Mother of the Believers, Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to like our food. So one day he came and said: "Do you have any of that food?" I replied, "No." So he said: "(Then) I am fasting."

Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that we have mentioned the chapters regarding the fasting of Ashura and the ahadith of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) about the fasting of Ashura. Among them is also your command that whoever did not make the intention at night should also observe the fast of Ashura.

Aisha bint Talha narrates from Umm al-Mu'mineen Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: "One day the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) came home and asked: 'Do you have anything to eat?' We replied, 'No.' He (peace be upon him) said: 'Then I am fasting.' Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says that then one day he came and we said, 'O Messenger of Allah, we have been given a gift of hais and we have saved it for you.' He (peace be upon him) said: 'Bring it, I started the morning in a state of fasting.' Then he (peace be upon him) ate it. This is the narration of Waki'.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Juhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) established a bond of brotherhood between Sayyiduna Salman and Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with them both). So Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) came to meet Sayyiduna Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) and saw Sayyiduna Umm Darda (may Allah be pleased with her) wearing dirty and shabby clothes. He asked her: "What has happened to you (why are you in such a state)?" She replied: "Your brother has no interest in the world (so I have no need to adorn myself)." In the narration of Yunus, there is this addition: "He fasts during the day and spends the night in voluntary prayers."

Then when Sayyiduna Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) came home, he welcomed Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) and presented food to him and said: "Eat." So Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Will you not eat, and I should eat? I will not eat until you eat." So he ate with Sayyiduna Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him), and spent the night at his place. Then, when the last part of the night came, Sayyiduna Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) got up to pray, but Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) stopped him. Then, when the time for Fajr approached, he said: "Now get up." So both of them got up and performed the Tahajjud prayer. Then Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: "Indeed, your Lord has a right over you, your soul has a right over you, your family has a right over you, and your guest has a right over you, so give each one who has a right their due."

Then, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was informed of this, he said: "Salman al-Farsi (may Allah be pleased with him) has spoken the truth."

Sayyiduna Amir bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“The cool booty is fasting in winter.”

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that a few beloved people testified to me, among whom Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was also included, and to me, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) is the most beloved. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no prayer after the morning prayer until the sun rises, and there is no prayer after the Asr prayer until the sun sets. And he forbade fasting on two days, the day of Eid al-Fitr and the day of Eid al-Adha." Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated this tradition from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) through Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him).

Hazrat Masood bin Hakam narrates from his mother, she says: It is as if I am seeing Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) riding a white mule with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the valley of the Ansar, and he was saying: "O people, indeed the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has said: 'The situation is that these are not days for fasting, indeed these are days for eating and drinking.'"