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Sahih al-Bukhari 6851 (Book 86, Hadith 73) #6586
The Forbidden Practice of Continuous Fasting

SUMMARY: This hadith is about Allah's Messenger (PBUH) forbidding continuous fasting for more than one day without taking any meals, and when the people refused to give up this practice, he fasted with them for two days as a form of punishment.

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger forbade Al-Wisal (fasting continuously for more than one day without taking any meals). A man from the Muslims said, "But you do Al-Wisal, O Allah's Messenger !" Allah's Messenger I said, "Who among you is similar to me? I sleep and my Lord makes me eat and drink". When the people refused to give up Al-Wisal, the Prophet fasted along with them for one day, and did not break his fast but continued his fast for another day, and when they saw the crescent, the Prophet said, "If the crescent had not appeared, I would have made you continue your fast (for a third day)," as if he wanted to punish them for they had refused to give up Al-Wisal.
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ عَنِ الْوِصَالِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رِجَالٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَإِنَّكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تُوَاصِلُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ أَيُّكُمْ مِثْلِي إِنِّي أَبِيتُ يُطْعِمُنِي رَبِّي وَيَسْقِينِ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَلَمَّا أَبَوْا أَنْ يَنْتَهُوا عَنِ الْوِصَالِ وَاصَلَ بِهِمْ يَوْمًا ثُمَّ يَوْمًا ثُمَّ رَأَوُا الْهِلاَلَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ لَوْ تَأَخَّرَ لَزِدْتُكُمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ كَالْمُنَكِّلِ بِهِمْ حِينَ أَبَوْا‏.‏ تَابَعَهُ شُعَيْبٌ وَيَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَيُونُسُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ‏.‏ وَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ خَالِدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ‏.‏

TOPICS
fasting  *  punishment  *  refusal  *  crescent  *  alwisal  *  hilal

QUICK LESSONS:
Obey commands , Learn from mistakes , Follow signs .
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the practice of Al-Wisal or continuous fasting for more than one day without taking any meals. Allah's Messenger (PBUH) forbade this practice and when the people refused to give up this practice he fasted with them for two days as a form of punishment. This teaches us that we should always obey the commands of Allah and His messenger and not be stubborn in our refusal to do so. It also teaches us that even if we are punished by Allah or His messenger it is only out of love and mercy so that we can learn from our mistakes. Furthermore, it shows us how merciful Allah is because He gives us signs such as crescent moon which helps us know when to break our fasts.

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