Sahih al-BukhariVolume 3 • Book 31 • Hadith 167

Fasting — Hadith 167

English Translation

Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: Allah's Apostle was on a journey and saw a crowd of people, and a man was being shaded (by them). He asked, "What is the matter?" They said, "He (the man) is fasting." The Prophet said, "It is not righteousness that you fast on a journey."

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