Foreword

Anas ibn Malik said that they used to travel with the Prophet. Those who observed a fast never found fault with those who did not keep the fast. Similarly, those not observing the fast never said anything amiss to those who kept their fast. HADITH OF AL-BUKHARI. 31 Any man who misses a fast without a reason, such as illness, can never atone for it, even if he fasts for the rest of his life. HADITH OF AT-TIRMIDHI AND ABU DAWUD ON THE AUTHORITY OF ABU HURAYRAH.