Sunan Abi Dawud · Fasting (Kitab Al-Siyam)
باب فِي صَوْمِ الْمُحَرَّمِ
Chapter: Regarding Fasting In Muharram.
2 hadith · references 2429–2430
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Abu Dawud · 2429أَفْضَلُ الصِّيَامِ بَعْدَ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ شَهْرُ اللَّهِ الْمُحَرَّمُ ، وَإِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الْمَفْرُوضَةِ صَلَاةٌ مِنَ اللَّيْلِNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: The most excellent fast after Ramadan is Allah's month al-Muharram, and the most excellent prayer after the prescribed prayer is the prayer during night.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2430كَانَ يَصُومُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ لَا يُفْطِرُ وَيُفْطِرُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ لَا يَصُومُNarrated Uthman bin Hakim: I asked Saeed bin Jubair about fasting during Rajab. He said: Ibn Abbas told me that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to fast to such an extent that we thought that he would never break his fast ;5 narrators