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782. Abū Hurairah narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: "A woman may not fast a day – other than in the month of Ramaḍān – while her husband is present, except with his permission." (Ṣaḥīh)
(He said:) There are narrations on this topic from Ibn 'Abbās and Abū Sa'eed.
Abū 'Eisā said: The Ḥadīth of Abū Hurairah is a Hasan Ṣaḥīh Ḥadīth. This Ḥadīth has been reported from Abū Az-Zinād (one of the narrators), from Mūsā bin Abī 'Uthmān, from his father, from Abū Hurairah, from the Prophet ﷺ.
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Commentary
Islam stresses a good social life and mutual compassion and kindness. So it does not allow a married woman to observe voluntary fast without securing the permission of her husband while he is staying at home, and he has desire and a need for her.
