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(15). 2968. Al-Barā' bin 'Āzib said: "It was the custom among the Companions of Muḥammad ﷺ, that if any of them was fasting and the food was presented but he had slept before eating, he would not eat that night, nor the following day until the evening. Qais bin Širmah Al-Anšārī fasted and came to his wife at the time of Iftār, and said to her: 'Do you have any food?' She said: 'No, but I will go and bring something for you.' He worked during the day, so his eyes (sleep) overcame him. Then his wife came, and when she saw him she said: 'You shall be disappointed.' About the middle of the next day he fainted. That was mentioned to the Prophet ﷺ, so this Āyah was revealed: 'It is made lawful for you to have sexual relations with your women on the night of the fasts. So they were very happy about that. 'And eat and
drink until the white thread (light) of dawn appears distinct to you from the black thread (of night).”[1] (Ṣaḥīh)
[Abū ‘Eisā said:] This Ḥadīth is Ḥasan Ṣaḥīh.
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[1] Al-Baqarah 2:158. This narration preceded under no. 862.
Commentary
When Qays bin Sirmah was home, there was nothing at home other than the dates. He asked his wife for food other than the dates; so his wife went to get food from someone in exchange for dates. He had slept because of fatigue and weariness before she came. Now eating food was impossible. Due to this incident, these Verses were revealed to make it easy and flexible for the Companions, and then this routine principle came to existence which we follow to this days. [Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi: vol. 4, p. 1]
