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Sunan Ibn Majah

Fasting

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One who stays among a people should not fast without their permission

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Hadith 21
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ENGLISH

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“When anyone of you is fasting, let him not utter evil or ignorant speech. If anyone speaks to him in an ignorant manner, let him say: ‘I am fasting.’”

ARABIC

‏ إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ صَوْمِ أَحَدِكُمْ فَلاَ يَرْفُثْ وَلاَ يَجْهَلْ. فَإِنْ جَهِلَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ، فَلْيَقُلْ: إِنِّي امْرُؤٌ صَائِمٌ ‏