Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2388 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 299 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2390 |
Sunnah.com reference | : Book 5, Hadith 34 |
English translation | : Book 5, Hadith 703 |
Arabic reference | : Book 5, Hadith 683 |
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Whoever established prayers on the night of Qadr out of sincere faith and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous sins will be forgiven; and whoever fasts in the month of Ramadan out of sincere faith, and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous sins will be forgiven."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 1901 |
In-book reference | : Book 30, Hadith 11 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 3, Book 31, Hadith 125 |
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Narrated Al-Bara:
It was the custom among the companions of Muhammad that if any of them was fasting and the food was presented (for breaking his fast), but he slept before eating, he would not eat that night and the following day till sunset. Qais bin Sirma-al-Ansari was fasting and came to his wife at the time of Iftar (breaking one's fast) and asked her whether she had anything to eat. She replied, "No, but I would go and bring some for you." He used to do hard work during the day, so he was overwhelmed by sleep and slept. When his wife came and saw him, she said, "Disappointment for you." When it was midday on the following day, he fainted and the Prophet was informed about the whole matter and the following verses were revealed: "You are permitted To go to your wives (for sexual relation) At the night of fasting." So, they were overjoyed by it. And then Allah also revealed: "And eat and drink Until the white thread Of dawn appears to you Distinct from the black thread (of the night)." (2.187)
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 1915 |
In-book reference | : Book 30, Hadith 25 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 3, Book 31, Hadith 139 |
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Grade: | Sahih Isnād (Zubair `Aliza'i) |
Reference | : Ash-Shama'il Al-Muhammadiyah 297 |
In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 1 |
Narrated Talha bin 'Ubaidullah:
A man came to Allah's Apostle asking him about Islam, Allah's Apostle said, "You have to offer five compulsory prayers in a day and a night (24 hours)." The man asked, "Is there any more compulsory prayers for me?" Allah's Apostle said, "No, unless you like to offer Nawafil (i.e. optional prayers)." Allah's Apostle then added, "You have to observe fasts during the month of Ramadan." The man said, "Am I to fast any other days?' Allah's Apostle said, "No, unless you wish to observe the optional fast voluntarily." Then Allah's Apostle told him about the compulsory Zakat. The man asked, "Do I have to give anything besides?" Allah's Apostle said, "No, unless you wish to give in charity voluntarily." So, the man departed saying, "By Allah I will neither do more nor less than that." Allah's Apostle said, "If he has said the truth he will be successful."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 2678 |
In-book reference | : Book 52, Hadith 39 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 3, Book 48, Hadith 843 |
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Grade: | Da’if (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 1676 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 39 |
English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 1676 |
"... He must slaughter a Hady such as he can afford, but if he cannot afford it, he should observer Saum (fasts) three days during the Hajj and seven days after his return (to his home)…." (V. 2:196).
And the sacrifice of the sheep is sufficient. So, the Prophet (saw) and his Companions joined the two religious deeds, (i.e. Hajj and 'Umra) in one year, for Allah revealed (the permissibility) of such practice in His book and in the Sunna (legal ways) of His Prophet (saws) and rendered it permissible for all the people except those living in Makkah. Allah says: "This is for him whose family is not present at the Al-Masjid-Al-Haram, (i.e. non resident of Makkah)." The months of Hajj which Allah mentioned in His book are: Shawwal, Dhul-Qa'da and Dhul-Hijjah. Whoever performed Hajj-at-Tamattu' in those months, then slaughtering or fasting is compulsory for him.
The words: 1. Ar-Rafatha means sexual intercourse. 2. Al-Fasuq means all kinds of sin, and 3. Al-Jidal means to dispute.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 1572 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 58 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 2, Book 26, Hadith 643 |
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Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet intended to practice I`tikaf and when he reached the place where he intended to perform I`tikaf, he saw some tents, the tents of `Aisha, Hafsa and Zainab. So, he said, "Do you consider that they intended to do righteousness by doing this?" And then he went away and did not perform I`tikaf (in Ramadan) but performed it in the month of Shawwal for ten days.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 2034 |
In-book reference | : Book 33, Hadith 9 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 3, Book 33, Hadith 250 |
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[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Reference | : Riyad as-Salihin 99 |
In-book reference | : Introduction, Hadith 99 |
Narrated Humaid bin `Abdur Rahman:
That he heard Muawiya bin Abi Sufyan on the day of 'Ashura' during the year he performed the Hajj, saying on the pulpit, "O the people of Medina! Where are your Religious Scholars? I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'This is the day of 'Ashura'. Allah has not enjoined its fasting on you but I am fasting it. You have the choice either to fast or not to fast (on this day).' "
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 2003 |
In-book reference | : Book 30, Hadith 108 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 3, Book 31, Hadith 221 |
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Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar:
The Prophet (saws) said: The month consists of twenty-nine days, but do not fast till you sight it (the moon) and do not break your fast till you sight it. If the weather is cloudy, calculate it thirty days. When the twenty-ninth of Sha'ban came, Ibn Umar would send someone (who tried) to sight the moon for him. If it was sighted, then well and good; in case it was not sighted, and there was no cloud and dust before him (on the horizon), he would not keep fast the next day. If there appeared (on the horizon) before him cloud or dust, he would fast the following day. Ibn Umar would end his fasting alone with the people, and did not follow this calculation.
Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 2319 |
In-book reference | : Book 14, Hadith 7 |
English translation | : Book 13, Hadith 2312 |
صحيح قد دون قوله فكان ابن عمر (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 2320 |
In-book reference | : Book 14, Hadith 8 |
English translation | : Book 13, Hadith 2313 |
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Whoever fasted the month of Ramadan out of sincere Faith (i.e. belief) and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his past sins will be forgiven, and whoever stood for the prayers in the night of Qadr out of sincere Faith and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous sins will be forgiven ."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 2014 |
In-book reference | : Book 32, Hadith 1 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 3, Book 32, Hadith 231 |
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Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 1669 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 32 |
English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 1669 |
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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Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1364 |
In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 186 |
English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 13, Hadith 1365 |
صَحِيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 2069 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 112 |
[Muslim].
Reference | : Riyad as-Salihin 1252 |
In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 262 |
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Allah's Apostle set out towards Hunain in the month of Ramadan and some of the people were fasting while some others were not fasting, and when the Prophet mounted his she-camel, he asked for a tumbler of milk or water and put it on the palm of his hand or on his she-camel and then the people looked at him; and those who were not fasting told those who were fasting, to break their fast (i.e. as the Prophet had done so).
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 4277 |
In-book reference | : Book 64, Hadith 311 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 575 |
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وَفِي رِوَايَة لمُسلم عَن جَابر رَضِي الله عَنهُ أَنه شرب بعد الْعَصْر
مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ, صَحِيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 2023, 2024 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 67 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 712 |
In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 31 |
English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 712 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2373 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 284 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2375 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2187 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 98 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2189 |
Ibn 'Abbas reported that when the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) fasted on the day of 'Ashura and commanded that it should he observed as a fast, they (his Companions) said to him:
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1134a |
In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 172 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 6, Hadith 2528 |
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'A'isha, the Mother of the Believers (Allah be pleased with her), reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to fast (so continuously) that we said that he would not break, and did not fast at all till we said that he would not fast. And I did not see the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) completing the fast of a month, but that of Ramadan, and I did not see him fasting more in any other month than that of Sha'ban.
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1156e |
In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 227 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 6, Hadith 2580 |
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Grade: | Da'if (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 748 |
In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 67 |
English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 748 |
Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 2405 |
In-book reference | : Book 14, Hadith 93 |
English translation | : Book 13, Hadith 2399 |
صحيح ق دون فعل ابن عمر ولـ خ نحوه (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 1610 |
In-book reference | : Book 9, Hadith 55 |
English translation | : Book 9, Hadith 1606 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2379 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 290 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2381 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2390 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 301 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2392 |
'Aishah said:
Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been transmitted by Ibn Ishaq and al-Auza'i from Yahya b. Sa'id in a similar manner, and Malik narrated it from Yahya b. Sa'id, saying: He observed I'tikaf during twenty days of Shawwal.
Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 2464 |
In-book reference | : Book 14, Hadith 152 |
English translation | : Book 13, Hadith 2458 |
Abdullah b. Shaqiq reported:
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1156a |
In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 223 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 6, Hadith 2576 |
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Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Allah's Apostle set out for Mecca in Ramadan and he fasted, and when he reached Al-Kadid, he broke his fast and the people (with him) broke their fast too. (Abu `Abdullah said, "Al-Kadid is a land covered with water between Usfan and Qudaid.")
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 1944 |
In-book reference | : Book 30, Hadith 51 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 3, Book 31, Hadith 165 |
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Ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with both of them) reported:
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1157a |
In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 230 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 6, Hadith 2583 |
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Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr:
Allah's Apostle was informed that I have said: "By Allah, I will fast all the days and pray all the nights as long as I live." On that, Allah's Apostle asked me. "Are you the one who says: 'I will fast all the days and pray all the nights as long as I live?' " I said, "Yes, I have said it." He said, "You cannot do that. So fast (sometimes) and do not fast (sometimes). Pray and sleep. Fast for three days a month, for the reward of a good deed is multiplied by ten time, and so the fasting of three days a month equals the fasting of a year." I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I can do (fast) more than this." He said, "Fast on every third day. I said: I can do (fast) more than that, He said: "Fast on alternate days and this was the fasting of David which is the most moderate sort of fasting." I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I can do (fast) more than that." He said, "There is nothing better than that."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 3418 |
In-book reference | : Book 60, Hadith 90 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 4, Book 55, Hadith 629 |
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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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Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2616 |
In-book reference | : Book 40, Hadith 11 |
English translation | : Vol. 5, Book 38, Hadith 2616 |
لم تتمّ دراسته (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 2034 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 77 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 1649 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 12 |
English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 1649 |
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Once the Prophet set out in the month of Ramadan. He observed fasting till he reached a place called Kadid where he broke his fast.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 2953 |
In-book reference | : Book 56, Hadith 165 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 4, Book 52, Hadith 202 |
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Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2381 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 292 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2383 |
صَحِيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 2037 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 80 |
Ibn 'Abbas (Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) journeyed during the month of Ramadan in a state of fasting till he reached 'Usfan. He then ordered a cup containing drinking water and he drank that openly so that the people might see it, and broke the fast (and did not resume it) till he reached Mecca. Ibn 'Abbas (Allah be pleased with him) said:
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1113e |
In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 114 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 6, Hadith 2470 |
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Salama b. Akwa' reported:
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1145b |
In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 192 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 6, Hadith 2548 |
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Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam), al Bukhari (46) and Muslim (11)] (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 1390 |
In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 10 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2377 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 288 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2379 |
Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 2404 |
In-book reference | : Book 14, Hadith 92 |
English translation | : Book 13, Hadith 2398 |
مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 2054 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 97 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2168 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 79 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2170 |
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr:
Allah's Apostle was informed about my fasts, and he came to me and I spread for him a leather cushion stuffed with palm fires, but he sat on the ground and the cushion remained between me and him, and then he said, "Isn't it sufficient for you to fast three days a month?" I replied, "O Allah's Apostle! (I can fast more)." He said, "Five?" I replied, "O Allah's Apostle! (I can fast more)." He said, "Seven?" I replied, "O Allah's Apostle! (I can fast more)." He said, "Nine (days per month)?" I replied, "O Allah's Apostle! (I can fast more)" He said, "Eleven (days per month)?" And then the Prophet said, "There is no fast superior to that of the Prophet David it was for half of the year. So, fast on alternate days."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 1980 |
In-book reference | : Book 30, Hadith 87 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 3, Book 31, Hadith 201 |
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Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2384 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 295 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2386 |
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr:
The news of my fasting was mentioned to the Prophet . So he entered upon me and I put for him a leather cushion stuffed with palm-fibres. The Prophet sat on the floor and the cushion was between me and him. He said to me, "Isn't it sufficient for you (that you fast) three days a month?" I said, "O Allah's Apostle! (I can fast more than this)." He said, "You may fast) five days a month." I said, "O Allah's Apostle! (I can fast more than this)." He said, "(You may fast) seven days." I said, "O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "Nine." I said, "O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "Eleven." I said, "O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "No fasting is superior to the fasting of (the Prophet David) which was one half of a year, and he used, to fast on alternate days. (See Hadith No. 300, Vol 3)
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6277 |
In-book reference | : Book 79, Hadith 51 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 8, Book 74, Hadith 294 |
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Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2287 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 198 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2289 |
Grade: | Da'if (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 758 |
In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 77 |
English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 758 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2382 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 293 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2384 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2293 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 204 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2295 |
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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Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2376 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 287 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2378 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2375 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 286 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2377 |
Grade: | Da if (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2129 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 40 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2131 |
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 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2185 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 96 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2187 |
Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 2445 |
In-book reference | : Book 14, Hadith 133 |
English translation | : Book 13, Hadith 2439 |
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1116d |
In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 124 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 6, Hadith 2480 |
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Grade: | Da’if (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 1760 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 123 |
English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 1760 |
Grade: | Da'if (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 762 |
In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 81 |
English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 762 |
Narrated Abu-Huraira:
Gabriel used to repeat the recitation of the Qur'an with the Prophet once a year, but he repeated it twice with him in the year he died. The Prophet used to stay in I`tikaf for ten days every year (in the month of Ramadan), but in the year of his death, he stayed in I`tikaf for twenty days.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 4998 |
In-book reference | : Book 66, Hadith 20 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 6, Book 61, Hadith 520 |
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Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 1327 |
In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 525 |
English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1327 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2380 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 291 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2382 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2383 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 294 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2385 |
Yahya related to me from Malik that Yahya ibn Said used to hear Said ibn al-Musayyab say, "Anyone that does umra in Shawwal, Dhu'l-Qada or Dhu l-Hijja, and then stays in Makka until it is time for the hajj, is doing tamattu if he then does hajj. He must sacrifice whatever animal it is easy for him to obtain, and if he cannot find one then he must fast three days during hajj and seven days when he returns."
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 20, Hadith 64 |
Arabic reference | : Book 20, Hadith 769 |
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1116a |
In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 121 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 6, Hadith 2477 |
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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 |
Grade: | Hasan because of corroborating evidence; this is a Da'if isnad] (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 1389 |
In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 9 |
Grade: | Da'if (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2409 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 320 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2411 |
Grade: | Da'if (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 749 |
In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 68 |
English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 749 |
Narrated Ka`b bin 'Ujra:
I came to the Prophet and he said to me, "Come near." So I went near to him and he said, "Are your lice troubling you?" I replied, "Yes." He said, "(Shave your head and) make expiation in the form of fasting, Sadaqa (giving in charity), or offering a sacrifice." (The sub-narrator) Aiyub said, "Fasting should be for three days, and the Nusuk (sacrifice) is to be a sheep, and the Sadaqa is to be given to six poor persons."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6708 |
In-book reference | : Book 84, Hadith 1 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 8, Book 79, Hadith 699 |
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Narrated Abu Hurairah:
The Prophet (saws) said: No sadaqah is due on a horse or a slave except that given at the breaking of the fast (at the end of Ramadan).
Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 1594 |
In-book reference | : Book 9, Hadith 39 |
English translation | : Book 9, Hadith 1590 |
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Umar ibn al-Khattab had sent (the following message) to al-Harith ibn Hisham, ''Tomorrow is the day of Ashura, so fast (it) and tell your family to fast (also)."
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 18, Hadith 35 |
Arabic reference | : Book 18, Hadith 669 |
Narrated Talha bin 'Ubaidullah:
A man from Najd with unkempt hair came to Allah's Apostle and we heard his loud voice but could not understand what he was saying, till he came near and then we came to know that he was asking about Islam. Allah's Apostle said, "You have to offer prayers perfectly five times in a day and night (24 hours)." The man asked, "Is there any more (praying)?" Allah's Apostle replied, "No, but if you want to offer the Nawafil prayers (you can)." Allah's Apostle further said to him: "You have to observe fasts during the month of Ramadan." The man asked, "Is there any more fasting?" Allah's Apostle replied, "No, but if you want to observe the Nawafil fasts (you can.)" Then Allah's Apostle further said to him, "You have to pay the Zakat (obligatory charity)." The man asked, "Is there any thing other than the Zakat for me to pay?" Allah's Apostle replied, "No, unless you want to give alms of your own." And then that man retreated saying, "By Allah! I will neither do less nor more than this." Allah's Apostle said, "If what he said is true, then he will be successful (i.e. he will be granted Paradise)."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 46 |
In-book reference | : Book 2, Hadith 39 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 45 |
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Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1116c |
In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 123 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 6, Hadith 2479 |
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Grade: | Da’if (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 1728 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 91 |
English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 1728 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2397 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 308 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2399 |
Narrated Salama bin Al-Akwa`:
The Prophet ordered a man from the tribe of Bani Aslam to announce amongst the people that whoever had eaten should fast the rest of the day, and whoever had not eaten should continue his fast, as that day was the day of 'Ashura' .
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 2007 |
In-book reference | : Book 30, Hadith 112 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 3, Book 31, Hadith 225 |
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Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 4679 |
In-book reference | : Book 42, Hadith 84 |
English translation | : Book 41, Hadith 4662 |
Narrated Dihyah:
Mansur al-Kalbi said: Dihyah ibn Khalifah once went out from a village of Damascus at as much distance as it measures between Aqabah and al-Fustat during Ramadan; and that is three miles. He then broke his fast and the people broke their fast along with him. But some of them disliked to break their fast. When he came back to his village, he said: I swear by Allah, today I witnessed a thing of which I could not even think to see. The people detested the way of the Messenger of Allah (saws) and his Companions. He said this to those who fasted. At this moment he said: O Allah, make me die.
Grade: | Da'if (Al-Albani) | ضعيف (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 2413 |
In-book reference | : Book 14, Hadith 101 |
English translation | : Book 13, Hadith 2407 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 803 |
In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 122 |
English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 803 |
Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2378 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 289 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2380 |
It is narrated on the authority of ('Abdullah) son of Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Holy Prophet (may peace of Allah be upon him) said:
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 16a |
In-book reference | : Book 1, Hadith 19 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 1, Hadith 18 |
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'Abdullah b. Shaqiq reported:
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1156b |
In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 224 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 6, Hadith 2577 |
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Grade: | Da'if (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2410 |
In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 321 |
English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2412 |
Ibn Umar (Allah be pleased with both of them) reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying in connection with Ramadan:
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1080a |
In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 4 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 6, Hadith 2363 |
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This hadith has been narrated from Jarir on the authority of A'mash with the same chain of transmitters and he said (these words with a little bit of variation from the previous hadith):
Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1127b |
In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 155 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 6, Hadith 2511 |
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Grade: | Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani) | حسن صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 2466 |
In-book reference | : Book 14, Hadith 154 |
English translation | : Book 13, Hadith 2460 |
مُتَّفق عَلَيْهِ (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 2030 |
In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 73 |
Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 2427 |
In-book reference | : Book 14, Hadith 115 |
English translation | : Book 13, Hadith 2421 |
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said: Islam is based on (the following) five (principles):
1. To testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is Allah's Apostle.
2. To offer the (compulsory congregational) prayers dutifully and perfectly.
3. To pay Zakat (i.e. obligatory charity) .
4. To perform Hajj. (i.e. Pilgrimage to Mecca)
5. To observe fast during the month of Ramadan.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 8 |
In-book reference | : Book 2, Hadith 1 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 8 |
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Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1557 |
In-book reference | : Book 19, Hadith 2 |
English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 19, Hadith 1558 |
Yahya related to me from Malik from Thawr ibn Zayd ad-Dili from Abdullah ibn Abbas that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, once mentioned Ramadan and said, "Do not start the fast or break it until you see the new moon. If the new moon is obscured from you, then complete a full thirty days."
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 18, Hadith 3 |
Arabic reference | : Book 18, Hadith 635 |