Ruling on Speaking Less and Avoiding Lying While Fasting

Hazrat Taliq bin Qais says that one day I was present in the service of Hazrat Abu Dharr. He said to me that when you fast, protect your fast as much as possible. Abu Salih Hanafi says that when Hazrat Taliq used to fast, he would go to his house and would only go out for prayer.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: On the day when any of you is fasting, he should neither speak indecently nor act ignorantly. If someone speaks ignorantly to him, he should say, "I am fasting."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: On the day when any of you is fasting, he should neither speak indecently nor act ignorantly. If someone speaks ignorantly to him, he should say, "I am fasting."

Hazrat Jabir says that when any of you is fasting, then his ears and tongue should also fast from lies and sins. He should refrain from causing trouble to his servant. And on the day of fasting, dignity and calmness should prevail over him. He should not make the day of fasting and the day when he is not fasting the same.

Hazrat Abu Mutawakkil says that Hazrat Abu Hurairah and his companions, when they used to fast, would sit in the mosque.

Hazrat Umar says that fasting is not just abstaining from eating and drinking, but fasting also means refraining from lies, falsehood, and false oaths.

Hazrat Maymoon says that the easiest fast is to abstain from eating and drinking.

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says that fasting is not merely abstaining from eating and drinking, but fasting also means refraining from lies, falsehood, and vain talk.

Hazrat Masruq has also narrated from Hazrat Umar in the same manner.

Hazrat Abu Bakhtari narrates that in the time of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), there was a woman who used to fast but did not guard her tongue. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to know of this, he said that her fast was not valid. When she began to guard her tongue, he said that soon her fast would become valid. When she guarded it even more, he said that now her fast was valid.

Hazrat Mujahid says that the fast of the one who avoids these two traits will remain intact: one is backbiting and the other is lying.

Ibrahim says that the predecessors used to say that lying breaks the fast.

Hazrat Abu Alia says that a fasting person remains in worship as long as he does not backbite.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever continues to eat the flesh of people, his fast is not valid.