Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 31:
Fasting
Volume 3, Book 31, Number 115:
Narrated Talha bin 'Ubaid-Ullah:
A bedouin with unkempt hair came to
Allah's Apostle and said, 'O Allah's Apostle!
Inform me what Allah has made compulsory
for me as regards the prayers.' He replied:
'You have to offer perfectly the five compulsory
prayers in a day and night (24 hours),
unless you want to pray Nawafil.'
The bedouin further asked,
'Inform me what Allah has made
compulsory for me as regards fasting.'
He replied, 'You have to fast
during the whole month of Ramadan,
unless you want to fast more as Nawafil.'
The bedouin further asked, 'Tell me how much
Zakat Allah has enjoined on me.'
Thus, Allah's Apostle informed him about all the
rules (i.e. fundamentals) of Islam.
The bedouin then said,
'By Him Who has honored you,
I will neither perform any
Nawafil nor will I decrease
what Allah has enjoined on me.
Allah's Apostle said,
'If he is saying the truth, he will succeed
(or he will be granted Paradise).'
Volume 3, Book 31, Number 116:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet observed the fast on the
10th of Muharram ('Ashura), and ordered
(Muslims) to fast on that day,
but when the fasting of the month of Ramadan
was prescribed, the fasting of the
'Ashura' was abandoned.
'Abdullah did not use to fast on that day unless
it coincided with his routine fasting by chance.
Edited by Muslima on Aug 12, 2010 - 12:17 AM.
زندگی اجبار است مرگ اخطار است دوستی فقط یکبار است اما جدایی بسیار است