Abu ‘Atiya said:Masruq and I visited ‘A'isha and said,“Mother of the faithful, there are two of Muhammad’s companions one of whom hastens to break the fast and hastens to pray while the other delays breaking the fast and delays praying. She asked which of them hastened to break the fast and hastened to pray, and when we told her that he was ‘Abdallah b. Mas'ud she said, "Thus did God’s messenger do." The other was Abu Musa. Muslim transmitted it.

Al-‘Irbad b. Sariya told that God’s messenger invited him to a meal shortly before dawn in Ramadan saying,“Come to the blessed morning meal.”Abu Dawud and Nasa’i transmitted it.

Abu Huraira reported God’s messenger as saying,“How good is the believer’s meal of dates shortly before dawn!”Abu Dawud transmitted it.

Abu Huraira reported God’s messenger as saying,“If one does not abandon falsehood and action in accordance with it, God had no need that he should abandon his food and his drink.”Bukhari transmitted it.

‘A'isha said,“God’s messenger used to kiss and embrace while he was fasting, but he was the one of you who had most control over his desire.”(Bukhari and Muslim.)

She said that God’s messenger would be overtaken by the dawn in Ramadan when he was in a state of sexual defilement, not owing to a dream, and would wash and fast. (Bukhari and Muslim.)

Ibn ‘Abbas said that the Prophet had himself cupped when he was wearing the ihram and also when he was fasting. (Bukhari and Muslim.)

Abu Huraira reported God’s messenger as saying,“If anyone forgets when he is fasting and eats or drinks he should complete his fast, for it is only God who has fed him and given him drink.”(Bukhari and Muslim.)

He said that while they were sitting with the Prophet a man came to him and said,“Messenger of God, I am undone.”He asked him what had happened to him and he replied that he had had intercourse with his wife while he was fasting. God’s messenger then asked him whether he could get a slave to free, but he replied that he could not. He asked if he could fast two consecutive months, but he replied that he could not. He asked if he could provide food for sixty poor people, and when he replied that he could not, he told him to sit down. The Prophet then waited for a time, and meanwhile an ‘araq containing dates was brought to him, an ‘araq being a huge basket.* He asked where the man who had questioned him was, and when he replied, " [Here] I am," he said, "Take this and give it as sadaqa." The man replied,“Am I to give it to one who is poorer than I am, messenger of God? I swear by God that there is no poorer family than mine between the two lava plains of Medina," i.e. the two harras. The Prophet thereupon laughed so that his eye-teeth became visible and said, "Give it to your family to eat." *In explaining the word 'araq the tradition calls it a hugh miktal. The miktal was a basket containing fifteen sa's. It is also said to have had double that capacity. (Bukhari and Muslim.)

‘A'isha said that the Prophet used to kiss her and suck her tongue when he was fasting. Abu Dawud transmitted it.* *Saum, 34. This is said by some to be weak because Muhammad b. Dinar and Sa'd b. Aus are among its transmitters.