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Sunan an-Nasai 2313 — Breaking Fast
Concession Allowing a Traveler to fast for part of the Journey and not to fast for part of it
The Prophet Broke His Fast During Ramadan Travel
Sunan an-Nasai : 2313
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 2313
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَامَ الْفَتْحِ صَائِمًا فِي رَمَضَانَ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ بِالْكَدِيدِ أَفْطَرَ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Messenger Allah went out in the year of the Conquest, fasting during Ramadan. Then when he was in Al-Kadid, he broke his fast.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2313In-book reference : Book 22, Hadith 224English translation : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2315
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 2313
This Hadith reports an event from the year of the Conquest. Ibn 'Abbas said that the Messenger of Allah went out while fasting in Ramadan, and when he reached Al-Kadid, he broke his fast. The text is short, but it gives an important point for the topic of fasting while traveling. It shows both fasting during a Ramadan journey and breaking the fast during that journey. For people searching Prophet broke fast at Al-Kadid or fasting while traveling in Ramadan, this narration gives a direct example. The explanation should stay with the text: he was fasting, reached Al-Kadid, and then broke his fast.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet traveled in Ramadan while fasting.
- He broke his fast when he reached Al-Kadid.
- The narration records both fasting and breaking the fast during travel.
