Chapter 7: The Prophet on Fasting
‘The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: Allah SWT says: the most beloved of My slaves to Me are those who are quickest to break the fast.’ (Tirmidhi)
‘The fasting person has a supplication against the time he breaks his fast that will not be rejected.’ (Tirmidhi)
When breaking the fast the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ would say: ‘Thirst has gone, the veins are moistened and the reward is certain, if Allah wills.’ (Abu Dawud)
‘Whoever fasts one day for the sake of Allah, Allah will keep his face away from the Fire the distance of seventy years.’ (Bukhari)
‘Fasting on the day of Arafah, I ask Allah that it may expiate sins for the year that comes before it and the year that comes after it. And fasting on the day of Ashura’, I ask Allah that it may expiate the sins of the year that comes and before it.’ (Muslim)
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ would fast on the 13th, 14th and 15th of the Hijri month and encouraged people to fast on these days.
‘There are two days on which deeds are presented to the Lord of the Worlds, and I like my deeds to be presented to Him when I am fasting.’ (Tirmidhi)
‘Fasting is like a shield, so when it is a day when one of you is fasting, let him not utter any obscene speech that day or raise his voice. If anyone reviles him or argues with him, let him say: I am a man who is fasting.’ (Muslim)
‘Fasting is half of patience.’ (Tirmidhi)
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said that the best type of fasting was that of the Prophet Dawud: ‘He used to fast one day and refrain from fasting the next day.’ (Bukhari)
‘Whoever gives iftar to one who is fasting will have a reward like his, without it detracting anything from the reward of the fasting person’ (Ibn Majah)
‘Allah SWT 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 or raise his voice. If anyone reviles him or tries to pick a fight with him say: I am a man who is fasting. By the One in Whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, the smell of the mouth of the fasting person will be better with Allah on the Day of Judgement than the fragrance of musk. (Bukhari)
‘The fasting person has two moments of joy, when he breaks his fast, he rejoices at breaking his fast, and when he meets his Lord, he will rejoice in his fasting.‘ (Muslim)
‘There are three whose supplication will not be rejected (among those), the one who is fasting, until he breaks his fast’ (Tirmidhi)
‘Whoever spends the nights of Ramadan in prayer out of faith and in the hope of reward, will be forgiven for his previous sins.’ (An-Nasa’i)
‘Whoever fasts Ramadan out of faith and in the hope of reward will be forgiven for his previous sins.’ (Bukhari)
‘Whoever spends Laylat al-Qadr in prayer out of faith and in the hope of reward will be forgiven for his previous sins.’ (An-Nasa’i)
‘In Paradise there is a gate called ar-Rayyaan. Those who fast will enter on the Day of Resurrection and no one but them will enter it. It will be said: where are those who used to fast? And they will get up and enter through the gate and no one else will enter through it except them. When they enter, it will be shut and no one else will enter it.’ (Muslim)