Abu Dawud Book 7. Fasting

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Abdullah ibn Umar : The people looked for the moon, so I informed the Apostle of Allah (PBUH) that I had sighted it. He fasted and commanded the people to fast.

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Al-Irbad ibn Sariyyah : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) invited me to a meal shortly before dawn in Ramadan saying: Come to the blessed morning meal.

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Talq ibn Ali al-Yamami : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) said: Eat and drink; let not the white and ascending light prevent you from (eating and drinking); so eat and drink until the red…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By AbuHurayrah : The Prophet (PBUH) said: When any of you hears the summons to prayer while he has a vessel in his hand, he should not lay it down till he fulfils his need.

Chapter : Not known. Narated By AbuHurayrah : The Prophet (PBUH) said: Religion will continue to prevail as long as people hasten to break the fast, because the Jews and the Christians delay doing so.

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Salman ibn Amir : The Prophet (PBUH) said: When one of you is fasting, he should break his fast with dates; but if he cannot get any, then (he should break his fast) with…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Anas ibn Malik : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) used to break his fast before praying with some fresh dates; but if there were no fresh dates, he had a few dry dates, and…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Abdullah ibn Umar : Marwan ibn Salim al-Muqaffa’ said: I saw Ibn Umar holding his bread with his hand and cutting what exceeded the handful of it. He (Ibn Umar) told that the Prophet…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Mu’adh ibn Zuhrah : The Prophet of Allah (PBUH) used to say when he broke his fast: O Allah, for Thee I have fasted, and with Thy provision I have broken my fast.

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Amir ibn Rabi’ah : I have seen the Apostle of Allah (PBUH) using a tooth-stick while he was fasting. Musaddad added in his version: “more often than I could count.”

Chapter : Not known. Narated By A Companion of the Prophet : AbuBakr ibn AbdurRahman reported on the authority of a Companion of the Prophet (PBUH): I saw the Prophet (PBUH) commanding the people while he was travelling on the…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By AbuBakr : A man who narrated his tradition to me said: I have seen the Apostle of Allah (PBUH) in al-Arj pouring water over his head while he was fasting, either because of thirst…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Laqit ibn Saburah : The Prophet (PBUH) said: Snuff up water freely unless you are fasting.

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Thawban : The Prophet (PBUH) said: A man who cupped and a man who has himself cupped broke their fast. The narrator Shayban said in his version: AbuQilabah told me that AbuAsma’ ar-Rahbi told…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Shaddad ibn Aws : The tradition mentioned above (No. 2361) has also been transmitted by Shaddad ibn Aws through a different chain of narrators. This version adds: While Shaddad ibn Aws was walking along…