Fasting

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said: “A woman came to the Prophet(ﷺ)and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, my sister has died and she owedafast of two consecutive months.’ He said: ‘Do you not think thatifyour sister owed a debt, you would pay it off for her?’ Shesaid: ‘Ofcourse.’ He said: ‘The right of Allah is greater.’”

It wasnarrated from Ibn Buraidah that his father said: “A woman cametothe Prophet (ﷺ) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, my mother hasdied and she owed a fast. Should I fast on her behalf?’ He said:‘Yes.’”

It wasnarrated that ‘Atiyyah bin Sufyan bin ‘Abdullah bin Rabi’ahsaid: “Our delegation who went to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) toannounce the Islam of Thaqif told us that they came to him inRamadan.He set up a tent for them in the mosque, and when theybecame Muslim,they fasted what was left of the month.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Whenherhusband is present, no woman should fast any day apart from themonthof Ramadan without his permission.”

It wasnarrated that Abu Sa’eed said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbade women from fasting without the permission of their husbands.”

It wasnarrated from ‘Aishah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “If a manstays among a people, he should not fast without their permission.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Agratefuleater is equal to a patient fasting person.”

It wasnarrated from Sinan bin Sannah Al-Aslami, the Companion of theProphet (ﷺ), that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “A gratefuleater will have a reward like that of a patient fasting person.”

It wasnarrated that Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri said: “We observed I’tikafwith the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) during the middle ten days ofRamadan. He said: ‘I have been shown Lailatul-Qadr, then I wascausedto forget it, so seek it in the last ten night, on theodd-numberednights.’”

It wasnarrated that ‘Aishah said: “The Prophet (ﷺ) used to strivehard (in worship) in the last ten nights of Ramadan as he never didatany other time.”

It wasnarrated that ‘Aishah said: “When the last ten days of Ramadanbegan, the Prophet (ﷺ) used to stay up at night, tighten hiswaist-wrap, and wake up his family (to pray).”

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said: “The Prophet (ﷺ) used toobserveI’tikaf for ten days every year. In the year in which hepassedaway, he observed I’tikaf for twenty days. And the Qur’an wouldbe reviewed with him once every year, but in the year in which hepassed away, it was reviewed with him twice.”

It wasnarrated from Ubayy bin Ka’b that: The Prophet (ﷺ) used tospendthe last ten days of Ramadan in I’tikaf. One year he wastraveling,so the following year he spent twenty days in I’tikaf.

It wasnarrated that ‘Aishah said: “When the Prophet (ﷺ) wanted tostart I’tikaf, he would pray the Subh, then he would enter theplacewhere he wanted to observe I’tikaf. He wanted to spend thelast tendays of Ramadan in I’tikaf, so he ordered that a tent beset up forhim.” Then ‘Aishah ordered that a tent be set up forher, and Hafashordered that a tent be set up for her. When Zainabsaw their twotents, she also ordered that a tent be set up for her.When theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw that, he said: “It isrighteousness thatyou seek?” Then he did not observe I’tikafduring Ramadan, and heobserved I’tikaf during ten days of Shawwal.

It wasnarrated from ‘Umar that he had vowed during the Ignorancedays tospend one night in I’tikaf. He asked the Prophet (ﷺ) aboutit, sohe commanded him to spend it in I’tikaf.

It wasnarrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar that: The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) used to spend the last ten days of Ramadan in I’tikaf.

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Umar that: When the Prophet (ﷺ) observedI’tikaf, his bedding would be spread for him, or his bed would beplaced there for him, behind the Pillar or Repentance.

It wasnarrated from Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri that: The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) observed I’tifak in a Turkish tent, over the door of whichwas apiece of reed matting. He pushed the mat aside, then he put hisheadout and spoke to the people.

It wasnarrated that ‘Aishah said: “I used to enter the house torelievemyself, and there was a sick person there, and I only inquiredafterhim as I was passing through.” She said: “And the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) would not enter the house except to relieve himself, thenthey were observing I’tikaf.”

It wasnarrated that Anas bin Malik said: “The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)said: ‘The person observing I’tikaf may attend funerals andvisitthe sick.’”

It wasnarrated that ‘Aishah said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) usedtobring his head towards me when he was next door (observingI’tikaf),and I would wash it and comb his hair, when I was in myapartment andI was menstruating, and he was in the mosque.”

It wasnarrated from Safiyyah bint Huyai, the wife of the Prophet(ﷺ),that she came to visit the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when he wasinI’tikaf during the last ten days of the month of Ramadan. She spokewith him for a while during the evening, then she stood up to goback.The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) got up to take her home. When shereachedthe door of the mosque that was by the home of Umm Salamah,the wifeof the Prophet (ﷺ), two men from among the Ansar passed bythem.They greeted the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) with peace, then wentaway.The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Take it easy, she isSafiyyah bintHuyai.” They said: “Glorious is Allah, O Messengerof Allah!” And theywere very upset by that (i.e., that he thoughtthey may have somedoubts). The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “TheSatan flows throughthe son of Adam like blood, and I was afraid thathe might cast somedoubt into your hearts.”

‘Aishahsaid: “One of the wives of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)observedI’tikaf with him, and she used to see red and yellowdischarge, andsometime she would put a basin beneath her.”

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)saidconcerning the person observing I’tikaf. “He is refraining fromsin and he will be given a reward like that of one who does all kindsof good deeds.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Umamah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Whoeverspends the nights of the two ‘Eid in praying voluntary prayers,seeking reward from Allah, his heart will not die on the Day whenhearts will die.”