42/25. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4310 — Fasting the Bright Days
Rabbits
Fasting the Bright Days: Three Days Every Month
Sunan an-Nasai : 4310
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4310
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَعْمَرٍ الْبَحْرَانِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَبَّانُ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ هِلاَلٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِأَرْنَبٍ قَدْ شَوَاهَا فَوَضَعَهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَأَمْسَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ وَأَمَرَ الْقَوْمَ أَنْ يَأْكُلُوا وَأَمْسَكَ الأَعْرَابِيُّ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَا يَمْنَعُكَ أَنْ تَأْكُلَ " . قَالَ إِنِّي أَصُومُ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ . قَالَ " إِنْ كُنْتَ صَائِمًا فَصُمِ الْغُرَّ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
A Bedouin brought a rabbit to the Messenger of Allah that he had grilled and placed it before him. The messenger of Allah refrained from eating but he told the people to eat. The Bedouin also refrained from eating, and the Messenger of Allah said to him: 'What is keeping you from eating?' He said: 'I fast three days of each month.' He Said: "If you are going to fast, then fast the bright days (Al-Ghurr)."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4310In-book reference : Book 42, Hadith 48English translation : Vol. 5, Book 42, Hadith 4315
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4310
This Hadith includes two parts. A Bedouin brought a grilled rabbit, and the Messenger of Allah did not eat it but told the people to eat. When the Bedouin also did not eat, he explained that he fasted three days every month. The Prophet then guided him to fast the bright days, known in the narration as Al-Ghurr. The core topic is fasting three days a month, especially the bright days. The teaching is simple and practical: a regular voluntary fast can be placed on a known monthly schedule. The text does not give the numbered dates here, so the explanation should not add them from outside this narration. It focuses on the man's existing practice and the Prophet's direction about which days to choose.
What we learn from this hadith
- Fasting three days each month was the man's regular practice.
- The Prophet directed him to choose the bright days.
- A voluntary fast can follow a clear monthly routine.
- The people were told to eat the grilled rabbit even though the Prophet did not eat it.
