8/11. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 697 — Fast and Eid With the People
What Has Been Related About: (The Fast Is The Day The People Fast And) The Breaking Of The Fast IS The Day When the People Break The Fast, And The Sacrifice Is The Day The People Sacrifice
Hadith: The Fast Is the Day the People Fast
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 697
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 697
أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الأَخْنَسِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " الصَّوْمُ يَوْمَ تَصُومُونَ وَالْفِطْرُ يَوْمَ تُفْطِرُونَ وَالأَضْحَى يَوْمَ تُضَحُّونَ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ . وَفَسَّرَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا مَعْنَى هَذَا أَنَّ الصَّوْمَ وَالْفِطْرَ مَعَ الْجَمَاعَةِ وَعُظْمِ النَّاسِ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Prophet Said: "The Fast Is The Day The People Fast, The Breaking Of The Fast Is The Day The People Break Their Fast, And The Sacrifice Is The Day The People Sacrifice."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 697In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 16English translation : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 697
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 697
This hadith about fasting with the people links major worship days to the Muslim community. The Prophet said that the fast is the day the people fast, the breaking of the fast is the day the people break their fast, and the sacrifice is the day the people sacrifice. The wording teaches that Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr, and sacrifice are not only private choices. They are shared public acts. The hadith gives comfort when people are following the recognized day of their community. It also helps reduce confusion and division around fasting, Eid, and sacrifice by pointing to the practice of the people together.
What we learn from this hadith
- Fasting is connected to the day the community fasts.
- Eid al-Fitr is connected to the day the people break their fast.
- Sacrifice is connected to the day the people sacrifice.
