شمائل المحمدية / شمائل ترمزی · Hadith 172

Ummul Mu’mineen Hazrat Aishah radiyallahu anha says, “Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam used to come to me and ask if there was any food available. When I would say, ‘No,’ he would say, ‘I have intended to fast.’ Once when Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam came and enquired, I replied, ‘We have received a present.’ Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam asked, ‘What is it?’ I replied, ‘Malidah (a type of cake made of dates, ghee, cheese or flour).’ He said, ‘I had made an intention of fasting already.’ He then ate some from it.

Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020