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Sahih Bukhari 7241 — Wisal Fasting and Limits
What uses of Al-Lau are allowed
وَقَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: {لَوْ أَنَّ لِي بِكُمْ قُوَّةً} .
Al-Wisal Fasting Hadith: Do Not Overdo Worship
Sahih Bukhari : 7241
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 7241
حَدَّثَنَا عَيَّاشُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، رضى الله عنه قَالَ وَاصَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم آخِرَ الشَّهْرِ، وَوَاصَلَ أُنَاسٌ، مِنَ النَّاسِ فَبَلَغَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " لَوْ مُدَّ بِيَ الشَّهْرُ لَوَاصَلْتُ وِصَالاً يَدَعُ الْمُتَعَمِّقُونَ تَعَمُّقَهُمْ، إِنِّي لَسْتُ مِثْلَكُمْ، إِنِّي أَظَلُّ يُطْعِمُنِي رَبِّي وَيَسْقِينِ ". تَابَعَهُ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مُغِيرَةَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم.
Anas Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) fasted Al-Wisal on the last days of the month. Some people did the same, and when the news reached the Prophet (ﷺ) he said, "If the month had been prolonged for me, then I would have fasted Wisal for such a long time that the most exaggerating ones among you would have given up their exaggeration. I am not like you; my Lord always makes me eat and drink."
[1] Al-Wišāl is not to break one's fast at sunset but continue fasting for another period which may extend for a day or two or more.Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 7241In-book reference : Book 94, Hadith 16USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 90, Hadith 347
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 7241
This hadith is about Al-Wisal fasting, a phrase many search as wisal fasting hadith or continuous fasting in Islam. Anas reports that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم fasted Al-Wisal during the last days of the month, and some people followed him. When the news reached him, he said that if the month had been prolonged, he would have continued in a way that those who overdid matters would give up their overdoing. Then he explained, “I am not like you; my Lord always makes me eat and drink.” The text clearly separates the Prophet's special condition from the people. The lesson is not to copy every personal act beyond one's capacity, especially when the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم himself pointed out the difference.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said he was not like the people in Al-Wisal fasting.
- Some people imitated him, but he corrected their overdoing.
- The hadith warns against pushing worship beyond proper limits.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم linked his Wisal to a special care from his Lord.
