64/47. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4276 — Ramadan Journey to Mecca
The Ghazwa of Al-Fath during Ramadan
Ramadan Travel Hadith: The Prophet and Muslims Broke Fast at Al-Kadid
Sahih Bukhari : 4276
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4276
حَدَّثَنِي مَحْمُودٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنِي مَعْمَرٌ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي الزُّهْرِيُّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَرَجَ فِي رَمَضَانَ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ، وَمَعَهُ عَشَرَةُ آلاَفٍ، وَذَلِكَ عَلَى رَأْسِ ثَمَانِ سِنِينَ وَنِصْفٍ مِنْ مَقْدَمِهِ الْمَدِينَةَ، فَسَارَ هُوَ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ إِلَى مَكَّةَ، يَصُومُ وَيَصُومُونَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ الْكَدِيدَ ـ وَهْوَ مَاءٌ بَيْنَ عُسْفَانَ وَقُدَيْدٍ ـ أَفْطَرَ وَأَفْطَرُوا. قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ وَإِنَّمَا يُؤْخَذُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الآخِرُ فَالآخِرُ.
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) left Medina (for Mecca) in the company of ten-thousand (Muslim warriors) in (the month of) Ramadan, and that was eight and a half years after his migration to Medina. He and the Muslims who were with him, proceeded on their way to Mecca. He was fasting and they were fasting, but when they reached a place called Al-Kadid which was a place of water between 'Usfan and Kudaid, he broke his fast and so did they. (Az-Zuhri said, "One should take the last action of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and leave his early action (while taking a verdict.")
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4276In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 310USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 574
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4276
This Ramadan travel hadith gives more detail about the journey from Medina to Mecca. Ibn Abbas said the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم left Medina in Ramadan with ten thousand Muslims, eight and a half years after his migration to Medina. He and the Muslims with him traveled toward Mecca while fasting. When they reached Al-Kadid, a water place between Usfan and Kudaid, he broke his fast, and the Muslims broke their fast too. Az-Zuhri added that one should take the later action of Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم. The main point from the text is that they fasted first and then broke the fast at Al-Kadid. This makes the hadith a key search result for fasting while traveling in Ramadan.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and the Muslims fasted during the journey at first.
- They broke the fast together when he broke it at Al-Kadid.
- Az-Zuhri pointed to taking the later action of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in this case.
