It is reported by ad-Daylamee in al-Firdaws (2/326)
that Aboo Sa’eed al-Khudree [may Allaah be Pleased with him] in a report which
can be attributed to the Prophet (i.e. Marfoo’) that he said, “Six
characteristics, if one has them then he will be a true believer; making Wudhoo
properly despite the bitter cold, coming to the Salaat early despite torrential weather, fasting plenty despite the heat, fighting the enemy on the battle-field, being patient
when faced with a calamity and leaving of disputes even if you are right.”
Al-Bayhaqee in Shu’ab (3/22) reported that Aboo Hurayrah
[may Allaah be Pleased with him] said, “Three things are from a person’s strong
Emaan: to make Ghusl after marital relations on a cold night. Despite its
bitter coldness, a person fights the difficulty only for the Sake of Allaah.
That one fasts days in which the heat is intense and that a person prays in an
empty land, none seeing him except Allaah, the Glorified and the Exalted.”
In Ibn Abee Shaybah (2/299) in Chapter: The Fasting Person
Cooling Down with Water narrated the following:
Ibn ‘Awn said that Ibn Sireen held the view that it is
permissible for the fasting person to wet his clothes and wear it and even
place it on his face.
And that ‘Uthmaan bin Abee al-‘Aas used to pour water over
himself and indulge in it, and this was whilst he was fasting.
Ibn Rajab said in Lataa’if al-Ma’aarif (Pg. 553):
Imaam Ahmad used to fast extensively to the point that he
would almost collapse. He would often wash his face with water. When he was
asked as to why he pushes his body to such limits by fasting days of extensive
heat, he replied by saying, “It’s not a problem, I can always pour water on my
clothes and wear them.”
Imaam Ahmad also reported in his book ‘az-Zuhd’ (Pg. 112)
that Aboo Bakr bin Hafs would increase optional fasting during the summer and only have a break from fasting during the winter.
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