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A Fasting Person Backbiting

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Darussalam · Volume 3

14. THE BOOK OF FASTING

Sunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation

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الحديث: 2363 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 307

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2363. Abū Hurairah reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: "When one of you fasts, you should not behave immorally nor arrogantly. If some one fights him, or abuses him, he should say: 'I am fasting, I am fasting.' (Sahih)

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2363 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " الصِّيَامُ جُنَّةٌ إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ صَائِمًا فَلَا يَرْفُثْ، وَلَا يَجْهَلْ، فَإِنْ امْرُؤٌ قَاتَلَهُ، أَوْ شَاتَمَهُ، فَلْيَقُلْ: إِنِّي صَائِمٌ، إِنِّي صَائِمٌ "

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    [1] It appears to mean that he did hear it from Ibn Abī Dhi'b, but he was not sure of some of the details of the chain of narration, and the man did hear it and explained what was not clear for him.

Commentary

A Muslim, as a rule, is commanded to abstain from things like vulgar and obscene talk and other activities of the Days of Ignorance. And when he is fasting, it is all the more important that he observe abstinence from all evil activities in all circumstances. Rather than engaging in disputes, he is advised to plainly declare to his opponent that he is fasting, so that all doors to any bad conduct are shut.