Hadith on Fasting: Not righteousness to fast on a journey

Jabir bin Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was on a journey and he saw a crowd of people and a man was being shaded by them. The Prophet said, “What is the matter?” They said, “He is fasting.” The Prophet said, “It is not righteousness to fast during a journey.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1844, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1115

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سَفَرٍ فَرَأَى زِحَامًا وَرَجُلًا قَدْ ظُلِّلَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَا هَذَا فَقَالُوا صَائِمٌ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ مِنْ الْبِرِّ الصَّوْمُ فِي السَّفَرِ 

1844 صحيح البخاري كتاب الصوم باب قول النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لمن ظلل عليه واشتد الحر ليس من البر الصوم في السفر

1115 صحيح مسلم كتاب الصيام باب جواز الصوم والفطر في شهر رمضان للمسافر في غير معصية

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