Fasting during the Summer Days
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Abu Bakr Ibn Abdurrahman narrates: I saw Hz. Muhammad (PBUH) pouring water over his head while fasting due to the heat. (Musnad 3:292, 319)
In order to resist the thirst while fasting during the hot summer days, pouring water over head and having a shower freshens up the fasting person and makes it easy to complete the day.
Freshening up in this way as mentioned in the Hadith is also a Sunnah saniyya. It is a method that our Prophet (PBUH) used.
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