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Sunan Ibn Majah 1762

Chapter: A woman who fasts without the permission of her husband

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1762

Narrator:Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم

ـ النِّسَاءَ أَنْ يَصُمْنَ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِ أَزْوَاجِهِنَّ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Abu Sa’eed said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade women from fasting without the permission of their husbands.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1762).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( أَنْ يَصُمْنَ ) أَيْ الصَّوْم النَّفْل وَفِي الزَّوَائِد إِسْنَاده صَحِيح عَلَى شَرْط الْبُخَارِيّ.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1762
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1762
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1762
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1762

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 2458

It is not allowable for a woman to keep (voluntary) fast when her husband is present without his permission, and she may not allow anyone to enter his house without his permission.

لاَ تَصُومُ الْمَرْأَةُ وَبَعْلُهَا شَاهِدٌ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ غَيْرَ رَمَضَانَ وَلاَ تَأْذَنُ فِي بَيْتِهِ وَهُوَ شَاهِدٌ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 7 other versions

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 3269

“As for her statement that I make her break her fast when she is observing it, she keeps on fasting, and I am a young man who cannot contain himself.” God’s Messenger said, “A woman may fast only with her husband’s permission.”* He continued: “As for her statement that I do not pray till the sun…

وَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ قَالَ: جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَنَحْنُ عِنْده فَقَالَت: زَوْجِي صَفْوَانُ بْنُ الْمُعَطَّلِ يَضْرِبُنِي إِذَا صَلَّيْتُ وَيُفَطِّرُنِي إِذَا صُمْتُ…

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri + 3 other versions

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