Hadith #341
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَعَنْ
أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الصِّيَامُ جُنَّةٌ وَإِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ يَوْمًا صَائِمًا فَلَا يَرْفُثْ وَلَا يَجْهَلْ وَإِنْ امْرُؤٌ قَاتَلَهُ أَوْ شَاتَمَهُ فَلْيَقُلْ إِنِّي صَائِمٌ إِنِّي صَائِمٌ
Isnad Chain
English Translation
It was narrated from Abu Hurayra (رضي الله عنه) — via Yazid [ibn Harun], from Muhammad [ibn Ishaq], from Musa ibn Yasar — and also via Abu al-Zinad, from al-A'raj — that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Fasting is a shield [junnah]. When one of you is fasting on a day, let him not engage in obscene speech [rafath] and let him not behave foolishly. And if someone fights him or insults him, let him say: "I am fasting, I am fasting."'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 17, Hadith 341
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 7179
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-43569