Sunan Ibn Majah

Sunan Ibn Majah 1687

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ دَخَلَ الأَسْوَدُ وَمَسْرُوقٌ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَقَالاَ أَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يُبَاشِرُ وَهُوَ صَائِمٌ قَالَتْ كَانَ يَفْعَلُ وَكَانَ أَمْلَكَكُمْ لإِرْبِهِ ‏.‏

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us; Isma‘il ibn Ulayyah narrated to us, from Ibn Awn, from Ibrahim, who said: Al-Aswad and Masruq entered upon Aishah and asked, ‘Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) engage in intimate contact while fasting?’ She said: ‘He used to do that, and he had greater control over his desire than any of you.’

Notes and open questions — unreviewed
  • The Arabic says yubaashir without specifying the form or degree of contact; ‘intimate contact’ keeps the wording general.