8/58. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 772 — Two Forbidden Fasts
What Has Been Related About It Being Dislike To Fast On The Day Of Fitr And The Day Of Nahr
Two Forbidden Fasts: Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 772
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 772
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ يَحْيَى، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ صِيَامَيْنِ يَوْمِ الأَضْحَى وَيَوْمِ الْفِطْرِ . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عُمَرَ وَعَلِيٍّ وَعَائِشَةَ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَعُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ وَأَنَسٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَيْهِ عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَعَمْرُو بْنُ يَحْيَى هُوَ ابْنُ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الْمَازِنِيُّ الْمَدَنِيُّ وَهُوَ ثِقَةٌ رَوَى عَنْهُ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ وَشُعْبَةُ وَمَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ .
Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah Prohibited Two Fasts: Fasting The Day Of Adha And The Day Of Fitr.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 772In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 91English translation : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 772
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 772
This Hadith is direct and easy to understand. Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri narrated that the Messenger of Allah prohibited two fasts: fasting on the Day of Adha and the Day of Fitr. Many users search for two forbidden fasts hadith, fasting on Eid al Adha, fasting on Eid al Fitr, and no fasting on Eid hadith. The Hadith does not give a long explanation, but it clearly names the two days. It teaches that even a beloved act like fasting has limits set by the Prophet. Eid days are not to be turned into fasting days. They are part of the Islamic pattern of worship and celebration.
What we learn from this hadith
- Fasting on the Day of Adha is prohibited in this Hadith.
- Fasting on the Day of Fitr is also prohibited in this Hadith.
- The Prophet set clear limits for when fasting should not be done.
- Eid days have a different purpose from ordinary fasting days.
