13/10. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1101a — Iftar During Travel
Clarifying the time for ending the fast and the end of the day
Hadith About Breaking Fast After Sunset During Travel
Sahih Muslim : 1101a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1101a
وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، بْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي سَفَرٍ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فَلَمَّا غَابَتِ الشَّمْسُ قَالَ " يَا فُلاَنُ انْزِلْ فَاجْدَحْ لَنَا " . قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ عَلَيْكَ نَهَارًا . قَالَ " انْزِلْ فَاجْدَحْ لَنَا " . قَالَ فَنَزَلَ فَجَدَحَ فَأَتَاهُ بِهِ فَشَرِبَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ قَالَ بِيَدِهِ " إِذَا غَابَتِ الشَّمْسُ مِنْ هَا هُنَا وَجَاءَ اللَّيْلُ مِنْ هَا هُنَا فَقَدْ أَفْطَرَ الصَّائِمُ " .
Abdullah b. Abi Aufa Narrated from:
We were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on a journey during the month of Ramadan. When the sun had sunk he said: So and so, get down (from your ride) and prepare the meal of parched barley for us. He said: Messenger of Allah, still (there is light of) day. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Get down and prepare meal of parched barley for us.So he got down and prepared the meal of parched barley and offered him, and the apostle of Allah (ﷺ) drank that (liquid meal). He then told with the gesture of his hand that when the sun sank from that side and the night appeared from that side, then the observer of the fast should break it.
[1] Ajdah : It is to mix something with something else. And the meaning here is to mix Sawîq with water.Reference : Sahih Muslim 1101aIn-book reference : Book 13, Hadith 65USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 6, Hadith 2422
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1101a
This hadith about iftar during travel describes the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم with his Companions in Ramadan. When the sun had sunk, he told a person to get down and prepare a meal of parched barley. The man thought there was still daylight, but the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم repeated the instruction. After the meal was prepared, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم drank it and then gestured that when the sun has set from one side and the night appears from the other, the fasting person should break the fast. The hadith teaches that visible remaining light after sunset should not stop a person from breaking the fast when the proper sign has arrived.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم broke the fast after the sun had set during travel.
- Remaining light after sunset did not change the ruling shown in the hadith.
- The sign for iftar is linked to sunset and the coming of night.
