Narrated Tawus:
Ibn `Abbas said, "Allah's Apostle set out from Medina to Mecca and he fasted till he reached 'Usfan, where he asked for water and raised his hand to let the people see him, and then broke the fast, and did not fast after that till he reached Mecca, and that happened in Ramadan." Ibn `Abbas used to say, "Allah's Apostle (sometimes) fasted and (sometimes) did not fast during the journeys so whoever wished to fast could fast, and whoever wished not to fast, could do so."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 1948 |
In-book reference | : Book 30, Hadith 55 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 3, Book 31, Hadith 169 |
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لم تتمّ دراسته (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 3076 |
In-book reference | : Book 12, Hadith 35 |
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "When you see the crescent (of the month of Ramadan), start fasting, and when you see the crescent (of the month of Shawwal), stop fasting; and if the sky is overcast (and you can't see it) then regard the month of Ramadan as of 30 days."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 1900 |
In-book reference | : Book 30, Hadith 10 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 3, Book 31, Hadith 124 |
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مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 1973 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 17 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2314 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 225 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2316 |
Narrated Abu Huraira:
A man came to Allah's Apostle and said, "I am ruined." The Prophet asked, "What do you mean?" He said, "I had a sexual intercourse with my wife during Ramadan (while fasting)." The Prophet asked him, "Can you manumit a slave?" He replied in the negative. He then asked him, "Can you fast for two successive months continuously" He replied in the negative. The Prophet then asked him, "Can you feed sixty poor persons?" He replied in the negative. In the meantime an Ansari came with a basket full of dates. The Prophet said to the man, "Take it and give it in charity (as an expiation of your sin)." The man said "Should I give it to some people who are poorer than we O Allah's Apostle? By Him Who has sent you with the Truth, there is no family between Medina's two mountains poorer than we." Allah's Apostle told him to take it and provide his family with it."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 2600 |
In-book reference | : Book 51, Hadith 34 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 3, Book 47, Hadith 772 |
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Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3519 |
In-book reference | : Book 48, Hadith 150 |
English translation | : Vol. 6, Book 45, Hadith 3519 |
Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying:
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1082a |
In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 24 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 6, Hadith 2382 |
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صَحِيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 2037 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 80 |
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Reference | : Riyad as-Salihin 1224 |
In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 234 |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2408 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 319 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2410 |
Abdullah b. 'Umar (Allah be pleased with them) reported that (the Arabs of) pre-Islamic days used to observe fast on the day of Ashura and the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) observed it and the Muslims too (observed it) before fasting in Ramadan became obligatory. But when it became obligatory, the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said:
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1126a |
In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 148 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 6, Hadith 2504 |
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Abu Qatada reported that a person came to the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) and said:
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1162a |
In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 252 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 6, Hadith 2602 |
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'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) had ordered to observe fast (on 'Ashura) before the fasting in Ramadan was made obligatory. But when it became obligatory, then he who wished fasted on the day of Ashura, and he who wished did not observe it (on that day).
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1125d |
In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 146 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 6, Hadith 2502 |
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Sunnah.com reference | : Book 2, Hadith 276 |
English translation | : Book 2, Hadith 367 |
Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 372 |
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Allah's Apostle was the most generous of all the people, and he used to be more generous in the month of Ramadan when Gabriel used to meet him. Gabriel used to meet him every night in Ramadan to study the Holy Qur'an carefully together. Allah's Apostle used to become more generous than the fast wind when he met Gabriel.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 3220 |
In-book reference | : Book 59, Hadith 31 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 4, Book 54, Hadith 443 |
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Ibn 'Abbas (Allah be pleased with them) reported:
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1148b |
In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 200 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 6, Hadith 2555 |
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Ibn Umar reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) made a mention of Ramadan and he with the gesture of his hand said:
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1080b |
In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 5 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 6, Hadith 2364 |
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[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Reference | : Riyad as-Salihin 1207 |
In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 217 |
Ibn 'Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) observed fasts uninterruptedly in Ramadan and the people (in his wake) did this. But he forbade them to do so. It was said to him (to the Holy Prophet):
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1102b |
In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 70 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 6, Hadith 2427 |
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Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 1742 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 105 |
English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 1742 |
صَحِيحٌ (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 3254 |
In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 171 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 685 |
In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 4 |
English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 685 |
Narrated Abu Huraira:
A person had sexual relation with his wife in the month of Ramadan (while he was fasting), and he came to Allah's Apostle seeking his verdict concerning that action. The Prophet said (to him), "Can you afford to manumit a slave?" The man said, "No." The Prophet said, "Can you fast for two successive months?" He said, "No." The Prophet said, "Then feed sixty poor persons."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6821 |
In-book reference | : Book 86, Hadith 49 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 8, Book 82, Hadith 811 |
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Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported that a person came to the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) and said:
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1111a |
In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 101 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 6, Hadith 2457 |
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Grade: | Muttafaqun 'alayh (Zubair `Aliza'i) | مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ (الألباني) | حكم : |
متفق عليه (زبیر علی زئی) |
Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 16 |
In-book reference | : Book 1, Hadith 15 |
Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2357 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 268 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2359 |
Narrated Humran:
(the slave of 'Uthman) I saw 'Uthman bin 'Affan asking for a tumbler of water (and when it was brought) he poured water over his hands and washed them thrice and then put his right hand in the water container and rinsed his mouth, washed his nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out. then he washed his face and forearms up to the elbows thrice, passed his wet hands over his head and washed his feet up to the ankles thrice. Then he said, "Allah's Apostle said 'If anyone performs ablution like that of mine and offers a two-rak'at prayer during which he does not think of anything else (not related to the present prayer) then his past sins will be forgiven.' "
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 159 |
In-book reference | : Book 4, Hadith 25 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 1, Book 4, Hadith 161 |
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Narrated Talha bin 'Ubaidullah:
A bedouin with unkempt hair came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Inform me what Allah has made compulsory for me as regards the prayers." He replied: "You have to offer perfectly the five compulsory prayers in a day and night (24 hours), unless you want to pray Nawafil." The bedouin further asked, "Inform me what Allah has made compulsory for me as regards fasting." He replied, "You have to fast during the whole month of Ramadan, unless you want to fast more as Nawafil." The bedouin further asked, "Tell me how much Zakat Allah has enjoined on me." Thus, Allah's Apostle informed him about all the rules (i.e. fundamentals) of Islam. The bedouin then said, "By Him Who has honored you, I will neither perform any Nawafil nor will I decrease what Allah has enjoined on me. Allah's Apostle said, "If he is saying the truth, he will succeed (or he will be granted Paradise).
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 1891 |
In-book reference | : Book 30, Hadith 1 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 3, Book 31, Hadith 115 |
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صَحِيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 1241 |
In-book reference | : Book 4, Hadith 656 |
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:
The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: By his good character a believer will attain the degree of one who prays during the night and fasts during the day.
Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 4798 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 26 |
English translation | : Book 42, Hadith 4780 |
Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 1419 |
In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 617 |
English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1419 |
Grade: | Da'if (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 150 |
In-book reference | : Book 2, Hadith 67 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 63 |
In-book reference | : Introduction, Hadith 63 |
English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 63 |
Abu Huraira reported:
He (Abu Huraira) said: Then the person turned back and went away. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Bring that man back to me. They went to bring him back, but they saw nothing there. Upon this the Messenger of Allah remarked: he was Gabriel, who came to teach the people their religion.
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 8e |
In-book reference | : Book 1, Hadith 5 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 1, Hadith 4 |
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Grade: | Da’if (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 1781 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 144 |
English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 1781 |
Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 848 |
In-book reference | : Book 2, Hadith 458 |
English translation | : Book 2, Hadith 847 |
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
The Prophet was the most generous of all the people, and he used to become more generous in Ramadan when Gabriel met him. Gabriel used to meet him every night during Ramadan to revise the Qur'an with him. Allah's Apostle then used to be more generous than the fast wind.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 3554 |
In-book reference | : Book 61, Hadith 63 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 4, Book 56, Hadith 754 |
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Abdullah b. 'Umar (Allah be pleased with both of them) reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) say about the day of Ashura:
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1126d |
In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 151 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 6, Hadith 2507 |
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Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4987 |
In-book reference | : Book 47, Hadith 3 |
English translation | : Vol. 6, Book 47, Hadith 4990 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1613 |
In-book reference | : Book 20, Hadith 16 |
English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1614 |
وَرَوَى التِّرْمِذِيُّ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ نَحْوَهُ وَفِي رِوَايَتِهِ: «لمن أطاب الْكَلَام»
صَحِيح, صَحِيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 1232, 1233 |
In-book reference | : Book 4, Hadith 648 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 759 |
In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 78 |
English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 759 |
Abu Huraira reported:
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 409a |
In-book reference | : Book 4, Hadith 75 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 809 |
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This hadith has been narrated by Yahya b. Abu Kathir with the same chain of transmitters and he made this addition after these words:
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1159c |
In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 237 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 6, Hadith 2588 |
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Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1644 |
In-book reference | : Book 20, Hadith 47 |
English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1645 |
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle ordered (the Muslims) to fast on the day of 'Ashura', and when fasting in the month of Ramadan was prescribed, it became optional for one to fast on that day ('Ashura') or not.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 2001 |
In-book reference | : Book 30, Hadith 106 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 3, Book 31, Hadith 219 |
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Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 782 |
In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 101 |
English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 782 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2352 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 263 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2354 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2350 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 261 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2352 |
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:
The month most liked by the Messenger of Allah (saws) for fasting was Sha'ban. He then joined it with Ramadan.
Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 2431 |
In-book reference | : Book 14, Hadith 119 |
English translation | : Book 13, Hadith 2425 |
[Muslim]
Reference | : Riyad as-Salihin 60 |
In-book reference | : Introduction, Hadith 60 |
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar:
The people during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (saws) used to bring forth the sadaqah at the end of Ramadan when closing the fast one sa' of barley whose straw is removed, or of raisins. Abdullah said: When Umar (Allah be pleased with him) succeeded, and the wheat became abundant, Umar prescribed half a sa' of wheat instead of all these things.
ضعيف خ مختصرا نحوه (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 1614 |
In-book reference | : Book 9, Hadith 59 |
English translation | : Book 9, Hadith 1610 |
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) spent in devotion (in i'tikaf) the middle ten nights of the month of Ramadan, and when twenty nights were over and it was the twenty-first night, he went back to his residence and those who were along with him also returned (to their respective residences). He spent one month in devotion. Then he addressed the people on the night he came back (to his residence) and commanded them as Allah desired (him to command) and then said:
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1167a |
In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 275 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 6, Hadith 2625 |
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Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Allah said, 'All the deeds of Adam's sons (people) are for them, except fasting which is for Me, and I will give the reward for it.' Fasting is a shield or protection from the fire and from committing sins. If one of you is fasting, he should avoid sexual relation with his wife and quarreling, and if somebody should fight or quarrel with him, he should say, 'I am fasting.' By Him in Whose Hands my soul is' The unpleasant smell coming out from the mouth of a fasting person is better in the sight of Allah than the smell of musk. There are two pleasures for the fasting person, one at the time of breaking his fast, and the other at the time when he will meet his Lord; then he will be pleased because of his fasting."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 1904 |
In-book reference | : Book 30, Hadith 14 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 3, Book 31, Hadith 128 |
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Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2387 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 298 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2389 |
Narrated Mutarrif from `Imran Ibn Husain:
That the Prophet asked him (Imran) or asked a man and `Imran was listening, "O Abu so-and-so! Have you fasted the last days of this month?" (The narrator thought that he said, "the month of Ramadan"). The man replied, "No, O Allah's Apostle!" The Prophet said to him, "When you finish your fasting (of Ramadan) fast two days (in Shawwal)." Through another series of narrators `Imran said, "The Prophet said, '(Have you fasted) the last days of Sha'ban?"
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 1983 |
In-book reference | : Book 30, Hadith 90 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 3, Book 31, Hadith 204 |
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Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying:
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1164a |
In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 264 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 6, Hadith 2614 |
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'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported:
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 782c |
In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 229 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 6, Hadith 2582 |
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[Muslim].
Reference | : Riyad as-Salihin 1232 |
In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 242 |
Narrated Talha bin 'Ubaidullah:
A bedouin with unkempt hair came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Tell me what Allah has enjoined on me as regards prayers." The Prophet said, "You have to offer perfectly the five (compulsory) prayers in a day and a night (24 hrs.), except if you want to perform some extra optional prayers." The bedouin said, "Tell me what Allah has enjoined on me as regards fasting." The Prophet said, "You have to observe fast during the month of Ramadan except if you fast some extra optional fast." The bedouin said, "Tell me what Allah has enjoined on me as regard Zakat." The Prophet then told him the Islamic laws and regulations whereupon the bedouin said, "By Him Who has honored you, I will not perform any optional deeds of worship and I will not leave anything of what Allah has enjoined on me." Allah's Apostle said, "He will be successful if he has told the truth (or he will enter Paradise if he said the truth)." And some people said, "The Zakat for one-hundred and twenty camels is two Hiqqas, and if the Zakat payer slaughters the camels intentionally or gives them as a present or plays some other trick in order to avoid the Zakat, then there is no harm (in it) for him.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6956 |
In-book reference | : Book 90, Hadith 4 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 86, Hadith 88 |
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[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
In a narration by Al-Bukhari, the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Allah says: '(The person observing Saum) has abstained from food and drink, and sexual pleasures for My sake; fasting is for Me, and I will bestow its reward. Every good deed has ten times its reward'."
In a narration by Muslim, the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "The reward of every (good) deed of a person is multiplied from ten to seven hundred times. Allah (SWT) says: 'The reward of observing Saum is different from the reward of other good deeds; Saum is for Me, and I Alone will give its reward. The person observing Saum abstains from food and drink only for My sake.' The fasting person has two joyous occasions, one at the time of breaking his fast, and the other at the time of meeting his Rubb. Surely, the breath of one observing Saum is better smelling to Allah than the fragrance of musk."
Reference | : Riyad as-Salihin 1215 |
In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 225 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 768 |
In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 87 |
English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 768 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 1761 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 124 |
English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 1761 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4988 |
In-book reference | : Book 47, Hadith 4 |
English translation | : Vol. 6, Book 47, Hadith 4991 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 1711 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 74 |
English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 1711 |
Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 2335 |
In-book reference | : Book 14, Hadith 23 |
English translation | : Book 13, Hadith 2328 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2183 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 94 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2185 |
According to another narration: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "That is the best fasting." I said, "But I am capable of doing more than this". Thereupon, Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "There is nothing better than this." 'Abdullah bin 'Amr (May Allah be pleased with them) said (when he grew old): "Had I accepted the three days (fasting during every month) as the Messenger of Allah had said, it would have been dearer to me than my family and my property".
In another narration 'Abdullah is reported to have said: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said to me, "O 'Abdullah! Have I not been informed that you observe fast during the day and offer prayer all the night." I replied, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah!" Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Don't do that. Observe fast for few days and then leave off for few days, perform prayers and also sleep at night, as your body has a right upon you, and your eyes have a right upon you; and your wife has a right upon you; your visitors have a right upon you. It is sufficient for you to observe fast three days in a month, as the reward of good deeds is multiplied ten times, so it will be like fasting the whole year." I insisted (on fasting) and so I was given a hard instruction. I said, "O Messenger of Allah! I have strength." Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Observe fast like the fasting of Prophet Dawud (PBUH); and do not fast more than that." I said: "How was the fasting of Prophet Dawud?" He (PBUH) said, "Half of the year (i.e., he used to fast on every alternate day)."
Afterwards when 'Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with him) grew old, he used to say: "Would that I had availed myself of the concession granted to me by Messenger of Allah."
In another narration 'Abdullah is reported to have said: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "I have been informed that you observe fast continuously and recite (the whole of the Qur'an) every night." I said, "Messenger of Allah! It is right, but I covet thereby nothing but good," whereupon he (PBUH) said, "Then observe fasts like the fasting of Prophet Dawud (PBUH) as he was the most ardent worshipper of Allah; recite the Qur'an once every month." I said, "O Prophet of Allah! I am capable of doing more than that." He said, "Then recite it (the complete Qur'an) in every twenty days." I said, "O Prophet of Allah I am capable of reciting more than that." He said, "Then recite it once in every ten days." I said, "O Prophet of Allah! I am capable of reciting more than that." He said, "Then recite it once in every seven days, but not recite more than that." The Prophet of Allah also said to me, "You do not know, you may have a longer life". When I grew old I wished I had availed myself of the concession (granted to me by) the Prophet of Allah.
In another narration 'Abdullah is reported to have said: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "The best fasting with Allah is that of (Prophet) Dawud, and the best prayer with Allah is that of Dawud (PBUH) for he would sleep half of the night and stand for prayer for the third of it and (then) would sleep sixth part of it; he observed fast one day and leave off the other. He would not flee on meeting the enemy".
In another narration 'Abdullah is reported to have said: My father helped me marry a noble woman and he used to inquire of his daughter-in-law regarding her husband. She would say: "He is, indeed, a fine man. Since I have come to him, he has neither stepped on my bed nor he has had sexual intercourse with me". When this state of affairs lasted for some time, my father mentioned the matter to Messenger of Allah (PBUH) who directed my father saying, "Send him to me". I went to him accordingly. He asked me, "How often do you observe fast?" I replied; "Daily". He asked me, "How long do you take in reading the Noble Qur'an completely." I said, "Once every night". Then he narrated the whole story. He (in his old age) would recite one seventh of his nightly recitation to some members of his family during the day to lighten his task at night. Whenever he wished to have a relief from his fast on alternate days, he would give up fasting for a few days and make up deficiency later by observing the number of fasts he had missed. He would not give up the number of fasts altogether because he did not like to abandon what he had settled with Messenger of Allah (PBUH).
Reference | : Riyad as-Salihin 150 |
In-book reference | : Introduction, Hadith 150 |
Narrated AbuDharr:
We fasted with the Messenger of Allah (saws) during Ramadan, but he did not make us get up at night for prayer at any time during the month till seven nights remained; then he made us get up for prayer till a third of the night had passed. When the sixth remaining night came, he did not make us get up for prayer. When the fifth remaining night came, he made us stand in prayer till a half of the night had gone.
So I said: Messenger of Allah, I wish you had led us in supererogatory prayers during the whole of tonight.
He said: When a man prays with an imam till he goes he is reckoned as having spent a whole night in prayer. On the fourth remaining night he did not make us get up. When the third remaining night came, he gathered his family, his wives, and the people and prayed with us till we were afraid we should miss the falah (success).
I said: What is falah? He said: The meal before daybreak. Then he did not make us get up for prayer during the remainder of the month.
Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 1375 |
In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 5 |
English translation | : Book 6, Hadith 1370 |
On the authority of Muadh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:
Reference | : Hadith 29, 40 Hadith an-Nawawi |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 1659 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 22 |
English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 1659 |
Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1200 |
In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 27 |
English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 8, Hadith 1200 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2349 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 260 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2351 |
Narrated Humran:
(the freed slave of `Uthman bin `Affan) I saw `Uthman bin `Affan asking (for a tumbler of water) to perform ablution (and when it was brought) he poured water from it over his hands and washed them thrice and then put his right hand in the water container and rinsed his mouth and washed his nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out. Then he washed his face thrice and (then) forearms up to the elbows thrice, then passed his wet hands over his head and then washed each foot thrice. After that `Uthman said, "I saw the Prophet performing ablution like this of mine, and he said, 'If anyone performs ablution like that of mine and offers a two-rak`at prayer during which he does not think of anything else (not related to the present prayer) then his past sins will be forgiven. '
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 164 |
In-book reference | : Book 4, Hadith 30 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 1, Book 4, Hadith 165 |
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Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2291 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 202 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2293 |
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Reference | : Riyad as-Salihin 98 |
In-book reference | : Introduction, Hadith 98 |
Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) as saying; When the Imam says Amin, say Amin, for if anyone’s utterance of Amin synchronnises with that of the angles, he will be forgiven his past sins.
Ibn shihab (al Zuhrl) said; The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) used to say Amin (At the end of the Fatihah)
Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 936 |
In-book reference | : Book 2, Hadith 547 |
English translation | : Book 2, Hadith 936 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 753 |
In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 72 |
English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 753 |
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
I never saw the Prophet seeking to fast on a day that he favored more than another except this day, the day of 'Ashura', and this month, meaning the month of Ramadan.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 2006 |
In-book reference | : Book 30, Hadith 111 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 3, Book 31, Hadith 224 |
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[Muslim].
Reference | : Riyad as-Salihin 1261 |
In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 271 |
[Muslim].
Reference | : Riyad as-Salihin 128 |
In-book reference | : Introduction, Hadith 128 |
Narrated Umar ibn al-Khattab:
Zayd ibn Aslam quoted his father as saying: Umar ibn al-Khattab (Allah be pleased with him) struck one of his sons who was given the kunyah AbuIsa, and al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah had the kunyah AbuIsa. Umar said to him: Is it not sufficient for you that you are called by the kunyah AbuAbdullah? He replied: The Messenger of Allah (saws) gave me this kunyah. Thereupon he said: The Messenger of Allah (saws) was forgiven all his sins, past and those followed. But we are among the people similar to us. Henceforth he was called by the kunyah AbuAbdullah until he died.
Grade: | Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani) | حسن صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 4963 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 191 |
English translation | : Book 42, Hadith 4945 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 438 |
In-book reference | : Book 2, Hadith 291 |
English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 438 |
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
While we were sitting with the Prophet in the mosque, a man came riding on a camel. He made his camel kneel down in the mosque, tied its foreleg and then said: "Who amongst you is Muhammad?" At that time the Prophet was sitting amongst us (his companions) leaning on his arm. We replied, "This white man reclining on his arm." The man then addressed him, "O Son of `Abdul Muttalib." The Prophet said, "I am here to answer your questions." The man said to the Prophet, "I want to ask you something and will be hard in questioning. So do not get angry." The Prophet said, "Ask whatever you want." The man said, "I ask you by your Lord, and the Lord of those who were before you, has Allah sent you as an Apostle to all the mankind?" The Prophet replied, "By Allah, yes." The man further said, "I ask you by Allah. Has Allah ordered you to offer five prayers in a day and night (24 hours).? He replied, "By Allah, Yes." The man further said, "I ask you by Allah! Has Allah ordered you to observe fasts during this month of the year (i.e. Ramadan)?" He replied, "By Allah, Yes." The man further said, "I ask you by Allah. Has Allah ordered you to take Zakat (obligatory charity) from our rich people and distribute it amongst our poor people?" The Prophet replied, "By Allah, yes." Thereupon that man said, "I have believed in all that with which you have been sent, and I have been sent by my people as a messenger, and I am Dimam bin Tha`laba from the brothers of Bani Sa`d bin Bakr."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 63 |
In-book reference | : Book 3, Hadith 5 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 1, Book 3, Hadith 63 |
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Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 412 |
In-book reference | : Book 2, Hadith 265 |
English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 412 |
صَحِيحٌ (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 874 |
In-book reference | : Book 4, Hadith 298 |
Narrated `Aisha:
(The tribe of) Quraish used to fast on the day of Ashura' in the Pre-Islamic period, and then Allah's Apostle ordered (Muslims) to fast on it till the fasting in the month of Ramadan was prescribed; whereupon the Prophet said, "He who wants to fast (on 'Ashura') may fast, and he who does not want to fast may not fast."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 1893 |
In-book reference | : Book 30, Hadith 3 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 3, Book 31, Hadith 117 |
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Abu Qatada al-Ansari (Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) was asked about his fasting. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) felt annoyed. Thereupon 'Umar (Allah be pleased with him) said:
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1162b |
In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 253 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 6, Hadith 2603 |
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'Abdullah b. 'Amr (Allah be pleased with them) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said to me! 'Abdullah b. 'Amr, it has been conveyed to me that you observe fast during the day and stand in prayer during the whole night. Don't do that, for your body has a share of its own in you, your eye has a share of its own in you, your wife has a share of her own in you. Observe fast and break it too. Fast for three days in every month and that is a prepetual fasting. I said! Messenger of Allah, I have got strength enough (to do more than this), whereupon he said:
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1159o |
In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 249 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 6, Hadith 2599 |
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[Muslim].
Reference | : Riyad as-Salihin 1149 |
In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 159 |
Narrated Tawus:
Ibn `Abbas said, "Allah's Apostle travelled in the month of Ramadan and he fasted till he reached (a place called) 'Usfan, then he asked for a tumbler of water and drank it by the daytime so that the people might see him. He broke his fast till he reached Mecca." Ibn `Abbas used to say, "Allah's Apostle fasted and sometimes did not fast while traveling, so one may fast or may not (on journeys)"
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 4279 |
In-book reference | : Book 64, Hadith 313 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 576 |
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[Abu Dawud].
Reference | : Riyad as-Salihin 1597 |
In-book reference | : Book 17, Hadith 87 |
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'n Nadr, the mawla of Umar ibn Ubaydullah, from Abu Salama ibn Abd ar-Rahman that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to fast for so long that we thought he would never stop fasting, and he would go without fasting for so long that we thought he would never fast again. I never saw the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, fast for a complete month except for Ramadan, and I never saw him do more fasting in any one month than he did in Shaban.'
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 18, Hadith 56 |
Arabic reference | : Book 18, Hadith 689 |
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
A delegation of the tribe of `Abdul Qais came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! We are from the tribe of Rabi`a, and the infidels of the tribe of Mudar stands between us and you; so we cannot come to you except during the Sacred Months. Please order us to do something (religious deeds) which we may carry out and also invite to it our people whom we have left behind." The Prophet said, "I order you to do four things and forbid you four others: (I order you) to have faith in Allah, and confess that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, (and the Prophet gestured with his hand like this (i.e. one knot) and to offer prayers perfectly and to pay the Zakat, and to pay onefifth of the booty in Allah's Cause. And I forbid you to use Dubba', Hantam, Naqir and Muzaffat (all these are the names of utensils used for preparing alcoholic drinks)."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 1398 |
In-book reference | : Book 24, Hadith 4 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 2, Book 24, Hadith 482 |
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Sunnah.com reference | : Book 5, Hadith 36 |
English translation | : Book 5, Hadith 705 |
Arabic reference | : Book 5, Hadith 685 |
Grade: | Sahih Isnād (Zubair `Aliza'i) |
Reference | : Ash-Shama'il Al-Muhammadiyah 308 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 12 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2175 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 86 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2177 |
Grade: | Sahih (Zubair `Aliza'i) |
Reference | : Ash-Shama'il Al-Muhammadiyah 300 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 4 |
Grade: | Isnād Hasan (Zubair `Aliza'i) | إسنادہ حسن (زبیر علی زئی) | حكم : |
Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 29 |
In-book reference | : Book 1, Hadith 27 |