Praise be to Allaah.
There are many Sunnahs of fasting, including the following:
1 – It is Sunnah if someone insults you to respond in a better manner
and say, "I am fasting," because of the report narrated by al-Bukhaari
and Muslim from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him), that
the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said: "Fasting isa paradise so there shouldbe no obscene or offensive
talk or behaviour. If a person fights him or insults him, let him say,
'I am fasting,' twice. By the One in Whose hand is my soul, the smell
coming from the mouth of the fasting person is better before Allaah
then the fragrance of musk. [Allaah says:] 'He gives up his food,
drink and desire for My sake. Fasting is for Me and I willreward for
it, and a good deed receives the reward of ten like it.'" Al-Bukhaari,
no. 1894; Muslim, 1151.
2 – It is Sunnah for the fasting person to eat suhoor, because it was
proven in al-Saheehayn that Anas ibn Maalik (may Allaah be pleased
with him) said: The Prophet the Messenger of Allaah (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Eat suhoor for in suhoor there
is blessing." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1923; Muslim, 1059).
3 – It is Sunnah to delay suhoor because of the report narrated by
al-Bukhaari from Anas from Zayd ibn Thaabit (may Allaah be pleased
with him) who said: "We ate suhoor with the Messenger of Allaah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him), then he got up to pray." I said:
"How much time was there between the adhaan and suhoor?" He said: "The
time it takes to recite fifty verses." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari,
1921).
4 – It is Sunnah to hasten to break the fast because the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The people will
continue to befine so long as they hasten to break the fast."
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1957; Muslim, 1098). See also question no.
49716 )
5 – It is Sunnah to break the fast with fresh dates; if none are
available then with dry dates; if none areavailable then with water –
because of the hadeeth of Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him) who
said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) used to break his fast with fresh dates before praying; if there
were no (fresh dates) thenwith dry dates, and if there were no (dried
dates) then he would takea few sips of water.
(Nararted by Abu Dawood, no. 2356; al-Tirmidhi, 696; classed as hasan
in al-Irwa', 4/45)
6 – It is Sunnah when breaking the fast to say what is narrated in the
hadeeth, which is to say Bismillaah. This is obligatory according to
the correct view because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) enjoined that. The words "Allaahumma laka sumtu wa 'ala
rizqikaaftartu, Allaahumma taqabbal minni, innaka antaal-samee'
al-'aleem (O Allaah, for You I have fasted and with Your provision I
have broken my fast, O Allaah accept (this fast) from me for Youare
the All-Hearing, All-Knowing) are da'eef (weak), as stated by Ibn
al-Qayyim (Zaad al-Ma'aad, 2/51). There is also another report:
"Dhahaba al-'zama' wa abtallat al-'urooq wa thabata al-ajr in sha
Allaah (the thirst is gone, the veins have been moistened and the
reward is assured, if Allaah wills)." (Narrated by Abu Dawood, 2357;
al-Bayhaqi, 4/239; classedas hasan in al-Irwa', 4/39).
There are ahaadeeth which speak of the virtue of the du'aa' of the
fastingperson, such as the following:
(i) It was narrated from Anas (may Allaah be pleased
with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said: "Three prayers are not rejected: the prayer of a father, the
prayer of a fasting person, and the prayer of a traveler." Narrated by
al-Bayhaqi, 3/345; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Saheeh1797.
(ii) It was narratedfrom Abu Umaamah in a marfoo' report:
"Every time the fast is broken Allaah has people whom He ransoms."
Narrated by Ahmad, 21698; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh
al-Targheeb, 1/491.
(iii) It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed al-Khudriin a marfoo'
report: "Allaah ransoms people every day and night – i.e., in Ramadaan
– and every day and night the Muslim has a prayer that is answered."
Narrated by al-Bazzaar; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh
al-Targheeb,
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