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Sahih Muslim 1121b

Chapter: The choice between fasting and not fasting when travelling

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 1121b

Narrator:Ā’ishah

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ زَيْدٍ - حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، - رضى الله عنها - أَنَّ حَمْزَةَ بْنَ عَمْرٍو الأَسْلَمِيَّ، سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي رَجُلٌ أَسْرُدُ الصَّوْمَ ‏.‏ أَفَأَصُومُ فِي السَّفَرِ قَالَ ‏"‏

صُمْ إِنْ شِئْتَ وَأَفْطِرْ إِنْ شِئْتَ ‏"

'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported that Hamza b. Amr al-Aslami asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) thus:

Messenger of Allah, I am a person devoted much to fasting. Should I fast during the journey? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Fast if you like and break it if you like.

Reported by Muslim (No. 1121b, 1121c, 1121d) and Abu Dawud (No. 2402).

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله فِي حَدِيث حَمْزَة بْن عَمْرو الْأَسْلَمِيّ : ( يَا رَسُول اللَّه إِنِّي رَجُل أَسْرُدُ الصَّوْمَ أَفَأَصُومُ فِي السَّفَر ؟ فَقَالَ : صُمْ إِنْ شِئْت وَأَفْطِرْ إِنْ شِئْت ) فِيهِ دَلَالَة لِمَذْهَبِ الْجُمْهُور : أَنَّ الصَّوْم وَالْفِطْر جَائِزَانِ , وَأَمَّا الْأَفْضَل مِنْهُمَا فَحُكْمه مَا سَبَقَ فِي أَوَّل الْبَاب , وَفِيهِ دَلَالَة لِمَذْهَبِ الشَّافِعِيّ وَمُوَافِقِيهِ أَنَّ صَوْم الدَّهْر وَسَرْدَهُ غَيْرُ مَكْرُوهٍ لِمَنْ لَا يَخَاف مِنْهُ ضَرَرًا , وَلَا يُفَوِّتُ بِهِ حَقًّا بِشَرْطِ فِطْر يَوْمَيْ الْعِيدَيْنِ وَالتَّشْرِيق ; لِأَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَ بِسَرْدِهِ وَلَمْ يُنْكِرْ عَلَيْهِ , بَلْ أَقَرَّهُ عَلَيْهِ , وَأَذِنَ لَهُ فِيهِ فِي السَّفَر , فَفِي الْحَضَر أَوْلَى , وَهَ…

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 1121d

I am a person much used to fasting. Should I fast during the journey? (The rest of the hadith is the same.)

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، وَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحِيمِ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ هِشَامٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ أَنَّ…

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (2666)صُمْ إِنْ شِئْتَ ، وَأَفْطِرْ إِنْ شِئْتَ
  • الصيام للفريابي (96)إِنِّي رَجُلٌ أَسْرُدُ الصَّوْمَ أَفَأَصُومُ فِي السَّفَرِ ؟ فَقَالَ : صُمْ إِنْ شِئْتَ ، وَأَفْطِرْ إِنْ شِئْتَ
  • المسند المستخرج على صحيح مسلم لأبي نعيم (2306)أَفَأَصُومُ فِي السَّفَرِ ، قَالَ : صُمْ إِنْ شِئْتَ ، وَأَفْطِرْ إِنْ شِئْتَ
  • المعجم الأوسط للطبراني (2112)الصَّوْمِ فِي السَّفَرِ ؟ فَقَالَ : صُمْ إِنْ شِئْتَ ، وَأَفْطِرْ إِنْ شِئْتَ
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (2901)أَفَأَصُومُ فِي السَّفَرِ ؟ فَقَالَ : صُمْ إِنْ شِئْتَ ، وَأَفْطِرْ إِنْ شِئْتَ
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (2911)الصَّوْمِ فِي السَّفَرِ ؟ فَقَالَ : صُمْ إِنْ شِئْتَ ، وَأَفْطِرْ إِنْ شِئْتَ
  • تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر (13580)أَفَأَصُومُ فِي السَّفَرِ ؟ فَقَالَ : صُمْ إِنْ شِئْتَ ، وَأَفْطِرْ إِنْ شِئْتَ
  • تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر (13585)أَفَأَصُومُ فِي السَّفَرِ ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : صُمْ إِنْ شِئْتَ ، وَأَفْطِرْ إِنْ شِئْتَ
  • مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (4437)صُمْ إِنْ شِئْتَ ، وَأَفْطِرْ إِنْ شِئْتَ
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (8783)الصَّوْمِ فِي السَّفَرِ ، فقَالَ : صُمْ إنْ شِئْتَ وَأَفْطِرْ إنْ شِئْتَ

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‘Ā'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: Hamzah ibn ‘Amr al-Aslami asked the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him): "Should I fast while traveling?" - and he used to fast often - He answered: "If you wish then fast, and if you wish then do not fast."

أَأَصُومُ فِي السَّفَرِ وَكَانَ كَثِيرَ الصِّيَامِ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِنْ شِئْتَ فَصُمْ، وَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَأَفْطِرْ ‏"

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صَامَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَفْطَرَ فَمَنْ شَاءَ صَامَ وَمَنْ شَاءَ أَفْطَرَ ‏.‏

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