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The Book on Fasting

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كتاب الصوم عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

Ummul Momineen Umm Salamah (رضي الله تعالى عنها) narrated, ‘I did not see the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) fasting two consecutive months except for Sha'ban and Ramadan.’ There is something on this topic from Ummul Momineen Aisha (رضي الله تعالى عنها). Imam Tirmidhi said, ‘the Hadith of Ummul Momineen Umm Salamah (رضي الله تعالى عنها) is a Hasan Hadith.’ This Hadith has also been reported from Abu Salamah, from Ummul Momineen Aisha (رضي الله تعالى عنها) that she said, ‘I did not see the Prophet ( صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) fasting more in any month than he did during Sha'ban. He would fast (all) but a little of it, rather, he would fast all of it.’

Another chain) similar to above Hadith (Hadith # 055) narrated from Ummul Momineen Aisha ( رضي الله تعالى عنها), from the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم). Salim Abu An-Nadr and others, narrated this Hadith from Abu Salamah, from Ummul Momineen Aisha (رضي الله تعالى عنها), and it is like the narration of Muhammad bin Amr (a narrator in the chain of this Hadith). It has been reported that Ibn Al-Mubarak said about this Hadith, “It is allowed in the language of the Arabs, that when one fasts most of the month, it is said that he fasted all of it.” It is said, ‘So-and-so stood the whole night in prayer while perhaps he ate or involved himself with some other matter.’ It is as if Ibn Al-Mubarak saw that both Ahadith agreed, saying that the meaning of this Hadith is only that he fasted most of the month. Imam Tirmidhi says: 1- Abdullah bin Mubarak mentions about this Hadith that in Arabic language, it is permissible to say that when someone fasts most of the days of the month, it is said that he has fasted the entire month, and it is said that he prayed the entire night even though he ate dinner and engaged in other activities. Apparently, Ibn Mubarak considers both Hadiths to be consistent with each other. Thus, the meaning of this Hadith is understood that you used to fast most of the days of this month. 2- Salim Abu Al-Nadhr and several others have also narrated this Hadith in the manner of Abu Salamah from Aisha, like Muhammad bin Amr.