Collection of Sahih Bukhari
Hadith on Ramadhaan and Fasting
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 1.5
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: Allah's Apostle (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) was
the most generous of all the people, and he used to reach the peak in
generosity in the month of Ramadan when Jibraeel met him. Jibraeel used
to meet him every night of Ramadan to teach him the Qur'an. Allah's Apostle
(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) was the most generous person, even more
generous than the strong uncontrollable wind (in readiness and haste to
do charitable deeds).
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 1.7
Narrated Ibn 'Umar: Allah's Apostle (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said:
Islam is based on (the following) five (principles): 1. To testify that
none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is Allah's
Apostle. 2. To offer the (compulsory congregational) prayers dutifully
and perfectly. 3. To pay Zakat (i.e. obligatory charity) . 4. To perform
Hajj. (i.e. Pilgrimage to Mecca) 5.To observe fast during the month of
Ramadan.
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 1.36
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said:
"Whoever establishes prayers during the nights of Ramadan faithfully
out of sincere faith and hoping to attain Allah's rewards (not for showing
off), all his past sins will be forgiven."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 1.37
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said,
"Whoever observes fasts during the month of Ramadan out of sincere
faith, and hoping to attain Allah's rewards, then all his past sins will
be forgiven."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 1.46
Narrated 'Abdullah: The Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said, "Abusing
a Muslim is Fusuq (an evil doing) and killing him is Kufr (disbelief)."
Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit: "Allah's Apostle (sallallahu alaiyhi
wassallam) went out to inform the people about the (date of the) night
of decree (Al-Qadr) but there happened a quarrel between two Muslim men.
The Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said, "I came out to inform
you about (the date of) the night of Al-Qadr (Power), but as so and so
and so and so quarreled, its knowledge was taken away (I forgot it) and
maybe it was better for you. Now look for it in the 7th, the 9th and the
5th (of the last 10 nights of the month of Ramadan)."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 1.87
Narrated Abu Jamra: I was an interpreter between the people and Ibn 'Abbas.
Once Ibn 'Abbas said that a delegation of the tribe of 'Abdul Qais came
to the Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) who asked them, "Who
are the people (i.e. you)? (Or) who are the delegates?" They replied,
"We are from the tribe of Rabi'a." Then the Prophet(sallallahu
alaiyhi wassallam) said to them, "Welcome, O people (or said, "O
delegation (of 'Abdul Qais).") Neither will you have disgrace nor
will you regret." They said, "We have come to you from a distant
place and there is the tribe of the infidels of Mudar intervening between
you and us and we cannot come to you except in the sacred month. So please
order us to do something good (religious deeds) and that we may also inform
our people whom we have left behind (at home) and that we may enter Paradise
(by acting on them.)" The Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) ordered
them to do four things, and forbade them from four things. He ordered
them to believe in Allah Alone, the Honorable the Majestic and said to
them, "Do you know what is meant by believing in Allah Alone?"
They replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better." Thereupon
the Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said, "(That means to testify
that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is
His Apostle, to offer prayers perfectly, to pay Zakat, to observe fasts
during the month of Ramadan, (and) to pay Al-Khumus (one fifth of the
booty to be given in Allah's cause)." Then he forbade them four things,
namely Ad-Dubba.' Hantam, Muzaffat (and) An-Naqir or Muqaiyar (These were
the names of pots in which alcoholic drinks used to be prepared). The
Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) further said, "Memorize them
(these instructions) and tell them to the people whom you have left behind."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 1.549
Narrated Anas: Zaid bin Thabit said, "We took the "Suhur"
(the meal taken before dawn while fasting is observed) with the Prophet
(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) and then stood up for the (morning) prayer."
I asked him how long the interval between the two (Suhur and prayer) was.
He replied, 'The interval between the two was just sufficient to recite
fifty to Sixth 'Ayat."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 1.777
Narrated Abu Salama: Once I went to Abu- Sa'id Al-Khudri and asked him,
"Won't you come with us to the date-palm trees to have a talk?"
So Abu Said went out and I asked him, "Tell me what you heard from
the Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) about the Night of Qadr."
Abu Said replied, "Once Allah's Apostle performed Itikaf (seclusion)
on the first ten days of the month of Ramadan and we did the same with
him. Gabriel came to him and said, 'The night you are looking for is ahead
of you.' So the Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) performed the Itikaf
in the middle (second) ten days of the month of Ramadan and we too performed
Itikaf with him. Gabriel came to him and said, 'The night which you are
looking for is ahead of you.' In the morning of the 20th of Ramadan the
Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) delivered a sermon saying, 'Whoever
has performed Itikaf with me should continue it. I have been shown the
Night of "Qadr", but have forgotten its date, but it is in the
odd nights of the last ten nights. I saw in my dream that I was prostrating
in mud and water.' In those days the roof of the mosque was made of branches
of date-palm trees. At that time the sky was clear and no cloud was visible,
but suddenly a cloud came and it rained. The Prophet led us in the prayer
and I saw the traces of mud on the forehead and on the nose of Allah's
Apostle. So it was the confirmation of that dream."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 2.229
Narrated 'Aisha, the mother of the faithful believers: One night Allah's
Apostle (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) offered the prayer in the Mosque
and the people followed him. The next night he also offered the prayer
and too many people gathered. On the third and the fourth nights more
people gathered, but Allah's Apostle did not come out to them. In the
morning he said, "I saw what you were doing and nothing but the fear
that it (i.e. the prayer) might be enjoined on you, stopped me from coming
to you." And that happened in the month of Ramadan.
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 2.255
Narrated Nafi: Ibn 'Umar said, "In the lifetime of the Prophet (sallallahu
alaiyhi wassallam) I dreamt that a piece of silk cloth was in my hand
and it flew with me to whichever part of Paradise I wanted. I also saw
as if two persons (i.e. angels) came to me and wanted to take me to Hell.
Then an angel met us and told me not to be afraid. He then told them to
leave me. Hafsa narrated one of my dreams to the Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi
wassallam) and the Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said, "Abdullah
is a good man. Would that he offer the night prayer (Tahajjud)!"
So after that day 'Abdullah (bin 'Umar) started offering Tahajjud. The
companions of the Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam)used to tell him
their dreams that (Laila-tul-Qadr) was on the 27th of the month of Ramadan.
The Prophet said, "I see that your dreams agree on the last ten nights
of Ramadan and so whoever is in search of it should seek it in the last
ten nights of Ramadan."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 2.587
Narrated Nafi': Ibn 'Umar said, "The Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi
wassallam) made incumbent on every male or female, free man or slave,
the payment of one Sa' of dates or barley as Sadaqat-ul-Fitr (or said
Sadaqa-Ramadan)." The people then substituted half Sa' of wheat for
that. Ibn 'Umar used to give dates (as Sadaqat-ul-Fitr). Once there was
scarcity of dates in Medina and Ibn 'Umar gave barley. 'And Ibn 'Umar
used to give Sadaqat-ul-Fitr for every young and old person. He even used
to give on behalf of my children. Ibn 'Umar used to give Sadaqat-ul-Fitr
to those who had been officially appointed for its collection. People
used to give Sadaqat-ul-Fitr (even) a day or two before the 'Id.
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 2.288
Narrated Qaza'a Maula: (freed slave of) Ziyad: I heard Abu Said Al-khudri
narrating four things from the Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam)
and I appreciated them very much. He said, conveying the words of the
Prophet. (1) "A woman should not go on a two day journey except with
her husband or a Dhi-Mahram. (2) No fasting is permissible on two days:
'Id-ul-Fitr and 'Id-ul-Adha. (3) No prayer after two prayers, i.e. after
the Fajr prayer till the sunrises and after the 'Asr prayer till the sun
sets. (4) Do not prepare yourself for a journey except to three Mosques,
i.e. Al-Masjid-AI-Haram, the Mosque of Aqsa (Jerusalem) and my Mosque."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 2.662
Narrated 'Aisha: The people used to fast on 'Ashura (the tenth day of
the month of Muharram) before the fasting of Ramadan was made obligatory.
And on that day the Ka'ba used to be covered with a cover. When Allah
made the fasting of the month of Ramadan compulsory, Allah's Apostle (sallallahu
alaiyhi wassallam) said, "Whoever wishes to fast (on the day of 'Ashura')
may do so; and whoever wishes to leave it can do so."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.10
Narrated Ata: I heard Ibn 'Abbas saying, "Allah's Apostle (sallallahu
alaiyhi wassallam) asked an Ansari woman (Ibn 'Abbas named her but 'Ata'
forgot her name), 'What prevented you from performing Hajj with us?' She
replied, 'We have a camel and the father of so-and-so and his son (i.e.
her husband and her son) rode it and left one camel for us to use for
irrigation.' He said (to her), 'Perform 'Umra when Ramadan comes, for
'Umra in Ramadan is equal to Hajj (in reward),' or said something similar."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.115
Narrated Talha bin 'Ubaidullah: A bedouin with unkept hair came to Allah's
Apostle(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) and said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Inform me what Allah has made compulsory for me as regards the prayers."
He replied: "You have to offer perfectly the five compulsory prayers
in a day and night (24 hours), unless you want to pray Nawafil."
The bedouin further asked, "Inform me what Allah has made compulsory
for me as regards fasting." He replied, "You have to fast during
the whole month of Ramadan, unless you want to fast more as Nawafil."
The bedouin further asked, "Tell me how much Zakat Allah has enjoined
on me." Thus, Allah's Apostle informed him about all the rules (i.e.
fundamentals) of Islam. The bedouin then said, "By Him Who has honored
you, I will neither perform any Nawafil nor will I decrease what Allah
has enjoined on me. Allah's Apostle(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said,
"If he is saying the truth, he will succeed (or he will be granted
Paradise)."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.116
Narrated Ibn 'Umar: The Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) observed
the fast on the 10th of Muharram ('Ashura), and ordered (Muslims) to fast
on that day, but when the fasting of the month of Ramadan was prescribed,
the fasting of the 'Ashura' was abandoned. 'Abdullah did not use to fast
on that day unless it coincided with his routine fasting by chance.
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.117
Narrated 'Aisha: (The tribe of) Quraish used to fast on the day of Ashura'
in the Pre-Islamic period, and then Allah's Apostle (sallallahu alaiyhi
wassallam) ordered (Muslims) to fast on it till the fasting in the month
of Ramadan was prescribed; whereupon the Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam)
said, "He who wants to fast (on 'Ashura') may fast, and he who does
not want to fast may not fast."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.118
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said,
"Fasting is a shield (or a screen or a shelter). So, the person observing
fasting should avoid sexual relation with his wife and should not behave
foolishly and impudently, and if somebody fights with him or abuses him,
he should tell him twice, 'I am fasting." The Prophet added, "By
Him in Whose Hands my soul is, the smell coming out from the mouth of
a fasting person is better in the sight of Allah than the smell of musk.
(Allah says about the fasting person), 'He has left his food, drink and
desires for My sake. The fast is for Me. So I will reward (the fasting
person) for it and the reward of good deeds is multiplied ten times."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.122
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said,
"When Ramadan begins, the gates of Paradise are opened."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.123
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said,
"When the month of Ramadan starts, the gates of the heaven are opened
and the gates of Hell are closed and the devils are chained."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.124
Narrated Ibn Umar: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "When you see
the crescent (of the month of Ramadan), start fasting, and when you see
the crescent (of the month of Shawwal), stop fasting; and if the sky is
overcast (and you can't see it) then regard the month of Ramadan as of
30 days."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.125
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said,
"Whoever established prayers on the night of Qadr out of sincere
faith and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous sins will
be forgiven; and whoever fasts in the month of Ramadan out of sincere
faith, and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous sins
will be forgiven."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.126
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: The Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) was the
most generous amongst the people, and he used to be more so in the month
of Ramadan when Gabriel visited him, and Gabriel used to meet him on every
night of Ramadan till the end of the month. The Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi
wassallam) used to recite the Holy Qur'an to Jibraeel, and when Jibraeel
met him, he used to be more generous than a fast wind (which causes rain
and welfare).
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.127
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said,
"Whoever does not give up forged speech and evil actions, Allah is
not in need of his leaving his food and drink (i.e. Allah will not accept
his fasting.)"
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.128
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said,
"Allah said, 'All the deeds of Adam's sons (people) are for them,
except fasting which is for Me, and I will give the reward for it.' Fasting
is a shield or protection from the fire and from committing sins. If one
of you is fasting, he should avoid sexual relation with his wife and quarreling,
and if somebody should fight or quarrel with him, he should say, 'I am
fasting.' By Him in Whose Hands my soul is' The unpleasant smell coming
out from the mouth of a fasting person is better in the sight of Allah
than the smell of musk. There are two pleasures for the fasting person,
one at the time of breaking his fast, and the other at the time when he
will meet his Lord; then he will be pleased because of his fasting."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.130
Narrated Abdullah bin Umar: Allah's Apostle (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam)
mentioned Ramadan and said, "Do not fast unless you see the crescent
(of Ramadan), and do not give up fasting till you see the crescent (of
Shawwal), but if the sky is overcast (if you cannot see it), then act
on estimation (i.e. count Sha'ban as 30 days)."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.133 Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (sallallahu
alaiyhi wassallam) or Abul-Qasim said, "Start fasting on seeing the
crescent (of Ramadan), and give up fasting on seeing the crescent (of
Shawwal), and if the sky is overcast (and you cannot see it), complete
thirty days of Sha'ban."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.136
Narrated Abu Bakra: The Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said, "The
two months of 'Id i.e. Ramadan and Dhul-Hijja, do not decrease (in superiority)."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.138
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said,
"None of you should fast a day or two before the month of Ramadan
unless he has the habit of fasting (Nawafil) (and if his fasting coincides
with that day) then he can fast that day."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.139
Narrated Al-Bara: It was the custom among the companions of Muhammad (sallallahu
alaiyhi wassallam) that if any of them was fasting and the food was presented
(for breaking his fast), but he slept before eating, he would not eat
that night and the following day till sunset. Qais bin Sirma-al-Ansari
was fasting and came to his wife at the time of Iftar (breaking one's
fast) and asked her whether she had anything to eat. She replied, "No,
but I would go and bring some for you." He used to do hard work during
the day, so he was overwhelmed by sleep and slept. When his wife came
and saw him, she said, "Disappointment for you." When it was
midday on the following day, he fainted and the Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi
wassallam) was informed about the whole matter and the following verses
were revealed: "You are permitted to go to your wives (for sexual
relation) at the night of fasting." So, they were overjoyed by it.
And then Allah also revealed: "And eat and drink until the white
thread of dawn appears to you distinct from the black thread (of the night)."
(2.187)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.149
Narrated 'Aisha: The Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) used to kiss
and embrace (his wives) while he was fasting, and he had more power to
control his desires than any of you. Said Jabir, "The person who
gets discharge after casting a look (on his wife) should complete his
fast."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.152
Narrated 'Aisha: (At times) in Ramadan the Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi
wassallam) used to take a bath in the morning not because of a wet dream
and would continue his fast.
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.154
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said,
"If somebody eats or drinks forgetfully then he should complete his
fast, for what he has eaten or drunk, has been given to him by Allah."
Narrated 'Amir bin Rabi'a, "I saw the Prophet cleaning his teeth
with Siwak while he was fasting so many times as I can't count."
And narrated Abu Huraira, "The Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam)
said, 'But for my fear that it would be hard for my followers, I would
have ordered them to clean their teeth with Siwak on every performance
of ablution." The same is narrated by Jabir and Zaid bin Khalid from
the Prophet who did not differentiate between a fasting and a nonfasting
person in this respect (using Siwak). Aisha said, "The Prophet (sallallahu
alaiyhi wassallam) said, "It (i.e. Siwak) is a purification for the
mouth and it is a way of seeking Allah's pleasures." Ata' and Qatada
said, "There is no harm in swallowing the resultant saliva."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.156
Narrated 'Aisha: A man came to the Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam)
and said that he had been burnt (ruined). The Prophet asked him what was
the matter. He replied, "I had sexual intercourse with my wife in
Ramadan (while I was fasting)." Then a basket full of dates was brought
to the Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) and he asked, "Where
is the burnt (ruined) man?" He replied, "I am present."
The Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) told him to give that basket
in charity (as expiation).
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.158
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man came to the Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam)
and said, "I had sexual intercourse with my wife on Ramadan (while
fasting)." The Prophet asked him, "Can you afford to manumit
a slave?" He replied in the negative. The Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi
wassallam) asked him, "Can you fast for two successive months?"
He replied in the negative. He asked him, "Can you afford to feed
sixty poor persons?" He replied in the negative. (Abu Huraira added):
Then a basket full of dates was brought to the Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi
wassallam) and he said (to that man), "Feed (poor people) with this
by way of atonement." He said, "(Should I feed it) to poorer
people than we? There is no poorer house than ours between its (Medina's)
mountains." The Prophe t(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said, "Then
feed your family with it."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.162
Narrated Ibn Abi Aufa: We were in the company of Allah's Apostle (sallallahu
alaiyhi wassallam) on a journey. He said to a man, "Get down and
mix Sawiq (powdered barley) with water for me." The man said, "The
sun (has not set yet), O Allah's Apostle." The Prophet again said
to him, "Get down and mix Sawiq with water for me." The man
again said, "O Allah's Apostle! The sun!" The Prophet (sallallahu
alaiyhi wassallam) said to him (for the third time) "Get down and
mix Sawiq with water for me." The man dismounted and mixed Sawiq
with water for him. The Prophet drank it and then beckoned with his hand
(towards the East) and said, "When you see the night falling from
this side, then a fasting person should break his fast."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.165
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: Allah's Apostle set out for Mecca in Ramadan and
he fasted, and when he reached Al-Kadid, he broke his fast and the people
(with him) broke their fast too. (Abu 'Abdullah said, "Al-Kadid is
a land covered with water between Usfan and Qudaid.")
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.167
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: Allah's Apostle (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam)
was on a journey and saw a crowd of people, and a man was being shaded
(by them). He asked, "What is the matter?" They said, "He
(the man) is fasting." The Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam)
said, "It is not righteousness that you fast on a journey."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.169
Narrated Tawus: Ibn 'Abbas said, "Allah's Apostle (sallallahu alaiyhi
wassallam) set out from Madinah to Makkah and he fasted till he reached
'Usfan, where he asked for water and raised his hand to let the people
see him, and then broke the fast, and did not fast after that till he
reached Mecca, and that happened in Ramadan." Ibn 'Abbas used to
say, "Allah's Apostle (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) (sometimes)
fasted and (sometimes) did not fast during the journeys so whoever wished
to fast could fast, and whoever wished not to fast, could do so."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.171
Narrated 'Aisha: Sometimes I missed some days of Ramadan, but could not
fast in lieu of them except in the month of Sha'ban." Said Yahya,
a sub-narrator, "She used to be busy serving the Prophet (sallallahu
alaiyhi wassallam) ."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.173
Narrated 'Aisha: Allah's Apostle (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said,
"Whoever died and he ought to have fasted (the missed days of Ramadan)
then his guardians must fast on his behalf."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.174
Narrated Ibn Abbas: A man came to the Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam)
and said, "O Allah's Apostle (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam)! My mother
died and she ought to have fasted one month (for her missed Ramadan).
Shall I fast on her behalf?" The Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam)
replied in the affirmative and said, "Allah's debts have more right
to be paid." In another narration a woman is reported to have said,
"My sister died..." Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: A woman said to the
Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) "My mother died and she had
vowed to fast but she didn't fast." In another narration Ibn 'Abbas
is reported to have said, "A woman said to the Prophet(sallallahu
alaiyhi wassallam), "My mother died while she ought to have fasted
for fifteen days."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.175
Narrated Umar bin Al-Khattab: Allah's Apostle (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam)
said, "When night falls from this side and the day vanishes from
this side and the sun sets, then the fasting person should break his fast."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.177
Narrated Abdullah bin Abi Aufa: We were in the company of the Prophet(sallallahu
alaiyhi wassallam) on a journey and he was fasting, and when the sun set,
he addressed somebody, "O so-and-so, get up and mix Sawiq with water
for us." He replied, "O Allah's Apostle (sallallahu alaiyhi
wassallam)! (Will you wait) till it is evening?" The Prophet said,
"Get down and mix Sawiq with water for us." He replied, "O
Allah's Apostle! (If you wait) till it is evening." The Prophet said
again, "Get down and mix Sawiq with water for us." He replied,
"It is still daytime."(1) The Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam)
said again, "Get down and mix Sawiq with water for us." He got
down and mixed Sawiq for them. The Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam)
drank it and then said, "When you see night falling from this side,
the fasting person should break his fast."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.190
Narrated 'Aisha: Allah's Apostle (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) used to
fast till one would say that he would never stop fasting, and he would
abandon fasting till one would say that he would never fast. I never saw
Allah's Apostle fasting for a whole month except the month of Ramadan,
and did not see him fasting in any month more than in the month of Sha'ban.
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.192
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: The Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) never
fasted a full month except the month of Ramadan, and he used to fast till
one could say, "By Allah, he will never stop fasting," and he
would abandon fasting till one would say, "By Allah, he will never
fast."
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.211
Narrated Abu 'Ubaid: (the slave of Ibn Azhar) I witnessed the 'Id with
'Umar bin Al-Khattab who said, Allah's Apostle (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam)
has forbidden people to fast on the day on which you break fasting (the
fasts of Ramadan) and the day on which you eat the meat of your sacrifices
(the first day of 'Id ul Fitr and 'Id ul-Adha).
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.219
Narrated 'Aisha: Allah's Apostle (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) ordered
(the Muslims) to fast on the day of 'Ashura', and when fasting in the
month of Ramadan was prescribed, it became optional for one to fast on
that day ('Ashura') or not.
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.220
Narrated Aisha: Quraish used to fast on the day of 'Ashura' in the Pre-Islamic
period, and Allah's Apostle too, used to fast on that day. When he came
to Madinah, he fasted on that day and ordered others to fast, too. Later
when the fasting of the month of Ramadan was prescribed, he gave up fasting
on the day of 'Ashura' and it became optional for one to fast on it or
not.
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 3.224
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: I never saw the Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam)
seeking to fast on a day more (preferable to him) than this day, the day
of 'Ashura', or this month, i.e. the month of Ramadan.
Hadith Qudsi 10
Fasting is Mine and it I who give reward for it. [A man] gives up his
sexual passion, his food and his drink for my sake. Fasting is like a
shield, and he who fasts has two joys: a joy whin he breaks his fast and
a joy when he meets his Lord. The change in the breath of the mouth of
him who fasts is better in Allah's estimation than the smell of musk.
compiled by Tariq Jangda
Courtesy: www.everymuslim.com
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