Anas said: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went to his bed, he would say: Praise be to Allah who has fed us, given us drink, satisfied us and given us refuge. Many there are who have no one to provide sufficiency for them, or give them refuge.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
A servant should express gratitude for every single blessing of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic.
And especially, upon seeing those who are deprived, one should humble oneself even more.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 5053
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: Two points are learned from the hadith of Aisha radi Allahu anha: firstly, that the intention (niyyah) for a voluntary fast (nafl) can be made during the day; secondly, that a voluntary fast can also be broken, and breaking a voluntary fast is neither a crime nor a sin.
This is the position of Imam Shafi’i rahimahullah, Imam Ahmad rahimahullah, and the hadith scholars (muhaddithin). Although it is recommended (mustahabb) to make up the fast in its place so that reward can be attained.
According to Imam Malik rahimahullah and Imam Abu Hanifah rahimahullah, it is not permissible to break a voluntary fast; whoever does so is sinful, and making it up (qada) becomes obligatory upon him, because this is considered to render one’s deed null and void, which is not correct.
Because the one observing a voluntary fast is, according to the Shari’ah, at liberty: if he wishes, he may complete the fast, or if for some reason he wishes to break it, he may do so. He is not obligated to complete it; if he were obligated, then breaking it would indeed render the act null and void.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 2715
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
All praise is due to Allah who has fed us and given us drink, and has protected us (from the evil of creation), and has provided us with shelter (for living),
while there are so many people who have neither any supporter or protector, nor any shelter or place of residence.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3396