Those who said: when one of you is invited to a meal, let him accept

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "When one of you is invited to food while fasting, let him say: 'I am fasting.'"

Abu Ishaq said: Once I went to Qays bin Abi Hazim. He called for something to drink for me and said to me: "Drink it." I said: "I do not want to drink." He asked: "Are you fasting?" I said: "Yes." He said: "Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 'When one of you is invited to food or drink while fasting, let him say: I am fasting.'"

Al-Sha'bi said: "When one of you is invited to food while fasting, let him say: 'I am fasting.'"

Mujahid said: When Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) was invited to food while he was fasting, he would accept the invitation. When the cloth was spread and the food was on it, he would stretch out his hand towards the food and say: "Begin in the name of Allah." When the people began eating, he would withdraw his hand.

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "When one of you is offered food or drink while fasting, let him say: 'I am fasting.'"

Thabit said: Food was brought to Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said to me: "Come closer." I said: "I will not eat." He said: "Do not say 'I will not eat'; rather say: 'I am fasting.'"

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "When one of you is asked, 'Are you fasting?', answer: 'I am fasting.' The believer will pray for good for him, and the hypocrite will call him a show-off."

Imran bin Hudayr said: I went to Abu Mijlaz while he was eating. He said: "Come closer and eat." I said: "I am fasting." Abu Mijlaz said: "Perhaps you are one of those who are not fasting but think that they are fasting!" I said: "Glory be to Allah (Subhan Allah)!" He said: "One who was better than you used to fast three days every month and then say: 'I am fasting.'"