It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa‘id (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) granted concession to the fasting person to kiss. Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that no words beyond this are mentioned. I asked Imam San‘ani,“And is there concession for cupping?”He became very displeased and denied that the words of concession for cupping are mentioned in this hadith, and as proof that there is no mention of cupping in the narration of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), (the following narration is presented).

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that permission has been given to the fasting person to undergo cupping and to kiss. This narration states that permission has been given to the fasting person to undergo cupping and to kiss. This is evidence that in this narration, the mention of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is not present (that he, peace be upon him, granted this permission).

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates regarding cupping that the Companions disliked getting cupped, or he said that they feared weakness (and that is why they did not get cupped).

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that cupping was disliked only due to the fear of weakness. Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says, therefore, the hadith of Qatadah and the hadith of Yahya from Humaid and Dahhak bin Uthman indicate that Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) did not narrate from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) the concession of cupping for the fasting person. Because it is not possible that Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) would narrate the concession of cupping for the fasting person from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and then himself say that the Companions disliked cupping due to the fear of weakness. Because when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) declared cupping permissible without any exception or condition, then it is permissible and allowed for all creation. Then it is neither permissible nor correct to say that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gave concession to the fasting person for cupping while it is disliked due to the fear of weakness, whereas the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not exclude from his concession and permission the one who fears weakness. Therefore, if it is proven correctly from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gave concession to the fasting person for cupping, then the result and implication of this statement would be that Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) considers cupping disliked for the fasting person while the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gave concession to the fasting person for it. And it is absolutely not permissible to say about the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) that they narrate the concession of something from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and themselves consider it disliked and undesirable. Zayd bin Aslam narrates from Ata bin Yasar from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that he stated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Three things break the fast of the fasting person: cupping, vomiting, and experiencing a wet dream."

The Imam mentions the chain of narration of the aforementioned narration. Imam Abu Bakr, may Allah have mercy on him, says that this chain is incorrect. In this chain, the mention of 'Iza bin Yasar and Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, is not correct. Reliable scholars do not consider the narration of Abdur Rahman bin Zaid as authoritative because his memory in preserving the chain is extremely weak. He was a person whose occupation was worship, asceticism, and giving admonition and advice, and he led a life of asceticism. He was not among those experienced hadith scholars who used to memorize chains of narration.

The same narration is also reported by Imam Sufyan bin Sa'id Thawri, may Allah have mercy on him, and Imam Sufyan Thawri, may Allah have mercy on him, was among those scholars of his time whom no other religious scholar could match in precise memorization. He narrates from Zaid bin Aslam, and he from one of his companions, who narrates from a companion of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Whoever vomits, his fast is not broken; whoever has a wet dream, his fast is not broken; and whoever undergoes cupping, his fast is not broken." Imam Abu Bakr, may Allah have mercy on him, says that if this narration had been reported from Abu Sa'id, may Allah be pleased with him, through the chain of 'Ata bin Yasar, then Imam Sufyan Thawri would have clarified both of these individuals and would not have remained silent about their names. He would not have said in this manner that he narrates from one of his companions, and he from a companion. This unknown method of narration is only adopted when the narrator is not well-known (whereas the fame of Imam 'Ata and Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, is beyond introduction).

Imam Sufyan Thawri (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from a person through the chain of Zaid bin Aslam, and he narrates from a companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said.

Imam Sufyan Thawri (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from Zaid bin Aslam, who says that one of our companions narrated to us from a companion of the Prophet (peace be upon him) that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "The person who vomited, the person who had a wet dream, and the person who had cupping done—their fast is not broken." Abdul Razzaq did not narrate this report as marfu‘ (attributed directly to the Prophet, peace be upon him).

Hazrat Abdur Razzaq, through his chain of narration, reports from Ata bin Yasar from a companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) a narration similar to the one mentioned above.

Hazrat Ja'far bin 'Aun narrates with his chain from 'Ata bin Yasar that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said.