صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الصيامThe Book of Fasting
باب التَّخْيِيرِ فِي الصَّوْمِ وَالْفِطْرِ فِي السَّفَرِ:Chapter: The choice between fasting and not fasting when travelling
Hadith 1122
حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ رُشَيْدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيل بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ ، عَنْ أُمِّ الدَّرْدَاءِ ، عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : " خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فِي حَرٍّ شَدِيدٍ ، حَتَّى إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدُنَا لَيَضَعُ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ مِنْ شِدَّةِ الْحَرِّ ، وَمَا فِينَا صَائِمٌ إِلَّا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ " .
Abu Darda' (RA) reported: We set out during the month of Ramadan with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in such an intense heat that one of us would place his hand over his head (in order to protect himself) against the excessive heat, and none among us was observing the fast, except the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and 'Abdullah bin Rawaha.
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حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ الْقَعْنَبِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَيَّانَ الدِّمَشْقِيِّ ، عَنْ أُمِّ الدَّرْدَاءِ ، قَالَتْ : قَالَ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ : " لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي بَعْضِ أَسْفَارِهِ ، فِي يَوْمٍ شَدِيدِ الْحَرِّ ، حَتَّى إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَضَعُ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ مِنْ شِدَّةِ الْحَرِّ ، وَمَا مِنَّا أَحَدٌ صَائِمٌ إِلَّا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ " .
Abu Darda' reported: We were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on some of his journeys on an intensely hot day so much so that a person would place his hand on his head (in order to protect himself) against excessive heat, and none amongst us was fasting but the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and'Abdullah bin Rawaha
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Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
It is understood from this that if a traveler, at the beginning of his journey during Ramadan, keeps a fast, and later on experiences hardship, then he may, without hesitation, break his fast.
It is understood from this that if a traveler, at the beginning of his journey during Ramadan, keeps a fast, and later on experiences hardship, then he may, without hesitation, break his fast.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 1945
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
From this hadith, it is also established that both fasting and not fasting during travel are permissible, because the narration in Sahih Muslim indicates that the mentioned journey took place during the month of Ramadan. The words of the hadith are: We set out with the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) for a journey during the month of Ramadan in intense heat. (Sahih Muslim, Kitab al-Siyam, Hadith: 2630(1122))
(2)
It should be clear that the mentioned journey was other than the Battle of Badr and the Conquest of Makkah, because Abdullah bin Rawahah (radi Allahu anhu) was martyred in the Battle of Mu'tah, and the Conquest of Makkah occurred after that. And it could not have been the Battle of Badr, because the narrator of the hadith, Abu Darda (radi Allahu anhu), had not yet embraced Islam at that time.
(3)
From this hadith, it is understood that if a person has the strength to fast during travel and does not experience any hardship, then there is no harm in fasting. (Fath al-Bari: 4/233)
(4)
This hadith also shows that if a person begins a journey while fasting in Ramadan, and later experiences difficulty, he may break his fast without hesitation; there is no harm in this.
(1)
From this hadith, it is also established that both fasting and not fasting during travel are permissible, because the narration in Sahih Muslim indicates that the mentioned journey took place during the month of Ramadan. The words of the hadith are: We set out with the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) for a journey during the month of Ramadan in intense heat. (Sahih Muslim, Kitab al-Siyam, Hadith: 2630(1122))
(2)
It should be clear that the mentioned journey was other than the Battle of Badr and the Conquest of Makkah, because Abdullah bin Rawahah (radi Allahu anhu) was martyred in the Battle of Mu'tah, and the Conquest of Makkah occurred after that. And it could not have been the Battle of Badr, because the narrator of the hadith, Abu Darda (radi Allahu anhu), had not yet embraced Islam at that time.
(3)
From this hadith, it is understood that if a person has the strength to fast during travel and does not experience any hardship, then there is no harm in fasting. (Fath al-Bari: 4/233)
(4)
This hadith also shows that if a person begins a journey while fasting in Ramadan, and later experiences difficulty, he may break his fast without hesitation; there is no harm in this.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 1945
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
From this it is understood that if a person is able to endure, he may also fast while traveling,
even if there is hardship in it.
From this it is understood that if a person is able to endure, he may also fast while traveling,
even if there is hardship in it.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1663
