Hadith #1801 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âSadaqa does not reduce property; God increases the honour of him who forgives another; and no one will humble himself for Godâs sake without God exalting him.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #1802 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone contributes a pair of anything in Godâs path he will be invited to enter by the gates of paradise, for paradise has gates. Those who engage in prayer will be invited to enter by the gate of prayer; those who take part in jihad will be invited to enter by the gate of jihad; those who give sadaqa will be invited to enter by the gate of sadaqa; and those who fast will be invited to enter by the gate ar-Rayyan.â* Abu Bakr said, âNo distress
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Hadith #1803 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He said that Godâs messenger asked who had observed a fast that day and Abu Bakr said he had. He asked who had followed a bier that day and Abu Bakr said he had. He asked who had fed a poor man that day and Abu Bakr said he had. He asked who had visited an invalid that day and Abu Bakr said he had. Godâs messenger then said, âAnyone in whom these good deeds are combined will certainly enter paradise.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #1804 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âNone of you Muslim women must consider even a sheepâs trotter too insignificant a gift to give to her neighbour.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1805 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir and Hudhaifa reported Godâs messenger as saying, âEvery act of kindness is sadaqa.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1806 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Dharr reported Godâs messenger as saying, âDo not consider any act of kindness insignificant, even meeting your brother with a cheerful face.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #1807 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Musa al-Ashâari reported Godâs messenger as saying that every Muslim must give sadaqa. He was asked how this could apply to one who had nothing and replied that he should work with his hands, gaining benefit for himself thereby, and give sadaqa. He was asked what would happen if he were unable to do this or did not do it, and replied that he should help one who was in need and sad. He was asked what he should do if he did not do that and replied that he should enjoin what is good. He was
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Hadith #1808 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âEvery bone of menâs fingers and toes must give sadaqa every day the sun rises. If one gives justice between two men it is sadaqa; if one helps a man with his beast, loading or lifting* his goods on it, it is sadaqa; a good word is sadaqa; every step one takes towards prayer is sadaqa; and if anyone removes anything injurious from the road it is sadaqa.â (Bukhari and Muslim.) * Mirqat suggests that the transmitter says âloading or lifting
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Hadith #1809 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha reported Godâs messenger as saying, âEveryone of the children of Adam has been created with three hundred and sixty joints, so he who declares Godâs greatness, praises God, declares that He is the only God, glorifies God, asks forgiveness of God, removes a stone, a thorn, or a bone from peopleâs path, enjoins what is reputable, or forbids what is objectionable to the number of those three hundred and sixty, will walk that day having removed himself from hell.â Muslim transm
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Hadith #1810 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Aba Dharr reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIn every ascription of glory to God, every declaration of His greatness, every utterance of praise to Him, every declaration that He is the only God, in enjoining what is reputable, in forbidding what is objectionable, and in a manâs sexual intercourse there is sadaqa.â On being asked whether a reward would be given for satisfying oneâs passion, he said, âTell me; if he were to devote it to something forbidden, would it not be a sin on h
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Hadith #1811 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âA milch-camel with abundant milk given as a loan and a ewe with abundant milk given as a loan, which produces a vessel of milk in the morning and another in the evening, is good sadaqa.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1812 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf any Muslim plants something or sows seed from which man, bird, or beast eats, it counts as sadaqa for him.â (Bukhari and Muslim.) In a version by Muslim from Jabir it says that what is stolen from it counts as sadaqa for him.
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Hadith #1813 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âForgiveness was granted to an unchaste woman who coming upon a dog panting and almost dead with thirst at the mouth of a well, took off her shoe, tied it with her head-covering, and drew some water for it. On that account she was forgiven.â He was asked whether people received a reward for what they did to animals, and replied, âA reward is given in connection with every living creature.â* (Bukhari and Muslim.) * Literally, everything po
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Hadith #1814 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar and Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âA woman was punished on account of a cat which she kept shut up till it died of hunger. She did not feed it or let it out so that it might eat things creeping on the earth.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1815 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âA man who came upon a branch of a tree overhanging a road and decided to move if from the way of Muslims to keep it from annoying them was brought into paradise.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1816 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âI have seen a man going about in paradise as a reward for cutting down a tree which was overhanging a road and annoying people.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #1817 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Barza said that when he asked Godâs Prophet to teach him something from which he would receive benefit he told him to remove things which caused annoyance to Muslims from their path. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #1818 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When the Prophet came to Medina and I went and examined his face, I recognised that it was not the face of a liar. The first thing he said was, âIf you people greet all whom you meet, provide food, care for the wellbeing of your kindred, and pray at night when people are asleep, you will enter paradise in peace.ââ Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1819 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âAmr reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf you worship the Compassionate One, provide food, and greet all Whom you meet, you will enter paradise in peace.â Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #1820 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas reported Godâs messenger as saying, âSadaqa appeases the Lordâs anger and averts an evil death.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1821 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir reported Godâs messenger as saying, âEvery act of kindness is sadaqa, and kindness includes meeting your brother with a cheerful face and pouring water from your bucket into your brotherâs vessel.â Ahmad and Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1822 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Dharr reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen you smile in your brotherâs face, or enjoin what is reputable, or forbid what is objectionable, or direct someone who has lost his way, or help a man who has bad eyesight, or remove stones, thorns and bones from the road, or pour water from your bucket into your brotherâs, it counts to you as sadaqa.â Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a gharib tradition.
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Hadith #1823 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Saâd b. âUbada told Godâs messenger that Umm Saâd had died and asked him what form of sadaqa was best. When he replied that water was best, he dug a well and said it was for Umm Saâd. Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1824 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf any Muslim clothes a Muslim when he is naked, God will clothe him with some of the green garments of paradise; if any Muslim feeds a Muslim when he is hungry, God will feed him with some of the fruits of paradise; and if any Muslim gives a Muslim drink when he is thirsty, God will give him some of the pure wine which is sealed* to drink.â Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi transmitted it. * Cf Quran 83:25.
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Hadith #1825 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Fatima daughter of Qais reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThere is something due on property apart from zakat.â* He then recited, âIt is not piety that you should turn your faces to the east and west. . .â** Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it. * This is said to include such acts as generosity to a beggar, readiness to lend money or goods to one who asks, and ordinary hospitality. ** Quran 2:177.
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Hadith #1826 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Buhaisa quoted her father as saying that he asked Godâs messenger what was the thing which it is unlawful to refuse and was told that it was water. He repeated the question to Godâs Prophet and was told that it was salt. When he asked Godâs Prophet a third time he received the reply, âTo do good is better for you.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #1827 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone cultivates waste land he will have a reward for it, and what any creature seeking food* eats of it will count as sadaqa to him.â Nasaâi and Darimi transmitted it. * This includes man, beast and bird. The word is âafiya.
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Hadith #1828 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Baraâ reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone lends an animal for milking, or silver coins, or shows someone the way, it will be equivalent to his having emancipated a slave.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1829 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
I came to Medina and saw a man whose opinion was followed by the people, for he said nothing without their acting on it. I asked who he was, and when I was told that he was Godâs messenger, I said twice, âUpon you be peace, messenger of God.â He replied, âDo not say, âUpon you be peace,â for that is the salutation to the dead, but say, âPeace be upon youâ.â I asked him if he was Godâs messenger, and he replied, âI am the messenger of God who, if injury befalls you and you c
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Hadith #1830 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said the Prophet asked how much was left of a sheep which they had killed, and when she told him that only its shoulder Remained, he replied, âThe whole of it is left except its shoulder.â* Tirmidhi transmitted it and said it is sahih. * Meaning that what one gives to others has lasting value, as such giving is fundamentally done for Godâs sake; whereas what one keeps indicates selfishness and so has only transient value.
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Hadith #1831 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas said he heard Godâs messenger say, âAny Muslim who gives a Muslim a garment to wear will be in Godâs safe keeping as long as a shred of it remains on him.â Ahmad and Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1832 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
a man who gets up at night and recites Godâs book; a man who gives sadaqa with his right hand and concealing it (âAbdallah thought he added âfrom his left handâ); and a man who is on an expedition and faces the enemy when his companions are routed.â Tirmidhi transmitted it, but said that this is a tradition to which regard is not paid, one of its transmitters, Abu Bakr b. âAyyash, being guilty of many errors.
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Hadith #1833 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
a man who, when one came and begged from some people in Godâs name, not because of any relationship between him and them, and was refused by them, withdrew from them and gave him something secretly, no one knowing of the gift but God and the one who gave it; a man who travelled all night with people till sleep was more desirable to them than anything which could be compared with it, and when they laid down their heads got up and engaged in his devotions and recited verses of the Qurâan; and
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Hadith #1834 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When God created the earth it began to oscillate, so He created the mountains, ordered them on to it, and it became steady. The angels marvelled at the strength of the mountains and asked their Lord whether there was anything in His creation stronger than the mountains, to which He replied that iron was stronger. They asked if anything in His creation was stronger than iron, and He replied that fire was. They asked if anything in His creation was stronger than fire and He replied that water was.
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Hadith #1835 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Dharr reported Godâs messenger as saying, âNo Muslim will contribute a pair from every class of property he possesses to be devoted to Godâs path without all the guards of paradise meeting him and summoning him to receive what they have.â Abu Dharr asked him what the nature of that would be, and he replied, âIf they are camels there will be two, and if they are cows there will be two.â Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1836 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Marthad b. âAbdallah said one of the companions of Godâs messenger told him that he had heard him say, âThe believerâs shade on the day of resurrection will be his sadaqa.â Ahmad transmitted it.
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Hadith #1837 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn Masâud reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone gives liberally to his family on the day of âAshura, God will be liberal to him the rest of the year.â Sufyan said he had tested it and found it to be so. Razin transmitted it, and Baihaqi in Shuâab al-iman transmitted it from , Abu Huraira, Abu Saâid andjabir, but declared it to be weak.
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Hadith #1838 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Umama told of Abu Dharr asking Godâs Prophet to tell him what the reward for sadaqa would be, and receiving the reply, âMany times as much, and more still with God.â Ahmad transmitted it.
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Hadith #1839 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira and Hakim b. Hizam reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThe best sadaqa is that which leaves a competence; and begin with those for whom you are responsible.â Bukhari transmitted it, but Muslim transmitted it from Hakim alone.
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Hadith #1840 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Masâud reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen someone spends on his family seeking his reward for it from God, it counts to him as sadaqa.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1841 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âOf a dinar you spend as a contribution in Godâs path, or to set free a slave, or as sadaqa given to a poor man, or in support of your family, the one spent in support of your family produces the greatest reward.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #1842 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Thauban reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThe most excellent dinar a man spends is one he spends on his family, one which he spends on his animal in Godâs path, and one he spends on his companions in Godâs path.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #1843 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umm Salama said she asked Godâs messenger whether she would have a reward for what she spent on Abu Salamaâs sons, for they were only her sons, and he replied, âSpend on them and you will have the reward for what you spend on them.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1844 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Zainab the wife of âAbdallah b. Masâud said that when Godâs messenger told the women that they should give sadaqa, even though it should be some of their jewellery, she returned to âAbdallah and said, âyou are a man who does not possess much, and Godâs messenger has commanded us to give sadaqa; so go and ask him, and if giving to you will serve for me I shall do so, otherwise I shall give it to someone else.â He told her it would be better to go herself, so she went and found a wom
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Hadith #1845 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Maimuna daughter of al-Harith told that she set free a girl in the time of Godâs messenger, and when she mentioned that to him he said, âIf you had given her to your maternal uncles it would have increased your reward.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1846 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that when she told Godâs messenger she had two neighbours and asked to which of them she should send a present, he replied, âTo the one who lives nearer you.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #1847 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Dharr reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen you make soup put in a lot of water and be mindful of your neighbours.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #1848 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira asked Godâs messenger what kind of sadaqa was most excellent and he replied, âWhat a man with little property can afford to give; and begin with those for whom you are responsible.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #1849 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Sulaiman b. âAmir reported Godâs messenger as saying, âSadaqa given to a poor man is just sadaqa, but when given to a relative it serves a double purpose, being both sadaqa and a connecting link.â Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Nasaâi, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1850 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira said that when a man came to the Prophet saying that he had a dinar, he told him to spend it on himself. He said that he had another, and he told him to spend it on his children. He said that he had another, and he told him to spend it on his wife. He said that he had another, and he told him to spend it on his servant. He said he had another and he replied, âYou know best .â Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1851 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas reported Godâs messenger as saying, âI shall tell you who is the best of men; he is a man who holds his horseâs rein in Godâs path. I shall tell you who comes next to him; he is a man who retires with some few goats which he possesses and pays what is due to God on them. I shall tell you who is the worst of men; he is a man from whom someone begs in Godâs name, but who does not give anything in His name.ââ Tirmidhi, Nas&âl and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1852 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umm Bujaid reported Godâs messenger as saying, âSend away the beggar , even with only a burnt hoof.â Malik and Nasaâi transmitted it, and Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted something to the same effect.
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Hadith #1853 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone seeks protection in Godâs name grant him protection; if anyone begs in Godâs name give him something; if anyone gives you an invitation accept it; and if anyone does you a kindness recompense him, but if you have not the means to do so pray for him until you feel that you have recompensed him.â Ahmad, Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1854 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir reported Godâs messenger as saying, âNothing but paradise must be begged for Godâs sake.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #1855 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said that Abu Talha was the one among the Ansar who possessed most palm trees, the property he prized most being Bairahaâ which was opposite the mosque and was often entered by Godâs messenger who drank some of the sweet water it contained. When this verse came down, âYou will never attain righteousness till you give freely of what you love,â* Abu Talha got up and going to Godâs messenger said, âMessenger of God, God says, âYou will never attain righteousness till you give fre
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Hadith #1856 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThe most excellent sadaqa consists in your satisfying a hungry stomach.â* Baihaqi transmitted it in Shuâab al-iman. * Literally âliver.â
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Hadith #1857 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen a woman gives some of the food in her house, not wasting it, she will have her reward for what she has given and her husband will have his for what he earned. The same applies to a storekeeper. In no respect does the one diminish the reward of the other.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1858 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen a woman gives something her husband has earned without being commanded by him to do so, she has half his reward.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1859 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Musa al-Ashâari reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThe faithful Muslim storekeeper who gives what he is commanded completely and in full with a good will, and delivers it to the one to whom he was told to give it, is one of the two* who give sadaqa.â (Bukhari and Muslim.) * The two are his master and himself.
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Hadith #1860 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that a man told the Prophet his mother had died suddenly adding that he thought she would have given sadaqa if she had been able to speak. He therefore asked if she would have a reward supposing he gave sadaqa on her behalf, and was told that she would. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1861 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Umama said he heard Godâs messenger say in the course of his sermon in the year of the Farewell Pilgrimage, âA woman must not give anything away from her husbandâs house without her husbnndâs permission.â He was asked whether she might not even give away food and replied, âThat is the most excellent property we possess.â Tirmidhi transmitted it
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Hadith #1862 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
literally âa burdenâ
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Hadith #1863 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
My patron ordered me to cut some meat in strips and spread it in the sun to dry, and when a poor man came to me I gave him some of it to eat. My patron got to know of that and beat me, so I went to Godâs messenger and mentioned the matter to him. He summoned him and asked, âWhy did you beat him?â He replied, âHe gives away my food without instruction from me.â Then he said, âThe reward is shared between you.â In a version he said: I was a slave and I asked Godâs messenger whether
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Hadith #1864 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
I provided a man with a horse to ride in Godâs path, but as the one who had it did not look after it well, I wanted to buy it and thought he would sell it at a cheap price. I therefore asked the Prophet, but he said, âDo not buy it, and do not take back what you gave as sadaqa even if he gives it to you for a dirham, for the one who takes back what he gave as sadaqa is like a dog which returns to its vomit.â A version has, âDo not take back what you gave as sadaqa, for the one who does s
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Hadith #1865 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Buraida said that when he was sitting with the Prophet a woman came to him and said, âMessenger of God, I gave a slavegirl as sadaqa to my mother who has now died.â He replied. âYour reward is sure, and the inheritance has given her back to you.â She said, âMessenger of God, a monthâs fast was due from her; may I fast on her behalf ?â He replied, âFast on her behalf.â She said, âShe never performed the pilgrimage, so may I do so on her behalf ?â He replied, âYes, perform
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Hadith #1866 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen Ramadan begins the gates of heaven are opened.â A version has, âThe gates of paradise are opened, the gates of jahannam are locked, and the devils are chained.â Another has, âThe gates of mercy are opened.â (Bukhari and Muslim).
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Hadith #1867 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Sahl b. Saâd reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIn paradise there are eight gates among which is a gate called ar-Rayyan which only those who fast will enter.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1868 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âHe who fasts during Ramadan with faith and seeking his reward from God will have his past sins forgiven; he who prays during the night in Ramadan with faith and seeking his reward from God will have his past sins forgiven; and he who passes Lailat al-qadr in prayer with faith and seeking his reward from God will have his past sins forgiven.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1869 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âEvery and when the day of the fast of any of you comes he must not use vile language or raise his voice, and if anyone reviles him or tries to fight with him he should tell him he is fasting.â *This is not from the Qurâan, but is a hadith qudsi, a tradition which gives words spoken by God. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1870 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen the first night of Ramadan comes the devils and the rebellious jinn are chained, the gates of hell are locked and not one of them is opened; the gates of paradise are opened and not one of them is locked, and a crier calls, âYou who desire what is good, come forward, and you who desire evil refrain.â Some are freed from hell by God, and that happens every night.â Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, and Ahmad transmitted it from a
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Hadith #1871 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âRamadan, a blessed month, has come to you during which God has made it obligatory for you to fast. In it the gates of heaven are opened, the gates of al-Jahim are locked, and the rebellious devils are chained. In it God has a night which is better than a thousand months. He who is deprived of its good has indeed suffered deprivation.â Ahmad and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1872 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âAmr reported Godâs messenger as saying, âFasting and the Qurâan intercede for a man. Fasting says, âO my Lord, I have kept him away from his food and his passions by day, so accept my intercession for him.â The Qurâan says, âI have kept him away from sleep by night, so accept my intercession for him.â Then their intercession is accepted.â Baihaqi transmitted it in Shuâab al-iman.
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Hadith #1873 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas b. Malik told of Godâs messenger saying when Ramadan began, âThis month has come to you, and it contains a night which is better than a thousand months. He who is deprived of it is deprived of all good, but only those who are denied prosperity are deprived of it.â Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #1874 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Salman al-Farisi told of Godâs messenger saying in a sermon which he delivered to them on the last day of Shaâban, âA great month, a blessed month, a month containing a night which is better than a thousand months has approached you people. God has appointed the observance of fasting during it as an obligatory duty, and the passing of its night in prayer as a voluntary practice. If someone draws near to God during it with some good act he will be like one who fulfils an obligatory duty in
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Hadith #1875 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas said that when the month of Ramadan began Godâs messenger set every prisoner free and gave to every beggar.
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Hadith #1876 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported the Prophet as saying, âParadise is decorated for Ramadan from the beginning of the year till a following year, and when the first day of Ramadan comes a wind under the throne blows some of the leaves of paradise on the maidens with bright large eyes,* and they say, âMy Lord, appoint us husbands from among Thy servants with whom we shall be happy and who will be happy with usâ.â *cf. Qurâan, xliv, 54; lvi, 22. Baihaqi transmitted the three traditions in Shuâab al
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Hadith #1877 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira said that when the Prophet stated that his people would be granted forgiveness on the last night in Ramadan and was asked whether it was Lailat al-qadr, he replied, âNo, but a workman is paid his full wages only when he has finished his work.â Ahmad transmitted it.
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Hadith #1878 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported Godâs messenger as saying, âDo not fast till you see the new moon, and do not break your fast till you see it; but if the weather is cloudy calculate when it should appear.â In a version he said, âThe month consists of twenty-nine days, but do not fast till you see it, and if the weather is cloudy wait till thirty days of the previous month have passed.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1879 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âFast when you see it and break your fast when you see it, and if the weather is cloudy treat Shaâban as having thirty days.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1880 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWe are an unlettered people who can neither write nor count. The month is thus and thus and thus,â drawing in his thumb when he said it the third time.* Then he said, âThe month is thus and thus and thus,â meaning a complete thirty days. He meant alternately twenty-nine and thirty. *Spreading out the ten fingers the first two times and nine the third time. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1881 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Bakra reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThe months of festival, Ramadan and Dhul-hijja, are not defective.â* *The most probable meaning is that, even if these months have only twenty-nine days, they are not on that account to be considered deficient in comparison with a month which has thirty days. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1882 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âNone of you must fast one day or two days just before Ramadan, except in the case of a man who has been in the habit of observing a particular fast, for he may fast on that day.â* *If a man is in the habit of fasting on a particular day of the week and one or other of the two days before Ramadan falls on that day, he may observe his usual practice. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1883 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen the middle of Shaâban comes do not fast.â Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1884 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âCalculate on the basis of the new moon of Shaâban when Ramadan begins.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1885 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umm Salama said she never saw the Prophet fasting two consecutive months, except Shaâban and Ramadan. Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Nasaâi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #1886 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAmmar b. Yasir said, âHe who fasts on a day about which he is doubtful has disobeyed Abul Qasimâ* *i.e., the Prophet. Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Nasaâi, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1887 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas told a desert Arab coming to the Prophet and saying he had seen the new moon, i.e. the new moon of Ramadan. He asked him whether he testified that there is no god but God and he replied that he did. He then asked if he testified that Muhammad is Godâs messenger, and when he replied that he did he said, âBilal, announce to the people that they must fast tomorrow.â Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Nasaâi, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1888 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar said that the people tried to see the new moon and he informed Godâs messenger that he had seen it, so he fasted and commanded the people to observe the fast.â Abu Dawud and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1889 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that Godâs messenger used to count the days in Shaâban in a manner he did not practise any other month, then fasted when he saw the new moon of Ramadan; but if the weather was cloudy he counted thirty days and then fasted. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #1890 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
We went out to perform the âumra, and when we encamped in the valley of Nakhla we tried to see the new moon. Some of the people said it was three nights old and others that it was two nights old. We then met Ibn âAbbas and told him we had seen the new moon, but that some of the people said it was three nights old and others that it was two nights old. He asked what night we had seen it, and when we told him we had seen it on such and such a night he said, âGodâs messenger deferred it til
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Hadith #1891 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas reported Godâs messenger as saying, âTake a meal a little before dawn, for there is a blessing in taking a meal at that time.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1892 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAmr b. al-âAs reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThe difference between our fasting and that of the People of the Book is eating shortly before dawn.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #1893 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Sahl reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThe people will continue to prosper as long as they hasten the breaking of the fast.â* *This refers to each day during Ramadan, and recommends that the fast should be broken as early as that may lawfully be done. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1894 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUmar reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen the night approaches on this side and the day retreats on that side and the sun sets, he who fasts has reached the time to break it.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1895 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira said that Godâs messenger forbade uninterrupted fasting, and when a man said, âYou fast uninterruptedly, messenger of God,â he replied, âWhich of you is like me? During the night my Lord gives me food and drink.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1896 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Hafsa reported Godâs messenger as saying, âHe who does not before dawn express his intention of fasting is not credited with it.â Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Nasaâi and Darimi transmitted it. Abu Dawud said that Maâmar, az-Zubaidi, Ibn âUyaina and Yunus al-Aili, all of whom got it on Zuhriâs authority, traced it no farther back than Hafsa.
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Hadith #1897 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen any of you hears the summons to prayer while he has a vessel in his hand he should not lay it down till he finishes his drink.â* *This is interpreted as referring to the dawn prayer during Ramadan. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #1898 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as stating that God Most High has said, âThose of my servants who are quickest in breaking their fast are dearest to me.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1899 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Salman b. âAmir reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen one of you breaks his fast he should do so with dates for they provide blessing; but if he cannot get any he should break his fast with water for it is purifying.â Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it, but only Tirmidhi included âfor they provide blessing.â
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Hadith #1900 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said that the Prophet used to break his fast before praying with some fresh dates, but if there were no fresh dates he had a few dry dates, and if there were no dry dates he took some mouthfuls* of water. *Mirqat explains this as three mouthfuls, but âthreeâ does not occur in the text. Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying that this is a hasan gharib tradition.
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Hadith #1901 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Zaid b. Khalid reported Godâs messenger as saying, âHe who gives one who has been fasting something with which to break his fast, or who equips a fighter will have a reward equivalent to his.â Baihaqi transmitted it in Shuâab al-iman, and Muhyi as-sunna, who said it is sahih, in Sharh as-sunna.
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Hadith #1902 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar told that the Prophet said when he broke his fast, âThirst has gone, the arteries are moist, and the reward is sure, if God wills.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #1903 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Muâadh b. Zuhra told that when the Prophet broke his fast he said, âO God, for Thee I have fasted and with Thy provision I have broken my fast.â Abu Dawud transmitted it in mursal form.
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Hadith #1904 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThe religion will continue to prevail as long as people hasten to break the fast, because the Jews and the Christians delay doing so.â Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #1905 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Masruq and I visited âAâisha and said, âMother of the faithful, there are two of Muhammadâs companions one of whom hastens to break the fast and hastens to pray while the other delays breaking the fast and delays praying. She asked which of them hastened to break the fast and hastened to pray, and when we told her that he was âAbdallah b. Masâud she said, âThus did Godâs messenger do.â The other was Abu Musa. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #1906 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-âIrbad b. Sariya told that Godâs messenger invited him to a meal shortly before dawn in Ramadan saying, âCome to the blessed morning meal.â Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1907 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âHow good is the believerâs meal of dates shortly before dawn!â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #1908 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf one does not abandon falsehood and action in accordance with it, God had no need that he should abandon his food and his drink.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #1909 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said, âGodâs messenger used to kiss and embrace while he was fasting, but he was the one of you who had most control over his desire.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1910 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
She said that Godâs messenger would be overtaken by the dawn in Ramadan when he was in a state of sexual defilement, not owing to a dream, and would wash and fast. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1911 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas said that the Prophet had himself cupped when he was wearing the ihram and also when he was fasting. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1912 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone forgets when he is fasting and eats or drinks he should complete his fast, for it is only God who has fed him and given him drink.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1913 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He said that while they were sitting with the Prophet a man came to him and said, âMessenger of God, I am undone.â He asked him what had happened to him and he replied that he had had intercourse with his wife while he was fasting. Godâs messenger then asked him whether he could get a slave to free, but he replied that he could not. He asked if he could fast two consecutive months, but he replied that he could not. He asked if he could provide food for sixty poor people, and when he replie
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Hadith #1914 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that the Prophet used to kiss her and suck her tongue when he was fasting. Abu Dawud transmitted it.* *Saum, 34. This is said by some to be weak because Muhammad b. Dinar and Saâd b. Aus are among its transmitters.
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Hadith #1915 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira said that a man asked the Prophet whether one who was fasting might embrace his wife and he gave him permission, but when another came to him and asked him he forbade him. The one to whom he gave permission was an old man and the one whom he forbade was a youth. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #1916 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf one has a sudden attack of vomiting while he is fasting no atonement is required of him, but if he vomits intentionally he must make atonement.â Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it. Tirmidhi said this is a gharib tradition which he knew only among the traditions of âIsa. b. Yunus, and that Muhammad, i.e. Bukhari, said he did not consider it one which was held in estimation.
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Hadith #1917 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Maâdan b. Talha said Abu Dardaâ told him that Godâs messenger vomited and broke his fast. He said that he met Thauban in the mosque of Damascus, and when he remarked that Abu Dardaâ told him that Godâs messenger vomited and broke his fast he said, âHe spoke the truth; and I was the one who poured out the water for his ablution.â Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1918 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAmir b. Rabiâa said he had seen the Prophet more often than he could count using a toothstick while he was fasting. Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #1919 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas told of a man coming to the Prophet and saying, âI have a complaint in my eyes, so may I apply collyrium while I am fasting?â He replied, âYes.â Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying its isnad is not strong and Abu âAtika the transmitter is declared to be weak.
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Hadith #1920 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
One of the Prophetâs companions said he had seen the Prophet in al-âArj* pouring water over his head while he was fasting; either because of thirst or because of the heat. *A wadi in the neighbourhood of at-Taâif. Malik and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #1921 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Shaddad b. Aus said that when Godâs messenger was walking hand in hand with him on the eighteenth of Ramadan he came across a man in al-Baqi who was being cupped and said, âThe one who cups and the one who is cupped have broken their fast.â Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it. The shaikh and imam Muhyi as-sunna said that some of those who allow cupping have interpreted it as meaning that they exposed themselves to the danger of breaking the fast, the one who was cupped on accoun
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Hadith #1922 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone breaks his fast one day in Ramadan without a concession* or without being ill, a perpetual fast will not atone for it even if he observes it.â *e.g. while travelling. Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, Darimi and Bukhari in a chapter heading transmitted it. Tirmidhi said that he heard Muhammad, i.e. Bukhari, say this was the only tradition he knew by Abul Mutawwis the transmitter.
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Hadith #1923 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âMany a one who fasts gets nothing from his fasting but thirst, and many a one who prays during the night gets nothing from his night prayers but wakefulness.â Darimi transmitted it. The tradition of Laqit b. Sabira has been mentioned in the chapter on how to perform ablution.
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Hadith #1924 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
cupping, vomiting, and a nocturnal emission.â Tirmidhi transmitted it saying this is a tradition which is not regarded, its transmitter âAbd ar-Rahman b. Zaid being declared a weak traditionist.
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Hadith #1925 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Thabit al-Bunani said that when Anas b. Malik was asked whether they disapproved of cupping for one who was fasting in the time of Godâs messenger he replied, âNo, except if it had a weakening effect.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #1926 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Bukhari said without a complete isnad that Ibn âUmar used to have himself cupped whan he was fasting. Then he abandoned it and had himself cupped at night.
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Hadith #1927 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAtaâ said, âIf one rinses his mouth and ejects the water in it, swallowing his saliva and anything that remains in it does him no harm; but one should not chew gum, for although I do not say that he breaks his fast he swallows the saliva produced by the gum, he is nevertheless prohibited from doing it.â Bukhari transmitted it in a chapter heading.
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Hadith #1928 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that Hamza b. âAmr al-Aslami who was greatly devoted to fasting asked the Prophet whether he should fast when on a journey, and received the reply, âFast if you like, or break your fast if you like.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1929 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid al-Khudri said that when they went out on an expedition with Godâs messenger on the sixteenth of Ramadan some fasted and some broke their fast, but neither party found fault with the other. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #1930 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir said that in the course of a journey Godâs messenger saw a crowd and a man who had been put in the shade. On asking the reason and being told that he was fasting he said, âFasting while on a journey is not a part of righteousness.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1931 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said that in the course of a journey with the Prophet when some of them were fasting and others broke their fast, they alighted at a stage on a hot day, and while those who fasted collapsed those who had broken their fast rose and set up the tents and watered the riding-beasts, whereupon Godâs messenger said, âThose who broke their fast have earned all the reward today.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1932 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas said Godâs messenger left Medina to go to Mecca and fasted till he reached âUsfan. He then called for water, and raising it aloft so that the people might see it, he broke his fast and did not resume it till he reached Mecca, and that was in Ramadan. Ibn âAbbas used to say, âGodâs messenger has fasted and has broken his fast, so he who wishes may fast and he who wishes may break his fast.â (Bukhari and Muslim.) In a version by Muslim from Jabir it says that he drank afte
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Hadith #1933 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas b. Malik al-Kaâbi reported Godâs messenger as saying, âGod has remitted half the prayer to the traveller, and fasting to the traveller, the woman who is suckling an infant and the woman who is pregnant.â Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Nasaâi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #1934 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Salama b. al-Muhabbiq reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone has a riding-beast which carries him to where he can get sufficient food he should observe the fast of Ramadan wherever he is when it comes.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #1935 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir said that Godâs messenger went off to Mecca in Ramadan in the year of the Conquest, and he and the people fasted till he came to Kuraâ al-Ghamim.* He then called for a cup of water which he raised till the people looked at it, and then he drank. He was told afterwards that some of the people had continued to fast, and said, âThose are the disobedient ones; those are the disobedient ones.â *A wadi two stages from Mecca on the way to Medina. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #1936 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbd ar-Rahman b. âAuf reported Godâs messenger as saying, âOne who fasts in Ramadan while travelling is like one who breaks his fast when not travelling.â Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #1937 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Hamza b. âAmr al-Aslami told Godâs messenger that he found himself strong enough to fast while travelling and asked whether it would be wrong for him to do so. He was told that licence had been given by God who is great and glorious, so that if anyone acted upon this he did well, but if anyone wished to fast he would not be guilty of sin. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #1938 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that when she had some part of the fast of Ramadan to make up she would be able to do so only in Shaâban. Yahya b. Saâid said she meant this was due to her being kept from it by her duty to the Prophet. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1939 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIt is not allowable for a woman to fast when her husband is present without his permission,* and she may not allow anyone to enter his house without his permission.â *This refers not to Ramadan, but to a supererogatory fast. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #1940 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Muâadha al-âAdawiya said that when she asked âAâisha why one who has been menstruating must make up for her fast but not for her prayer, she replied, âThat happened to us, and we were ordered to make up for the fast, but were not ordered to make up for the prayer.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #1941 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone dies when some fast due from him has been unfulfilled, his heir must fast on his behalf.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1942 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Nafiâ, on Ibn âUmarâs authority, reported the Prophet as saying, âIf anyone dies when fasting in the month of Ramadan has been unfulfilled by him, a poor man should be fed on his behalf in place of every day.â Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying that correctly this goes no farther back than Ibn âUmar.
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Hadith #1943 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Malik said he heard that Ibn âUmar used to be asked whether one might fast or pray on behalf of another, and reply, âOne may neither fast nor pray on behalf of another.â He transmitted it in al-Muwattaâ.
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Hadith #1944 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said, âGodâs messenger used to fast to such an extent that we thought he would never break his fast, and he would go without fasting to such an extent that we thought he would never fast. I never saw Godâs messenger fast a complete month except in Ramadan, and I never saw him fast more in any month than in Shaâban.â In a version she said he used to fast the whole of Shaâban, i.e. he would fast all but a little of Shaâban. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1945 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. Shaqiq said that when he asked âAâisha whether the Prophet used to fast a whole month she replied, âI never knew him to fast a whole month except Ramadan, nor to refrain from fasting some part of every month till he died.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #1946 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âImran b. Husain said that the Prophet asked him, or that he asked a man in âImranâs hearing, âFather of so and so, did you not fast the last day of Shaâban?â When, he replied that he had not, he said, âIf you did not observe a fast, you must fast for two days.â* *To reconcile this tradition with that of Abu Huraira at the foot of p.420 it is suggested that the man had made a vow to observe this fast, or that it was his custom. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1947 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThe most excellent fast after Ramadan is in Godâs month al-Muharram, and the most excellent prayer after what is prescribed is prayer during the night.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #1948 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas said, âI never saw the Prophet singling out any dayâs fast and considering it more excellent than another, except this day, the day of âAshuraâ,* and this month, meaning the month of Ramadan.â *The 10th of Muharram. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1949 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He said that when Godâs messenger fasted on the day of âAshuraâ and commanded that it should be observed as a fast, he was told it was a day held in honour by Jews and Christians, and said, âIf I am spared till next year I shall fast on the ninth.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #1950 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umm al-Fadl daughter of al-Harith said that on the day of âArafa some people near her argued about whether Godâs messenger was fasting, some saying that he was and others saying that he was not. She therefore sent him a cup of milk while he was observing the halt at âArafa on his camel, and he drank it. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1951 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said she never saw Godâs messenger fasting during the first ten days of Dhul Hijja. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #1952 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Qatada said that when a man came to the Prophet and asked him how he fasted, he was angry at what he said, and when âUmar observed his anger he said, âWe are satisfied with God as Lord, with Islam as religion and with Muhammad as Prophet. We seek refuge in God from the anger of God and His messenger.â âUmar kept on repeating these words till his anger calmed down, then asked, âMessenger of God, what is the position of one who observes a perpetual fast?â He replied, âMay he not
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Hadith #1953 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He said that when Godâs messenger was asked about fasting on Monday he said, âOn it I was born and on it the revelation was first sent down to me.â* *The meaning seems to be that as this day is so distinguished, one could not choose a better one. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #1954 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Muâadha al-âAdawiya said she asked âAâisha whether Godâs messenger used to fast three days every month, and she replied that he did. She asked which days in the month he fasted, and she replied that he did not care which days of the month he fasted. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #1955 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Ayyub al-Ansari told that Godâs messenger said, âIf anyone fasts during Ramadan, then follows it with six days in Shawwal, it will be like a perpetual fast.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #1956 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid al-Khudri said Godâs messenger forbade fasting on the day of breaking the fast of Ramadan and on the day of sacrifice. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1957 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âNo fast is to be observed on two days, al-Fitr and al-Adha.* *In this tradition I have used the Arabic words, but have translated them in the preceding tradition. In the preceding tradition an-nahr is used where al-Adha is used here. Al-Adha means literally the victims. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1958 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Nubaisha al-Hudhali reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThe days of at-tashriq* are days of eating, drinking, and remembrance of God.â *The three days after the sacrifice on the tenth of Dhul Hijja. The name is said to have been given because the flesh of the victims is cut into strips and put in the sun to dry; but other explanations are also given. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #1959 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying. âNone of you must fast on a Friday unless he fasts the day before or the day after.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1960 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âDo not choose Thursday night as a particular night for prayer, and do not choose Friday as a particular day for fasting, unless it occurs during a fast one of you is observing.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #1961 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid al-Khudri reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone fasts for a day while engaged in jihad, God will remove him* seventy yearsâ distance from hell.â *Literally, âhis faceâ. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1962 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âAmr b. al-âAs told of Godâs messenger saying to him, âHave I not been informed, âAbdallah, that you fast during the day and get up at night for prayer?â When he replied that that was so, he said, âDo not do it. Fast and break your fast, get up for prayer and sleep, for you have a duty to your body, your eye, your wife, and your visitors. May he who observe a perpetual fast never fast!* Fasting three days every month is equivalent to a perpetual fast. Fast three days
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Hadith #1963 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that Godâs messenger used to fast on Mondays and Thursdays. Tirmidhi and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1964 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âMenâs deeds are presented on Mondays and Thursdays, and I like mine to be presented when I am fasting.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1965 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Dharr reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen you fast three days in the month, Abu Dharr, fast on the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth.â Tirmidhi and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1966 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. Masâud said that Godâs messenger used to fast the first three days every month, and he would seldom break his fast on a Friday. Tirmidhi and Nasaâi transmitted it, and Abu Dawud transmitted up to âthree days every month.â
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Hadith #1967 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that Godâs messenger used to fast on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday one month, and on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday the next. Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1968 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umm Salama said that Godâs messenger used to command her to fast three days every month beginning with Monday or Thursday. Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1969 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Muslim al-Qurashi said that he or someone else asked Godâs messenger about perpetual fasting, and he replied, âYou have a duty to your family. Fast during Ramadan and the following month, and every Wednesday and Thursday. You will then have observed a perpetual fast.â Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1970 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira said that Godâs messenger prohibited fasting on the day of âArafa at âArafa. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #1971 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. Busr, on the authority of his sister as-Sammaâ, reported Godâs messenger as saying, âDo not fast on Saturday except during what has been made obligatory for you; and if one of you can get nothing but a grape skin or a piece of wood from a tree, he should chew it.â Ahmad, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1972 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Umama reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone fasts for a day while on jihad,* God will put between him and hell a ditch as wide as the distance between heaven and earth.â *Mirqat gives this meaning, but says it may refer to the hajj, the âumra, seeking knowledge, or desiring to please God. The Arabic is âin Godâs way.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1973 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAmir b. Masâud reported Godâs messenger as saying, âFasting in winter is booty gained without trouble.â* *Literally, âthe cold booty.â The idea is that in winter one does not suffer from hunger and thirst as in summer. Ahmad and Tirmidhi transmitted it, the latter saying this is a mursal tradition.
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Hadith #1974 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
The tradition of Abu Huraira, âNo days are dearer to Godâ, has been mentioned in the chapter on the sacrifices.* *Reference to the first ten days of the month of Dhul Hijjah.
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Hadith #1975 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas said that Godâs messenger came to Medina and found the Jews observing the fast on the day of âAshuraâ, so he asked them what was the significance of that day which they were observing and they replied, âIt is a great day on which God delivered Moses and his people and drowned Pharaoh and his people; so Moses observed it as a fast out of gratitude, and we do so also.â He said, âWe have more right, and we have a closer connection with Moses than you have,â so Godâs mes
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Hadith #1976 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umm Salama said that Godâs messenger used to fast on Saturdays and Sundays more than on other days, and he used to say, âThey are days of festival for the polytheists, and I like to act contrary to them.â Ahmad transmitted it.
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Hadith #1977 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir b. Samura said, âGodâs messenger used to command us to observe the day of âAshuraâ as a fast, urge us to observe it and pay attention to us when it came; but when Ramadan was made obligatory he neither commanded nor forbade us to observe it, nor did he pay attention to us when it came.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #1978 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
fasting on âAshuraâ, the first ten days of Dhul Hijja* and three days every month, and praying two rakâas before dawn. *The Arabic has simply âthe tenâ, to be understood as translated above. Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1979 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas said that it was the custom of Godâs messenger not to eat on the middle days* of the month whether travelling or not. *Literally, the days of the white (nights). These are the days following the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth nights of the month, the nights when there is most moonlight. Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1980 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThere is zakat applicable to everything, and the zakat of the body is fasting.â Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #1981 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He said that the Prophet used to fast on Mondays and Thursdays, and when someone remarked on this to him he said, âOn Monday and Thursday God forgives every Muslim except two who are at variance, for He says they must be left till they make peace with one another.â Ahmad and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #1982 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone out of a desire to please God fasts for a day, God will remove him from jahannam as far as a crow flies from the time it is a young bird till it dies of old age.â Ahmad transmitted it, and Baihaqi transmitted it in Shuâab al-iman from Salama b. Qais.
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Hadith #1983 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
The Prophet came to visit me one day and asked if I had anything . When I said I had nothing he replied, âThen I shall observe a fast.â When he came to me another day and I told him I had been given a present of some hais* he said, âShow me it, for I began the day fasting.â Then he ate. *A mixture of dates and clarified butter. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #1984 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said that the Prophet visited Umm Sulaim, and when she brought him some dates and clarified butter he said, âPut your butter back in its container and your dates in their vessel, for I am fasting.â He then went to a separate part of the house and prayed a prayer which was not one of the prescribed prayers, and invoked a blessing on Umm Sulaim and the inhabitants of her house. Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #1985 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen one of you is invited to a meal at a time when he is fasting he should say he is fasting.â In a version he said, âWhen one of you receives an invitation he should accept it. If he is fasting he should pray, but if not, he should eat.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #1986 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umm Haniâ said that on the day of the conquest of Mecca Fatima came and sat on Godâs messengerâs left and Umm Hani on his right, and when the maidservant brought a vessel containing; drinking water and handed it to him, he drank some of it and handed it to Umm Haniâ who drank some of it. She then said, âMessenger of God, I was fasting and I have broken my fast.â He asked if she was making up for anything, and when she replied that she was not, he said, âIt will not harm you if it w
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Hadith #1987 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When Hafsa and I were fasting we were offered food which we liked very much and ate some of it. Hafsa told Godâs messenger of this, and he said, âMake up for it by fasting on another day.â Tirmidhi transmitted it, but he mentioned a number of huffaz* who transmitted on the authority of Zuhri on the authority of âAâisha in mursal form, omitting to mention âUrwaâs authority, and this is sounder. Abu Dawud transmitted it from Zumail the client of âUrwa from âUrwa from âAâisha.
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Hadith #1988 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umm âUmara, daughter of Kaâb, said that once when the Prophet visited her and she called for food for him, he told her that she must eat also; but when she replied that she was fasting he said, âWhen people eat beside one who is fasting the angels invoke blessings on him till they finish eating.â Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1989 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Buraida said that once when Bilal went in to visit Godâs messenger while he was having his morning meal he invited him to join him, and when Bilal replied that he was fasting, he said, âWe are eating our provision and Bilalâs superior provision is in paradise. Did you know, Bilal, that the bones of one who fasts extol God and that the angels ask forgiveness for him as long as people eat beside him?â Baihaqi transmitted it in Shuâab al-iman.
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Hadith #1990 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha reported Godâs messenger as saying, âSeek lailat al-qadr on an old number night among the last ten in Ramadan.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #1991 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar said that some of the Prophetâs companions had a dream that lailat al-qadr was among the last seven nights, so Godâs messenger said, â I see that your dreams agree regarding the last seven nights, so if anyone seeks it he should do so during the last seven nights.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1992 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas reported the Prophet as saying, âSeek lailat al-qadr in the last ten nights of Ramadan, on the twenty-first, twenty-third and twenty-fifth.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #1993 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Godâs messenger spent the first ten nights of Ramadan in devotion, and spent the middle ten nights in devotion in a round Turkish tent, after which he raised his head and said, âI have spent the first ten nights in devotion seeking this night, then I spent the middle ten nights in devotion, and after that I had a heavenly visitant and was told that it is in the last ten, so he who has engaged in devotion along with me should do so during the last ten nights, for I was shown this nights, then
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Hadith #1994 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
I questioned Ubayy b. Kaâb about a statement by his brother â he replied, âBy the indication (or sign)* of which Godâs messenger informed us, viz. that the sun rises on that day without rays.â *An alternative, the transmitter not being sure which word was used. *An alternative, the transmitter not being sure which word was used. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #1995 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that Godâs messenger used to exert himself in devotion during the last ten nights to a greater extent than at any other time. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #1996 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
She said that when the last ten nights began Godâs messenger prepared himself for religious exercises, stayed awake at night and wakened his family. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #1997 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said she asked Godâs messenger to tell her what prayers to say on lailat al-qadr if she knew which night it was, and he told her to say, âO God, Thou art forgiving and lovest forgiveness, so forgive me.â Ahmad, Ibn Majah, and Tirmidhi transmitted it, and Tirmidhi declared it to be sound.
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Hadith #1998 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Bakra said he heard Godâs messenger say, âSeek it (meaning lailat al-qadr), on the twenty-first, twenty-third, twenty-fifth, twentyseventh, or on the last night.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #1999 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar said Godâs messenger was asked about lailat al-qadr and replied, âIt occurs every Ramadan.â Abu Dawud transmitted it and said that Sufyan and Shuâba transmitted it on the authority of Abu Ishaq tracing it no farther back than Ibn âUmar.
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Hadith #2000 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. Unais told that he said, âMessenger of God, I have a place in the desert where I live and in which I pray praising God, but give me command about a night when I may leave it and come to this mosque.â He replied, âCome on the twenty-third night.â His son was asked how his father used to act and said he used to enter the mosque when he had prayed the afternoon prayer and not leave it for any purpose till he prayed the morning prayer. Then when he had prayed the morning praye
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