Hadith #11
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي
كَثِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يُتَعَجَّلَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ بِصَوْمِ يَوْمٍ أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ كَانَ يَصُومُ صِيَامًا فَيَأْتِي ذَلِكَ عَلَى صِيَامِهِ
Isnad Chain
عبد الرزاق
معمر
يحيى بن أبي
English Translation
It was narrated from Abu Hurayra (رضي الله عنه) — via 'Abd al-Razzaq, from Ma'mar, from Yahya ibn Abi Kathir, from Abu Salama — that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited anticipating the month of Ramadan by fasting a day or two [before it] — except for a man who was already fasting a regular fast [e.g., Monday/Thursday, alternate days] — and it [Ramadan] happens to fall on his [regular] fasting day.
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 18, Hadith 11
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 7449
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-43839