5/33. Chapter:
Bulugh al-Maram 683 — Fasting
Fasting
Bulugh al-Maram : 683
Bulugh al-MaramHadith Number 683
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ: { نَهَى رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -عَنِ اَلْوِصَالِ, فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ اَلْمُسْلِمِينَ: فَإِنَّكَ يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ تُوَاصِلُ? قَالَ: " وَأَيُّكُمْ مِثْلِي? إِنِّي أَبِيتُ يُطْعِمُنِي رَبِّي وَيَسْقِينِي ". فَلَمَّا أَبَوْا أَنْ يَنْتَهُوا عَنِ اَلْوِصَالِ وَاصَلَ بِهِمْ يَوْمًا, ثُمَّ يَوْمًا, ثُمَّ رَأَوُا اَلْهِلَالَ, فَقَالَ: " لَوْ تَأَخَّرَ اَلْهِلَالُ لَزِدْتُكُمْ " كَالْمُنَكِّلِ لَهُمْ حِينَ أَبَوْا أَنْ يَنْتَهُوا } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade us from practicing wisal in fasting (i.e. fasting continuously without breaking one’s fast in the evening or eating before the following dawn). So a man said to him, ‘But you practice wisal O Messenger of Allah!’ The Prophet Allah (ﷺ) replied, “Which one of you is like me? I am given food and drink during my sleep by Allah."So when people refused to stop wisal, the Prophet fasted day and night continuously along with them for a day and then another day and then they saw the crescent (of the new month of Shawwal). The Prophet said to them, "If the crescent had not appeared, I would have made you fast for a longer period." That was a punishment for them because they refused to stop (practicing Wisal).Agreed upon.
- صحيح. روه البخاري ( 1965 )، ومسلم ( 1103 ).Sunnah.com reference: : Book 5, Hadith 13 | English translation: : Book 5, Hadith 683 | Arabic reference: : Book 5, Hadith 662
