7/52. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 1760 — New Muslims Fasting Remaining Ramadan
One who becomes Muslim during the month of Ramadan
Hadith on New Muslims Fasting the Rest of Ramadan
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1760
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1760
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الْوَهْبِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وَفْدُنَا الَّذِينَ، قَدِمُوا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ بِإِسْلاَمِ ثَقِيفٍ . قَالَ وَقَدِمُوا عَلَيْهِ فِي رَمَضَانَ وَضَرَبَ عَلَيْهِمْ قُبَّةً فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَلَمَّا أَسْلَمُوا صَامُوا مَا بَقِيَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ .
‘Atiyyah bin Sufyan bin ‘Abdullah bin Rabi’ah Narrated from:
Our delegation who went to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to announce the Islam of Thaqif told us that they came to him in Ramadan. He set up a tent for them in the mosque, and when they became Muslim, they fasted what was left of the month.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1760In-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 123English translation : Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 1760
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1760
This hadith about Ramadan fasting tells of the delegation of Thaqif who came to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم in Ramadan to announce their Islam. A tent was set up for them in the mosque. When they became Muslim, they fasted what was left of the month. The wording focuses on what happened after Islam: they joined the remaining days of Ramadan fasting. It does not discuss making up earlier days before Islam in this text. So the message should stay simple: once they entered Islam during Ramadan, they fasted the rest of it. Searchers asking “new Muslim fasting Ramadan hadith” will find this narration directly relevant.
What we learn from this hadith
- The delegation came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم during Ramadan.
- After becoming Muslim, they fasted the remaining days of the month.
- The narration shows immediate joining in Ramadan worship.
- The text does not mention making up earlier days.
