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The Prophet (ﷺ) fasted for days continuously; the people also did the same but it was difficult for them.
So, the Prophet (ﷺ) forbade them (to fast continuously for more than one day). They slid, “But you fast
without break (no food was taken in the evening or in the morning).” The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, “I am not
like you, for I am provided with food and drink (by Allah).

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “The month (can be) 29 nights (i.e. days), and do not fast till you see the moon,
and if the sky is overcast, then complete Sha’ban as thirty days.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Take Suhur as there is a blessing in it.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The month is like this and this,” (at the same time he showed the fingers of both his
hands thrice) and left out one thumb on the third time.

Once the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered a person on ‘Ashura’ (the tenth of Muharram) to announce, “Whoever has
eaten, should not eat any more, but fast, and who has not eaten should not eat, but complete his fast
(till the end of the day).

The Prophet (ﷺ) or Abul-Qasim said, “Start fasting on seeing the crescent (of Ramadan), and give up
fasting on seeing the crescent (of Shawwal), and if the sky is overcast (and you cannot see it),
complete thirty days of Sha’ban.”

At times Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) used to get up in the morning in the state of Janaba after having sexual
relations with his wives. He would then take a bath and fast.

The Prophet (ﷺ) vowed to keep aloof from his wives for a period of one month, and after the completion
of 29 days he went either in the morning or in the afternoon to his wives. Someone said to him “You
vowed that you would not go to your wives for one month.” He replied, “The month is of 29 days.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to kiss and embrace (his wives) while he was fasting, and he had more power to
control his desires than any of you. Said Jabir, “The person who gets discharge after casting a look (on
his wife) should complete his fast.”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) vowed to keep aloof from his wives for one month, and he had dislocation of his leg.
So, he stayed in a Mashruba for 29 nights and then came down. Some people said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)!
You vowed to stay aloof for one month,” He replied, “The month is of 29 days.”