Sahih al-Bukhari, 4502
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by 'Abdullah bin Muhammad al-MusandifromSufyan bin 'Uyaynahfromal-Zuhrifrom'Urwa ibn al-Zubayrfrom'Aisha bint Abi Bakr
Hadith text · Matn
مَنْ شَاءَ صَامَ، وَمَنْ شَاءَ أَفْطَرَ
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English translation
Narrated `Aisha:
The people used to fast on the day of 'Ashura' before fasting in Ramadan was prescribed but when (the order of compulsory fasting in) Ramadan was revealed, it was up to one to fast on it (i.e. 'Ashura') or not.
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ كَانَ عَاشُورَاءُ يُصَامُ قَبْلَ رَمَضَانَ، فَلَمَّا نَزَلَ رَمَضَانُ قَالَ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 65, Hadith 29
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 29 (deprecated numbering scheme)