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7 Authentic Hadith About Fasting in Islam

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Fasting — 7 hadith.

1. Musnad Ahmad #Ahmad 9789

لَا تَزَالُ أُمَّتِي بِخَيْرٍ مَا عَجَّلُوا الْإِفْطَارَ وَأَخَّرُوا السَّحُورَ

My Ummah will continue to be upon goodness as long as they hasten breaking the fast and delay the Suhoor.

Abu Hurairah (RA) — Musnad Ahmad #Ahmad 9789 (Sahih)

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2. Musnad Ahmad #Ahmad 7904

مَنْ فَطَّرَ صَائِمًا فِي رَمَضَانَ مِنْ كَسْبٍ حَلَالٍ صَلَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ

Whoever feeds a fasting person, the angels send blessings upon him during Ramadan, and Jibreel sends blessings upon him on the night of Qadr.

Abu Hurairah (RA) — Musnad Ahmad #Ahmad 7904 (Hasan)

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3. Mishkatul Masabih #2065

قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: من صام يوما في سبيل الله، جعل الله بينه وبين النار كما بين السماء والأرض. (الترمذي)[1]

He said, Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said: Whoever fasts one day in the way of Allah, Allah will make a barrier between him and Hell equal to the distance between the heavens and the earth. (Tirmidhi)[1]

Abu Umamah (RA) — Mishkatul Masabih #2065 (Sahih)

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4. Hadis Sambhar #1121

قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: "إذا بقي النصف من شعبان فلا تصوموا". (الترمذي 738، حسن صحيح)

He said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "When half of the month of Sha'ban is left, then do not fast." (Tirmidhi 738, Hasan Sahih)

Abu Huraira (RA) — Hadis Sambhar #1121 (Sahih)

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5. Mishkat al-Masabih #2024

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ الْمَدِينَةِ إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَصَامَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ عُسْفَانَ ثُمَّ دَعَا بِمَاءٍ فَرَفَعَهُ إِلَى يَدِهِ لِيَرَاهُ النَّاسُ فَأَفْطَرَ حَتَّى قَدِمَ مَكَّةَ وَذَلِكَ فِي رَمَضَانَ. فَكَانَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ: قَدْ صَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَفْطَرَ. فَمن شَاءَ صَامَ وَمن شَاءَ أفطر " وَفِي رِوَايَة لمُسلم عَن جَابر رَضِي الله عَنهُ أَنه شرب بعد الْعَصْر

On the authority of Ibn Abbas, he said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, left Medina for Mecca, fasted until he reached Usfan, then called for water and raised it. To his hand so that the people could see him, so he broke his fast until he reached Mecca, and that was during Ramadan. Ibn Abbas used to say: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, fasted. May God bless him and grant him peace. Whoever wishes may fast, and whoever wishes may break his

— Mishkat al-Masabih #2024 (Sahih)

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6. Muwatta Malik #944

حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ وَقَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِلنَّاسِ بِمِنًى وَالنَّاسُ يَسْأَلُونَهُ فَجَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَمْ أَشْعُرْ فَحَلَقْتُ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَنْحَرَ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ انْحَرْ وَلاَ حَرَجَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ جَاءَهُ آخَرُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَمْ أَشْعُرْ فَنَحَرْتُ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَرْمِيَ قَ

Malik said, concerning someone who wishes to wear clothes that a person in ihram must not wear, or cut his hair, or touch perfume without necessity, because he finds it easy to pay the compensation, "No-one must do such things. They are only allowed in cases of necessity, and compensation is owed by whoever does them." Malik was asked whether the culprit could choose for himself the method of compensation he makes, and he was asked what kind of animal was to be sacrificed, and how much food was

— Muwatta Malik #944 (Sahih)

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7. Sunan an-Nasa'i #2500

أَخْبَرَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ فَرَضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم زَكَاةَ رَمَضَانَ عَلَى الْحُرِّ وَالْعَبْدِ وَالذَّكَرِ وَالأُنْثَى صَاعًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ أَوْ صَاعًا مِنْ شَعِيرٍ فَعَدَلَ النَّاسُ بِهِ نِصْفَ صَاعٍ مِنْ بُرٍّ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said:"The Messenger of Allah enjoined Zakah of Ramadan upon the free and the slave, male and female, a Sa[1] of dates or a Sa of barley, so the people considered that equivalent to half a Sa of wheat

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said — Sunan an-Nasa'i #2500 (Sahih)

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