The Book on Fasting

كتاب الصوم عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

Chapter 64: What Has Been Related About The Fasting Person Accepting The Invitation (To A Meal)

Abu Hurairah narrated that

The Prophet said: "When one of you is invited (to a meal) and he is fasting, then let him said: 'Indeed I am fasting.'"

Chapter 65: What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked For A Woman To Fast Except With The Permission Of Her Husband

Abu Hurairah narrated that

The Prophet said: "A woman may not fast a day - other than in the month of Ramadan - while her husband is present, except with his permission."

Chapter 66: What Has Been Related About Delay When Making Up For Ramadan

Aishah narrated

"I would not make up what was due upon me from Ramadan except in Sha'ban, until the Messenger of Allah died."

Chapter 67: What Has Been Related About The Virtue For The Fasting Person When Others Are Eating In His Presence

Laila narrated from the one who freed her (Umm Amarah) that

The Prophet said: "When those who are not fasting eat in the presence of the fasting person, the angels send Salat upon him."

Habib bin Zaid said

"I heard a freed slave of ours called Laila narrated from [his (Habib's) grandmother] Umm Amarah bint Ka'b Al-Ansar, that the Prophet entered upon her and some food was brought to him. He said: 'Eat.' She said: 'I am fasting.' So the Messenger of Allah said: 'Indeed the angels send Salat upon the fasting person when (others) eat in his presence, until they finish.' And perhaps he said: 'Until they have eaten their fill.'"

(Another chain) from Umm Amarah bint Ka'b Al-Ansari

From the Prophet, that is similar, except that he did not mention "Until they finish, or they have eating their fill."

Chapter 68: What Has Been Related About The Woman Who Menstruated Makes Up The Fasts But Not The Salat

Aishah narrated

"We would menstruate during the time of the Messenger of Allah, then when we became pure we were ordered to make up the fasts but we were not ordered to make up the Salat."

Chapter 69: What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Take Excessive Amounts Of Water Into the Nose (Al-Istinshaq) When Fasting

Asim bin Laqit bin Sabrah narrated

From his father who said: "I said. 'O Messenger of Allah! Inform me about Wudu.' So he said: "Perform Wudu well, and go between the fingers, and perform Istinshaq extensively except when fasting."

Chapter 70: What Has Been Related About: One Who Stays With A People Should Not Fast Without Their Permission

Aishah narrated that

The Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever stays with a people, then he is not to fast without their permission."

Chapter 71: What Has Been Related I'tikaf

Abu Hurairah and Aishah narrated

"The Prophet would perform I'tikaf during the last ten (days) of Ramadan until Allah took him."

Aishah narrated

"When the Messenger of Allah wanted to perform I'tikaf, he would perform Fajr prayer and then he would enter his place of I'tikaf."

Chapter 72: What Has Been Related About The Night of Al-Qadr

Aishah narrated

"The Messenger of Allah would Yujawir (stay in I'tikaf) during the last ten (nights) of Ramadan and he said: 'Seek the Night of Al-Qadr during the last ten (nights) of Ramadan.'"

Zirr said

"I said to Ubayy bin Ka'b: 'O Abu Al-Mundhir! How do you know that it is the night of the twenty-seventh?' He said: 'Rather, the Messenger of Allah informed us that it is a night (after which) the sun rises without rays, so we counted and we remembered it. By Allah! Ibn Mas'ud learned that it is in Ramadan and that it is the nigh of the twenty-seventh, but he did not want to inform you lest you would depend on it."

Uyainah bin Abdur-Rahman narrated

"My father narrated to me: 'The Night of Al-Qadr was mentioned in the presence of Abu Bakrah, so he said: "I do not search for it due to something that I heard from the Messenger of Allah, except for during the last ten (nights); for indeed I heard him say: 'Search for it when nine remain, or; when seven remain, or; when five remain, or; during the last three nights.'" He (Uyainah) said: "During the twenty (nights) of Ramadan, Abu Bakrah used to perform Salat just as he performed Salat during the rest of the year. But when the (last) ten began, he would struggle (performing more Salat during the night)."

Chapter 73: Something Else About That

Ali narrated

"The Prophet would awaken his family during the last ten (nights) of Ramadan."

Aishah narrated

"The Messenger of Allah would struggle (to perform Salat more) during the last ten (nights) more than he would struggle in the rest of it."

Chapter 74: What Has Been Related About Fasting During the Winter

Amir bin Mas'ud narrated that

The Prophet said: "Fasting during the winter is an easy reward."

Chapter 75: What Has Been Related About: "And For Those Upon Whom It Is Difficult."

Salamah bin Al-Akwa said

"When the following was revealed: 'And for those upon whom it is difficult, (they may) feed a poor person' - if one of us wanted we would not fast, and pay the ransom, until the Ayah after it was revealed abrogating it."

Chapter 76: What Has Been Related About The One Who Ate And Then Went Out To Travel

Muhammad bin Ka'b narrated

"I went to Anas bin Malik during Ramadan and he was about to travel. His mount was prepared for him, and he put on his traveling clothes, then he called for some food to eat, and I said to him: 'Is it Sunnah?' He said: 'It is Sunnah.' Then he rode."

(Another chain) from Muhammad bin Ka'b who said

"I went to Anas bin Malik during Ramadan" and he mentioned a similar narration (as no. 799).