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Sunan an-Nasai 2282 — Ease in Travel Fasting
Mentioning the Diffferences in the reports from Mu'awiyah bin Salam and Ali bin Al-Mubarak in this Narration
Travel Fasting Hadith: Come and Eat During a Journey
Sunan an-Nasai : 2282
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 2282
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ مُوسَى، - هُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي عَائِشَةَ - عَنْ غَيْلاَنَ، قَالَ خَرَجْتُ مَعَ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ فِي سَفَرٍ فَقَرَّبَ طَعَامًا فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي صَائِمٌ . فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَرَجَ فِي سَفَرٍ فَقَرَّبَ طَعَامًا فَقَالَ لِرَجُلٍ " ادْنُ فَاطْعَمْ " . قَالَ إِنِّي صَائِمٌ . قَالَ " إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَضَعَ عَنِ الْمُسَافِرِ نِصْفَ الصَّلاَةِ وَالصِّيَامَ فِي السَّفَرِ " . فَادْنُ فَاطْعَمْ فَدَنَوْتُ فَطَعِمْتُ .
Ghalian Narrated from:
I went out with Abu Qilabah on a journey and he brought some food. I said: 'I am fasting.' He said: 'The Messenger of Allah went out on a journey and brought some food, and said to a man: Come and eat. He said: I am fasting. He said: Allah has waived for the traveler half of the prayer and fasting when traveling, so come and eat. So I came close and ate.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2282In-book reference : Book 22, Hadith 193English translation : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2284
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 2282
This Hadith gives a clear example of fasting while traveling and how the prophetic teaching was passed on. Ghalian was on a journey with Abu Qilabah, and food was brought near. When he said he was fasting, Abu Qilabah mentioned that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم had called a fasting traveler to eat. The reason was then explained: Allah has waived half of the prayer and fasting when traveling. The phrase “come and eat” makes the teaching feel practical, not only theoretical. The Hadith shows that breaking the fast while traveling is not a careless act when it is based on the allowance mentioned here. It also links traveler fasting with shortened prayer in one teaching.
What we learn from this hadith
- The traveler has an allowance to not fast while traveling.
- Shortening the prayer is mentioned with the travel fasting concession.
- Prophetic teaching can be shared to help people act with ease.
- Food during travel may be accepted when one takes the traveler’s allowance.
