64/47. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4275 — Breaking Fast on the Journey
The Ghazwa of Al-Fath during Ramadan
Fasting While Traveling Hadith: The Prophet Broke His Fast at Al-Kadid
Sahih Bukhari : 4275
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4275
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم غَزَا غَزْوَةَ الْفَتْحِ فِي رَمَضَانَ. قَالَ وَسَمِعْتُ ابْنَ الْمُسَيَّبِ يَقُولُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ. وَعَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسِ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ صَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَ الْكَدِيدَ ـ الْمَاءَ الَّذِي بَيْنَ قُدَيْدٍ وَعُسْفَانَ ـ أَفْطَرَ، فَلَمْ يَزَلْ مُفْطِرًا حَتَّى انْسَلَخَ الشَّهْرُ.
'Ubaidullah bin 'Abdullah bin 'Utbah Narrated from:
Ibn `Abbas said, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) fought the Ghazwa (i.e. battles of Al-Fath during Ramadan." Narrated Az-Zuhri: Ibn Al-Musaiyab (also) said the same. Ibn `Abbas added, "The Prophet (ﷺ) fasted and when he reached Al-Kadid, a place where there is water between Kudaid and 'Usfan, he broke his fast and did not fast afterwards till the whole month had passed away.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4275In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 309USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 573
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4275
This hadith about fasting while traveling in Ramadan reports what happened during the journey for the conquest. Ibn Abbas said that Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم fought the Ghazwa of Al-Fath during Ramadan. He fasted until he reached Al-Kadid, a place with water between Kudaid and Usfan. Then he broke his fast and continued not fasting until the month ended. The text gives a clear sequence: he was fasting first, then he broke the fast at a named place, and he did not fast afterward for the rest of that month. For readers searching for travel fasting hadith or Ramadan journey hadith, this narration shows that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم both fasted and then broke the fast during a journey.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم fasted during part of the Ramadan journey.
- He broke his fast when he reached Al-Kadid.
- The report shows a clear change from fasting to not fasting on that journey.
