Ummul Mu'mineen Aishah radiyallahu anha says, Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to come to me and ask if there was any food available. When I would say, "No," he would say, "I have intended to fast." Once when Messenger of Allah ﷺ came and enquired, I replied, ‘We have received a present.’ Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, ‘What is it?’ I replied, ‘Malidah (a type of cake made of dates, ghee, cheese or flour).’ He said, ‘I had made an intention of fasting already.’ He then ate some from it.

حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلانَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ يَحْيَى، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ بِنْتِ طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، قَالَتْ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَأْتِينِي فَيَقُولُ: أَعِنْدَكِ غَدَاءٌ؟ فَأَقُولُ: لا قَالَتْ: فَيَقُولُ: إِنِّي صَائِمٌ قَالَتْ: فَأَتَانِي يَوْمًا، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِنَّهُ أُهْدِيَتْ لَنَا هَدِيَّةٌ، قَالَ: وَمَا هِيَ؟ قُلْتُ: حَيْسٌ، قَالَ: أَمَا إِنِّي أَصْبَحْتُ صَائِمًا، قَالَتْ: ثُمَّ أَكَلَ.