Abu Hurairah [may Allah be pleased with them] said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah say: ‘Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, says: “Every deed of the son of Adam is for him, except fasting. It is for Me, and I shall reward for it.” By the One in Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad, the smell of the mouth of the fasting person is better to Allah than the fragrance of musk.’”

وَحَدَّثَنِى حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى التُّجِيبِىُّ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِى يُونُسُ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ أَخْبَرَنِى سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ « قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ كُلُّ عَمَلِ ابْنِ آدَمَ لَهُ إِلاَّ الصِّيَامَ هُوَ لِى وَأَنَا أَجْزِى بِهِ فَوَالَّذِى نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَخِلْفَةُ فَمِ الصَّائِمِ أَطْيَبُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنْ رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ ».

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah [may Allah be pleased with them] said: “The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Fasting is a shield.’

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ بْنِ قَعْنَبٍ وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُغِيرَةُ - وَهُوَ الْحِزَامِىُّ - عَنْ أَبِى الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « الصِّيَامُ جُنَّةٌ ».

Abu Hurairah [may Allah be pleased with them] said: “The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Allah, the Most High, said: “Every deed of the son of Adam is for him, except fasting. It is for Me, and I shall reward for it.” Fasting is a shield, so when it is a day when one of you is fasting, let him not utter any obscene speech that day nor raise his voice. If anyone reviles him, or argues with him, let him say: “I am a man who is fasting, I am fasting.” By the One in Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad! The smell of the mouth of the fasting person will be better to Allah on the Day of Resurrection than the fragrance of musk. The fasting person has two moments of joy that he rejoices in: When he breaks his fast he rejoices at breaking his fast, and when he meets his Lord he will rejoice in his fasting.’”

وَحَدَّثَنِى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِى عَطَاءٌ عَنْ أَبِى صَالِحٍ الزَّيَّاتِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ - رضى الله عنه - يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ كُلُّ عَمَلِ ابْنِ آدَمَ لَهُ إِلاَّ الصِّيَامَ فَإِنَّهُ لِى وَأَنَا أَجْزِى بِهِ وَالصِّيَامُ جُنَّةٌ فَإِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ صَوْمِ أَحَدِكُمْ فَلاَ يَرْفُثْ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَلاَ يَسْخَبْ فَإِنْ سَابَّهُ أَحَدٌ أَوْ قَاتَلَهُ فَلْيَقُلْ إِنِّى امْرُؤٌ صَائِمٌ. وَالَّذِى نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَخُلُوفُ فَمِ الصَّائِمِ أَطْيَبُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مِنْ رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ وَلِلصَّائِمِ فَرْحَتَانِ يَفْرَحُهُمَا إِذَا أَفْطَرَ فَرِحَ بِفِطْرِهِ وَإِذَا لَقِىَ رَبَّهُ فَرِحَ بِصَوْمِهِ ».

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah [may Allah be pleased with them] said: “The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Every deed of the son of Adam will be multiplied, a Hasanah will be multiplied to ten its like, up to seven hundred times. Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, said: “Except fasting. It is for Me and I shall reward for it. He gives up his desires and his food for My sake.” The fasting person will have two moments of joy: Joy when he breaks his fast, and joy when he meets his Lord. And indeed the smell of his mouth is better to Allah than the fragrance of musk.’”

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ وَوَكِيعٌ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ عَنْ أَبِى صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « كُلُّ عَمَلِ ابْنِ آدَمَ يُضَاعَفُ الْحَسَنَةُ عَشْرُ أَمْثَالِهَا إِلَى سَبْعِمِائَةِ ضِعْفٍ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلاَّ الصَّوْمَ فَإِنَّهُ لِى وَأَنَا أَجْزِى بِهِ يَدَعُ شَهْوَتَهُ وَطَعَامَهُ مِنْ أَجْلِى لِلصَّائِمِ فَرْحَتَانِ فَرْحَةٌ عِنْدَ فِطْرِهِ وَفَرْحَةٌ عِنْدَ لِقَاءِ رَبِّهِ. وَلَخُلُوفُ فِيهِ أَطْيَبُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنْ رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ ».

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah and Abu Sa’eed [may Allah be pleased with them] said: ‘The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, says: “Fasting is for Me and I shall reward for it.” The fasting person has two moments of joy: when he breaks his fast, he rejoices, and when he meets Allah he will rejoice. By the One in Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad! The smell of the fasting person’s mouth is better to Allah than the fragrance of musk.’’

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ عَنْ أَبِى سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِى صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَبِى سَعِيدٍ - رضى الله عنهما - قَالاَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَقُولُ إِنَّ الصَّوْمَ لِى وَأَنَا أَجْزِى بِهِ إِنَّ لِلصَّائِمِ فَرْحَتَيْنِ إِذَا أَفْطَرَ فَرِحَ وَإِذَا لَقِىَ اللَّهَ فَرِحَ. وَالَّذِى نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَخُلُوفُ فَمِ الصَّائِمِ أَطْيَبُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنْ رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ ».

It was narrated that Sahl bin Sa’d [may Allah be pleased with him] said: “The Messenger of Allah said: ‘In Paradise there is a gate called Ar-Rayyan, through which those who fast will enter on the Day of Resurrection, and no one else will enter it but them. It will be said: “Where are those who used to fast?” And they will enter through it. When the last of them has entered, it will be closed, and no one else will enter through it.’”

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ - وَهُوَ الْقَطَوَانِىُّ - عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بِلاَلٍ حَدَّثَنِى أَبُو حَازِمٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « إِنَّ فِى الْجَنَّةِ بَابًا يُقَالُ لَهُ الرَّيَّانُ يَدْخُلُ مِنْهُ الصَّائِمُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ لاَ يَدْخُلُ مَعَهُمْ أَحَدٌ غَيْرُهُمْ يُقَالُ أَيْنَ الصَّائِمُونَ فَيَدْخُلُونَ مِنْهُ فَإِذَا دَخَلَ آخِرُهُمْ أُغْلِقَ فَلَمْ يَدْخُلْ مِنْهُ أَحَدٌ ».

It was narrated that Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri [may Allah be pleased with them] said: “The Messenger of Allah said: ‘There is no one who fasts one day in the cause of Allah, but Allah will remove his face (the distance of) seventy autumns from the Fire in return for that day.’”

وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحِ بْنِ الْمُهَاجِرِ أَخْبَرَنِى اللَّيْثُ عَنِ ابْنِ الْهَادِ عَنْ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِى صَالِحٍ عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ أَبِى عَيَّاشٍ عَنْ أَبِى سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِىِّ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يَصُومُ يَوْمًا فِى سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ إِلاَّ بَاعَدَ اللَّهُ بِذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ وَجْهَهُ عَنِ النَّارِ سَبْعِينَ خَرِيفًا ».

It was narrated that Aishah, the Mother of the Believers [may Allah be pleased with her], said: “The Messenger of Allah said to me one day: ‘O ‘Aishah! Do you have anything (to eat)?’ I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, we do not have anything.’ He said: ‘Then I am fasting.’ The Messenger of Allah went out, then a gift was brought to us – or some visitors came to us. When the Messenger of Allah came back, I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, a gift was brought to us – or some visitors came to us – and I kept something for you.’ He said: ‘What is it?’ I said: ‘Hais.’ He said: ‘Bring it.’ So I brought it to him and he ate, then he said: ‘I woke up this morning fasting.’’ (One of the narrators) Talhah said: “I narrated this Hadith to Mujahid and he said: ‘That is like a man who allocates charity from his wealth: If he wishes, he may give it, and if he wishes, he may keep it.’””

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ فُضَيْلُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ حَدَّثَنَا طَلْحَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَتْنِى عَائِشَةُ بِنْتُ طَلْحَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ - رضى الله عنها - قَالَتْ قَالَ لِى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ « يَا عَائِشَةُ هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ شَىْءٌ ». قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا عِنْدَنَا شَىْءٌ. قَالَ « فَإِنِّى صَائِمٌ ». قَالَتْ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَأُهْدِيَتْ لَنَا هَدِيَّةٌ - أَوْ جَاءَنَا زَوْرٌ - قَالَتْ - فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أُهْدِيَتْ لَنَا هَدِيَّةٌ - أَوْ جَاءَنَا زَوْرٌ - وَقَدْ خَبَأْتُ لَكَ شَيْئًا. قَالَ « مَا هُوَ ». قُلْتُ حَيْسٌ. قَالَ « هَاتِيهِ ». فَجِئْتُ بِهِ فَأَكَلَ ثُمَّ قَالَ « قَدْ كُنْتُ أَصْبَحْتُ صَائِمًا ». قَالَ طَلْحَةُ فَحَدَّثْتُ مُجَاهِدًا بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فَقَالَ ذَاكَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الرَّجُلِ يُخْرِجُ الصَّدَقَةَ مِنْ مَالِهِ فَإِنْ شَاءَ أَمْضَاهَا وَإِنْ شَاءَ أَمْسَكَهَا.

It was narrated that ‘Aishah, the Mother of the Believers [may Allah be pleased with her] said: “The Prophet entered upon me one day and said: ‘Do you have anything (to eat)?’ We said: ‘No.’ He said: ‘Then I am fasting.’ Then he came to us on another day and we said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, we have been given some Hais.’ He said: ‘Show it to me, for I woke up this morning fasting,’ then he ate.”’

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ عَمَّتِهِ عَائِشَةَ بِنْتِ طَلْحَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَالَتْ دَخَلَ عَلَىَّ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَقَالَ « هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ شَىْءٌ ». فَقُلْنَا لاَ. قَالَ « فَإِنِّى إِذًا صَائِمٌ ». ثُمَّ أَتَانَا يَوْمًا آخَرَ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أُهْدِىَ لَنَا حَيْسٌ. فَقَالَ « أَرِينِيهِ فَلَقَدْ أَصْبَحْتُ صَائِمًا ». فَأَكَلَ.

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah [may Allah be pleased with them] said: “The Messenger of Allah said: ’Whoever forgets that he is fasting and eats or drinks, let him complete his fast, for Allah has fed him and given him to drink.’”

وَحَدَّثَنِى عَمْرُو بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النَّاقِدُ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ هِشَامٍ الْقُرْدُوسِىِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « مَنْ نَسِىَ وَهُوَ صَائِمٌ فَأَكَلَ أَوْ شَرِبَ فَلْيُتِمَّ صَوْمَهُ فَإِنَّمَا أَطْعَمَهُ اللَّهُ وَسَقَاهُ ».