8/30. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 726 — Kuhl While Fasting
What Has Been Related About Kuhl For The Fasting Person
Kuhl While Fasting Hadith for Eye Discomfort
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 726
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 726
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى بْنُ وَاصِلٍ الْكُوفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَطِيَّةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاتِكَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ اشْتَكَتْ عَيْنِي أَفَأَكْتَحِلُ وَأَنَا صَائِمٌ قَالَ " نَعَمْ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ أَنَسٍ حَدِيثٌ لَيْسَ إِسْنَادُهُ بِالْقَوِيِّ وَلاَ يَصِحُّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي هَذَا الْبَابِ شَيْءٌ . وَأَبُو عَاتِكَةَ يُضَعَّفُ . وَاخْتَلَفَ أَهْلُ الْعِلْمِ فِي الْكُحْلِ لِلصَّائِمِ فَكَرِهَهُ بَعْضُهُمْ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ سُفْيَانَ وَابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ وَأَحْمَدَ وَإِسْحَاقَ . وَرَخَّصَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ فِي الْكُحْلِ لِلصَّائِمِ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ الشَّافِعِيِّ .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
A Man Came To The Prophet And Said: "My Eyes Are Bothering Me, Can I Use Kuhl While I Am Fasting?" He Said: "Yes."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 726In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 45English translation : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 726
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 726
This hadith about kuhl while fasting records a direct question from a man whose eyes were bothering him. He asks the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم whether he may apply kuhl while he is fasting, and the answer in the narration is, “Yes.” The explanation should stay close to this wording. It is about eye discomfort and kuhl, not about food, drink, or other medicines. The Arabic notes are also part of the provided text: Abu Isa says the chain is not strong, says nothing authentic is established from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in this chapter, and records that scholars differed on kuhl for the fasting person. So the teaching should be presented with care: the reported answer is ease, while the text itself notes weakness and scholarly difference.
What we learn from this hadith
- The question was asked because the man’s eyes were bothering him.
- The narration’s answer permits kuhl in that case, but the text also notes weakness in the chain.
- The report should not be expanded into unrelated fasting rulings.
- The added comments show that scholars differed about this issue.
