Sunan Abi Dawud · Fasting (Kitab Al-Siyam)
باب كَيْفَ كَانَ يَصُومُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم
Chapter: How The Prophet (saws) Would Fast.
2 hadith · references 2434–2435
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Hadith in this chapter
Abu Dawud · 2434يَصُومُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ لَا يُفْطِرُ وَيُفْطِرُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ لَا يَصُومُ . وَمَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اسْتَكْمَلَ صِيَامَ شَهْرٍ قَطُّ إِلَّا رَمَضَانَ . وَمَا رَأَيْتُهُ فِي شَهْرٍNarrated Aishah, wife of Prophet ﷺ: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to fast to such an extent that we thought that he would never break his fast, and he would go without fasting to such an extent that we thought he would n5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2435حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ،حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، بِمَعْنَاهُ . زَادَ : كThe tradition mentioned above has alos been transmitted by Abu Hurairah through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version adds: He would fast all but a little of Sha'ban, rather he used to fast the 5 narrators