Book 30: Fasting
Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 1891
Qutaibah bin Sa'id related to us that Isma'il bin Ja'far told us. He narrated from Abu Suhail, Abu Suhail from his father, and his father (Malik) from Hazrat Talhah bin Ubaidullah (ra), that a Bedouin came to the Messenger of Allah (saw) with dishevelled hair. He said: “O Messenger of Allah (saw), tell me what Allah has made obligatory on me of the Prayer (Salat).” He said: “The five Prayers, unless you willingly offer something more.” He said: “Tell me what Allah has made obligatory on me of fasting.” He said: “The month of Ramadan, unless you willingly observe some other fasts.” He said: “Tell me what Allah has made obligatory on me of Zakat.” (Hazrat Talhah bin Ubaidullah (ra)) used to say: The Messenger of Allah (saw) told him the commandments of the Shariah. He said: “By Him Who has honoured you with the truth, I will not do anything voluntary, nor will I do anything less than what Allah has made obligatory on me.” The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “He has succeeded, if he is truthful,” or (he said:) “He has entered Paradise, if he is truthful.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1892
Musaddad (bin Musarhad) related to us that Isma'il (bin Ibrahim) told us. He narrated from Ayyub, Ayyub from Nafi', and Nafi' from Hazrat Ibn Umar (ra). He said that the Prophet (saw) fasted on the day of Ashura and commanded that this fast be observed. When (the fasts of) Ramadan were made obligatory, that (fast) was given up. Hazrat Abdullah (ra) did not use to observe this fast, unless that (day) coincided with (a day of) his own fasting.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1893
Qutaibah bin Sa'id related to us that Laith told us that it is narrated from Yazid bin Abi Habib that Irak bin Malik related to him that Urwah informed him, narrating from Hazrat Aishah (ra), that the Quraish used to fast on the day of Ashura in the time of ignorance (Jahiliyyah). Then the Messenger of Allah (saw) also commanded that this fast be observed, until (the fasts of) Ramadan were made obligatory, and the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “Whoever wishes may observe this fast, and whoever wishes may not.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1894
Abdullah bin Maslamah (al-Qa'nabi) related to us. He narrated from Malik, Malik from Abu az-Zinad, Abu az-Zinad from Al-A'raj, and Al-A'raj from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra), that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “Fasts are a shield. So no one should speak obscenely nor speak foolishly, and if anyone fights with him or abuses him, he should say to him twice: ‘I am fasting.’ By Him in Whose hand is my life, the smell of the mouth of the one who fasts is more pleasing to Allah, the Exalted, than musk. (Allah, the Exalted, says:) ‘He gives up his food, his drink and his desire for My sake. The fasts are for Me, and I Myself am its reward, and a good deed is rewarded tenfold.’”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1895
Ali bin Abdullah related to us that Sufyan (bin Uyainah) told us. Jami' (bin Abi Rashid) related to us. He narrated from Abu Wa'il, and Abu Wa'il from Hazrat Hudhaifah (ra). He said: Hazrat Umar (ra) asked: “Does anyone remember a hadith from the Prophet (saw) about the trial?” Hazrat Hudhaifah (ra) said: “I heard him say: ‘The trial that befalls a man through his family, his wealth and his neighbour is expiated by Prayer, fasting and charity (Sadaqah).’” (Hazrat Umar (ra)) said: “I am not asking about this; rather I am asking about the (trial) that will surge forth like the waves of the sea.” (Hazrat Hudhaifah (ra)) said: “And before it there is a closed door.” He asked: “Will it be opened or broken?” (Hazrat Hudhaifah (ra)) said: “It will be broken.” He said: “If this door is broken, it will not be closed until the Day of Resurrection.” We said to Masruq: “Ask (Hazrat Hudhaifah (ra)): Did Hazrat Umar (ra) know this door?” So he asked Hazrat Hudhaifah (ra), and Hazrat Hudhaifah (ra) said: “Yes, just as he knew that night will come after the day.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1896
Khalid bin Makhlad related to us that Sulaiman bin Bilal told us. He said: Abu Hazim told me. He narrated from Hazrat Sahl (ra), and Hazrat Sahl (ra) from the Prophet (saw), that he said: “In Paradise there is also a gate called Ar-Rayyan. On the Day of Resurrection those who fast will enter through it. No one but them will enter through it. It will be asked: ‘Where are those who fasted?’ They will stand up. No one but them will enter through it. When they have entered, it will be closed, and then no one will enter through it.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1897
Ibrahim bin Mundhir related to us; he said: Ma'n (bin Isa) told me; he said: Malik related to me. He narrated from Ibn Shihab, Ibn Shihab from Humaid bin Abdur Rahman, and Humaid from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra), that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “Whoever spends a pair in the way of Allah will be called from the gates of Paradise: ‘O servant of Allah, this (gate) is good.’ So whoever is among those who pray will be called from the gate of Prayer. Whoever is among those who strive in Jihad will be called from the gate of Jihad. Whoever is among those who fast will be called from the gate of Ar-Rayyan. Whoever is among those who give charity (Sadaqah) will be called from the gate of charity.” Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) (on hearing this) said: “O Messenger of Allah (saw), may my father and mother be sacrificed for you, whoever is called from these gates will have no further need. (Do tell us:) Is there anyone who will be called from all these gates?” He said: “Yes, and I hope that you will be among them.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1898
Qutaibah related to us that Isma'il bin Ja'far told us. He narrated from Abu Suhail (Nafi' bin Malik), Abu Suhail from his father, and his father from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra), that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “When Ramadan comes, the gates of Paradise are opened.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1899
Yahya bin Bukair related to me; he said: Laith told me. He narrated from Uqail, and Uqail from Ibn Shihab, that he said: (Abu Suhail) bin Abi Anas, who was a freed slave of the Taimis, informed me that his father related to him that he heard Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra) say: The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “When the month of Ramadan comes, the gates of heaven are opened, the gates of Hell are closed and the devils are bound in chains.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1900
Yahya bin Bukair related to us; he said: Laith told me. He narrated from Uqail, and Uqail from Ibn Shihab. He said: Salim informed me that Hazrat Ibn Umar (ra) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (saw) say: “When you see it (the new moon), fast, and when you see it, stop fasting. If it is hidden from you because of clouds, then make an estimate for it.” And others besides Yahya reported it from Laith thus: Uqail and Yunus related to me, (he said:) “Make an estimate for the new moon of Ramadan.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1901
Muslim bin Ibrahim related to us. Hisham (ad-Dastuwa'i) told us. Yahya (bin Abi Kathir) related to us. He narrated from Abu Salamah, he from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra), and he from the Prophet (saw), that he said: “Whoever stands in worship in Lailat-ul-Qadr with faith and in hope of reward, his past and later sins will be forgiven; and whoever fasts in Ramadan with faith and in hope of reward, his past sins will be forgiven.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1902
Musa bin Isma'il related to us that Ibrahim bin Sa'd told us. Ibn Shihab informed us. It is narrated from Ubaidullah bin Abdullah bin Utbah that Hazrat Ibn Abbas (ra) said: The Prophet (saw) was the most generous of all people in doing good, and in Ramadan he was exceedingly generous, when Hazrat Gabriel (as) met him. Hazrat Gabriel (as) used to meet him every night of Ramadan until (Ramadan) had passed, and the Prophet (saw) would go through the Qur’an with him. When Hazrat Gabriel (as) met him, he was more generous in doing good than the swift wind.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1903
Adam bin Abi Iyas related to us that Ibn Abi Dhi'b told us. Sa'id al-Maqburi related to us. He narrated from his father, and his father from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra). He said: The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “Whoever does not give up telling lies and acting upon lies, Allah has no need that such a person should give up his food and drink.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1904
Ibrahim bin Musa related to us that Hisham bin Yusuf informed us that it is narrated from Ibn Juraij. He said: Ata told me, narrating from Abu Salih az-Zayyat, that he heard Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra) say: The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “Allah, the Exalted, says: ‘Every deed of the son of Adam is for himself except fasting, for it is for Me, and I Myself am its reward.’ Fasts are a shield. When it is the day of fasting for any of you, he should not speak obscenely nor make noise. If anyone abuses him or fights with him, he should say: ‘I am a person who is fasting.’ By Him in Whose hand is the life of Muhammad (saw), surely the smell of the mouth of the one who fasts is more pleasing in the sight of Allah, the Exalted, than the fragrance of musk. For the one who fasts there are two joys in which he rejoices: the first joy is when he breaks his fast (Iftar), and the second when he meets his Lord; then he will rejoice because of his fasting.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1905
Abdan related to us. He narrated from Abu Hamzah, Abu Hamzah from Al-A'mash, Al-A'mash from Ibrahim, and Ibrahim from Alqamah. He said: While I was walking with Hazrat Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) (ra), he said: We were with the Prophet (saw), and he said: “Whoever has the capacity of a man should marry, for this will help more in lowering the gaze and will guard the private parts better. And whoever does not have the means to marry should fast, for it will lessen his desire.” {Abu Abdullah (Imam Bukhari (rh)) said: Al-ba'ah means the ability to marry.}
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1906
Abdullah bin Maslamah related to us. He narrated from Malik, Malik from Nafi', and Nafi' from Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (ra), that the Messenger of Allah (saw) mentioned Ramadan and said: “Do not fast until you have seen the new moon, and do not stop fasting until you have seen (the new moon of Shawwal). If the moon is hidden from you because of clouds, then estimate the days for it.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1907
Abdullah bin Maslamah related to us that Malik told us. He narrated from Abdullah bin Dinar, and Abdullah bin Dinar from Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (ra), that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “The month can also be of twenty-nine days. Do not fast until you see the new moon. If the moon is hidden from you because of clouds, then complete the count of thirty days.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1908
Abu al-Walid related to us, (he said:) Shu'bah told us. It is narrated from Jabalah bin Suhaim. He said: I heard Hazrat Ibn Umar (ra) say that the Prophet (saw), pointing with the fingers of both hands, said: “The month is this much and this much,” and the third time he folded in his thumb.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1909
Adam (bin Abi Iyas) related to us that Shu'bah told us. Muhammad bin Ziyad related to us. He said: I heard Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra) say: The Prophet (saw) said, or he said: Abul Qasim (saw) said: “Fast on seeing it and stop fasting on seeing it, and if it is hidden from you because of clouds, then complete the count of thirty days of Sha'ban.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1910
Abu Asim related to us that it is narrated from Ibn Juraij. He narrated from Yahya bin Abdullah bin Saifi, Yahya from Ikrimah bin Abdur Rahman, and Ikrimah from Hazrat Umm Salamah (ra), that the Prophet (saw) swore to keep away from his wives for a month. When twenty-nine days had passed, he went (to them) in the morning or in the evening. It was said to him: “You swore that you would not come for a whole month.” He said: “The month can also be of twenty-nine days.”
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