SECTION 2 – FASTING
Ummü’l-Münzir Bint Kays al-Ansarī (may Allah be pleased with her) related:
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings upon him) entered my home in the company of Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), who had recently recovered from an illness. We had hanging clusters of dates. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings upon him) rose and began to eat from those date clusters. Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) also rose to eat. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings upon him) then went towards Ali and said, “You have just recovered from illness; refrain from eating.” Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) ceased eating. He said: "I prepared a dish of barley flour and abundant grass." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings upon him) said, “O Ali, taste this food, for it will be greatly beneficial to you.”