# Sunan Abi Dawud - Fasting (Kitab Al-Siyam)

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**1 hadith**

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## Hadith #2388

**Book:** Fasting (Kitab Al-Siyam) | **Narrator(s):** Abdullah bin Muslima al-Qa'nabi عبد الله بن مسلمة بن قعنب القعنبي, Abu Yonus Mwla Aa'ishh أبو يونس مولى عائشة, Imam Maalik مالك بن أنس بن مالك بن أبي عامر | **Grade:** Sahih

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would be overtaken by the dawn when he was in a state of sexual defilement. The narrator ‘Abd Allah al-Adhrami said in his version: During Ramadan, due to sexual intercourse and no owing to a dream (i.e. nocturnal emission), and would fast.
Abu Dawud said: How brief is this sentence uttered by the narrator, this is, “he was overtaken by daw when he was in the state of sexual defilement”? The tradition says: The Prophet (ﷺ) was overtaken by dawn in the state of sexual defilement when he was fasting.

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-2388/)*

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