Sahih Muslim Book - 13, Hadith - 2714

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ فُضَيْلُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ حَدَّثَنَا طَلْحَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَتْنِى عَائِشَةُ بِنْتُ طَلْحَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ - رضى الله عنها - قَالَتْ قَالَ لِى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ « يَا عَائِشَةُ هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ شَىْءٌ ». قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا عِنْدَنَا شَىْءٌ. قَالَ « فَإِنِّى صَائِمٌ ». قَالَتْ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَأُهْدِيَتْ لَنَا هَدِيَّةٌ - أَوْ جَاءَنَا زَوْرٌ - قَالَتْ - فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أُهْدِيَتْ لَنَا هَدِيَّةٌ - أَوْ جَاءَنَا زَوْرٌ - وَقَدْ خَبَأْتُ لَكَ شَيْئًا. قَالَ « مَا هُوَ ». قُلْتُ حَيْسٌ. قَالَ « هَاتِيهِ ». فَجِئْتُ بِهِ فَأَكَلَ ثُمَّ قَالَ « قَدْ كُنْتُ أَصْبَحْتُ صَائِمًا ». قَالَ طَلْحَةُ فَحَدَّثْتُ مُجَاهِدًا بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فَقَالَ ذَاكَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الرَّجُلِ يُخْرِجُ الصَّدَقَةَ مِنْ مَالِهِ فَإِنْ شَاءَ أَمْضَاهَا وَإِنْ شَاءَ أَمْسَكَهَا.

It was narrated that Aishah, the Mother of the Believers [may Allah be pleased with her], said: “The Messenger of Allah said to me one day: ‘O ‘Aishah! Do you have anything (to eat)?’ I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, we do not have anything.’ He said: ‘Then I am fasting.’ The Messenger of Allah went out, then a gift was brought to us – or some visitors came to us. When the Messenger of Allah came back, I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, a gift was brought to us – or some visitors came to us – and I kept something for you.’ He said: ‘What is it?’ I said: ‘Hais.’ He said: ‘Bring it.’ So I brought it to him and he ate, then he said: ‘I woke up this morning fasting.’’ (One of the narrators) Talhah said: “I narrated this Hadith to Mujahid and he said: ‘That is like a man who allocates charity from his wealth: If he wishes, he may give it, and if he wishes, he may keep it.’””