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Hadith #144 of 500 • Jami' at-Tirmidhi • Sahih

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 753 (Book 8, Hadith 72) — Fasting and Ramadan

Narrated by Aisha bint Abi Bakr (رضي الله عنها) • Grade: Sahih (Ahmad Muhammad Shakir (Sahih); Al-Albani (Sahih); Bashar Awad Maarouf (Sahih); Zubair Ali Zai (Sahih - Agreed Upon))

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#144 • Jami' at-Tirmidhi 753 (Book 8, Hadith 72)Jami' at-TirmidhiFasting and Ramadan
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Aisha bint Abi Bakr (رضي الله عنها)

Aishah narrated

Book & Reference: The Book on Fasting (Book 8, Hadith 72)
Scholarly Grading Source: Ahmad Muhammad Shakir (Sahih); Al-Albani (Sahih); Bashar Awad Maarouf (Sahih); Zubair Ali Zai (Sahih - Agreed Upon)

حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ عَاشُورَاءُ يَوْمًا تَصُومُهُ قُرَيْشٌ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَصُومُهُ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ صَامَهُ وَأَمَرَ النَّاسَ بِصِيَامِهِ فَلَمَّا افْتُرِضَ رَمَضَانُ كَانَ رَمَضَانُ هُوَ الْفَرِيضَةَ وَتَرَكَ عَاشُورَاءَ فَمَنْ شَاءَ صَامَهُ وَمَنْ شَاءَ تَرَكَهُ ‏.‏ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَقَيْسِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ وَجَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ وَمُعَاوِيَةَ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَالْعَمَلُ عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ عَلَى حَدِيثِ عَائِشَةَ وَهُوَ حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ لاَ يَرَوْنَ صِيَامَ يَوْمِ عَاشُورَاءَ وَاجِبًا إِلاَّ مَنْ رَغِبَ فِي صِيَامِهِ لِمَا ذُكِرَ فِيهِ مِنَ الْفَضْلِ ‏.‏

Aishah narrated:"Ashura was a day that the Quraish used to fast during Jahiliyyah, and the Messenger of Allah used to fast it. But when (the fast of) Ramadan became obligatory, the Ramadan was the required and Ashura was left. So whoever wanted to, he fasted it, and whoever wanted to, he left it

— Abu Khaliyl (Darussalam Jami' at-Tirmidhi English Translation)

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IslamTools Editorial Study Notes (Distinct from Prophetic Text)Fasting and Ramadan

Main Lesson & Core Meaning

Whoever fasts Ramadan out of sincere faith and hoping for Allah's reward will have their past sins forgiven, and fasting is a shield that trains Taqwa.

Practical Daily Application

Observe Suhoor for its blessing, guard your tongue from falsehood while fasting, and seek Laylat al-Qadr in the last ten nights.

Key Islamic Terms & Vocabulary

Sawm (الصوم)

Abstaining from food, drink, and marital relations from dawn to sunset with intention.

Suhoor (السحور)

The blessed pre-dawn meal before the Fajr prayer.

Laylat al-Qadr (ليلة القدر)

The Night of Decree, better than a thousand months.

Scholarly Context & Jurisprudence Note

The Prophet ﷺ emphasized that Allah has no need for a person leaving food and drink if they do not abandon false speech and harmful conduct.

Educational Note: This library is for Islamic study and education. Applying Hadith to complex personal legal matters (Fiqh) requires qualified scholarly guidance.

Noble Companion & Hadith Transmitterرضي الله عنها

أم المؤمنين عائشة بنت أبي بكر الصديق

Aisha bint Abi Bakr ('A'ishah bint Abi Bakr as-Siddiq)

Mother of the Believers (Umm al-Mu'minin), daughter of Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, and one of the greatest jurists, Quran commentators, and Hadith scholars in Islamic history. She transmitted thousands of Prophetic narrations, especially regarding family life, worship, and inner ethics.

Source Verification & Scholarly Audit Record

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Collection: Jami' at-Tirmidhi (Jami' at-Tirmidhi 753 (Book 8, Hadith 72))
Scholarly Grading Source: Ahmad Muhammad Shakir (Sahih); Al-Albani (Sahih); Bashar Awad Maarouf (Sahih); Zubair Ali Zai (Sahih - Agreed Upon)
Ahmad Muhammad Shakir: SahihAl-Albani: SahihBashar Awad Maarouf: SahihZubair Ali Zai: Sahih - Agreed Upon
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Related Quranic Ayahs

Related Prophetic Hadith

Book & Reference: Fasting (Bk. 30, No. 93)

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، ح‏.‏ وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ جُوَيْرِيَةَ بِنْتِ الْحَارِثِ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَهْىَ صَائِمَةٌ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَصُمْتِ أَمْسِ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَتْ لاَ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ تُرِيدِينَ أَنْ تَصُومِي غَدًا ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَتْ لاَ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَأَفْطِرِي ‏"‏‏.‏ وَقَالَ حَمَّادُ بْنُ الْجَعْدِ سَمِعَ قَتَادَةَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو أَيُّوبَ أَنَّ جُوَيْرِيَةَ حَدَّثَتْهُ فَأَمَرَهَا فَأَفْطَرَتْ

Narrated Abu Aiyub from Juwairiya bint Al-Harith:The Prophet (ﷺ) visited her (Juwairiya) on a Friday and she was fasting. He asked her, "Did you fast yesterday?" She said, "No." He said, "Do you intend to fast tomorrow?" She said, "No." He said, "Then break your fast." Through another series of narrators, Abu Aiyub is reported to have said, "He ordered her and she broke her fast

— Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan (Sahih al-Bukhari English Translation)

Scholarly Grading Source: Imam Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Bukhari (Ijma' / Scholarly Consensus)
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Book & Reference: Fasting (Kitab Al-Siyam) (Bk. 14, No. 110)

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ، - قَالَ حَفْصٌ الْعَتَكِيُّ - عَنْ جُوَيْرِيَةَ بِنْتِ الْحَارِثِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَهِيَ صَائِمَةٌ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَصُمْتِ أَمْسِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ لاَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ تُرِيدِينَ أَنْ تَصُومِي غَدًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ لاَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَأَفْطِرِي ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Narrated Juwairiyah, daughter of al-Harith:That the Prophet (ﷺ) entered upon her on Friday while she was fasting. He asked: Did you fast yesterday ? She said: No. He again asked: Do you intend to fast tomorrow ? She said: No. He said: So break your fast

— Prof. Ahmad Hasan / Nasiruddin al-Khattab (Sunan Abu Dawud)

Scholarly Grading Source: Al-Albani (Sahih); Muhammad Muhyi Al-Din Abdul Hamid (Sahih); Shuaib Al Arnaut (Sahih); Zubair Ali Zai (Sahih Bukhari (1986))
Full Reference & Explanation
Book & Reference: Fasting (Kitab Al-Siyam) (Bk. 14, No. 121)

حَدَّثَنَا النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ، وَسَعْدِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ، صَاحِبِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَهُ بِسِتٍّ مِنْ شَوَّالٍ فَكَأَنَّمَا صَامَ الدَّهْرَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Narrated Abu Ayyub:The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone fasts during Ramadan, then follows it with six days in Shawwal, it will be like a perpetual fast

— Prof. Ahmad Hasan / Nasiruddin al-Khattab (Sunan Abu Dawud)

Scholarly Grading Source: Al-Albani (Sahih); Muhammad Muhyi Al-Din Abdul Hamid (Sahih); Zubair Ali Zai (Sahih Muslim (1164))
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