It is not from righteousness to fast while traveling

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Hadith text: It is not from righteousness to fast while traveling

عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُما قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سَفَرٍ، فَرَأَى زِحَامًا وَرَجُلًا قَدْ ظُلِّلَ عَلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: «مَا هَذَا؟»، فَقَالُوا: صَائِمٌ، فَقَالَ: «لَيْسَ مِنَ البِرِّ الصَّوْمُ فِي السَّفَرِ»، وَفِي لَفْظٍ لِمُسلِمٍ: «عَلَيْكُمْ بِرُخْصَةِ اللهِ الَّذِي رَخَّصَ لَكُمْ».

Jābir ibn ‘Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was on a journey and saw a crowd of people, and a man was being shaded (by them). He asked: "What is the matter with that (man)?" They said: He is fasting. Thereupon, he said: "It is not from righteousness to fast while traveling." In another version by Muslim, he said: "Take advantage of the concession that Allah has granted you."

Explanation of the hadith: It is not from righteousness to fast while traveling

Lessons: It is not from righteousness to fast while traveling

• Highlighting the ease of the Islamic Shariah.
• It is permissible to fast while traveling, and it is also permissible to take the concession by breaking the fast.
• Fasting while traveling is disliked if it causes hardship, unless it reaches the point of endangering one's life, in which case it becomes forbidden.
• An-Nawawi said: It is not from righteousness to fast while traveling-meaning: when it causes hardship or harm. The context of the Hadīth indicates this interpretation.
• The Prophet's care and concern for his Companions, and his inquiry about their conditions.

Categories : Fasting of People with Excuses