْنَ عَمْرٍو قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مِثْلَهُ مُرْسَلٌ  

"I asked the Messenger of Allah about fasting while traveling. He said: 'If you wish to fast then fast, and if you wish not to fast then do not fast."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2296)   

سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الصَّوْمِ فِي السَّفَرِ قَالَ «إِنْ شِئْتَ فَصُمْ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَأَفْطِرْ»  

"I asked the Messenger of Allah about fasting while traveling. He said: 'If you wish to fast then fast, and if you wish not to fast then do not fast."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2296)  

سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الصَّوْمِ فِي السَّفَرِ قَالَ «إِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْ تَصُومَ فَصُمْ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْ تُفْطِرَ فَأَفْطِرْ»  

"I asked the Messenger of Allah about fasting while traveling. He said: 'If you wish to fast then fast, and if you wish not to fast then do not fast."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2296)  

أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الصَّوْمِ فِي السَّفَرِ قَالَ «إِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْ تَصُومَ فَصُمْ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْ تُفْطِرَ فَأَفْطِرْ»  

"I used to fast continually at the time of the Messenger of Allah. I said: 'O continually while traveling.' He said: 'If you wish then fast, and if you wish then do not fast."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2300)  

كُنْتُ أَسْرُدُ الصِّيَامَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي أَسْرُدُ الصِّيَامَ فِي السَّفَرِ؟ قَالَ «إِنْ شِئْتَ فَصُمْ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَأَفْطِرْ»  

"I said: 'O Prophet of Allah, I am a man who fasts continually, so should I fast while traveling?' He said: 'If you wish then fast, and if you wish then do not fast."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2301)  

قُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ إِنِّي رَجُلٌ أَسْرُدُ الصَّوْمَ أَفَأَصُومُ فِي السَّفَرِ؟ قَالَ «إِنْ شِئْتَ فَصُمْ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَأَفْطِرْ»  

"If you wish then fast, and if you wish then fast, and if you wish then do not fast." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2302)  

أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَكَانَ رَجُلًا يَصُومُ أَأَصُومُ فِي السَّفَرِ قَالَ «إِنْ شِئْتَ فَصُمْ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَأَفْطِرْ»