Sahih al-Bukhari is one of the most authentic and revered collections of hadith in Islam, compiled by Imam Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Bukhari. It contains thousands of narrations meticulously verified and arranged by topic, covering beliefs, worship, ethics, law, and the life of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Recognized for its rigorous criteria of authenticity, it holds a central place in Sunni scholarship and daily Islamic practice.

Book 30, Fasting, discusses rules, virtues, and types of fasting in Islam.

Sahih al-Bukhari 1919 (Book 30, Hadith 97)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1919 (Book 30, Hadith 97) Narrated Abu `Ubaid: (the slave of Ibn Azhar) I witnessed the `Id with `Umar bin Al-Khattab who said, Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) has forbidden people to fast on the day on which you break fasting (the fasts of Ramadan) and the day on which you eat the meat of […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1920 (Book 30, Hadith 98)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1920 (Book 30, Hadith 98) Narrated Abu Sa`id: The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade the fasting of `Id-ul-Fitr and `Id-ul-Adha (two feast days) and also the wearing of As-Samma’ (a single garment covering the whole body), and sitting with one’s leg drawn up while being wrapped in one garment. He also forbade the prayers after […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1921 (Book 30, Hadith 99)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1921 (Book 30, Hadith 99) Narrated Abu Huraira: Two fasts and two kinds of sale are forbidden: fasting on the day of `Id ul Fitr and `Id-ul-Adha and the kinds of sale called Mulamasa and Munabadha. (These two kinds of sale used to be practiced in the days of Pre-Islamic period of ignorance; […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1922 (Book 30, Hadith 100)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1922 (Book 30, Hadith 100) Narrated Ziyad bin Jubair: A man went to Ibn `Umar I. and said, “A man vowed to fast one day (the sub-narrator thinks that he said that the day was Monday), and that day happened to be `Id day.” Ibn `Umar said, “Allah orders vows to be fulfilled […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1923 (Book 30, Hadith 101)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1923 (Book 30, Hadith 101) Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: (who fought in twelve Ghazawat in the company of the Prophet). I heard four things from the Prophet (ﷺ) and they won my admiration. He said; -1. “No lady should travel on a journey of two days except with her husband or a Dhi-Mahram; […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1924 (Book 30, Hadith 102)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1924 (Book 30, Hadith 102) Narrated Yahya: Hisham said, “My father said that ‘Aishah (ra) used to observe Saum (fast) on the days of Mina.” His (i.e., Hisham’s) father also used to observe Saum on those days. وَقَالَ لِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي كَانَتْ، عَائِشَةُ ـ رضى […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1925 (Book 30, Hadith 103)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1925 (Book 30, Hadith 103) Narrated `Aisha and Ibn `Umar: Nobody was allowed to fast on the days of Tashriq except those who could not afford the Hadi (Sacrifice). حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عِيسَى، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ،‏.‏ وَعَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1926 (Book 30, Hadith 104)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1926 (Book 30, Hadith 104) Narrated Ibn `Umar: Fasting for those who perform ,Hajj-at-Tamattu` (in lieu of the Hadi which they cannot afford) may be performed up to the day of `Arafat. And if one does not get a Hadi and has not fasted (before the `Id) then one should fast of the […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1927 (Book 30, Hadith 105)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1927 (Book 30, Hadith 105) Narrated Salim’s father: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Whoever wishes may fast on the day of ‘Ashura’.” حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمَ عَاشُورَاءَ ‏ “‏ إِنْ شَاءَ صَامَ ‏”‏‏.‏ Sahih […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1928 (Book 30, Hadith 106)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1928 (Book 30, Hadith 106) Narrated `Aisha: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) ordered (the Muslims) to fast on the day of ‘Ashura’, and when fasting in the month of Ramadan was prescribed, it became optional for one to fast on that day (‘Ashura’) or not. حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1929 (Book 30, Hadith 107)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1929 (Book 30, Hadith 107) Narrated Aisha: Quraish used to fast on the day of ‘Ashura’ in the Pre-Islamic period, and Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) too, used to fast on that day. When he came to Medina, he fasted on that day and ordered others to fast, too. Later when the fasting of the […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 1930 (Book 30, Hadith 108)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1930 (Book 30, Hadith 108) Narrated Humaid bin `Abdur Rahman: That he heard Muawiya bin Abi Sufyan on the day of ‘Ashura’ during the year he performed the Hajj, saying on the pulpit, “O the people of Medina! Where are your Religious Scholars? I heard Allah’s Apostle saying, ‘This is the day of […]