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حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ السَّرِىِّ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ عَائِشَةَ بِنْتِ طَلْحَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَالَتْ كَانَ النَّبِىُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَأْتِينِى فَيَقُولُ أَعِنْدَكِ غَدَاءٌ. فَأَقُولُ لاَ. فَيَقُولُ إِنِّى صَائِمٌ. قَالَتْ فَأَتَانِى يَوْمًا فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ قَدْ أُهْدِيَتْ لَنَا هَدِيَّةٌ. قَالَ وَمَا هِىَ. قَالَتْ قُلْتُ حَيْسٌ. قَالَ أَمَا إِنِّى قَدْ أَصْبَحْتُ صَائِمًا. قَالَتْ ثُمَّ أَكَلَ. قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ.
‘Ā'ishah, Mother of the Believers(1), said, "The Prophet, peace and blessings of God be upon him, used to come to me and ask, 'Do you have any food this morning?' I would reply, 'No.' So he would say, 'I am fasting.'" She continued, "He came to me one day and I said, 'Messenger of God, we were offered a gift.' 'What is it?' he enquired. I replied, 'Dates mixed with butter and cream cheese.' He said, 'I had indeed started the day fasting.'Then he ate."(2) Footnotes: (1) The Mother of Believers: title of honor used for the wives of the Prophet, peace and blessings of God be upon him, signifying their raised status among the believers and their ineligibility for remarriage after the Prophet’s death. (2) This indicates the permissibility of breaking the fast if it is a voluntary one. Click on ḥadīth to read more