Hadith #347

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Arabic Text

‏ ‏حَدَّثَنَا ‏ ‏حَجَّاجٌ ‏ ‏حَدَّثَنَا ‏ ‏شَرِيكٌ ‏ ‏عَنِ ‏ ‏الْحُرِّ بْنِ الصَّيَّاحِ ‏ ‏سَمِعْتُ ‏ ‏ابْنَ عُمَرَ ‏ ‏يَقُولُ ‏ ‏كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ‏ ‏صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ‏ ‏يَصُومُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ الْخَمِيسَ ‏ ‏مِنْ أَوَّلِ الشَّهْرِ ‏ ‏وَالِاثْنَيْنِ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ ‏ ‏وَالِاثْنَيْنِ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ ‏

English Translation

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar (رضي الله عنهما) — via Hajjaj, from Sharik, from al-Hurr ibn al-Sayyah — that he heard Ibn 'Umar say: 'the Prophet ﷺ used to fast three days each month: Thursday at the beginning of the month, then the Monday following it, then the Monday following that.'

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 14, Hadith 347

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 5385

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