Sahih al-Bukhari 6598 (Book 86, Hadith 73)
meals). A man from the Muslims said, “But you do Al-Wisal, O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)!” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) I
said, “Who among you is similar to me? I sleep and my Lord makes me eat and drink.” When the
people refused to give up Al-Wisal, the Prophet (ﷺ) fasted along with them for one day, and did not break
his fast but continued his fast for another day, and when they saw the crescent, the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “If
the crescent had not appeared, I would have made you continue your fast (for a third day),” as if he
wanted to punish them for they had refused to give up Al-Wisal.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6598 (Book 86, Hadith 73)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. The compilation known as Sahih al-Bukhari is a paramount collection of the Sunnah and hadith of the Prophet Muhammad. Its creator, Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī, dedicated his life to this work, completing it around 847. It holds a position of immense respect as arguably the most authentic book in Sunni Islam after the Holy Quran. As a key pillar of the six canonical books (Kutub al-Sittah), its detailed 97-chapter structure houses an estimated 7,563 narrations that continue to shape Islamic theology, law, and ethics to this day.
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