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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is the fasting of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) the best of fasting?

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Question : Some of the scholars mentioned that the fasting of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was the most complete, in that he would fast until it was said, "He does not break his fast," and he would break his fast until it was said, "He does not fast."

Answer : Yes, how is this addressed? How do you ask this question? I do not recall any of you mentioning it, or I do not recall it being mentioned, but how can anyone utter this? The Messenger said, "This is the best of fasting,"
He used to fast one day, and not the nextقال كان يصوم يوما ويفطر يوما
Sunan an-Nasa'i 2401Sahih (Darussalam)
and that is the best of fasting. As for the fact that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) would fast and not break his fast, and it would be said, "He does not break his fast," or the opposite, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) would consider the circumstances. Sometimes the benefit lay in breaking his fast because he was occupied with jihad, teaching, or something else, so his occupation with that matter was better than fasting. Sometimes the opposite was the case, where there was no occupation, so he would fast. Likewise, regarding standing in prayer at night, he would stand and sometimes he would not stand. So the important thing is that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), as we all know, had a general and comprehensive mission; he managed the people, guided them, and taught them. So sometimes he would fast a lot, and sometimes he would break his fast a lot.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1104 - 4600 هل صيام النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أفضل الصيام؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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