The Book on Fasting

Book 8 of 49 · Jami' al-Tirmidhi

126 hadith Hadith 682–808 Sunni
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Book 8 of 49

The Book on Fasting

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

126 hadith Hadith 682–808 Sunni

About This Book

Compiled during the 840–892 CE period by al-Tirmidhi.

The Book on Fasting is book 8 of 49 in Jami' al-Tirmidhi, containing 126 hadith.

Geography

This collection was compiled primarily in Termez (Tirmidh), Khurasan. The narrators in this book are associated with 27 distinct geographic locations.

Kufa Makkah Medina Hamadan Basra Nisapur Bulkh Baghdad Taif Wasit Merv Yemen Abyssinia Damascus Hims Samarqand Iran al-Yamama Cairo بغداد Aden Iraq al-Raqqa al-Ray Basri Basrah Asbahan

Narrators in This Book

This book features 273 narrators in its chains of transmission. The most frequently cited are Abu Hurairah, Qutayba bin Sa'id bin Jamil قتيبة بن سعيد بن جميل, Aisha bint Abi Bakr, Hanad bin al-Sari bin Mus'ab هناد بن السري بن مصعب, Waki' bin al-Jarrah وكيع بن الجراح.

Hadith in This Book 126 hadith

1 682
the Messenger of Allah said: "On the first night of the month of Ramadan, the Shayatin are shackled, the jinns are restrained, the gates of the Fires are shut such that no gate…
2 683
the Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever fasts Ramadan and stands (in the night prayer) for it out of faith and seeking a reward (from Allah), he will be forgiven what preceded of…
3 684
the Prophet said: "Do not precede the month with a day nor with two days, unless that fast falls on a day that one of you would have (normally) fasted. Fast with its sighting and…
4 685
the Messenger of Allah said: "Do no precede the month of Ramadan by fasting a day or two before it, unless it is the case of a man who normally performs some fast, then let him…
5 686
"We were with Ammar bin Yasir when a roasted sheep was brought and he said: 'Eat.' Someone among the people said: 'I am fasting.' So Ammar said: 'Whoever fasts on a day in which…
6 687
the Messenger of Allah said: "Count the (the appearances of) the crescent of Sha'ban for Ramadan."
7 688
the Messenger of Allah said: "Do not fast before Ramadan. Fast with its sighting, and break fast with its sighting, and if it is obscured from you, then complete thirty days."
8 689
"What I fasted with the Prophet that was twenty-nine (days), was more than what we fasted that was thirty." (He said): There are narrations on this topic from `Umar, Abu Hurairah,…
9 690
"The Messenger of Allah vowed to stay away from his wives for a month, so he stayed in a loft for twenty-nine days. They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, your vow was for a month,' so…
10 691
"A Bedouin came to the Prophet and said: 'I have seen the crescent.' So he said: 'Do you testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah? Do you testify that Muhammad…
11 692
the Messenger of Allah said: "The two months of Eid will not both be deficient: Ramadn and Dhul-Hijjah."
12 693
"Kuraib informed me that Umm Al-Fadl bin Al-Harith sent him to Mu'awiyah in Ash-Sham. He said: 'So I arrived in Ash-Sham and finished her errand, and I saw the crescent of Ramadan…
13 694
the Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever has dried dates, then let him break the fast with that, and whoever does not, then let him break the fast with water, for indeed water is…
14 695
the Prophet said: "When one of you breaks his fast, then let him do so with dried dates. And whoever does not find dates, then water, for it is purifying."
15 696
"The Messenger of Allah would break the fast with fresh dates before performing Salat. If there were no fresh dates then (he would break the fast) with dried dates, and if there…
16 697
the Prophet said: "The fast is the day the people fast, the breaking of the fast is the day the people break their fast, and the sacrifice is the day the people sacrifice."
17 698
The Messenger of Allah said: "When the night advances and the day retreats, and the sun is hidden, then the fast is to be broken."
18 699
the Messenger of Allah said: "The people will remain upon goodness as long as they hasten to break the fast."
19 700
the Messenger of Allah said: "Allah, Mighty and Sublime is He, said: 'Those of My worshippers who are most beloved to me are the quickest to break their fast.'"
20 701
(A Hadith similar to no. 700 with a different chain).
21 702
"Masruq and I entered upon Aishah and we said: 'O Mother of the Believers! There are two men from the Companions of Muhammad, one of them hastens to break the fasts and he hastens…
22 703
Zaid bin Thabit said: "We ate Sahar with the Messenger of Allah, then we stood for the Salat." I (Anas) said: "How long was that?" He said: "About the lengthy of fifty Ayahs."
23 704
(Another chain) except that he said: "About the length for reciting fifty Ayahs."
24 705
The Messenger of Allah said: "Eat and drink, and do not be disturbed by the rising glow, eat and drink until the redness appears to you on the horizon."
25 706
the Messenger of Allah said: "Do not let the Adhan of Bilal prevent you from your Sahar, nor the drawn out Fajr, but the Fajr that spreads on the horizon."
26 707
the Prophet said: "Whoever does not leave false speech, and acting according to it, then Allah is not in any need of him leaving his food and his drink."
27 708
the Messenger of Allah said: "Partake of Sahar, for indeed there is a blessing in the Sahar."
28 709
(similar to no. 708) from the Prophet.
29 710
"The Messenger of Allah went to Makkah in the Year of the Conquest, so he fasted until he reached Kura Al-Ghamim and the people were fasting with him. Then it was said to him:…
30 711
Hamzah bin Amr Al-Aslami asked the Messenger of Allah about fasting while traveling, and he fasted regularly. So the Messenger of Allah said: 'If you wish then fast, and if you…
31 712
"We were on a journey with the Messenger of Allah during the month of Ramadan. No one objected to the fast of the one fasting nor the fast breaking of the one who broke his fast."
32 713
"We were on a journey with the Messenger of Allah. Some of us were fasting and some of us broke their fast. The one who broke their fast had no objection to the one who fasted,…
33 714
he asked Ibn Al-Musaiyab about fasting on a journey, so he narrated to him that Umar bin Al-Khattab said: "We fought in two battles along with the Messenger of Allah during…
34 715
"Some cavalry man of the Messenger of Allah came galloping upon us, so I came to the Messenger of Allah and found him having lunch. He said: "Come and eat." I said: 'I am…
35 716
"A woman came to the Prophet and said: 'My sister died while she had two consecutive months of fasting due.' So he said: 'Do you not see that if there was a debt due from your…
36 717
(A Hadith similar to no. 716 with a different chain.)
37 718
the Prophet said: "Whoever died while he had a month to fast, then a needy person should be fed on his behalf in place of every day."
38 719
the Messenger of Allah said: "Three things do not break the fast of the fasting person: Cupping, vomiting, and the wet dream."
39 720
the Prophet said: "Whoever is overcome by vomiting, then he is not required to make up (the fast), and whoever vomits on purpose, then he must make it up."
40 721
"Whoever eats or drinks forgetfully, then he has not broken (the fast), for it was only a provision that Allah provided for him."
41 722
(Another chain) with the same or similar (Hadith as no. 721).
42 723
the Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever breaks the fast during Ramadan without an allowance or illness, then if he fasted for all time, his fasting would not make up for it."
43 724
A man came and said: "O Messenger of Allah; I am ruined!" He said: "What has ruined you?" He said: "I had sexual relations with my wife during Ramadan." He said: "Are you able to…
44 725
"I saw the Prophet - (a number of times) such that I was not able to count - using the Siwak while he was fasting."
45 726
a man came to the Prophet and said: "My eyes are bothering me, can I use Kuhl while I am fasting?" He said: "Yes."
46 727
"The Prophet would kiss during the month of fasting."
47 728
"The Messenger of Allah would fondle me while he was fasting, and he had the most control among you of his limb (li irbihi)."
48 729
"The Messenger of Allah would kiss and fondle while he was fasting, and he had the most control among you of his limbs."
49 730
the Prophet said: "Whoever did not decide to fast before Fajr then there is no fast for him."
50 731
"I was sitting with the Prophet when some drink was brought, so he drank from it, then he offered it to me and I drank it. Then I said: 'I have indeed sinned, so seek forgiveness…
51 732
"A person from the offspring of Umm Hani narrated to me - I met one of the most virtuous among them, and his name was Ja'dah, and Umm Hani was his grandmother - he narrated to me…
52 733
"The Messenger of Allah visited me one day and said: 'Do you have anything (to eat)?'" She said: "I said: 'No.' He said: 'Then I am fasting.'"
53 734
"The Messenger of Allah came to me saying, 'Do you have anything for breakfast?' I said: 'No.' Then he said: 'I am fasting.'" She said: "One day he came to me and I said: 'O…
54 735
"Hafsah and I were both fasting when we were presented some food that we really wanted, so we ate from it. The Messenger of Allah came, and Hafsah beat me to him - she was the…
55 736
"I did not see the Prophet fasting two consecutive months except for Sha'ban and Ramadan."
56 738
the Messenger of Allah said: "When a half of Sha'ban remains then do not fast."
57 739
"I could not find the Messenger of Allah one night. So I left and found him at Al-Baqi. He said: 'Did you fear that you had been wronged by Allah and His Messenger?' I said: 'O…
58 740
the Messenger of Allah said: "The most virtuous fasting after the month of Ramadan is Allah's month Al-Muharram."
59 741
"A man asked Ali: "Which month do you order me to fast after the month of Ramadan?' He said to him, 'I have not heard anyone ask this except for a man whom I heard asking the…
60 742
"The Messenger of Allah would fasting during the beginning of every month for three days, and Friday was the least of the days that he did not fast."
61 743
the Messenger of Allah said: "None of you should fast on Friday unless he fasts before it, or he fasts after it."
62 744
the Messenger of Allah said: "Do not fast on Saturday except for what has been made obligatory upon you (by Allah). If one of you does not find but a grape peal or a tree's twig,…
63 745
"The Prophet used to try to fast on Mondays and Thursdays."
64 746
"The Messenger of Allah would fast Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays in one months, and Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in the next month."
65 747
the Messenger of Allah said: "Deeds are presented on Monday and Thursday, and I love that my deeds be presented while I am fasting."
66 748
"I asked - or; the Prophet was asked - about fasting daily. So he said: 'Your family has a right over you.' Then he said: 'Fast Ramadan and that which is after it, and every…
67 749
the Prophet said: "Fast the Day of Arafah, for indeed I anticipate that Allah will forgive (the sins) of the year after it, and the year before it."
68 750
"The Prophet broke (the fast) of Arafah, Umm Fadl sent him some milk to drink."
69 751
"Ibn Umar was asked about fasting (the Day of) Arafah (at Arafat). He said: 'I performed Hajj with the Prophet, and he did not fast it, and with Abu Bakr, and he did not fast it,…
70 752
the Prophet said: "Fast the Day of Ashura, for indeed I anticipate that Allah will forgive (the sins of) the year before it."
71 753
"Ashura was a day that the Quraish used to fast during Jahiliyyah, and the Messenger of Allah used to fast it. But when (the fast of) Ramadan became obligatory, the Ramadan was…
72 754
"I met up with Ibn Abbas while he was reclining on his Rida at the Zamzam (well). So I said: 'Inform me about the Day of Ashura. On which day is it fasted?' He said: 'When you see…
73 755
"The Messenger of Allah ordered fasting the tenth day for the Day of Ashura."
74 756
"I did not see the Prophet fasting at all during the ten."
75 757
the Messenger of Allah said: "There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than those ten days." They said: "O Messenger of Allah! Not even Jihad in Allah…
76 758
the Prophet said: "There are no days more beloved to Allah that He be worshipped in them than the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, fasting every day of them is the equivalent of fasting a…
77 759
the Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever fasts Ramadan, then follows it with six from Shawwal, then that is (equal in reward) to fasting everyday."
78 760
"The Messenger of Allah took a covenant from me for three: To not sleep except after performing Witr, to fast three days of every month, and to perform the Duha prayer."
79 761
the Messenger of Allah said: "O Abu Dharr! When you fast three days out of a month, then fast the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth."
80 762
"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever fasts three days in every month, then that is (similar to) fasting every day.' Then Allah Mighty and Sublime is He, attested to that in His…
81 763
"I heard Mu'adhah saying to Aishah: 'Did the Messenger of Allah fast three days of every month?' She replied in the affirmative. So she said: 'Which of them would he fast?' She…
82 764
The Messenger of Allah said: "Indeed your Lord said: 'Every good deed is rewarded with ten of the same up to seven hundred times over. Fasting is for Me, and I shall reward for…
83 765
The Prophet said: "There is a gate in Paradise called Ar-Raiyyan, those who fast shall be invited into it, and whoever was among those who fasted, then he will enter it; and…
84 766
The Messenger of Allah said: "There are two joys for the fasting person: the joy when he breaks his fast, and the joy of when he meets his Lord."
85 767
"It was said: 'O Messenger of Allah! What is the case of the one who fasts daily?' He said: 'He did not fast nor break (the fast).'" Or, he said: "He never fasted nor broke (his…
86 768
"I asked Aishah about the Prophet's fasting.' She said: 'He would fast until we said: "He has fasted" and he would abstain from fasting until we said: "He has abstained from…
87 769
Anas bin Malik was asked about the Prophet's fasting and he said: "He would fast during a month until we thought that he did not want to abstain from fasting during any of it.…
88 770
The Messenger of Allah said: "The most virtuous fast is the fast of my brother Dawud. He would fast a day, and not fast (the next) day. He would not flee at the time of engagement…
89 771
"I witnessed Umar bin Al-Khattab on the Day of Nahr beginning with the Salat before the Khutbah. Then he said: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah prohibit fasting on these two days.…
90 772
"The Messenger of Allah prohibited two fasts: Fasting the Day of Adha and the Day of Fitr."
91 773
The Messenger of Allah said: "The Day of Arafah, the Day of Nahr, and the Days of Tashriq are Eid for us. The people of Islam, and they are days of eating and drinking,"
92 774
The Prophet said: "The cupper and the one cupped have broke the fast."
93 775
"the Messenger of Allah was cupped while he was fasting and in Ihram."
94 776
"The Prophet was cupped while he was fasting."
95 777
"The Prophet was cupped somewhere between Makkah and Al-Madinah and he was fasting and in Ihram."
96 778
the Messenger of Allah said: "Do not perform Wisal" They said: "But you perform Wisal O Messenger of Allah." He said: "I am not like you are, indeed my Lord feeds me and gives me…
97 779
"Aishah and Umm Salamah, the wives of the Prophet informed me that the Prophet would find that it was Fajr while he was Junub from (relations with) his wives, then he would…
98 780
The Prophet said: "When one of you is invited to eat then let him respond, if he is fasting then let him pray." Meaning: supplicate.
99 781
The Prophet said: "When one of you is invited (to a meal) and he is fasting, then let him said: 'Indeed I am fasting.'"
100 782
The Prophet said: "A woman may not fast a day - other than in the month of Ramadan - while her husband is present, except with his permission."
101 783
"I would not make up what was due upon me from Ramadan except in Sha'ban, until the Messenger of Allah died."
102 784
The Prophet said: "When those who are not fasting eat in the presence of the fasting person, the angels send Salat upon him."
103 785
"I heard a freed slave of ours called Laila narrated from Umm Amarah bint Ka'b Al-Ansar, that the Prophet entered upon her and some food was brought to him. He said: 'Eat.' She…
104 786
From the Prophet, that is similar, except that he did not mention "Until they finish, or they have eating their fill."
105 787
"We would menstruate during the time of the Messenger of Allah, then when we became pure we were ordered to make up the fasts but we were not ordered to make up the Salat."
106 788
From his father who said: "I said. 'O Messenger of Allah! Inform me about Wudu.' So he said: "Perform Wudu well, and go between the fingers, and perform Istinshaq extensively…
107 789
The Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever stays with a people, then he is not to fast without their permission."
108 790
"The Prophet would perform I'tikaf during the last ten (days) of Ramadan until Allah took him."
109 791
"When the Messenger of Allah wanted to perform I'tikaf, he would perform Fajr prayer and then he would enter his place of I'tikaf."
110 792
"The Messenger of Allah would Yujawir (stay in I'tikaf) during the last ten (nights) of Ramadan and he said: 'Seek the Night of Al-Qadr during the last ten (nights) of Ramadan.'"
111 793
"I said to Ubayy bin Ka'b: 'O Abu Al-Mundhir! How do you know that it is the night of the twenty-seventh?' He said: 'Rather, the Messenger of Allah informed us that it is a night…
112 794
"My father narrated to me: 'The Night of Al-Qadr was mentioned in the presence of Abu Bakrah, so he said: "I do not search for it due to something that I heard from the Messenger…
113 795
"The Prophet would awaken his family during the last ten (nights) of Ramadan."
114 796
"The Messenger of Allah would struggle (to perform Salat more) during the last ten (nights) more than he would struggle in the rest of it."
115 797
The Prophet said: "Fasting during the winter is an easy reward."
116 798
"When the following was revealed: 'And for those upon whom it is difficult, (they may) feed a poor person' - if one of us wanted we would not fast, and pay the ransom, until the…
117 799
"I went to Anas bin Malik during Ramadan and he was about to travel. His mount was prepared for him, and he put on his traveling clothes, then he called for some food to eat, and…
118 800
"I went to Anas bin Malik during Ramadan" and he mentioned a similar narration (as no. 799).
119 801
The Messenger of Allah said: "The gift for the fasting person is (fragrant) oil and a censer."
120 802
The Messenger of Allah said: "Al-Fitr is the day that the people break the fast, and Al-Adha is the day that the people sacrifice."
121 803
"The Prophet would perform I'tikaf during the last ten (nights) of Ramadan. One year he did not perform I'tikaf, so he performed I'tikaf for twenty (nights) in the following year."
122 804
"When the Messenger of Allah performed I'tikaf, he would bring his head near me so I could comb it, and he would not enter the house except for some personal needs."
123 805
From Al-Laith (a similar narration as no. 804)
124 806
"We fasted with the Prophet, so he did not pray (the night prayer) with us until seven (nights) of the month remained. Then he (pbuh) led us in prayer until a third of the night…
125 807
The Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever provides the food for a fasting person to break his fast with, then for him is the same reward as his (the fasting person's), without…
126 808
"The Messenger of Allah would encourage the night prayer in Ramadan without firmly ordering it, and he would say: "Whoever stands (in the night prayer) for Ramadan with faith and…