Hadith on Siyam: Sniff water deep in nose unless fasting

Laqit ibn Sabrah reported: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, tell me about ablution.” The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Perform ablution well, clean the base of your fingers, and sniff water deep into your nose, unless you are fasting.”

Al-Tirmidhi said, “The people of knowledge disapproved for a fasting person to sniff water deeply into the nose and they considered it as breaking his fast.”

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 788

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Tirmidhi

عَنْ لَقِيطِ بْنِ صَبْرَةَ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ الْوُضُوءِ قَالَ أَسْبِغْ الْوُضُوءَ وَخَلِّلْ بَيْنَ الْأَصَابِعِ وَبَالِغْ فِي الِاسْتِنْشَاقِ إِلَّا أَنْ تَكُونَ صَائِمًا

 قَالَ الترمذي قَدْ كَرِهَ أَهْلُ الْعِلْمِ السُّعُوطَ لِلصَّائِمِ وَرَأَوْا أَنَّ ذَلِكَ يُفْطِرُهُ

788 سنن الترمذي كتاب الصوم باب ما جاء في كراهية مبالغة الاستنشاق للصائم

2/146 المحدث الترمذي خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن صحيح في سنن الترمذي

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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