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Sahih Muslim 2756 (Book 13, Hadith 262) — Fasting and Ramadan

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) • Grade: Sahih (Imam Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (Ijma' / Scholarly Consensus))

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#158 • Sahih Muslim 2756 (Book 13, Hadith 262)Sahih MuslimFasting and Ramadan
Sahih (Authentic)
Primary Companion Narrator
Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه)

Recorded with full connected chain (Isnad) in the source collection.

Book & Reference: The Book of Fasting (Book 13, Hadith 262)
Scholarly Grading Source: Imam Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (Ijma' / Scholarly Consensus)

وَحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ، الْمُنْتَشِرِ عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، - رضى الله عنه - يَرْفَعُهُ قَالَ سُئِلَ أَىُّ الصَّلاَةِ أَفْضَلُ بَعْدَ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ وَأَىُّ الصِّيَامِ أَفْضَلُ بَعْدَ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ أَفْضَلُ الصَّلاَةِ بَعْدَ الصَّلاَةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ الصَّلاَةُ فِي جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ وَأَفْضَلُ الصِّيَامِ بَعْدَ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ صِيَامُ شَهْرِ اللَّهِ الْمُحَرَّمِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported that he (the Messenger of Allah) was asked as to which prayer was most excellent after the prescribed prayer, and which fast was most excellent after the month of Ramadan. He said:Prayer offered in the middle of the night and the most excellent fast after (fasting) in the month of Ramadan is the fast in God's month al-Muharram

— Abdul Hamid Siddiqui (Sahih Muslim 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 عنه

أبو هريرة عبد الرحمن بن صخر الدوسي

Abu Hurairah (Abu Hurairah 'Abd ar-Rahman ibn Sakhr ad-Dawsi)

The foremost transmitter of Prophetic Hadith among the Companions. From the tribe of Daws in Yemen, he embraced Islam and migrated to Madinah in 7 AH (the year of Khaybar), dedicating his life in As-Suffah to accompanying the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and preserving his words.

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Source Verification & Scholarly Audit Record

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Collection: Sahih Muslim (Sahih Muslim 2756 (Book 13, Hadith 262))
Scholarly Grading Source: Imam Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (Ijma' / Scholarly Consensus)
Imam Muslim: Sahih
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Related Quranic Ayahs

Surah Al-Baqarah 2:183-185Surah Al-Qadr 97:1-5

Related Prophetic Hadith

#3•Sahih al-Bukhari 1986 (Book 30, Hadith 93)Sahih al-BukhariFasting and Ramadan
Sahih (Authentic)
Primary Companion Narrator:Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (رضي الله عنه)
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)
Full Reference & Explanation
#4•Sunan Abu Dawud 2422 (Book 14, Hadith 110)Sunan Abu DawudFasting and Ramadan
Sahih (Authentic)
Primary Companion Narrator:Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (رضي الله عنه)
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
#6•Sunan Abu Dawud 2433 (Book 14, Hadith 121)Sunan Abu DawudFasting and Ramadan
Sahih (Authentic)
Primary Companion Narrator:Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (رضي الله عنه)
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))
Full Reference & Explanation
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