Narrated Ibn `Abbas: While the Prophet was delivering a sermon, he saw a man standing, so he asked about that man. They (the people) said, It is Abu Israil who has vowed that he will stand and never sit down, and he will never come in the shade, nor speak to anybody, and will fast.'' The Prophet said, Order him to speak and let him come in the shade, and make him sit down, but let him complete his fast.
Read More..Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: that he was asked about a man who had vowed that he would fast all the days of his life then the day of `Id al Adha or `Id-al-Fitr came. `Abdullah bin `Umar said: You have indeed a good example in Allah's Apostle. He did not fast on the day of `Id al Adha or the day of `Id-al-Fitr, and we do not intend fasting on these two days.
Read More..Narrated Ziyad bin Jubair: I was with Ibn `Umar when a man asked him, I have vowed to fast every Tuesday or Wednesday throughout my life and if the day of my fasting coincided with the day of Nahr (the first day of `Id-al- Adha), (What shall I do?) Ibn `Umar said, Allah has ordered the vows to be fulfilled, and we are forbidden to fast on the day of Nahr. The man repeated his question and Ibn `Umar repeated his former answer, adding nothing more.
Read More..Narrated Abu Huraira: We went out in the company of Allah's Apostle on the day of (the battle of) Khaibar, and we did not get any gold or silver as war booty, but we got property in the form of things and clothes. Then a man called Rifa`a bin Zaid, from the tribe of Bani Ad-Dubaib, presented a slave named Mid`am to Allah's Apostle. Allah's Apostle headed towards the valley of Al-Qura, and when he was in the valley of Al- Qura an arrow was thrown by an unidentified person, struck and killed Mid`am who was making a she-camel of Allah's Apostle kneel down. The people said, Congratulations to him (the slave) for gaining Paradise. Allah's Apostle said, No! By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, for the sheet which he stole from the war booty before its distribution on the day of Khaibar, is now burning over him. When the people heard that, a man brought one or two Shiraks (leather straps of shoes) to the Prophet. The Prophet said, A Shirak of fire, or two Shiraks of fire.
Read More..Narrated Ka`b bin 'Ujra: I came to the Prophet and he said to me, Come near. So I went near to him and he said, Are your lice troubling you? I replied, Yes. He said, (Shave your head and) make expiation in the form of fasting, Sadaqa (giving in charity), or offering a sacrifice. (The sub-narrator) Aiyub said, Fasting should be for three days, and the Nusuk (sacrifice) is to be a sheep, and the Sadaqa is to be given to six poor persons.
Read More..Narrated Abu Huraira: A man came to the Prophet and said, I am ruined! The Prophet said, What is the matter with you? He said, I had sexual relation with my wife (while I was fasting) in Ramadan. The Prophet said, Have you got enough to manumit a slave? He said, No. The Prophet said, Can you fast for two successive months? The man said, No. The Prophet said, Can you feed sixty poor persons? The man said, No. Then the Prophet said to him, Sit down, and he sat down. Afterwards an 'Irq, i.e., a big basket containing dates was brought to the Prophet and the Prophet said to him, Take this and give it in charity. The man said, To poorer people than we? On that, the Prophet smiled till his premolar teeth became visible, and then told him, Feed your family with it. (See Hadith No. 157, Vol 3)
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