What Has Been Related About Breaking The Fast At The Time Of Fighting
Darussalam · Volume 3
21. The Chapters On Jihād From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺJami at-Tirmidhi Darussalam English translation
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Source no. 1684 · Volume 4 · Page 184
Sahih
صحيح، صحيح أبي داود (٢٠٨١)
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1684. Abū Sa’eed Al-Khudrī narrated: “During the year of the conquest, when the Prophet ﷺ reached Marr Zahrān,[2] he told us that we would meet the enemy. So he ordered us to break the fast, and we [all] broke our fast.” (Sahih) [Abū ‘Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Ṣaḥīḥ, and there is something on this topic from Ibn 'Umar.
١٦٨٤ - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُوسَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ، عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ بْنِ قَيْسٍ ، عَنْ قَزَعَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ: «لَمَّا بَلَغَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَامَ الْفَتْحِ» مَرَّ الظَّهْرَانِ، فَآذَنَنَا بِلِقَاءِ الْعَدُوِّ، فَأَمَرَنَا بِالْفِطْرِ فَأَفْطَرْنَا أَجْمَعُونَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ. وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عُمَرَ.
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[1] That is, it had the appearance of one made by Banū Hanīfah, who were known for making swords. See Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi.
[2] A valley between Makkah and ‘Usfān. See Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi.
At times of war, toughness and strength of the body is as important a requirement as high morale and courage of the heart. Hunger and thirst of the fast naturally dampens, this strength. Therefore, when the believers are face to face with the enemy and armed clash becomes imminent; fasting must be done away with. And should the situation demand, the fast already started should also be broken, even as the Prophet ﷺ had done while on his way to the Conquest of Makkah (Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhī, v.3: p.25).