Fasting

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Al-‘Irbad ibn Sariyah said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) invited me to the pre-dawn meal in Ramadan and said: ‘Come to the blessed meal.’ Abu Dawud and al-Nasa’i transmitted it.

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Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘How excellent is the believer’s pre-dawn meal of dates!’ Abu Dawud transmitted it.

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Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Whoever does not give up false speech and acting upon it, Allah has no need for him to give up his food and drink.’ Al-Bukhari transmitted it.

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‘A’ishah reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to kiss and be physically affectionate while fasting, and he had the greatest control among you over his desire.

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‘A’ishah reported: In Ramadan, dawn would come upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was in a state of major ritual impurity, not due to a dream; he would wash and fast.

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Ibn ‘Abbas said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) underwent cupping while in a state of ihram, and he underwent cupping while fasting.

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Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘If anyone forgets while fasting and eats or drinks, let him complete his fast, for it is Allah who has fed him and given him drink.’

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Abu Hurayrah reported: While we were sitting with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), a man came to him and said: ‘Messenger of Allah, I am ruined.’ He asked: ‘What is wrong?’ The man said: ‘I had intercourse with my wife while fasting.’ The Messenger of Allah asked: ‘Can you free a slave?’ He said: ‘No.’ He asked: ‘Can you fast two consecutive months?’ He said: ‘No.’ He asked: ‘Can you feed sixty poor people?’ He said: ‘No.’ He said: ‘Then sit.’ The Prophet waited. While we were in that state, a basket of dates was brought to the Prophet. An ‘araq is a large basket. He asked: ‘Where is the questioner?’ The man said: ‘I am here.’ He said: ‘Take this and give it in charity.’ The man said: ‘To someone poorer than me, Messenger of Allah? By Allah, there is no household between the two lava fields of Medina poorer than mine.’ The Prophet laughed until his molars showed, then said: ‘Feed it to your family.’

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‘A’ishah reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to kiss her while fasting and suck her tongue. Abu Dawud transmitted it.

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Abu Hurayrah reported that a man asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about physical intimacy while fasting, and he granted him permission. Another man came and asked him, and he forbade him. The one he permitted was an old man, and the one he forbade was a young man. Abu Dawud transmitted it.

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Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘If vomiting overcomes a person while he is fasting, he does not have to make up the fast. But whoever deliberately induces vomiting must make it up.’ Al-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, and al-Darimi transmitted it. Al-Tirmidhi said: ‘This is a gharīb hadith; we know it only through the narration of ‘Isa ibn Yunus.’ Muhammad—that is, al-Bukhari—said: ‘I do not consider it preserved.’

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Ma‘dan ibn Talhah reported that Abu al-Darda’ told him that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) vomited and broke his fast. He said: I met Thawban in the mosque of Damascus and told him that Abu al-Darda’ had reported that the Messenger of Allah vomited and broke his fast. He said: ‘He spoke the truth; I poured the water for his ablution.’ Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, and al-Darimi transmitted it.

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‘Amir ibn Rabi‘ah said: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) using a toothstick while fasting more times than I can count. Al-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.

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Anas reported: A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: ‘My eye is troubling me. May I apply kohl while fasting?’ He replied: ‘Yes.’ Al-Tirmidhi transmitted it and said: ‘Its chain of transmission is not strong, and the transmitter Abu ‘Atikah is considered weak.’

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One of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I saw the Prophet at al-‘Arj pouring water over his head while he was fasting, either from thirst or from the heat. Malik transmitted it.

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Shaddad ibn Aws said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came upon a man being cupped at al-Baqi‘ on the eighteenth day of Ramadan, while he was holding my hand, and said: ‘The cupper and the one being cupped have broken their fast.’ Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, and al-Darimi transmitted it. The shaykh and imam Muhyi al-Sunnah, may Allah have mercy on him, said: ‘Some who permit cupping interpret this as meaning that they exposed themselves to breaking the fast: the one being cupped because of weakness, and the cupper because he cannot be sure that something will reach his stomach by sucking the cupping vessel.’

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Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Whoever breaks the fast on a day in Ramadan without a concession or illness will not make up for it by fasting an entire lifetime, even if he fasts it.’ Ahmad, al-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, and al-Darimi transmitted it; al-Bukhari included it in a chapter heading. Al-Tirmidhi said: I heard Muhammad—that is, al-Bukhari—say: ‘I know of no other hadith from Abu al-Mutawwis, the transmitter, apart from this one.’

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Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Many who fast get nothing from their fast but thirst, and many who pray at night get nothing from their night prayer but wakefulness.’ Al-Darimi transmitted it.

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Abu Sa‘id reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Three things do not break the fasting person’s fast: cupping, vomiting, and a wet dream.’ Al-Tirmidhi transmitted it and said: ‘This hadith is unpreserved, and the transmitter ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Zayd is weak in hadith.’

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Thabit al-Bunani reported that Anas ibn Malik was asked: ‘Did you disapprove of cupping for a fasting person in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?’ He replied: ‘No, except because of weakness.’ Al-Bukhari transmitted it.