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Sahih Muslim 1161a — Making Up Mid-Month Fasts
It is recommended to fast three days of every month, and to fast on the days of 'Arafah and 'Ashura', and to fast on Mondays and Thursdays
Hadith About Fasting in the Middle of the Month
Sahih Muslim : 1161a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1161a
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَسْمَاءَ الضُّبَعِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مَهْدِيٌّ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ مَيْمُونٍ - حَدَّثَنَا غَيْلاَنُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، - رضى الله عنهما - أَنَّصلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لَهُ أَوْ قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ وَهُوَ يَسْمَعُ " يَا فُلاَنُ أَصُمْتَ مِنْ سُرَّةِ هَذَا الشَّهْرِ " . قَالَ لاَ . قَالَ " فَإِذَا أَفْطَرْتَ فَصُمْ يَوْمَيْنِ " .
'Imran bin Husain Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to him (or he said to another person and he was listening to it): O, so and so, did you observe fast in the middle of the month? He said: No. Thereupon he (the Messenger of Allah) said: When you break it, then observe fast for two days.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1161aIn-book reference : Book 13, Hadith 251USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 6, Hadith 2601
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1161a
This Hadith mentions fasting in the middle of the month. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم asked a person whether he had fasted in the middle part of that month. The person said no. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then told him that when he broke it, he should fast two days. The wording is brief, so the explanation should stay close to it. The report does not name the exact calendar dates in the translation, nor does it give a long reason. It simply shows a prophetic question about missed mid-month fasting and an instruction to fast two days afterward. For search terms like fasting in the middle of the month Hadith, this is the core message.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked about fasting in the middle of the month.
- When the person had not fasted, he was told to fast two days later.
- The narration gives a short instruction without extra details in this text.
- A brief Hadith should be explained without adding unstated rulings.
