English translation
2461. Abū Hurairah said: “The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ‘If one of you is fasting, and is invited to a meal, then let him say: ‘I am fasting.’” (Ṣaḥīḥ)
Hadith 2461
What A Fasting Person Says When Invited To A Meal
- English source
Darussalam · Volume 3
14. THE BOOK OF FASTINGSunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
- Arabic source
- Shamela Arabic edition (opens in a new tab)
الحديث: 2461 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 331
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن أبي داود (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 2461 · Volume 1 · Page 2
Sahih
صحيح
- صحيح سنن أبي داود ط غراس (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 2124 · Volume 7 · Page 223
Sahih chain
(قلت: إسناده صحيح على شرط البخاري. وأخرجه مسلم. وصححه الترمذي)
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Arabic text
2461 - حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِذَا دُعِيَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى طَعَامٍ وَهُوَ صَائِمٌ، فَلْيَقُلْ: إِنِّي صَائِمٌ "
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Commentary
It is preferable to attend the meal to which one is invited. Nevertheless, it is also permissible that the person informs the hosts that he is fasting.