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Sunan an-Nasai 2302 — Travel Fasting Permission
Mention of the different report from Sulaiman bin Yasar in the Narration of Hamzah bin 'Amr about that
Travel Fasting in Islam: Permission Without Blame
Sunan an-Nasai : 2302
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 2302
أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَمِّي، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عِمْرَانُ بْنُ أَبِي أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنَ يَسَارٍ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ أَبَا مُرَاوِحٍ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ حَمْزَةَ بْنَ عَمْرٍو حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ، سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَكَانَ رَجُلاً يَصُومُ فِي السَّفَرِ فَقَالَ " إِنْ شِئْتَ فَصُمْ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَأَفْطِرْ " .
Hamzah bin 'Amr Narrated from:
Hamzah bin 'Amr narrated that he asked the Messenger of Allah, and he was a man who used to fast while traveling. He said: "If you wish then fast, and if you wish then fast, and if you wish then do not fast."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2302In-book reference : Book 22, Hadith 213English translation : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2304
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 2302
This narration repeats the same key teaching about fasting while traveling. Hamzah bin Amr was known in the report as a man who used to fast during travel. He asked the Messenger of Allah about that practice, and the answer gave him a choice. The phrase, if you wish then fast, and if you wish then do not fast, keeps the matter easy and personal. The Hadith does not say that every traveler must make the same decision. It shows that the traveler may look at his own state and act within the permission given. For people searching can a traveler fast in Ramadan, this Hadith gives a direct and balanced answer.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet gave Hamzah a choice in travel fasting.
- The text allows fasting for one who wishes to fast.
- The text also allows not fasting during travel.
