Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 77.0

What should a fasting person say when invited to a meal?

باب مَا يَقُولُ الصَّائِمُ إِذَا دُعِيَ إِلَى الطَّعَامِ

1 hadiths

Sunan Abi Dawud, 2461sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Masdad bin MasrhadfromSufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-ThawrifromAbu al-Zanadfrom'Abdur Rahman bin Harmaz al-A'arajfromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ إِذَا دُعِيَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى طَعَامٍ وَهُوَ صَائِمٌ فَلْيَقُلْ إِنِّي صَائِمٌ ‏

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English translation

Abu Hurairah reported Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:

When one of you is invited (to a meal), and he is fasting, he should say that he is fasting.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏