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(Book 18, Hadith 50) #35737
Fasting Voluntarily

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's wives, A'isha and Hafsa, who began fasting voluntarily one morning and then broke their fast with food that was given to them. The Prophet Muhammad advised them to fast another day in its place.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that A'isha and Hafsa, the wives of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, began fasting voluntarily one morning and then food was given to them and they broke their fast with it. Then the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came in. A'isha said, "Hafsa asked, anticipating me in speech - she took after her father Umar - 'Messenger of Allah, A'isha and I began the morning fasting voluntarily and then food was given us and we broke the fast with it'. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Fast another day in its place'. "
حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، وَحَفْصَةَ، زَوْجَىِ النَّبِيِّ أَصْبَحَتَا صَائِمَتَيْنِ مُتَطَوِّعَتَيْنِ فَأُهْدِيَ لَهُمَا طَعَامٌ فَأَفْطَرَتَا عَلَيْهِ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَقَالَتْ حَفْصَةُ وَبَدَرَتْنِي بِالْكَلاَمِ - وَكَانَتْ بِنْتَ أَبِيهَا - يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَصْبَحْتُ أَنَا وَعَائِشَةُ صَائِمَتَيْنِ مُتَطَوِّعَتَيْنِ فَأُهْدِيَ إِلَيْنَا طَعَامٌ فَأَفْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ اقْضِيَا مَكَانَهُ يَوْمًا آخَرَ

TOPICS
fasting  *  voluntary  *  replacement

QUICK LESSONS:
Fast voluntarily if possible; Make up for missed acts with other acts; Be mindful & strive for excellence even when no one is watching or judging you; Give charity if you can't fulfill your obligations; Follow advice given by the prophet Muhammad .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of the importance of fasting voluntarily. A'isha and Hafsa, two wives of the Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, began fasting one morning out of their own free will. However, when food was presented to them they broke their fast with it. When the Prophet heard this he advised them to replace that day by fasting another day in its place. This hadith teaches us that if we are unable to complete a voluntary act due to circumstances beyond our control then we should make up for it by doing something else instead as an act of worship or charity towards others. It also shows us how important it is for us as Muslims to be mindful of our actions and strive for excellence in all aspects of life even when no one is watching or judging us.

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