64/47. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4277 — Breaking Fast Toward Hunain
The Ghazwa of Al-Fath during Ramadan
Hadith About Breaking Fast in Ramadan Travel Toward Hunain
Sahih Bukhari : 4277
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4277
حَدَّثَنِي عَيَّاشُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي رَمَضَانَ إِلَى حُنَيْنٍ، وَالنَّاسُ مُخْتَلِفُونَ فَصَائِمٌ وَمُفْطِرٌ، فَلَمَّا اسْتَوَى عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ دَعَا بِإِنَاءٍ مِنْ لَبَنٍ أَوْ مَاءٍ، فَوَضَعَهُ عَلَى رَاحَتِهِ أَوْ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ، ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَى النَّاسِ فَقَالَ الْمُفْطِرُونَ لِلصُّوَّامِ أَفْطِرُوا.
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) 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 (ﷺ) 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 (ﷺ) had done so).
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4277In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 311USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 575
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4277
This hadith about Ramadan travel mentions the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم setting out toward Hunain. Some people were fasting, and others were not fasting. When the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم mounted his she-camel, he asked for a vessel of milk or water. He placed it on his palm or on his mount, and the people looked at him. After that, those who were not fasting told the fasting people to break their fast, following what the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم had done. The text shows a public action that helped people know what to do in that moment. It does not discuss every travel case, so the explanation stays with the report: in this journey, he drank, people saw it, and the fasting ones were told to break their fast.
What we learn from this hadith
- The people were in two groups: some fasting and some not fasting.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم made his action visible to the people.
- The fasting people were told to break their fast after seeing his action.
