8. The Book on Fasting

Abu Hurairah narrated that:

The Prophet said: "A woman may not fast a day - other than in the month of Ramadan - while her husband is present, except with his permission."

Aishah narrated:

"I would not make up what was due upon me from Ramadan except in Sha'ban, until the Messenger of Allah died."

Laila narrated from the one who freed her (Umm Amarah) that:

The Prophet said: "When those who are not fasting eat in the presence of the fasting person, the angels send Salat upon him."

Habib bin Zaid said:

"I heard a freed slave of ours called Laila narrated from Umm Amarah bint Ka'b Al-Ansar, that the Prophet entered upon her and some food was brought to him. He said: 'Eat.' She said: 'I am fasting.' So the Messenger of Allah said: 'Indeed the angels send Salat upon the fasting person when (others) …

(Another chain) from Umm Amarah bint Ka'b Al-Ansari:

From the Prophet, that is similar, except that he did not mention "Until they finish, or they have eating their fill."

Aishah narrated:

"We would menstruate during the time of the Messenger of Allah, then when we became pure we were ordered to make up the fasts but we were not ordered to make up the Salat."

Asim bin Laqit bin Sabrah narrated:

From his father who said: "I said. 'O Messenger of Allah! Inform me about Wudu.' So he said: "Perform Wudu well, and go between the fingers, and perform Istinshaq extensively except when fasting."

Aishah narrated that:

The Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever stays with a people, then he is not to fast without their permission."

Abu Hurairah and Aishah narrated:

"The Prophet would perform I'tikaf during the last ten (days) of Ramadan until Allah took him."

Aishah narrated:

"When the Messenger of Allah wanted to perform I'tikaf, he would perform Fajr prayer and then he would enter his place of I'tikaf."

Aishah narrated:

"The Messenger of Allah would Yujawir (stay in I'tikaf) during the last ten (nights) of Ramadan and he said: 'Seek the Night of Al-Qadr during the last ten (nights) of Ramadan.'"

Zirr said:

"I said to Ubayy bin Ka'b: 'O Abu Al-Mundhir! How do you know that it is the night of the twenty-seventh?' He said: 'Rather, the Messenger of Allah informed us that it is a night (after which) the sun rises without rays, so we counted and we remembered it. By Allah! Ibn Mas'ud learned that it is in …

Uyainah bin Abdur-Rahman narrated:

"My father narrated to me: 'The Night of Al-Qadr was mentioned in the presence of Abu Bakrah, so he said: "I do not search for it due to something that I heard from the Messenger of Allah, except for during the last ten (nights); for indeed I heard him say: 'Search for it when nine remain, or; when …

Ali narrated:

"The Prophet would awaken his family during the last ten (nights) of Ramadan."

Aishah narrated:

"The Messenger of Allah would struggle (to perform Salat more) during the last ten (nights) more than he would struggle in the rest of it."

Amir bin Mas'ud narrated that:

The Prophet said: "Fasting during the winter is an easy reward."

Salamah bin Al-Akwa said:

"When the following was revealed: 'And for those upon whom it is difficult, (they may) feed a poor person' - if one of us wanted we would not fast, and pay the ransom, until the Ayah after it was revealed abrogating it."

Muhammad bin Ka'b narrated:

"I went to Anas bin Malik during Ramadan and he was about to travel. His mount was prepared for him, and he put on his traveling clothes, then he called for some food to eat, and I said to him: 'Is it Sunnah?' He said: 'It is Sunnah.' Then he rode."

(Another chain) from Muhammad bin Ka'b who said:

"I went to Anas bin Malik during Ramadan" and he mentioned a similar narration (as no. 799).

Al-Hasan bin Ali narrated that:

The Messenger of Allah said: "The gift for the fasting person is (fragrant) oil and a censer."

Aishah narrated that:

The Messenger of Allah said: "Al-Fitr is the day that the people break the fast, and Al-Adha is the day that the people sacrifice."

Anas bin Malik narrated:

"The Prophet would perform I'tikaf during the last ten (nights) of Ramadan. One year he did not perform I'tikaf, so he performed I'tikaf for twenty (nights) in the following year."

Aishah narrated:

"When the Messenger of Allah performed I'tikaf, he would bring his head near me so I could comb it, and he would not enter the house except for some personal needs."

That was narrated to us by Quraibah :

From Al-Laith (a similar narration as no. 804)

Abu Dharr narrated:

"We fasted with the Prophet, so he did not pray (the night prayer) with us until seven (nights) of the month remained. Then he (pbuh) led us in prayer until a third of the night had gone, then he did not lead us in prayer on the sixth. Then he led us in prayer on the fifth until half of the night ha…

Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani narrated that:

The Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever provides the food for a fasting person to break his fast with, then for him is the same reward as his (the fasting person's), without anything being diminished from the reward of the fasting person."

Abu Hurairah narrated:

"The Messenger of Allah would encourage the night prayer in Ramadan without firmly ordering it, and he would say: "Whoever stands (in the night prayer) for Ramadan with faith and seeking the reward (from Allah), then he will be forgiven what has preceded of his sins.' So the Messenger of Allah died…