Sahih Muslim: Book 13, Hadith 241 – This hadith has been narrated by Ibn Juraij with the same chain of transmitters. Imam Muslim has narrated this hadith on the authority of Abu ‘Abbas al-Sa’ib b. Farrukh and he was a trustworthy and reliable (narrator) among the people of Mecca. وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ […]
Sahih Muslim is one of the most authentic collections of hadith in Sunni Islam, compiled by the Islamic scholar Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (821–875 CE). It is considered second only to Sahih al-Bukhari in terms of authenticity and is part of the “Sahihain,” the two most reliable hadith collections. Sahih Muslim meticulously gathers sayings, actions, and approvals of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) with a rigorous methodology that emphasizes the reliability of the chain of narrators. The collection covers a broad spectrum of Islamic jurisprudence, ethics, theology, and ritual practices, serving as a foundational reference for scholars and students of Islamic knowledge worldwide.
Book 13, The Book of Fasting, covers laws and merits of fasting, especially in Ramadan, and related guidance.
Sahih Muslim: Book 13, Hadith 242 Abdullah b. Amr (Allah be pleased with both of them) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: ‘Abdullah b. Amr, you fast continuously and stand in prayer for the whole of night. If you do like that, your eyes would be highly strained and would sink and […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 13, Hadith 243 This hadith is narrated on the authority of Habib b. Abu Thabit with the same chain of transmitters and he said: ” And you would become exhausted.” وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ بِشْرٍ، عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَبِيبُ بْنُ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَقَالَ “ وَنَفِهَتِ النَّفْسُ ” . […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 13, Hadith 244 ‘Abdullah b. ‘Amr (Allah be pleased with both of them) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: I have been informed that you stand for prayer the whole of night and fast during the day. I said: I do that, whereupon he said: If you did that […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 13, Hadith 245 ‘Abdullah b. ‘Amr (Allah be pleased with both of them) reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: With Allah the best fasting is that of David and the best prayer is that of David (peace be upon him) for he slept half of the night and stood for prayer for […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 13, Hadith 246 ‘Abdullah b. ‘Amr b. al-‘As reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The best fasting in the eye of Allah is that of David, for he fasted for half of the age (he fasted on alternate days), and the best prayer in the eye of Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 13, Hadith 247 Abu Qatada reported that Abu al Malih informed me: I went along with your father to ‘Abdullah b. Amr, and he narrated to us that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was informed about my fasting and he came to me, and I placed a leather cushion filled with fibre […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 13, Hadith 248 ‘Abdullah b. Amr (Allah be pleased with them) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had said to him: Observe fast for a day and there would be reward for you for the rest (of the days). He said: I am capable of doing more than this. He then […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 13, Hadith 249 ‘Abdullah b. ‘Amr (Allah be pleased with them) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me! ‘Abdullah b. ‘Amr, it has been conveyed to me that you observe fast during the day and stand in prayer during the whole night. Don’t do that, for your body has […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 13, Hadith 250 Mu’adha al-‘Adawiyya reported that she asked ‘A’isha, the wife of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), whether the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed fasts for three days during every month. She said: Yes I said to her: Which were (the particular) days of the month on which he observed fast? […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 13, Hadith 251 ‘Imran b. Husain (Allah be pleased with them) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to him (or he said to another person and he was listening to it): O, so and so, did you observe fast in the middle of the month? He said: No. Thereupon he […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 13, Hadith 252 Abu Qatada reported that a person came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: How do you fast? The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) felt annoyed. When ‘Umar (Allah be pleased with him) noticed his annoyance, he said: We are well pleased with Allah as our Lord, with Islam […]