Sunan Abī Dāwūd

Fasting (Al-Siyam)

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1. Page 1 nos. 2313–2337

   1. 2313Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: Ibn Abbas explained the following Qur'anic verse: "O ye who believe! fasting…
   2. 2314Al Bara' (bin Azib) said "When a man fasted and slept, he could not eat till (another nigh) like it." Sar…
   3. 2315Salamah bin Al Akwa said "After the revelation of the verse "For those who can do it(with hardship) is a …
   4. 2316Ibn 'Abbas explain the Qur'anic verse "For those who can do it(with hardship) is a ransom, the feeding of…
   5. 2317Ibn 'Abbas said "The verse concerning the payment of ransom stands valid for pregnant and sucking woman."
   6. 2318Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: Explaining the verse; "For those who can do it (with hard-ship) is a ransom,…
   7. 2319Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The month consists of twenty-nine days, but do not fast…
   8. 2320Ibn 'Umar reported the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) as saying "The month consists of twenty nine days, but do not…
   9. 2321Narrated Ayyub :'Umar b. 'Abd al-'Aziz wrote (a letter) to the people of Basrah: It has reached us from t…
   10. 2322Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud: We kept fast for twenty-nine days along with the Prophet (ﷺ) more often tha…
   11. 2323Narrated Abu Bakrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: The two months of 'Id (festival), Ramadan and Dhu al-Hijj…
   12. 2324Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The end of Ramadan is on the day when you end it, and the 'Id…
   13. 2325Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to count the days in Sha'ban in a manner …
   14. 2326Narrated Hudhayfah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Do not fast (for Ramadan) before the coming of the month until …
   15. 2327Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Do not fast one day or two days just before Ramadan ex…
   16. 2328Narrated 'Imran bin Husain: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) asked a man: Did you fast the last day of Sha'ban …
   17. 2329Narrated Mu'awiyah: AbulAzhar al-Mughirah ibn Farwah said: Mu'awiyah stood among the people at Dayr Musta…
   18. 2330Sulaiman b. 'Abd al-Rahman al-Dimashqi said about this tradition that al-Walid said: I heard Abu 'Amr al-…
   19. 2331Narrated Ahmad b. 'Abd al-Wahid: On the authority of Abu Mushir. He said: Sa'id, that is, Ibn 'Abd al-'Az…
   20. 2332Narrated Kuraib: That Umm al-Fadl, daughter of al-Harith, sent him to Mu'aqiyah in Syria. He said: I came…
   21. 2333Al-Hasan said about a person who was in a certain city. He fasted on Monday, and twp persons bore witness…
   22. 2334Narrated Ammar: AbuIshaq reported on the authority of Silah: We were with Ammar on the day when the appea…
   23. 2335Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Do not fast one day or two days just before …
   24. 2336Narrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin: She never saw the Prophet (ﷺ) fasting the whole month except Sha'ba…
   25. 2337Narrated AbuHurayrah: AbdulAziz ibn Muhammad said: Abbad ibn Kathir came to Medina and went to the assemb…

2. Page 2 nos. 2338–2362

   1. 2338Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: Husayn ibn al-Harith al-Jadli from the tribe of Jadilah Qays said: The govern…
   2. 2339Narrated Rib'i b. Hirash: On the authority of a man from the Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ): People differ…
   3. 2340Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: A bedouin came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: I have sighted the moon. Al-Hasa…
   4. 2341Narrated Ikrimah: Once the people doubted the appearance of the moon of Ramadan, and intended neither to …
   5. 2342Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The people looked for the moon, so I informed the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) that…
   6. 2343Narrated 'Amr b. al-'As: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: The difference between our fasting and tha…
   7. 2344Narrated Al-Irbad ibn Sariyyah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) invited me to a meal shortly before dawn in Ra…
   8. 2345Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: How good is the believers meal of dates shortly before …
   9. 2346Addressing (the people) Samurah b. Jundub reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: The adhan (call …
   10. 2347Narrated 'Abd Allah b. Mas'ud: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: The summons (adhan) of Bilal should …
   11. 2348Narrated Talq ibn Ali al-Yamami: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Eat and drink; let not the white and as…
   12. 2349Narrated 'Adi b. Hatim: When the verse "Until the white thread of dawn appear to you distinct from its bl…
   13. 2350Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When any of you hears the summons to prayer while he has a ve…
   14. 2351Narrated 'Umar: The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: When the night approaches from this side and the day retreats …
   15. 2352Narrated 'Abd Allah b. Abi Awfa: We went along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) while he was fasting. When…
   16. 2353Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Religion will continue to prevail as long as people hasten to…
   17. 2354Narrated Abu 'Atiyyah: I and Masruq entered upon 'Aishah and we said: Mother of believers, there are two …
   18. 2355Narrated Salman ibn Amir: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When one of you is fasting, he should break his fast with…
   19. 2356Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to break his fast before praying with some fresh…
   20. 2357Marwan ibn Salim al-Muqaffa' said: I saw Ibn Umar holding his beard with his hand and cutting what exceed…
   21. 2358Narrated Mu'adh ibn Zuhrah: The Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) used to say when he broke his fast: O Allah, for The…
   22. 2359Narrated Asma' daughter of Abu Bakr :We broke the fast one during Ramadan when it was cloudy in the lifet…
   23. 2360Narrated Ibn 'Umar: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited perpetual fasting. They (the people) said: You …
   24. 2361Narrated Abu Sa'id al-Khudri: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Do not observe perpetual fasting. If …
   25. 2362Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone does not abandon falsehood and act…

3. Page 3 nos. 2363–2387

   1. 2363Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: Fast is a shield ; when one of you is fasting, he shoul…
   2. 2364Narrated Amir ibn Rabi'ah: I have seen the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) using a tooth-stick while he was fastin…
   3. 2365Narrated A Companion of the Prophet: AbuBakr ibn AbdurRahman reported on the authority of a Companion of …
   4. 2366Narrated Laqit ibn Saburah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Snuff up water freely unless you are fasting
   5. 2367Narrated Thawban: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: A man who cupped and a man who has himself cupped broke their fas…
   6. 2368Narrated Shaddad ibn Aws: The tradition mentioned above (No. 2361) has also been transmitted by Shaddad i…
   7. 2369Narrated Shaddad b. Aws: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to a man at al-Baqi' while he was cupping on the…
   8. 2370Narrated Thawban, the client of the Prophet (ﷺ):The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: A man who cups and a man who g…
   9. 2371Narrated Thawban: The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: A man who cups and a man who gets himself cupped break their…
   10. 2372Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had himself cupped when he was fasting. Abu Dawud said: W…
   11. 2373Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had himself cupped when he was fasting and wearin…
   12. 2374Narrated 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abi Laila: A man from the Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) told me that the Messe…
   13. 2375Narrated Anas: We would not allow a man who was fasting to get himself cupped due to abomination of hards…
   14. 2376Narrated A man from the Companions: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Neither vomiting, nor emission, nor …
   15. 2377Narrated Ma'bad b. Hudhah: The Prophet (ﷺ) commanded to apply collyrium mixed with musk at the time of sl…
   16. 2378Ubaid Allah b. Abu Bakr b. Anas reported on the authority of Anas b. Malik that he used to apply collyriu…
   17. 2379Al-A'mash said: I did not see any of our companions who abominated the use of collyrium by a man who fast…
   18. 2380Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: if one has a sudden attack of vomiting while one is fasting, …
   19. 2381Narrated Ma'dan b. Talhah: That Abu ad-Darda' narrated to him: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) vomited and bro…
   20. 2382Narrated 'Aishah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to kiss and embrace while he was fasting, but he was th…
   21. 2383Narrated 'Aishah: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to kiss (me) during the month of fasting
   22. 2384Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to kiss me when he was fasting and when I…
   23. 2385Narrated Umar ibn al-Khattab: I got excited, so I kissed while I was fasting, I then said: Messenger of A…
   24. 2386Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to kiss her and suck her tongue when he was fasting
   25. 2387Narrated AbuHurayrah: A man asked the Prophet (ﷺ) whether one who was fasting could embrace (his wife) an…

4. Page 4 nos. 2388–2412

   1. 2388Narrated 'Aishah and Umm Salamah, wives of the Prophet (ﷺ): The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would be overtaken…
   2. 2389Narrated 'Aishah, wife of Prophet (ﷺ):A man said to Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): Messenger of Allah, I was ove…
   3. 2390Narrated Abu Hurairah: A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: I am undone. He asked him: What has happen…
   4. 2391This tradition has also been transmitted by al-Zuhri through a different chain of narrators to the same e…
   5. 2392Narrated Abu Hurairah: (A man broke his fast intentionally) during Ramadan. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) co…
   6. 2393Abu Hurairah said: A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ). He broke his fast during Ramadan. He then narrated the …
   7. 2394Narrated 'Aishah, wife of Prophet (ﷺ):A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) during Ramadan in the mosque. He said…
   8. 2395The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by 'Aishah through a different chain of narrators…
   9. 2396Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone breaks his fast one day in Ramadan without a conces…
   10. 2397The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu Hurairah through a different chain of narr…
   11. 2398Narrated Abu Hurairah: A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: Messenger of Allah, I ate and drank in for…
   12. 2399Narrated 'Aishah: If I had some part of the fast of Ramadan to make up, I would not be able to atone for …
   13. 2400Narrated 'Aishah: The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone dies when some fast is due from him (i.e. which he…
   14. 2401Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: If a man falls ill during Ramadan and he dies, while he could not keep the fast, foo…
   15. 2402Narrated 'Aishah: Hamzat al-Aslami asked the Prophet (ﷺ): Messenger of Allah, I am a man who keeps perpet…
   16. 2403Narrated Hamzat al-Aslami: I said: Messenger of Allah. I am a master of mounts and I use them ! I myself …
   17. 2404Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) left Medina for Mecca till he reached 'Usfan, He then called for a v…
   18. 2405Narrated Anas :We travelled along with the Prophet (ﷺ) during Ramadan. Some of us were fasting and other …
   19. 2406Narrated Qaza'ah: I came to Abu Sa'id al-Khudri while he was giving his legal opinion to the people who b…
   20. 2407Narrated Jabir b. 'Abd Allah :The Prophet (ﷺ) saw a man who had been put in the shade and saw a crowd of …
   21. 2408Narrated Anas ibn Malik: A man from Banu Abdullah ibn Ka'b brethren of Banu Qushayr (not Anas ibn Malik, …
   22. 2409Narrated Abu al-Darda: We went out along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) for some battle in intense heat,…
   23. 2410Narrated Salamah ibn al-Muhabbaq al-Hudhali: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: If anyone has a riding beas…
   24. 2411Narrated Salamah b. al-Muhabbaq: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone is on a journey and Rama…
   25. 2412Narrated AbuBusrah al-Ghifari,: Ja'far ibn Jubayr said: I accompanied AbuBusrah al-Ghifari, a Companion o…

5. Page 5 nos. 2413–2437

   1. 2413Narrated Dihyah: Mansur al-Kalbi said: Dihyah ibn Khalifah once went out from a village of Damascus at as…
   2. 2414Nafi' said: Ibn 'Umar used to go out to al-Ghabah (jungle), but he neither broke his fast, nor shortened …
   3. 2415Narrated AbuBakrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: One of you should not say: I fasted the whole of Ramadan, and I…
   4. 2416Narrated Abu 'Ubaid: I attended the 'Id (prayer) along with 'Umar. He offered prayer before the sermon. H…
   5. 2417Narrated Abu Sa'id Al Khudri :The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade fasting on two days, al-Fitr (breaking t…
   6. 2418Abu Murrah, the client of Umm Hani, entered along with 'Abd Allah b. 'Amr upon his father 'Amr b. 'As and…
   7. 2419Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The day of Arafah, the day of sacrifice, the days of tashr…
   8. 2420Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: None of you must fast on Friday unless he fa…
   9. 2421Narrated As-Samma' sister of Abdullah ibn Busr: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Do not fast on Saturday except what…
   10. 2422Narrated Juwairiyah, daughter of al-Harith: That the Prophet (ﷺ) entered upon her on Friday while she was…
   11. 2423Narrated Al-Laith: When it was mentioned to Ibn Shihab (al-Zuhri) that fasting on Saturday had been prohi…
   12. 2424Al-Auza'i said: I always concealed it, but I found that it became known widely, that is, the tradition on…
   13. 2425Narrated AbuQatadah: A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: How do you fast, Messenger of Allah? The Mes…
   14. 2426The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu Qatadah through a different chain of narra…
   15. 2427Narrated 'Abd Allah b. 'Amr b. al-'As: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) met me and said: Have I not been inform…
   16. 2428Narrated Abdullah ibn al-Harith ; or Uncle of Mujibah al-Bahiliyyah: The father or Uncle of Mujibah al-Ba…
   17. 2429Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: The most excellent fast after Ramadan is All…
   18. 2430Narrated 'Uthman b. Hakim: I asked Sa'id b. Jubair about fasting during Rajab. He said: Ibn 'Abbas told m…
   19. 2431Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: The month most liked by the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) for fasting was Sha'ba…
   20. 2432Narrated Muslim al-Qurashi: I asked or someone asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about perpetual fasting. He replied:…
   21. 2433Narrated Abu Ayyub: The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone fasts during Ramadan, then follows it with six d…
   22. 2434Narrated 'Aishah, wife of Prophet (ﷺ):The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to fast to such an extent that we t…
   23. 2435The tradition mentioned above has alos been transmitted by Abu Hurairah through a different chain of narr…
   24. 2436Narrated Usamah ibn Zayd: The client of Usamah ibn Zayd said that he went along with Usamah to Wadi al-Qu…
   25. 2437Narrated One of the wives of the Prophet: Hunaydah ibn Khalid narrated from his wife on the authority of …

6. Page 6 nos. 2438–2462

   1. 2438Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: There is no virtue more to the liking of Allah…
   2. 2439Aishah said: I never saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) fasting during the first ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah
   3. 2440Narrated AbuHurayrah: Ikrimah said: We were with AbuHurayrah in his house when he narrated to us: The Mes…
   4. 2441Umm al-Fadl, daughter of al-Harith, said: On the day of 'Arafah some people near her argued whether the M…
   5. 2442Aishah said: The Quraish used to fast on the day of 'Ashurah in pre Islamic days. The Messenger of Allah …
   6. 2443Ibn 'Umar said:'Ashurah was a day on which we used to fast in pre-Islamic days. When (fasting of) Ramadan…
   7. 2444Ibn 'Abbas said: When the Prophet (ﷺ) came to Medina, he found the Jews observing fast on the day of 'Ash…
   8. 2445Ibn 'Abbas said: When the Prophet (ﷺ) on the day of 'Ashurah and commanded us to fast on it, they (i.e. C…
   9. 2446Al-Hakam b. al-A'raj said: I came to Ibn 'Abbas who was leaning against his sheet of cloth in the Sacred …
   10. 2447Narrated AbdurRahman ibn Maslamah: AbdurRahman reported on the authority of his uncle that the people of …
   11. 2448Abd Allah b. 'And (b. al-'As) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: The fast most liked by Allah i…
   12. 2449Narrated Qatadah Ibn Malhan al-Qaysi: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to command us to fast the days of t…
   13. 2450Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to fast three days every month
   14. 2451Narrated Hafsah, Ummul Mu'minin: The apostle of Allah (ﷺ) used to fast three days every month: Monday, Th…
   15. 2452Narrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin: Hunaydah al-Khuza'i reported on the authority of her mother who sai…
   16. 2453Mu'adhah (al-'Adawiyyah) said: I asked 'Aishah: Would the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) fast three days every mo…
   17. 2454Narrated Hafsah, Ummul Mu'minin: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: He who does not determine to fast befor…
   18. 2455Aishah said: When the Prophet (ﷺ) entered upon me, he would ask: Do you have food ? When we said: No, he …
   19. 2456Narrated Umm Hani: On the days of the conquest of Mecca, when Mecca was captured, Fatimah came and sat on…
   20. 2457Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: Some food was presented to me and Hafsah. We were fasting, but broke our …
   21. 2458Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: It is not allowable for a woman to keep (volu…
   22. 2459Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri: A woman came to the Prophet (ﷺ) while we were with him. She said: Messenger …
   23. 2460Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: When one of you receives an invitation (for a…
   24. 2461Abu Hurairah reported Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: When one of you is invited (to a meal), and he is…
   25. 2462Aishah said: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to observe retirement (i'tikaf) to the mosque during the last ten days …

7. Page 7 nos. 2463–2476

   1. 2463Narrated Ubayy ibn Ka'b: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to observe i'tikaf during the last ten days of Ramadan. One…
   2. 2464Aishah said: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) intended to observe I'tikaf, he prayed the fajr prayer and t…
   3. 2465Ibn 'Umar said: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to observe I'tikaf during the last ten days of Ramadan. Nafi' said: …
   4. 2466Abu Hurairah said: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to observe I'tikaf during ten days of Ramadan every year. But whe…
   5. 2467Aishah said: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed I'tikaf, he would put his head near me, and I would…
   6. 2468A similar tradition has been transmitted by 'Aishah from the Prophet (ﷺ) through a different chain of nar…
   7. 2469Aishah said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to observe I'tikaf in the mosque and put his head near me th…
   8. 2470Safiyyah said: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was observing I'tikaf (in the mosque), I would come to him…
   9. 2471The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Al Zuhri through a different chain of narrator…
   10. 2472According to the version of Al Nufaili, A'ishah said "The Prophet (ﷺ) used to pass by a patient while he …
   11. 2473Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: The sunnah for one who is observing i'tikaf (in a mosque) is not to visit…
   12. 2474Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) took a vow in the pre-Islamic days to sp…
   13. 2475Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The tradition mentioned above (No. 2468) has also been transmitted by Abdulla…
   14. 2476A'ishah(may Allaah be pleased with her) said "One of the wives of the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) observed I'tik…