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Sunan Abu DawudFasting (Kitab Al-Siyam)

Sunan Abu Dawud 2408

Chapter: The Preference To Break The Fast (While On A Journey)

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 2408

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هِلاَلٍ الرَّاسِبِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ سَوَادَةَ الْقُشَيْرِيُّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، - رَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ إِخْوَةِ بَنِي قُشَيْرٍ - قَالَ أَغَارَتْ عَلَيْنَا خَيْلٌ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَانْتَهَيْتُ - أَوْ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ - إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ يَأْكُلُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ اجْلِسْ فَأَصِبْ مِنْ طَعَامِنَا هَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي صَائِمٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ اجْلِسْ أُحَدِّثْكَ عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ وَعَنِ الصِّيَامِ

إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى وَضَعَ شَطْرَ الصَّلاَةِ أَوْ نِصْفَ الصَّلاَةِ وَالصَّوْمَ عَنِ الْمُسَافِرِ وَعَنِ الْمُرْضِعِ أَوِ الْحُبْلَى ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ قَالَهُمَا جَمِيعًا أَوْ أَحَدَهُمَا

Narrated Anas ibn Malik:

A man from Banu Abdullah ibn Ka'b brethren of Banu Qushayr (not Anas ibn Malik, the well-known Companion), said: A contingent from the cavalry of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) raided us. I reached (for he said went) to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) who was taking his meals. He said: Sit down, and take some from this meal of ours. I said: I am fasting, he said: Sit down, I shall tell you about prayer and fasting. Allah has remitted half the prayer to a traveller, and fasting to the traveller, the woman who is suckling an infant and the woman who is pregnant, I swear by Allah, he mentioned both (i.e. suckling and pregnant women) or one of them. I was grieved for not taking the food of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 2408).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( عَنْ أَنَس بْن مَالِك رَجُل إِلَخْ ) : قَالَ فِي الْمِرْقَاة هُوَ مِنْ بَنِي عَبْد اللَّه بْن كَعْب عَلَى مَا جَزَمَ بِهِ الْبُخَارِيّ فِي تَرْجَمَته وَجَرَى عَلَيْهِ أَبُو دَاوُدَ فَقَالَ : رَجُل مِنْ بَنِي عَبْد اللَّه بْن كَعْب أَخُوهُ قُشَيْر فَهُوَ كَعْبِيّ لَا قُشَيْرِيّ خِلَافًا لِمَا وَقَعَ لِابْنِ عَبْد الْبَرّ لِأَنَّ كَعْبًا لَهُ اِبْنَانِ عَبْد اللَّه جَدّ أَنَس هَذَا وَقُشَيْر وَهُوَ أَخُو عَبْد اللَّه , وَأَمَّا أَنَس بْن مَالِك خَادِم النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَهُوَ أَنْصَارِيّ خَزْرَجِيّ اِنْتَهَى ( اِجْلِسْ أُحَدِّثك عَنْ الصَّلَاة وَعَنْ الصِّيَام إِلَخْ ) : قَالَ الْخَطَّابِيُّ : فِيهِ أَشْيَاء ذَات عَدَد مَسُوقَة فِي الذِّكْر مُفْتَرِقَة فِي الْحُكْم ,…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih حسن صحيح The hadith No. 2408
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 2408
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 2408

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  • أسد الغابة (89)اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَضَعَ شَطْرَ الصَّلاةِ ، أَوْ نِصْفَ الصَّلاةِ ، وَالصَّوْمَ عن الْمُسَافِرِ ، وَعَنِ الُمْرِضِعِ وَالْحُبْلَى

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Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 2267

"I came to the Messenger of Allah from a journey and he said: 'Stay and have a meal to break the fast, O Abu Umayyah.' I said: 'I am fasting.' He said: 'Come close to me and I will tell you about the traveler. Allah, the mighty and sublime, has waived fasting and half of the prayer for him."'

"‏ تَعَالَ ادْنُ مِنِّي حَتَّى أُخْبِرَكَ عَنِ الْمُسَافِرِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَضَعَ عَنْهُ الصِّيَامَ وَنِصْفَ الصَّلاَةِ ‏"

Narrated by Amr ibn Umayya ad-Damrī + 5 other versions

Good (hasan) Sunan an-Nasa'i 2275

"Tell it to us." The old man said: "My paternal uncle told me that he went to the Prophet, concerning some camels of his, while he was eating. He said: 'Come and eat.' I said: 'I am fasting.' He said: 'Allah, the mighty and sublime, has waived half of the prayer and fasting for the traveler, the…

"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَضَعَ عَنِ الْمُسَافِرِ شَطْرَ الصَّلاَةِ وَالصِّيَامَ وَعَنِ الْحَامِلِ وَالْمُرْضِعِ ‏"

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 2 other versions

Good (hasan) Sunan an-Nasa'i 2277

"I came to the Prophet to discuss something and he was eating breakfast. He said: 'Come and eat.' I said: 'I am fasting.' He said: 'Come and I will tell you about fasting. Allah has waived half of prayer and fasting from the traveler, and he has granted a concession to pregnant women and the sick."'

"‏ هَلُمَّ أُخْبِرْكَ عَنِ الصَّوْمِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَضَعَ عَنِ الْمُسَافِرِ نِصْفَ الصَّلاَةِ وَالصَّوْمَ وَرَخَّصَ لِلْحُبْلَى وَالْمُرْضِعِ ‏"

+ 1 other version

Good (hasan) Sunan an-Nasa'i 2276

"Abu Qilabah narrated this Hadith to us, then he said: 'Do you want to meet the one who narrated this Hadith?' He directed me to him and I met him and he said: 'A relative of mine who was called to the Messenger of Allah concerning some camels of mine that had been taken away. When I saw him he was…

"‏ ادْنُ أُخْبِرْكَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَضَعَ عَنِ الْمُسَافِرِ الصَّوْمَ وَشَطْرَ الصَّلاَةِ ‏"

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

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