8/62. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 778 — Do Not Perform Wisal
What Has Been Related About Al-Wisal (Continuous) Fasting Is Disliked
Do Not Perform Wisal: Continuous Fasting Warning
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 778
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 778
حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ، وَخَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ تُوَاصِلُوا " . قَالُوا فَإِنَّكَ تُوَاصِلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ . قَالَ " إِنِّي لَسْتُ كَأَحَدِكُمْ إِنَّ رَبِّي يُطْعِمُنِي وَيَسْقِينِي " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَعَائِشَةَ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ وَجَابِرٍ وَأَبِي سَعِيدٍ وَبَشِيرِ ابْنِ الْخَصَاصِيَةِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ أَنَسٍ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ بَعْضِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ كَرِهُوا الْوِصَالَ فِي الصِّيَامِ . وَرُوِيَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُوَاصِلُ الأَيَّامَ وَلاَ يُفْطِرُ .
Anas Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah Said: "Do Not Perform Wisal" They Said: "But You Perform Wisal O Messenger Of Allah." He Said: "I Am Not Like You Are, Indeed My Lord Feeds Me And Gives Me To Drink."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 778In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 97English translation : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 778
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 778
This Hadith is about wisal, which is continuous fasting without breaking the fast in the normal way. Anas narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, “Do not perform wisal.” The Companions said that he performed wisal. He replied that he was not like them, because his Lord feeds him and gives him drink. People search for wisal fasting hadith, do not perform wisal, and continuous fasting in Islam. The Hadith teaches that not everything unique to the Prophet should be copied by others. It also shows care for people by stopping them from taking on a fasting practice that was not meant for them in the same way.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet told his followers not to perform wisal.
- His own case was described as different from theirs.
- The Hadith warns against copying a practice without understanding its limits.
- Fasting should not be turned into unsafe or excessive strain.
