7/47. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 1751 — Accepting Food Invitation While Fasting
One who is invited to eat when he is fasting
Hadith on Accepting an Invitation While Fasting
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1751
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1751
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ السُّلَمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " مَنْ دُعِيَ إِلَى طَعَامٍ وَهُوَ صَائِمٌ فَلْيُجِبْ فَإِنْ شَاءَ طَعِمَ وَإِنْ شَاءَ تَرَكَ " .
Jabir Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Whoever is invited to eat when he is fasting, let him accept the invitation; and if he wants to let him eat, and if he wants let him not eat.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1751In-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 114English translation : Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 1751
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1751
This hadith about accepting an invitation while fasting gives balanced social guidance. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that whoever is invited to food while fasting should accept the invitation. Then he said that if the person wants, he may eat, and if he wants, he may leave it. The text allows space for the fasting person’s choice. It also keeps the relationship with the host warm by encouraging acceptance of the invitation. The hadith does not force eating in every case, nor does it make refusing food the only option. It is useful for people searching “fasting person invited to eat hadith” or “accept invitation while fasting.”
What we learn from this hadith
- A fasting person is told to accept the food invitation.
- The person may choose to eat or not eat.
- The hadith keeps social ties in view while fasting.
- The wording gives room for personal choice in that moment.
