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1667. It was narrated from Anas bin Mâlik that a man from the tribe of Banu 'Abdul-Ashhal, while (one narrator) 'Ali bin Muhammad said (he was) a man from the tribe of Banu 'Abdullâh bin Ka'b, said: "The cavalry of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ attacked us, so I came to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and he was eating a meal. He said: 'Come and eat.' I said: 'I am fasting.' He said: 'Sit and I will tell you about fasting. Allâh has relieved the traveler of half of the prayer, and He has relieved the traveler, the pregnant, and the nursing mothers of the duty to fast.' By Allâh, the Prophet ﷺ said them, both, or one of them, and now I feel so disappointed that I had not eaten of the food of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ." (Hasan)
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a. When this event took place, Anas bin Mâlik Ka'bi had already embraced Islam, but his tribe had yet not embraced Islam.
b. Half of the prayer being forgiven to a traveler means the prayers consisting of four obligatory Rak'ah are offered with just two Rak'ah, whereas morning and sunset prayers are, even during a journey, offered with the total obligatory Rak'ah.
c. A traveler, or a pregnant or breastfeeding woman are exempt from observing fasts, meaning they are not required to fast due to their excuse and shall later make these up.
