فَإِنِ امْرُؤٌ شَاتَمَهُ أَوْ قَاتَلَهُ فَلْيَقُلْ إِنِّي صَائِمٌ إِنِّي صَائِمٌ
And if anyone slanders him or quarrels with him, he should say:" I am fasting, I am fasting."
Sahih Muslim 1151a · Source checked
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Source
Sahih Muslim 1151a
Book 13, Hadith 209
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What It Means: Reading in Context
The full narration begins with an instruction to avoid obscene speech and ignorant conduct while fasting. This excerpt gives the response to provocation. It belongs to the chapter on guarding one’s tongue when fasting. This entry comes from Sahih Muslim 1151a. The displayed text is an excerpt, not the complete narration. Follow the source link to read the narrator, full wording and in-book reference together. A hadith number identifies the source used here; numbering systems can differ between editions. Being able to inspect a source is important when a short statement is shared outside its original setting. The accompanying reflection is an editorial prompt for everyday conduct. It is not part of the hadith and does not replace explanation from qualified scholarship. Avoid extending a short reminder into a religious ruling that the entry itself does not establish.
REFLECTION · EDITORIAL
When tension rises, pause before replying. Let your fast remind you to choose words carefully and step away from an argument.
This reflection is not Qur’an, hadith or an authoritative tafsir.