A'ishah bint Talhah

From A'ishah, the Mother of the Believers, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came to me one day and said, "Do you have anything [to eat]?" She said: I replied, "No." He said, "Then I am fasting." (1)

743 - Mahmud ibn Ghaylan narrated to us, saying: Bishr ibn al-Sari narrated to us, from Sufyan, from Talhah ibn Yahya, from A'ishah bint Talhah,

From A'ishah, the Mother of the Believers, who said: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to come to me and say, "Do you have any lunch?" I would say, "No." Then he would say, "I am fasting." She said: Then he came to me one day, and I said, "O Messenger of Allah, a gift has been presented to us." He said, "What is it?" I said, "Hays." He said, "As for me, I began the morning fasting." She said: Then he ate. (2)

This is a good (hasan) hadith.

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(1) A hasan hadith. It was also recorded by Muslim (1154), Abu Dawud (2455), Ibn Majah (1701), and al-Nasa'i 4/193, 194, and 195. It is also in the Musnad of Ahmad (24220), and Sahih Ibn Hibban (3628). See necessarily our discussion of this hadith in the Musnad.

In the Sunan of al-Nasa'i, there is an addition at the end of the hadith, namely: "The example of the one who volunteers a supererogatory fast is like the example of a man who gives charity from his wealth—if he wishes, he may complete it, and if he wishes, he may withhold it." This is an inserted addition in the hadith from the saying of Mujahid; Imam Muslim clarified this in his Sahih. It was incumbent upon al-Albani, may Allah have mercy on him, not to conceal this fact from the readers while he was in the process of refuting us in Adab al-Zifaf.

(2) Its chain of transmission is hasan, like the one before it.