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ahmad:13403Yūnus > ʿUthmān b. Rushayd > Anas b. Sīrīn

[Machine] They have Anas bin Malik. You might be ones who misunderstand. You might be ones who are hesitant. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to fast, and he would not break his fast until we said what was in the Messenger of Allah's ﷺ mind, that he would break the fast that year. Then he would break it, and he would not fast until we said what was in his mind, that he would fast that year. And the most beloved fast to him was in Sha'ban.  

أحمد:١٣٤٠٣حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ رُشَيْدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَنَسُ بْنُ سِيرِينَ قَالَ أَتَيْنَا أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ فِي يَوْمِ خَمِيسٍ فَدَعَا بِمَائِدَتِهِ فَدَعَاهُمْ إِلَى الْغَدَاءِ فَتَغَدَّى بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ وَأَمْسَكَ بَعْضٌ ثُمَّ أَتَوْهُ يَوْمَ الِاثْنَيْنِ فَفَعَلَ مِثْلَهَا فَدَعَا بِمَائِدَتِهِ ثُمَّ دَعَاهُمْ إِلَى الْغَدَاءِ فَأَكَلَبَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ وَأَمْسَكَ بَعْضٌ فَقَالَ

لَهُمْ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ لَعَلَّكُمْ اثْنَانِيُّونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ خَمِيسِيُّونَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَصُومُ فَلَا يُفْطِرُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ مَا فِي نَفْسِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يُفْطِرَ الْعَامَ ثُمَّ يُفْطِرُ فَلَا يَصُومُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ مَا فِي نَفْسِهِ أَنْ يَصُومَ الْعَامَ وَكَانَ أَحَبُّ الصَّوْمِ إِلَيْهِ فِي شَعْبَانَ