8/54. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 763 — Prophet’s Monthly Fasting Habit
What Has Been Related About Fasting Three (Days) Of Every Month
The Prophet’s Three Days Fasting Every Month
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 763
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 763
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ الرِّشْكِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُعَاذَةَ، قَالَتْ قُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ أَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَصُومُ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ . قُلْتُ مِنْ أَيِّهِ كَانَ يَصُومُ قَالَتْ كَانَ لاَ يُبَالِي مِنْ أَيِّهِ صَامَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . قَالَ وَيَزِيدُ الرِّشْكُ هُوَ يَزِيدُ الضُّبَعِيُّ وَهُوَ يَزِيدُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ وَهُوَ الْقَسَّامُ وَالرِّشْكُ هُوَ الْقَسَّامُ بِلُغَةِ أَهْلِ الْبَصْرَةِ .
Yazid Ar-Rishk Narrated from:
I Heard Mu'Adhah Saying To Aishah: 'Did The Messenger Of Allah Fast Three Days Of Every Month?' She Replied In The Affirmative. So She Said: 'Which Of Them Would He Fast?' She Said: 'Which Of Them He Would Fast Was Not Noticeable.'
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 763In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 82English translation : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 763
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 763
This Hadith shows that the Prophet did fast three days of every month. Mu’adhah asked Aishah if the Messenger of Allah used to fast three days each month, and Aishah said yes. When she asked which days he would fast, Aishah said it was not noticeable which days he chose. This is important for people searching for Prophet fasting three days every month, Sunnah fasting monthly, and which days to fast in Islam. The Hadith shows that the act itself was practiced, while the exact days were not always seen as fixed in this report. It gives a balanced view: some narrations mention specific days, while this narration shows flexibility in the Prophet’s monthly fasting practice.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet fasted three days of every month.
- This narration shows that the exact days were not always noticeable.
- A person can understand monthly fasting as a steady Sunnah practice.
- The report teaches flexibility without denying the value of regular fasting.
