Fasting before Ramadan

Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

"If any of you can manage not to go out on the day of Eid al-Fitr until he has eaten something, let him do so." The narrator said, "Ever since I heard this from Ibn Abbas, I have not failed to eat before going out. I eat a bite from the…

Burayda bin Husayb reported,

The Prophet ﷺ would not go out on the day of Eid al-Fitr until he had eaten, and he would not eat on the day of Eid al-Adha until he had prayed.

Ata reported,

Ibn Abbas used to say, "If any of you can manage not to go out on the day of Eid al-Fitr until he has eaten something, let him do so." The narrator said, "Ever since I heard this from Ibn Abbas, I have never failed to eat before going out.…

Muhammad bin Kaab reported,

I came to Anas bin Malik during Ramadan as he was about to set out on a journey. His mount had been saddled for him and he had put on his traveling clothes. He called for food and ate. I asked him, "Is this the sunnah?" He replied, "It is…

Muhammad bin Kaab reported,

I came to Anas bin Malik during Ramadan as he was about to set out on a journey. His mount had been saddled for him, and he had put on his travel clothes. He called for food and ate. I asked him, "Is this the Sunnah?" He replied, "It is the…

Burayda reported,

The Prophet ﷺ would not go out on the day of Eid al-Fitr until he had eaten, and he would not eat on the day of Eid al-Adha until he had prayed.

Burayda reported,

The Prophet ﷺ would not go out on the day of Fitr until he had eaten, and he would not eat on the day of Adha until he had prayed.

Saeed bin Musayab reported,

People were instructed to eat on the day of Eid al-Fitr before setting out.

Abdullah bin Burayda reported,

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would not set out on the day of Fitr until he had eaten, and on the day of Adha he would not eat until he returned and ate from his sacrifice.

Anas bin Malik reported,

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would not set out on the day of Fitr until he had eaten some dates. In another narration, he would eat them in an odd number.

Muhammad bin Kaab reported,

I came to Anas bin Malik at the time of Asr on a day when people were uncertain whether Ramadan had begun, intending only to greet him. He called for food and ate. I asked, "Is what you are doing a sunnah?" He replied, "Yes."

Urwa bin Zubayr reported,

He used to eat on the day of Eid al-Fitr before setting out.

Burayda reported,

On the day of Eid al-Fitr, the Prophet ﷺ would not go out until he had eaten, and on the day of Eid al-Adha, he would not eat until he returned.

Burayda reported,

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would not go out on the day of Eid al-Fitr until he had eaten, and on the day of Eid al-Adha he would not eat until he returned.

Abdullah bin Burayda reported,

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ, on the day of Eid al-Fitr, would not go out until he had eaten, and on the day of Eid al-Adha, he would not eat until he had performed the sacrifice.

Anas bin Malik reported,

The Prophet ﷺ used to break his fast with fresh dates before praying. If fresh dates were not available, he would break it with dried dates, and if dried dates were not available, he would take a few sips of water.

Anas bin Malik reported,

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would break his fast with fresh dates before praying. If fresh dates were not available, he would break it with dried dates, and if those were not available either, he would take a few sips of water.

Anas bin Malik reported,

The Prophet ﷺ would not go out on the day of Eid al-Fitr until he had eaten some dates.

Abdullah bin Umar reported,

The Prophet ﷺ would not set out on the morning of Eid al-Fitr until he had fed his companions from the Fitr charity.

Anas bin Malik reported,

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would break his fast with fresh dates before praying. If fresh dates were not available, he would break his fast with dried dates, and if those were not available, he would take a few sips of water.

Abu Saeed Khudri reported,

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to break his fast on the day of Fitr before going out, and he would not pray before the Eid prayer. Once he completed the prayer, he would pray two rakahs.

Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

It is from the Sunnah not to go out on the day of Eid al-Fitr until you have given the charity, and to eat something before going out.

Abu Saeed Khudri reported,

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to break his fast on the day of Fitr before going out, and he would not pray before the Eid prayer. Once he completed the prayer, he would pray two rakahs.

Anas bin Malik reported,

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never went out on the day of Eid al-Fitr until he had eaten some dates. Anas would eat three dates before going out, and if he wished to have more, he would eat five, and if he wished to have still more, he would…

Anas bin Malik reported,

On the day of Eid al-Fitr, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would not set out until he had eaten some dates, eating them in odd numbers.

Anas bin Malik reported,

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would not set out on the day of Eid al-Fitr until he had eaten some dates. Murajja bin Raja said, Ubaydullah told me, Anas told me, from the Prophet ﷺ, that he would eat them in an odd number.

Ali bin Abu Talib reported,

It is from the Sunnah that you go out to the Eid prayer on foot and that you eat something before you go out.

Anas bin Malik reported,

The Prophet ﷺ used to break his fast on the day of Eid al-Fitr by eating dates before going out to the prayer ground.

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Ali bin Abu Talib reported,

It is from the Sunnah to walk to the Eid prayer.