Sunan Abi Dawud · Book 14

كتاب الصيام

Fasting (Kitab Al-Siyam)

164 hadith · 82 chapters

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Chapters in this book

1باب مَبْدَإِ فَرْضِ الصِّيَامِChapter: The Beginning Of The Ordainment Of Fasting.2باب نَسْخِ قَوْلِهِ ‏{‏ وَعَلَى الَّذِينَ يُطِيقُونَهُ فِدْيَةٌ ‏}‏Chapter: Abrogation Of The Saying Of Allah, Most High: As For Those Who Can Fast With Difficulty Is A Ransom.3باب مَنْ قَالَ هِيَ مُثْبَتَةٌ لِلشَّيْخِ وَالْحُبْلَىChapter: Whoever Said That It Applies To The Elderly And Pregnant.4باب الشَّهْرِ يَكُونُ تِسْعًا وَعِشْرِينَChapter: The Month May Be Twenty-Nine Days.5باب إِذَا أَخْطَأَ الْقَوْمُ الْهِلاَلَChapter: When The People Are Mistaken In Sighting The Crescent.6باب إِذَا أُغْمِيَ الشَّهْرُChapter: When (Sighting The Crescent for) The Month Was Obscured.7باب مَنْ قَالَ فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَصُومُوا ثَلاَثِينَChapter: Whoever Said That If It Is Obscured From You (The Crescent), Then Fast Thirty Days.8باب فِي التَّقَدُّمِChapter: Regarding Preceding (Ramadan By Fasting At The End Of Sha’ban).9باب إِذَا رُؤِيَ الْهِلاَلُ فِي بَلَدٍ قَبْلَ الآخَرِينَ بِلَيْلَةٍChapter: When The Crescent Is Sighted In A Land A Night Before It Is Sighted In Other Lands.10باب كَرَاهِيَةِ صَوْمِ يَوْمِ الشَّكِّChapter: That It Is Disliked To Fast The Day Of Doubt.11باب فِيمَنْ يَصِلُ شَعْبَانَ بِرَمَضَانَChapter: Regarding Whoever Connected Sha’ban With Ramadan.12باب فِي كَرَاهِيَةِ ذَلِكَChapter: About That Being Disliked.13باب شَهَادَةِ رَجُلَيْنِ عَلَى رُؤْيَةِ هِلاَلِ شَوَّالٍChapter: Testimony Of Two Men About Sighting The Crescent Of Shawwal.14باب فِي شَهَادَةِ الْوَاحِدِ عَلَى رُؤْيَةِ هِلاَلِ رَمَضَانَChapter: Regarding The Testimony Of A Single Person About Seeing The Crescent Of Ramadan.15باب فِي تَوْكِيدِ السُّحُورِChapter: Stressing The Sahur (The Pre-Dawn Meal).16باب مَنْ سَمَّى السَّحُورَ الْغَدَاءَChapter: Whoever Called Sahur, "Al-Ghada" (Breakfast).17باب وَقْتِ السُّحُورِChapter: The Time Of Sahur.18باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَسْمَعُ النِّدَاءَ وَالإِنَاءُ عَلَى يَدِهِChapter: A Man Who Hears The Call While A Vessel Is In His Hand.19باب وَقْتِ فِطْرِ الصَّائِمِChapter: The Time For The Fasting Person To Break (His Fast).20باب مَا يُسْتَحَبُّ مِنْ تَعْجِيلِ الْفِطْرِChapter: The Recommendation Of Hastening To Break The Fast.21باب مَا يُفْطَرُ عَلَيْهِChapter: What To Use To Break One’s Fast.22باب الْقَوْلِ عِنْدَ الإِفْطَارِChapter: The Saying At The Time Of Breaking The Fast.23باب الْفِطْرِ قَبْلَ غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِChapter: Breaking The Fast Before Sunset.24باب فِي الْوِصَالِChapter: Al-Wisal (Continuous Fasting).25باب الْغِيبَةِ لِلصَّائِمِChapter: A Fasting Person Backbiting.26باب السِّوَاكِ لِلصَّائِمِChapter: Thae Siwak For The Fasting Person.27باب الصَّائِمِ يَصُبُّ عَلَيْهِ الْمَاءَ مِنَ الْعَطَشِ وَيُبَالِغُ فِي الاِسْتِنْشَاقِChapter: The Fasting Person Pouring Water Upon Himself Due To Thirst, And Exaggerating In Sniffing Water Into The Nose.28باب فِي الصَّائِمِ يَحْتَجِمُChapter: The Fasting Person Being Cupped.29باب فِي الرُّخْصَةِ فِي ذَلِكَChapter: Regarding The Allowance For That.30باب فِي الصَّائِمِ يَحْتَلِمُ نَهَارًا فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَChapter: Regarding The Fasting Person Having A Wet Dream During The Day Of Ramadan.31باب فِي الْكَحْلِ عِنْدَ النَّوْمِ لِلصَّائِمِChapter: Regarding A Fasting Person Using Kohl At The Time Of Sleeping.32باب الصَّائِمِ يَسْتَقِيءُ عَامِدًاChapter: The Fasting Person Who Intentionally Vomits.33باب الْقُبْلَةِ لِلصَّائِمِChapter: Kissing For A Fasting Person.34باب الصَّائِمِ يَبْلَعُ الرِّيقَChapter: The Fasting Person Swallowing Saliva.35باب كَرَاهِيَتِهِ لِلشَّابِّChapter: That It Is Disliked For In The Case Of A Young Person (While Fasting).36باب فِيمَنْ أَصْبَحَ جُنُبًا فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَChapter: Whoever Awoke In The Morning In A State Of Sexual Impurity During Ramadan.37باب كَفَّارَةِ مَنْ أَتَى أَهْلَهُ فِي رَمَضَانَChapter: Expiation For A Man Who Has Sexual Intercourse With His Wife During Ramadan.38باب التَّغْلِيظِ فِي مَنْ أَفْطَرَ عَمْدًاChapter: The Severe Threat For One Who Intentionally Breaks His Fast.39باب مَنْ أَكَلَ نَاسِيًاChapter: Whoever Ate Forgetfully.40باب تَأْخِيرِ قَضَاءِ رَمَضَانَChapter: Delay In Making Up (Missed Days Of) Ramadan.41باب فِيمَنْ مَاتَ وَعَلَيْهِ صِيَامٌChapter: Regarding Whoever Died And Some Fast Was Still Due Upon Him.42باب الصَّوْمِ فِي السَّفَرِChapter: Fasting During A Journey.43باب ---Chapter:.44باب اخْتِيَارِ الْفِطْرِChapter: The Preference To Break The Fast (While On A Journey).45باب فِيمَنِ اخْتَارَ الصِّيَامَChapter: Whoever Preferred To Fast (While On A Journey).46باب مَتَى يُفْطِرُ الْمُسَافِرُ إِذَا خَرَجَChapter: When Does The Traveler Break His Fast After Setting Out?47باب قَدْرِ مَسِيرَةِ مَا يُفْطِرُ فِيهِChapter: The Extent Of The Distance For Breaking The Fast.48باب مَنْ يَقُولُ صُمْتُ رَمَضَانَ كُلَّهُChapter: Whoever Said: "Indeed I Fasted All Of Ramadan".49باب فِي صَوْمِ الْعِيدَيْنِChapter: Regarding Fasting On the Two ’Eid.50باب صِيَامِ أَيَّامِ التَّشْرِيقِChapter: Fasting The Days Of At-Tashriq.51باب النَّهْىِ أَنْ يُخَصَّ يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ بِصَوْمٍChapter: The Prohibition Of Specifying Friday For Fasting.52باب النَّهْىِ أَنْ يُخَصَّ يَوْمُ السَّبْتِ بِصَوْمٍChapter: The Prohibition Of Specifying Saturday For Fasting.53باب الرُّخْصَةِ فِي ذَلِكَChapter: The Permission For That.54باب فِي صَوْمِ الدَّهْرِ تَطَوُّعًاChapter: Regarding Continuous Voluntary Fasting.55باب فِي صَوْمِ أَشْهُرِ الْحُرُمِChapter: Regarding Fasting In The Secred Months.56باب فِي صَوْمِ الْمُحَرَّمِChapter: Regarding Fasting In Muharram.57باب فِي صَوْمِ شَعْبَانَChapter: Regarding Fasting In Sha’ban.58باب فِي صَوْمِ شَوَّالٍChapter: Regarding Fasting In Shawwal.59باب فِي صَوْمِ سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ شَوَّالٍChapter: Regarding Fasting Six Days In Shawwal.60باب كَيْفَ كَانَ يَصُومُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلمChapter: How The Prophet (saws) Would Fast.61باب فِي صَوْمِ الاِثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيسِChapter: Regarding Fasting Monday And Thursday.62باب فِي صَوْمِ الْعَشْرِChapter: Regarding Fasting The Ten (Days).63باب فِي فِطْرِ الْعَشْرِChapter: Regarding Not Fasting During The Ten (Days of Dhul-Hijjah).64باب فِي صَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ بِعَرَفَةَChapter: Regarding Fasting On (The Day Of) ’Arafah At ’Arafat.65باب فِي صَوْمِ يَوْمِ عَاشُورَاءَChapter: Regarding Fasting The Day Of ’Ashura’.66باب مَا رُوِيَ أَنَّ عَاشُورَاءَ الْيَوْمُ التَّاسِعُChapter: What Has Been Related Regarding ’Ashura’ Being The Ninth Day (Of Muharram).67باب فِي فَضْلِ صَوْمِهِChapter: The Virtues Of Fasting it (’Ashura’).68باب فِي صَوْمِ يَوْمٍ وَفِطْرِ يَوْمٍChapter: Fasting A Day, And Not Fasting A Day.69باب فِي صَوْمِ الثَّلاَثِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍChapter: Regarding Fasting Three Days Every Month.70باب مَنْ قَالَ الاِثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيسِChapter: Whoever Said Monday And Thursday.71باب مَنْ قَالَ لاَ يُبَالِي مِنْ أَىِّ الشَّهْرِChapter: Whoever Said That There is No Concern To Specify (The Day Of Fasting) Of The Month.72باب النِّيَّةِ فِي الصِّيَامِChapter: The Intention For Fasting.73باب فِي الرُّخْصَةِ فِي ذَلِكَChapter: Regarding The Allowance For That.74باب مَنْ رَأَى عَلَيْهِ الْقَضَاءَChapter: Whoever Held The View That Such Person Has To Make It Up.75باب الْمَرْأَةِ تَصُومُ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِ زَوْجِهَاChapter: A Woman Fasting Without Permission Of Her Husband.76باب فِي الصَّائِمِ يُدْعَى إِلَى وَلِيمَةٍChapter: Regarding A Fasting Person Who Is Invited To A Walimah (Wedding Feast).77باب مَا يَقُولُ الصَّائِمُ إِذَا دُعِيَ إِلَى الطَّعَامِChapter: What should a fasting person say when invited to a meal?78باب الاِعْتِكَافِChapter: Al-I’tikaf.79باب أَيْنَ يَكُونُ الاِعْتِكَافُChapter: Where Is Al-I’tikaf (Observed)?80باب الْمُعْتَكِفِ يَدْخُلُ الْبَيْتَ لِحَاجَتِهِChapter: The Person Observing I’tikaf Entering His House For A Need.81باب الْمُعْتَكِفِ يَعُودُ الْمَرِيضَChapter: A Person Observing I’tikaf Visiting The Sick.82باب فِي الْمُسْتَحَاضَةِ تَعْتَكِفُChapter: The Woman Suffering From Istihadah Observing I’tikaf.

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Abu Dawud · 2313يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ سورة البقرة آية 183 ، فَكَانَ النَّاسُ عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا صَلَّوْا الْعَNarrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: Ibn Abbas explained the following Quranic verse: "O ye who believe! fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you" During the lifetime of the Prophet ﷺ, when the peo6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2314كَانَ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا صَامَ فَنَامَ لَمْ يَأْكُلْ إِلَى مِثْلِهَا ، وَإِنَّ صِرْمَةَ بْنَ قَيْسٍ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ أَتَى امْرَأَتَهُ وَكَانَ صَائِمًا ، فَقَالَ : عِنْدَكِ شَيْءٌ ؟ قَالَتْ : لَا ، لَعَلِّي أَذْهَبُ فَأَطْلُAl Bara (bin Azib) said “When a man fasted and slept, he could not eat till (another nigh) like it. ” Sarmah bin Qais Al Ansari came to his wife while he was fasting and asked her Do you have something (to eat)? She repl5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2315لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ : وَعَلَى الَّذِينَ يُطِيقُونَهُ فِدْيَةٌ طَعَامُ مِسْكِينٍ سورة البقرة آية 184 ، كَانَ مَنْ أَرَادَ مِنَّا أَنْ يُفْطِرَ وَيَفْتَدِيَ فَعَلَ ، حَتَّى نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ الَّتِي بَعْSalamah bin Al Akwa said “After the revelation of the verse “For those who can do it (with hardship) is a ransom, the feeding of one, that is indigent, is one of us intended to leave fast and pay ransom, he could do so. 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2316وَعَلَى الَّذِينَ يُطِيقُونَهُ فِدْيَةٌ طَعَامُ مِسْكِينٍ سورة البقرة آية 184 ، فَكَانَ مَنْ شَاءَ مِنْهُمْ أَنْ يَفْتَدِيَ بِطَعَامِ مِسْكِينٍ افْتَدَى وَتَمَّ لَهُ صَوْمُهُ ، فَقَالَ : فَمَنْ تَطَوَّعَ خَيْرًا فَهُوَ خIbn Abbas explain the Quranic verse “For those who can do it (with hardship) is a ransom, the feeding of one, that is indigent” said “If one of them wished to pay ransom by providing food to an indigent person he could p6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2317حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ ، أَنَّ عِكْرِمَةَ حَدَّثَهُ ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : " أُثْبِتَتْ لِلْحُبْلَى وَالْمُرْضِعِ " . Ibn Abbas said “The verse concerning the payment of ransom stands valid for pregnant and sucking woman. ”5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2318وَعَلَى الَّذِينَ يُطِيقُونَهُ فِدْيَةٌ طَعَامُ مِسْكِينٍ سورة البقرة آية 184 ، قَالَ : كَانَتْ رُخْصَةً لِلشَّيْخِ الْكَبِيرِ وَالْمَرْأَةِ الْكَبِيرَةِ وَهُمَا يُطِيقَانِ الصِّيَامَ أَنْ يُفْطِرَا ، وَيُطْعِمَا مَكَانَNarrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: Explaining the verse; "For those who can do it (with hard-ship) is a ransom, the feeding of one, that is indigent, " he said: This was a concession granted to the aged man and woman who were 7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2319إِنَّا أُمَّةٌ أُمِّيَّةٌ ، لَا نَكْتُبُ وَلَا نَحْسُبُ الشَّهْرُ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا وَهَكَذَاNarrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Prophet ﷺ said: The month consists of twenty-nine days, but do not fast till you sight it (the moon) and do not break your fast till you sight it. If the weather is cloudy, calculate it th5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2320الشَّهْرُ تِسْعٌ وَعِشْرُونَ ، فَلَا تَصُومُوا حَتَّى تَرَوْهُ ، وَلَا تُفْطِرُوا حَتَّى تَرَوْهُ ، فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاقْدُرُوا لَهُ ثَلَاثِينَIbn Umar reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying “The month consists of twenty nine days, but do not fast till you sight it (the moon) and do not break your fast till you sight it. If the weather is cloudy, calculate5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2321وَإِنَّ أَحْسَنَ مَا يُقْدَرُ لَهُ أَنَّا إِذَا رَأَيْنَا هِلَالَ شَعْبَانَ لِكَذَا وَكَذَا ، فَالصَّوْمُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لِكَذَا وَكَذَا ، إِلَّا أَنْ تَرَوْا الْهِلَالَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَNarrated Ayyub: Umar bin Abd al-Aziz wrote (a letter) to the people of Basrah: It has reached us from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, like the tradition narrated by Ibn Umar from the Prophet ﷺ. This version adds: The best calc4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2322لَمَا صُمْنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تِسْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا صُمْنَا مَعَهُ ثَلَاثِينَNarrated Abdullah ibn Masud: We kept fast for twenty-nine days along with the Prophet ﷺ more often than we kept fast for thirty days.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2323شَهْرَا عِيدٍ لَا يَنْقُصَانِ : رَمَضَانُ وَذُو الْحِجَّةِNarrated Abu Bakrah: The Prophet ﷺ as saying: The two months of Eid (festival), Ramadan and Dhu al-Hijjah, are not defective.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2324وَفِطْرُكُمْ يَوْمَ تُفْطِرُونَ وَأَضْحَاكُمْ يَوْمَ تُضَحُّونَ ، وَكُلُّ عَرَفَةَ مَوْقِفٌ ، وَكُلُّ مِنًى مَنْحَرٌ ، وَكُلُّ فِجَاجِ مَكَّةَ مَنْحَرٌ ، وَكُلُّ جَمْعٍ مَوْقِفٌNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: The end of Ramadan is on the day when you end it, and the Eid (festival) of sacrifice is on the day when you sacrifice. The whole of Arafah is the place of staying, and the whol5 narrators