Hadith #16
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا تُوَاصِلُوا قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّكَ تُوَاصِلُ قَالَ إِنِّي لَسْتُ مِثْلَكُمْ إِنِّي أَبِ
يتُ يُطْعِمُنِي رَبِّي وَيَسْقِينِي قَالَ فَلَمْ يَنْتَهُوا عَنْ الْوِصَالِ فَوَاصَلَ بِهِمْ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَيْنِ وَلَيْلَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ رَأَوْا الْهِلَالَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَوْ تَأَخَّرَ الْهِلَالُ لَزِدْتُكُمْ كَالْمُنَكِّلِ بِهِمْ
Isnad Chain
عبد الرزاق
معمر
الزهري
أبي سلمة
أبو هريرة
English Translation
It was narrated from Abu Hurayra (رضي الله عنه) — via 'Abd al-Razzaq, from Ma'mar, from al-Zuhri, from Abu Salama — that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Do not practice wisal [fasting continuously without breaking the fast at night].' They said: 'But you practice wisal, O Messenger of Allah!' He said: 'I am not like you — I spend the night and my Lord feeds me and gives me to drink.' But they did not stop practicing wisal, so the Prophet ﷺ fasted continuously with them for two days and two nights. Then they saw the new moon, and the Prophet ﷺ said: 'Had the moon been delayed, I would have increased it for you' — as a deterrent to them.
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 18, Hadith 16
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 7454
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-43844