We set out during the month of Ramadan with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) in such intense heat that one of us would place his hand over his head (to protect himself) against the excessive heat, and none of us was fasting except the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and ‘Abdullāh ibn Rawahah
Chapter: The choice between fasting and not fasting when travelling
Authentic
hadith of Sahih Muslim
Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim)Sahih Muslim 1122a
خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فِي حَرٍّ شَدِيدٍ حَتَّى إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدُنَا لَيَضَعُ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ مِنْ شِدَّةِ الْحَرِّ وَمَا فِينَا صَائِمٌ إِلاَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ .
Abu Ad-Dardā' (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: We set out during the month of Ramadan with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) in such intense heat that one of us would place his hand over his head (to protect himself) against the excessive heat, and none of us was fasting except the Messenger of Allah and ‘Abdullāh ibn Rawahah."
Reported by Muslim (No. 1122a, 1122b), Al-Bukhari (No. 1945), Abu Dawud (No. 2409), Ibn Majah (No. 1663) and Ahmad (No. 20707, 20709, 26232).
Abu Ad-Dardā' (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that they set out on a journey during the month of Ramadan, and the weather was extremely hot that they would put their hands on their heads to protect them from the heat. None of them was fasting except the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and ‘Abdullāh ibn Rawahah al-Ansāri (may Allah be pleased with him). They both were able to fast and endure severity of the weather, and this is a proof that it is permissible for the Muslim to fast when traveling even with hardship or difficulty that does not lead to one's death.
Explanation in Arabic
يخبر أبو الدَّرْدَاءِ رضي الله عنه أنهم خرجوا في سفر في شهر رمضان، وكان ذلك في حرٍ شديد، حتى إنه من شدة الحر ليَضع الرجل يده على رأسه ليقي رأسه بيده من شدة الحر ، وما فيهم صائم إلا النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، وعبد الله بن رَوَاحَةَ الأنصاري رضي الله عنه ، فقد تحملا الشدة وصاما، مما يدل على جواز الصيام في السفر مع المشقة التي لا تصل إلى حد التَّهْلُكَةِ.
جواز فطر المسافر في رمضان.
أن الفطر أفضل مع المشقة المحتملة.
إذا جاز الفطر في رمضان لأجل المشقة الشديدة في السفر جاز في غير رمضان، كصيام النذر، فله الفطر.
أن التوقي من أسباب الضرر لا ينافي كمال التوكل على الله -تعالى-.
Scholars’ grades
Grade taken from the status of the collection (Sahih Muslim).
Other versions
AuthenticMuttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim)Sahih al-Bukhari 1945
لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فِي بَعْضِ أَسْفَارِهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ الْحَارِّ.الشَّدِيدِ الْحَرِّ. وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَضَعُ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ مِنْ شِدَّةِ الْحَرِّ. وَمَا فِي…
Narrated by Abu ad-Dardā’
Not gradedMuttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim)Musnad Ahmad 20707
تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر (5424)خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ ، وَإِنْ كَانَ أَحَدُنَا لَيَضَعُ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ مِنْ شِدَّةِ الْحَرِّ وَمَا فِينَا صَائِمٌ إِلَّا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ، وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ