the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "When one half of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān remains then do not ˹continue to˺ fast."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «إِذَا بَقِيَ نِصْفٌ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَلاَ تَصُومُوا۔»

“I saw in a dream that I was at the gate of Paradise and I saw them (those two men). Someone came out of Paradise and admitted the one who had died last, then he came out and admitted the one who had been martyred. Then he came back to me and said: ‘Go back, for your time has not yet come.’” The next morning, Talhah told the people of that and they were amazed. News of that reached the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and they told him the story. He said: “Why are you so amazed at that?” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, the first one was the one who strove harder, then he was martyred, but the other one was admitted to Paradise before him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Did he not stay behind for a year?” They said: “Yes.” He said: “And did not Ramadan come and he fasted, and he offered such and such prayers during that year?” They said: “Yes.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The difference between them is greater than the difference between heaven and earth.”

أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ بَلِيٍّ قَدِمَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَكَانَ إِسْلاَمُهُمَا جَمِيعًا فَكَانَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَشَدَّ اجْتِهَادًا مِنَ الآخَرِ فَغَزَا الْمُجْتَهِدُ مِنْهُمَا فَاسْتُشْهِدَ ثُمَّ مَكَثَ الآخَرُ بَعْدَهُ سَنَةً ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَ قَالَ طَلْحَةُ فَرَأَيْتُ فِي الْمَنَامِ بَيْنَا أَنَا عِنْدَ بَابِ الْجَنَّةِ إِذَا أَنَا بِهِمَا فَخَرَجَ خَارِجٌ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ فَأَذِنَ لِلَّذِي تُوُفِّيَ الآخِرَ مِنْهُمَا ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَأَذِنَ لِلَّذِي اسْتُشْهِدَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَىَّ فَقَالَ ارْجِعْ فَإِنَّكَ لَمْ يَأْنِ لَكَ بَعْدُ فَأَصْبَحَ طَلْحَةُ يُحَدِّثُ بِهِ النَّاسَ فَعَجِبُوا لِذَلِكَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَحَدَّثُوهُ الْحَدِيثَ فَقَالَ مِنْ أَىِّ ذَلِكَ تَعْجَبُونَ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا كَانَ أَشَدَّ الرَّجُلَيْنِ اجْتِهَادًا ثُمَّ اسْتُشْهِدَ وَدَخَلَ هَذَا الآخِرُ الْجَنَّةَ قَبْلَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ مَكَثَ هَذَا بَعْدَهُ سَنَةً قَالُوا بَلَى قَالَ وَأَدْرَكَ رَمَضَانَ فَصَامَهُ وَصَلَّى كَذَا وَكَذَا مِنْ سَجْدَةٍ فِي السَّنَةِ قَالُوا بَلَى قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا أَبْعَدُ مِمَّا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ

“I saw in a dream that I was at the gate of Paradise, and I saw them both. Someone had come out from Paradise and he gave permission to the one who died last (to enter); then he came out and gave permission to the one who had been martyred. Then they both came back to me and said to me: Go back, for your time has not yet come.” The next morning, Talhah told the people about that and they were amazed by it. News of that reached the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he said: “Why are you amazed?ʿ They said: “O Messenger of Allah, this one strove harder in worship and then was martyred for the sake of Allah, but the other one entered Paradise before him?” He said: ʿDid he not remain for a year after (the other one) died?” They said: “Yes.” He said: “Did he not live until Ramadan came and fast it?” They said: “Yes.” He said: ʿDid he not pray this many rakʿahs during that year?ʿ They said: “Yes.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Verily, the distance between them is the distance between heaven and earth.”

أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ قَدِمَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَكَانَ إِسْلامُهُمَا جَمِيعًا وَكَانَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَشَدَّ اجْتِهَادًا مِنْ صَاحِبِهِ فَغَزَا الْمُجْتَهِدُ مِنْهُمَا فَاسْتُشْهِدَ ثُمَّ مَكَثَ الْآخَرُ بَعْدَهُ سَنَةً ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَ قَالَ طَلْحَةُ فَرَأَيْتُ فِيمَا يَرَى النَّائِمُ كَأَنِّي عِنْدَ بَابِ الْجَنَّةِ إِذَا أَنَا بِهِمَا وَقَدْ خَرَجَ خَارِجٌ مِنَ الجَنَّةِ فَأَذِنَ لِلَّذِي تُوُفِّيَ الْآخِرَ مِنْهُمَا ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَأَذِنَ لِلَّذِي اسْتُشْهِدَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَا إِلَيَّ فَقَالا لِي ارْجِعْ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَأْنِ لَكَ بَعْدُ فَأَصْبَحَ طَلْحَةُ يُحَدِّثُ بِهِ النَّاسَ فَعَجِبُوا لِذَلِكَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مِنْ أَيِّ ذَلِكَ تَعْجَبُونَ؟ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَذَا كَانَ أَشَدَّ اجْتِهَادًا ثُمَّ اسْتُشْهِدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَدَخَلَ هَذَا الْجَنَّةَ قَبْلَهُ فَقَالَ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ مَكَثَ هَذَا بَعْدَهُ سَنَةً؟ قَالُوا بَلَى قال وَأَدْرَكَ رَمَضَانَ فَصَامَهُ؟ قَالُوا بَلَى قال وَصَلَّى كَذَا وَكَذَا سَجْدَةً فِي السَّنَةِ؟ قَالُوابَلَى قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا أَبْعَدُ مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ

[Machine] Two men from a tribe came to the Prophet ﷺ , and both of them embraced Islam. One of them was more dedicated and committed than the other. The more dedicated man participated in a battle and was martyred, while the other lived for a year, observed fasting in Ramadan, and then passed away. The Prophet ﷺ saw Talhah ibn Ubaydullah outside of paradise. He permitted the one who died after living longer to enter paradise first, then permitted the martyr to enter. The Prophet ﷺ returned to Talhah and said to him, "Go back, for it is not yet your time." Talhah then began telling people about what he had witnessed. The news reached the Prophet ﷺ , and he asked about it. When they explained the situation, the Prophet ﷺ said, "Didn't this man live for a year after the martyrdom of the other man?" They replied, "Yes."

قَدِمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ رَجُلَانِ مِنْ بَلِيٍّ فَكَانَ إِسْلَامُهُمَا جَمِيعًا وَاحِدًا وَكَانَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَشَدَّ اجْتِهَادًا مِنَ الْآخَرِ فَغَزَا الْمُجْتَهِدُ فَاسْتُشْهِدَ وَعَاشَ الْآخَرُ سَنَةً حَتَّى صَامَ رَمَضَانَ ثُمَّ مَاتَ فَرَأَى طَلْحَةُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ خَارِجًا خَرَجَ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ فَأَذِنَ لِلَّذِي تُوُفِّيَ آخِرَهُمَا ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَأَذِنَ لِلَّذِي اسْتُشْهِدَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى طَلْحَةَ فَقَالَ ارْجِعْ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَأْنِ لَكَ فَأَصْبَحَ طَلْحَةُ يُحَدِّثُ بِهِ النَّاسَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَحَدَّثُوهُ الْحَدِيثَ وَعَجِبُوا فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَانَ أَشَدَّ الرَّجُلَيْنِ اجْتِهَادًا وَاسْتُشْهِدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَدَخَلَ هَذَا الْجَنَّةَ قَبْلَهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَلَيْسَ قَدْ مَكَثَ هَذَا بَعْدَهُ بِسَنَةٍ؟ » قَالُوا نَعَمْ

“I saw in a dream that I was at the gate of Paradise, and I saw them both. Someone had come out from Paradise and he gave permission to the one who died last (to enter); then he came out and gave permission to the one who had been martyred. Then they both came back to me and said to me: Go back, for your time has not yet come.” The next morning, Talhah told the people about that and they were amazed by it. News of that reached the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he said: “Why are you amazed?ʿ They said: “O Messenger of Allah, this one strove harder in worship and then was martyred for the sake of Allah, but the other one entered Paradise before him?” He said: ʿDid he not remain for a year after (the other one) died?” They said: “Yes.” He said: “Did he not live until Ramadan came and fast it?” They said: “Yes.” He said: ʿDid he not pray this many rakʿahs during that year?ʿ They said: “Yes.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Verily, the distance between them is the distance between heaven and earth.” (Using translation from Aḥmad 1403)

أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ بَلِيٍّ قَدِمَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَكَانَ إِسْلَامُهُمَا مَعًا وَكَانَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَشَدَّ اجْتِهَادًا مِنَ الْآخَرِ فَغَزَا الْمُجْتَهِدُ مِنْهُمَا فَاسْتُشْهِدَ ثُمَّ مَكَثَ الْآخَرُ بَعْدَهُ سَنَةً ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَ قَالَ طَلْحَةُ بَيْنَا أَنَا عِنْدَ بَابِ الْجَنَّةِ فِي النَّوْمِ إِذْ أَنَا بِهِمَا فَخَرَجَ خَارِجٌ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ فَأَذِنَ لِلَّذِي مَاتَ الْآخِرَ مِنْهُمَا ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَأَذِنَ لِلَّذِي اسْتُشْهِدَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَيَّ فَقَالَ ارْجِعْ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَأْنِ لَكَ فَأَصْبَحَ طَلْحَةُ فَحَدَّثَ النَّاسَ فَعَجِبُوا؛ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مِنْ أِيِّ ذَلِكَ تَعْجَبُونَ ؟ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَذَا الَّذِي كَانَ أَشَدَّ الرَّجُلَيْنِ اجْتِهَادًا فَاسْتُشْهِدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَدَخَلَ الْآخَرُ الْجَنَّةَ قَبْلَهُ قَالَ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ مَكَثَ هَذَا بَعْدَهُ سَنَةً وَأَدْرَكَ رَمَضَانَ فَصَامَهُ ؟ قَالُوا بَلَى قَالَ وَصَلَّى كَذَا وَكَذَا مِنْ سَجْدَةٍ فِي السَّنَةِ ؟ قَالُوا بَلَى قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا أَبْعَدُ مِمَّا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ تَابَعَهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ

“ ‘Umrah during Ramadan is equivalent to Hajj (i.e. in reward).”

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عُمْرَةٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ تَعْدِلُ حِجَّةً

‘ ‘Umrah during Ramadan is equivalent to Hajj (i.e., in reward).’”

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عُمْرَةٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ تَعْدِلُ حِجَّةً

“ ‘Umrah during Ramadan is equivalent to Hajj.”

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ عُمْرَةٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ تَعْدِلُ حِجَّةً

“Umrah during Ramadan is equivalent to Hajj.”

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عُمْرَةٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ تَعْدِلُ حِجَّةً

“ ‘Umrah during Ramadan is equivalent to Hajj.”

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ عُمْرَةٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ تَعْدِلُ حِجَّةً

“ ‘Umrah during Ramadan is equivalent to Hajj.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2993)

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ عُمْرَةٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ تَعْدِلُ حَجَّةً

“ ‘Umrah during Ramadan is equivalent to Hajj.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2993)

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ عُمْرَةٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ تَعْدِلُ حَجَّةً

“ ‘Umrah during Ramadan is equivalent to Hajj (i.e. in reward).” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2991)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عُمْرَةٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ تَعْدِلُ حَجَّةً

“ ‘Umrah during Ramadan is equivalent to Hajj (i.e. in reward).” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2991)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عُمْرَةٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ تَعْدِلُ حَجَّةً

“ ‘Umrah during Ramadan is equivalent to Hajj (i.e. in reward).” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2991)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عُمْرَةٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ تَعْدِلُ حَجَّةً

“ ‘Umrah during Ramadan is equivalent to Hajj (i.e. in reward).” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2991)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عُمْرَةٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ تَعْدِلُ حَجَّةً

“ ‘Umrah during Ramadan is equivalent to Hajj (i.e. in reward).” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2991)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عُمْرَةٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ تَعْدِلُ حَجَّةً

“ ‘Umrah during Ramadan is equivalent to Hajj (i.e. in reward).” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2991)

أَنَّهَا سَأَلَتْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ عُمْرَةٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ تَعْدِلُ حَجَّةً

“ ‘Umrah during Ramadan is equivalent to Hajj (i.e. in reward).” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2991)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «عُمْرَةٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ تَعْدِلُ حَجَّةً»

“ ‘Umrah during Ramadan is equivalent to Hajj (i.e. in reward).” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2991)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «عُمْرَةٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ تَعْدِلُ حَجَّةً»

[Machine] "O Prophet of Allah, what is the equivalent of performing Hajj with you?" He replied, "Performing Umrah during Ramadan."

يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ مَا يَعْدِلُ الْحَجَّ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ عُمْرَةٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ

“ ‘Umrah during Ramadan is equivalent to Hajj (i.e. in reward).” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2991)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «عُمْرَةٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ تَعْدِلُ حَجَّةً»

“ ‘Umrah during Ramadan is equivalent to Hajj.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2993)

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «عُمْرَةٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ تَعْدِلُ حَجَّةُ»

“ ‘Umrah during Ramadan is equivalent to Hajj.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2993)

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «عَمْرَةٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ تَعْدِلُ حِجَّةً»

“ ‘Umrah during Ramadan is equivalent to Hajj (i.e. in reward).” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2991)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «عُمْرَةٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ تَعْدِلُ حَجَّةً»

“ ‘Umrah during Ramadan is equivalent to Hajj (i.e. in reward).” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2991)

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «عُمْرَةٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ تَعْدِلُ حَجَّةً»

“Whoever fasts Ramadan then follows it with six days of Shawwal, it is as if he fasted for a lifetime.”

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَهُ بِسِتٍّ مِنْ شَوَّالٍ كَانَ كَصَوْمِ الدَّهْرِ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever fasts Ramadan and six days from the month of Shawwal, it is as if he has fasted the entire year."

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ وَسِتًّا مِنْ شَوَّالٍ فَقَدْ صَامَ الدَّهْرَ

“Whoever fasts Ramadan then follows it with six days of Shawwal, it is as if he fasted for a lifetime.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1716)

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَهُ سِتًّا مِنْ شَوَّالٍ فَذَاكَ صِيَامُ الدَّهْرِ

“Whoever fasts Ramadan then follows it with six days of Shawwal, it is as if he fasted for a lifetime.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1716)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ وَأَتْبَعَهُ بِسِتٍّ مِنْ شَوَّالٍ فَهُوَ صِيَامُ الدَّهْرِ»

“Whoever fasts Ramadan then follows it with six days of Shawwal, it is as if he fasted for a lifetime.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1716)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ وَأَتْبَعَهُ بِسِتٍّ مِنْ شَوَّالٍ كَانَ كَمَنْ صَامَ الدَّهْرَ»

“Whoever fasts Ramadan then follows it with six days of Shawwal, it is as if he fasted for a lifetime.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1716)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ وَأَتْبَعَهُ بِسِتٍّ مِنْ شَوَّالٍ فَقَدْ صَامَ الدَّهْرَ»

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Whoever fasts Ramadan and six days from Shawwal has fasted the whole year."

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ وَسِتًّا مِنْ شَوَّالٍ فَقَدْ صَامَ الدَّهْرَ»

[Machine] Narrated by the Prophet, ﷺ , he said, "Whoever fasts in the month of Ramadan and then follows it with six days of fasting in the month of Shawwal, it is as if they have fasted for the entire year."

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَهُ مِنْ شَوَّالٍ فَقَدْ صَامَ الدَّهْرَ»

[Machine] Narrated Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever fasts Ramadan and follows it with six days of Shawwal, it is as if they fasted the entire year."

عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ ؓ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ وَأَتْبَعَهُ سِتًّا مِنْ شَوَّالٍ فَكَأَنَّمَا صَامَ الدَّهْرَ»

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever fasts Ramadan and follows it with six days as if he has fasted the whole year."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ وَأَتْبَعَهُ بِسِتٍّ فَكَأَنَّمَا صَامَ السَّنَةَ كُلَّهَا»

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever fasts Ramadhan and follows it with six days of Shawwal, it is as if they have fasted the entire year." Abu Abdullah Al-Rahman said, "This is a mistake, and the correct statement is from Umar Ibn Thabit."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَهُ بِسِتٍّ مِنْ شَوَّالٍ فَقَدْ صَامَ الدَّهْرَ كُلَّهُ» قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ هَذَا خَطَأٌ وَالصَّوَابُ عُمَرُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: "Whoever fasts Ramadan and follows it with six days from the month of Shawwal, it is as if he fasted the entire year."

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَهُ سِتًّا مِنْ شَوَّالٍ فَذَاكَ صِيَامُ الدَّهْرِ

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say from the pulpit, before the month of Ramadan: ‘Fasting will begin on such and such a day, but we are going to start fasting earlier, so whoever wants to start fasting earlier (i.e., in Sha’ban), let him do so, and whoever wants to wait until Ramadan begins, let him do so.’”

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ قَبْلَ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ الصِّيَامُ يَوْمَ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَنَحْنُ مُتَقَدِّمُونَ فَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيَتَقَدَّمْ وَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيَتَأَخَّرْ

[Machine] He heard Muawiyah say, "Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to start fasting one day before Ramadan and would say, 'Verily, the fasting of a day is like so and so, and we are preemptive. So whoever wishes to begin fasting, let him begin, and whoever wishes to leave it, let him leave.'"

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ مُعَاوِيَةَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَقُومُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ قَبْلَ رَمَضَانَ بِيَوْمٍ وَيَقُولُ «إِنَّ الصِّيَامَ يَوْمُ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَنَحْنُ مُتَقَدِّمُونَ فَمَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَتَقَدَّمَ فَلْيَتَقَدَّمْ وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَتْرُكَ فَلْيَتْرُكْ»

“Our delegation who went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to announce the Islam of Thaqif told us that they came to him in Ramadan. He set up a tent for them in the mosque, and when they became Muslim, they fasted what was left of the month.”

حَدَّثَنَا وَفْدُنَا الَّذِينَ قَدِمُوا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِإِسْلاَمِ ثَقِيفٍ قَالَ وَقَدِمُوا عَلَيْهِ فِي رَمَضَانَ وَضَرَبَ عَلَيْهِمْ قُبَّةً فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَلَمَّا أَسْلَمُوا صَامُوا مَا بَقِيَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ

[Machine] A delegation from Thaqeef came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during Ramadan, so he set up a tent for them in the mosque. When they embraced Islam, they fasted with him.

«قَدِمَ وَفْدٌ مِنْ ثَقِيفٍ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي رَمَضَانَ فَضَرَبَ لَهُمْ قُبَّةً فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَلَمَّا أَسْلَمُوا صَامُوا مَعَهُ»

“The Prophet ﷺ used to spend the night in a state of sexual impurity, then Bilal would come to him and inform him that it is time for prayer. So he would get up and have a bath, and I would see the water dripping from his head, then he would go out and I would hear his voice during Fajr prayer.” (One of the narrators) Mutarrif said: "I said to Amir: 'Was that during Ramadan?' He said: 'In Ramadan and at other times.'"

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَبِيتُ جُنُبًا فَيَأْتِيهِ بِلاَلٌ فَيُؤْذِنُهُ بِالصَّلاَةِ فَيَقُومُ فَيَغْتَسِلُ فَأَنْظُرُ إِلَى تَحَدُّرِ الْمَاءِ مِنْ رَأْسِهِ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ فَأَسْمَعُ صَوْتَهُ فِي صَلاَةِ الْفَجْرِ قَالَ مُطَرِّفٌ فَقُلْتُ لِعامِرٍأفِي رَمَضَانَ؟ قَالَ رَمَضَانُ وَغَيْرُهُ سَوَاءٌ

[Machine] She said, "If the Messenger of Allah ﷺ slept in a state of impurity, Bilal would wake him up for the Fajr prayer, he would then get up, perform ablution, and I would see the water dripping down from his body and hair while he recited the Fajr prayer. Then, he would continue fasting." Mutarrif said, "I asked 'Amir, 'Was this in Ramadan?' He replied, 'It makes no difference.'"

أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ إِنْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَيَبِيتُ جُنُبًا فَيَأْتِيهِ بِلَالٌ لِصَلَاةِ الْغَدَاةِ فَيَقُومُ فَيَغْتَسِلُ وَإِنِّي لَأَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْمَاءِ يَنْحَدِرُ فِي جِلْدِهِ وَشَعَرِهِ فَأَسْمَعُ قِرَاءَتَهُ لِصَلَاةِ الْغَدَاةِ ثُمَّ يَظَلُّ صَائِمًا قَالَ مُطَرِّفٌ قُلْتُ لِعَامِرٍ فِي رَمَضَانَ؟ قَالَ سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْكَ

[Machine] "If the Prophet ﷺ used to sleep in a state of junub (ritual impurity) and Bilal called him for the Fajr prayer, he would get up, perform ablution, and I would see the water dripping from his skin and hair. Then, I would hear his recitation during the Fajr prayer, and he would remain fasting." Mutarrif asked, "Was this during Ramadan?" He replied, "Yes, it was the same for him."

«إِنْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لِيَبِيتُ جُنُبًا فَيَأْتِيهِ بِلَالٌ لِصَلَاةِ الْغَدَاةِ فَيَقُومُ فَيَغْتَسِلُ فَأَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْمَاءِ يَنْحَدِرُ مِنْ جِلْدِهِ وَرَأْسِهِ ثُمَّ أَسْمَعُ قِرَاءَتَهُ فِي صَلَاةِ الْغَدَاةِ ثُمَّ يَظَلُّ صَائِمًا» قَالَ مُطَرِّفٌ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَفِي رَمَضَانَ؟ قَالَ سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْهِ

"We were sitting with the Prophet ﷺ when a man came to him whose clothes were intensely white and whose hair was intensely black; no signs of travel could be seen upon him, and none of us recognized him. He sat down facing the Prophet ﷺ, with his knees touching his, and he put his hands on his thighs, and said: 'O Muhammad, what is Islam?' He said: 'To testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and that I am the Messenger of Allah, to establish regular prayer, to pay Zakat, to fast in Ramadan, and to perform Hajj to the House (the Ka'bah).' He said: 'You have spoken the truth.' We were amazed by him: He asked a question, then told him that he had spoken the truth. Then he said: 'O Muhammad, what is Iman faith? He said: 'To believe in Allah, His angels, His Messengers, His books, the Last day, and the Divine Decree (Qadar), both the good of it and the bad of it.' He said' You have spoken the truth.' We were amazed by him. He asked a question, then told him that he had spoken the truth. Then he said: 'O Muhammad, what is Ihsan (right action, goodness, sincerity)? He said: 'To worship Allah as if you see Him, for even though you do not see Him, He sees you.' He asked: "When will the Hour be?' He said: 'The one who is being asked about it does not know more than the one who is asking.' He asked: 'Then what are its signs?' he said: 'When the slave woman gives birth to her mistress' (Waki' said: This means when non-Arabs will give birth to Arabs") 'and when you see barefoot, naked, destitute shepherds competing in constructing tall buildings.' The Prophet ﷺ met me three days later and asked me: 'Do you know who that man was? I said" 'Allah and his Messenger know best.' He said: 'That was Jibril, who came to you to teach you your religion.'"

كُنَّا جُلُوسًا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ شَدِيدُ بَيَاضِ الثِّيَابِ شَدِيدُ سَوَادِ شَعَرِ الرَّأْسِ لاَ يُرَى عَلَيْهِ أَثَرُ السَّفَرِ وَلاَ يَعْرِفُهُ مِنَّا أَحَدٌ قَالَ فَجَلَسَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأَسْنَدَ رُكْبَتَهُ إِلَى رُكْبَتِهِ وَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى فَخِذَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ مَا الإِسْلاَمُ قَالَ شَهَادَةُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَإِقَامُ الصَّلاَةِ وَإِيتَاءُ الزَّكَاةِ وَصَوْمُ رَمَضَانَ وَحَجُّ الْبَيْتِ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ فَعَجِبْنَا مِنْهُ يَسْأَلُهُ وَيُصَدِّقُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ مَا الإِيمَانُ قَالَ أَنْ تُؤْمِنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلاَئِكَتِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ وَالْقَدَرِ خَيْرِهِ وَشَرِّهِ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ فَعَجِبْنَا مِنْهُ يَسْأَلُهُ وَيُصَدِّقُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ مَا الإِحْسَانُ قَالَ أَنْ تَعْبُدَ اللَّهَ كَأَنَّكَ تَرَاهُ فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ لاَ تَرَاهُ فَإِنَّهُ يَرَاكَ قَالَ فَمَتَى السَّاعَةُ قَالَ مَا الْمَسْئُولُ عَنْهَا بِأَعْلَمَ مِنَ السَّائِلِ قَالَ فَمَا أَمَارَتُهَا قَالَ أَنْ تَلِدَ الأَمَةُ رَبَّتَهَا قَالَ وَكِيعٌ يَعْنِي تَلِدُ الْعَجَمُ الْعَرَبَ وَأَنْ تَرَى الْحُفَاةَ الْعُرَاةَ الْعَالَةَ رِعَاءَ الشَّاءِ يَتَطَاوَلُونَ فِي الْبِنَاءِ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ فَلَقِيَنِي النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بَعْدَ ثَلاَثٍ فَقَالَ أَتَدْرِي مَنِ الرَّجُلُ قُلْتُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ ذَاكَ جِبْرِيلُ أَتَاكُمْ يُعَلِّمُكُمْ مَعَالِمَ دِينِكُمْ

[Machine] While we were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a certain day, a man with extremely white clothes and intense black hair appeared. There were no signs of travel on him and we did not know him until he sat down next to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He leaned his knees against the Prophet's knees and placed his hands on his thighs. Then he said, "O Muhammad, tell me about Islam. What is Islam?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Islam is to testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger, to establish prayer, to give Zakat, to fast in Ramadan, and to perform Hajj if you are able to do so." The man said, "You have spoken the truth." Then he listed the rest of the Hadith. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "O Umar, do you know who the questioner was?" I replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "That was Gabriel. He came to teach you your religion."

بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ إِذْ طَلَعَ رَجُلٌ شَدِيدُ بَيَاضِ الثِّيَابِ شَدِيدُ سَوَادِ الشَّعْرِ لَا يُرَى عَلَيْهِ أَثَرُ السَّفَرِ وَلَا نَعْرِفُهُ حَتَّى جَلَسَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَسْنَدَ رُكْبَتَهُ إِلَى رُكْبَتِهِ وَوَضَعَ كَفَّيْهِ عَلَى فَخِذَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ مَا الْإِسْلَامُ؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْإِسْلَامُ أَنْ تَشْهَدَ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَتُقِيمَ الصَّلَاةَ وَتُؤْتِيَ الزَّكَاةَ وَتَصُومَ رَمَضَانَ وَتَحُجَّ الْبَيْتَ إِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ السَّبِيلَ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ صَدَقْتَ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِطُولِهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا عُمَرُ أَتَدْرِي مَنِ السَّائِلُ؟ قُلْتُ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ ذَاكَ جَبْرَائِيلُ أَتَاكُمْ يعَلِّمُكُمْ دِينَكُمْ

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘For guarding the frontier for a day in the cause of Allah, defending the Muslims, seeking reward, apart from in the month of Ramadan, there is a reward granted greater than worshipping for a hundred years, fasting and praying. Guarding the frontier for a day in the cause of Allah, defending the Muslims, seeking reward, in the month of Ramadan, is better before Allah and brings a greater reward” – I think he said – “than worshipping for a thousand years, fasting and praying. If Allah returns him to his family safe and sound, no bad deed will be recorded for him for a thousand years, but his good deeds will be recorded, and the reward for guarding the frontier will come to him until the Day of Resurrection.”

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَرِبَاطُ يَوْمٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ مِنْ وَرَاءِ عَوْرَةِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مُحْتَسِبًا مِنْ غَيْرِ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ أَعْظَمُ أَجْرًا مِنْ عِبَادَةِ مِائَةِ سَنَةٍ صِيَامِهَا وَقِيَامِهَا وَرِبَاطُ يَوْمٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ مِنْ وَرَاءِ عَوْرَةِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مُحْتَسِبًا مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ أَفْضَلُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَأَعْظَمُ أَجْرًا أُرَاهُ قَالَ مِنْ عِبَادَةِ أَلْفِ سَنَةٍ صِيَامِهَا وَقِيَامِهَا فَإِنْ رَدَّهُ اللَّهُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ سَالِمًا لَمْ تُكْتَبْ عَلَيْهِ سَيِّئَةٌ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ وَتُكْتَبُ لَهُ الْحَسَنَاتُ وَيُجْرَى لَهُ أَجْرُ الرِّبَاطِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةَ

"لَرِبَاطُ يَوْم فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ مِنْ وَراءِ عَوْرَةِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مُحْتَسِبًا مِنْ غَيرِ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ أعْظَمُ أجْرًا مِنْ عِبَادَةِ مِائَةِ سَنَةٍ صِيَامُهَا وَقِيَامُها، وَرِبَاطُ يَوْم فِي سَبيل اللهِ مِنْ وَرَاءِ عَوْرَةِ المُسْلِمِينَ مُحْتَسِبًا مِنْ شَهرِ رَمَضَانَ أفْضَلُ عِندَ اللهِ وأعْظمُ أجْرًا مِنْ عِبَادَةِ أَلفَ سَنَةٍ، صِيَامُهَا وَقِيَامُهَا، فإِن رَدَّهُ الله إِلَى أهْلِهِ سَالِمًا لَمْ يَكْتُبْ عَلَيهِ سَيِّئةً، ويَكْتُب لَهُ الحَسَنَاتِ، ويُجْرى لَهُ أجْرَ الرِّباطِ إِلَى يوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ".

هـ عن أبي بن كعب، قال المنذرى في الترغيب: أثَارُ الوضعِ عليه لائحة، وكيف لا! ! وهو من رواية (عُمَر بن صُبَيح) وقال ابن كثير: أخلق بهذا الحديث أن يكون

“The one who fasts Ramadan while traveling is like one who breaks his fast when not traveling.” Abu Ishaq said: "This Hadith is of no significance."

رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَائِمُ رَمَضَانَ فِي السَّفَرِ كَالْمُفْطِرِ فِي الْحَضَرِ قالَ أَبُو إِسْحاقَ هَذاالْحَديثُ لَيْسَ بِشَيْءٍ