سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الصيامThe Book of Fasting
بَابُ : مَا جَاءَ فِي السِّوَاكِ وَالْكُحْلِ لِلصَّائِمِChapter: What was narrated concerning the tooth stick and kohl for one who is fasting
Hadith 1678
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو التَّقِيِّ هِشَامُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ الْحِمْصِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ ، حَدَّثَنَا الزُّبَيْدِيُّ ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَتْ : " اكْتَحَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ صَائِمٌ " .
´It was narrated that ‘Aishah said:` “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) applied kohl to his eyes while he was fasting.”
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
The aforementioned narration has been declared weak in its chain of transmission by our esteemed researcher. However, other scholars have deemed it authentic. Furthermore, regarding the application of kohl (surma) while fasting, the practice of Hazrat Anas radi Allahu anhu is narrated in Sunan Abu Dawood, that he used to apply kohl while fasting. Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has graded this as hasan mawquf. Likewise, it is also mentioned in Sunan Abu Dawood that al-A‘mash (who is among the minor Tabi‘in) says: "I did not find any of my scholarly friends (jurists and hadith scholars) who considered kohl to be disliked for the fasting person." And Ibrahim al-Nakha‘i rahimahullah used to permit the fasting person to use aloes (ilwa) as kohl. See: (Sunan Abi Dawood, Kitab al-Siyam, Chapter: Regarding Kohl at the Time of Sleep for the Fasting Person, Hadith: 2379, 2378).
In light of these evidences, applying kohl to the eyes while fasting does not harm the fast; therefore, it is permissible to apply kohl or medicine to the eyes while fasting.
The aforementioned narration has been declared weak in its chain of transmission by our esteemed researcher. However, other scholars have deemed it authentic. Furthermore, regarding the application of kohl (surma) while fasting, the practice of Hazrat Anas radi Allahu anhu is narrated in Sunan Abu Dawood, that he used to apply kohl while fasting. Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has graded this as hasan mawquf. Likewise, it is also mentioned in Sunan Abu Dawood that al-A‘mash (who is among the minor Tabi‘in) says: "I did not find any of my scholarly friends (jurists and hadith scholars) who considered kohl to be disliked for the fasting person." And Ibrahim al-Nakha‘i rahimahullah used to permit the fasting person to use aloes (ilwa) as kohl. See: (Sunan Abi Dawood, Kitab al-Siyam, Chapter: Regarding Kohl at the Time of Sleep for the Fasting Person, Hadith: 2379, 2378).
In light of these evidences, applying kohl to the eyes while fasting does not harm the fast; therefore, it is permissible to apply kohl or medicine to the eyes while fasting.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1678
Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
Benefits and Issues 543:
➊ Our esteemed researcher has declared the mentioned narration weak in its chain of transmission, whereas other scholars have considered it authentic.
➋ Regarding the application of kohl (surma) while fasting, the practice of Anas radi Allahu anhu is narrated in Sunan Abi Dawud that he used to apply kohl while fasting. Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has graded it as hasan mawquf. Similarly, it is also in Sunan Abi Dawud that al-A‘mash rahimahullah says: I did not find any of my scholarly friends (jurists and hadith scholars) who considered kohl to be disliked for the fasting person. And Ibrahim al-Nakha‘i permitted the fasting person to use aloeswood (al-ilwa) as kohl. Our esteemed researcher has graded this as hasan in its chain. See: [سنن ابي داؤد ، الصيام ، حديث : 2379 ، 2378]
➌ In light of these evidences, applying kohl to the eyes while fasting does not harm the fast; therefore, it is permissible to apply kohl or medicine, etc., to the eyes while fasting. However, it is better and preferable to use kohl at night, as this is also the fatwa of Shaykh Ibn Baz and Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymin.
➊ Our esteemed researcher has declared the mentioned narration weak in its chain of transmission, whereas other scholars have considered it authentic.
➋ Regarding the application of kohl (surma) while fasting, the practice of Anas radi Allahu anhu is narrated in Sunan Abi Dawud that he used to apply kohl while fasting. Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has graded it as hasan mawquf. Similarly, it is also in Sunan Abi Dawud that al-A‘mash rahimahullah says: I did not find any of my scholarly friends (jurists and hadith scholars) who considered kohl to be disliked for the fasting person. And Ibrahim al-Nakha‘i permitted the fasting person to use aloeswood (al-ilwa) as kohl. Our esteemed researcher has graded this as hasan in its chain. See: [سنن ابي داؤد ، الصيام ، حديث : 2379 ، 2378]
➌ In light of these evidences, applying kohl to the eyes while fasting does not harm the fast; therefore, it is permissible to apply kohl or medicine, etc., to the eyes while fasting. However, it is better and preferable to use kohl at night, as this is also the fatwa of Shaykh Ibn Baz and Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymin.
Source: Bulugh al-Maram: Commentary by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Page: 543
