LessonsTrust in Hadith, Seeking Knowledge, Sincerity, and Responsibility in Worship (Hadith 223–228)Quiz

مَنْ لَمْ يَدَعْ قَوْلَ الزُّورِ وَالْعَمَلَ بِهِ، فَلَيْسَ لِلَّهِ حَاجَةٌ فِي أَنْ يَدَعَ طَعَامَهُ وَشَرَابَهُ
Translation: Whoever does not give up false speech and acting upon it, Allah has no need of that person leaving food and drink.

Source: البخاري

لَمْ يَدَعْ means “did not give up.” قَوْلَ الزُّورِ denotes false or corrupt speech, and الْعَمَلَ بِهِ points to acting upon it. In فَلَيْسَ لِلَّهِ حَاجَةٌ, لَيْسَ is a defective verb of negation; Allah has no need of anyone’s abstention from food or drink.

Fasting involves more than hunger and thirst: reform of speech and conduct is part of its purpose. The report sharply warns a person who refrains from food while continuing falsehood and wrongful actions. It does not by itself settle every legal question about a fast’s technical validity.

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Hadith 228: Fasting, truthful speech, and reform of conduct

Trust in Hadith, Seeking Knowledge, Sincerity, and Responsibility in Worship (Hadith 223–228)

مَنْ لَمْ يَدَعْ قَوْلَ الزُّورِ وَالْعَمَلَ بِهِ، فَلَيْسَ لِلَّهِ حَاجَةٌ فِي أَنْ يَدَعَ طَعَامَهُ وَشَرَابَهُ
Translation: Whoever does not give up false speech and acting upon it, Allah has no need of that person leaving food and drink.

Source: البخاري

لَمْ يَدَعْ means “did not give up.” قَوْلَ الزُّورِ denotes false or corrupt speech, and الْعَمَلَ بِهِ points to acting upon it. In فَلَيْسَ لِلَّهِ حَاجَةٌ, لَيْسَ is a defective verb of negation; Allah has no need of anyone’s abstention from food or drink.

Fasting involves more than hunger and thirst: reform of speech and conduct is part of its purpose. The report sharply warns a person who refrains from food while continuing falsehood and wrongful actions. It does not by itself settle every legal question about a fast’s technical validity.