حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ وَوَهْبُ بْنُ بَيَانٍ الْمَعْنَی قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ حَدَّثَنِي مُعَاوِيَةُ عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ قَزَعَةَ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ وَهُوَ يُفْتِي النَّاسَ وَهُمْ مُکِبُّونَ عَلَيْهِ فَانْتَظَرْتُ خَلْوَتَهُ فَلَمَّا خَلَا سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ صِيَامِ رَمَضَانَ فِي السَّفَرِ فَقَالَ خَرَجْنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي رَمَضَانَ عَامَ الْفَتْحِ فَکَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَصُومُ وَنَصُومُ حَتَّی بَلَغَ مَنْزِلًا مِنْ الْمَنَازِلِ فَقَالَ إِنَّکُمْ قَدْ دَنَوْتُمْ مِنْ عَدُوِّکُمْ وَالْفِطْرُ أَقْوَی لَکُمْ فَأَصْبَحْنَا مِنَّا الصَّائِمُ وَمِنَّا الْمُفْطِرُ قَالَ ثُمَّ سِرْنَا فَنَزَلْنَا مَنْزِلًا فَقَالَ إِنَّکُمْ تُصَبِّحُونَ عَدُوَّکُمْ وَالْفِطْرُ أَقْوَی لَکُمْ فَأَفْطِرُوا فَکَانَتْ عَزِيمَةً مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ ثُمَّ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي أَصُومُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَبْلَ ذَلِکَ وَبَعْدَ ذَلِکَ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 2406
Narrated Qazaah: I came to Abu Saeed al-Khudri while he was giving his legal opinion to the people who bent down on him. So I waited to see hi when he was alone. When he became alone, I asked him about keeping fast while travelling. He said: we went out along with the Prophet ﷺ in Ramadan in the year of conquest of Makkah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ fasted and we fasted until he reached a certain stage. He said: You have come near your enemy; the breaking of fast will bring you more strength. Then morning came when some of us fasted and other broke their fast. He (Abu Saeed al-Khudri) said: We then proceeded and alighted at a stage. He said: You are going to attack your enemy tomorrow morning ; breaking the fast will bring you more strength ; so break your fast (i. e. do not keep fast). This resolution (of breaking the fast) took place (due to the announcement) from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Abu Saeed said: Then I found myself keeping fast along with the Prophet ﷺ before and after that.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020