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

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**1 hadith**

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## Hadith #2356

**Book:** Fasting (Kitab Al-Siyam) | **Narrator(s):** al-Husain bin Waqid ak-Mervzi الحسين بن واقد المروزي, Marwan bin Salm al-Ghafari مروان بن سالم الغفاري أبو عبد الله | **Grade:** Sahih

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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.

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-2356/)*

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