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ahmad:14080Bahz > Hammām > Qatādah > Anas

[Machine] It was narrated that the Prophet ﷺ forbade being in constant companionship. It was said to him, "You associate with others." He said, "Indeed, I spend the night being fed and quenched by my Lord."  

أحمد:١٤٠٨٠حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا قَتَادَةُ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ نَهَى عَنِ الْوِصَالِ قَالَ قِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّكَ تُوَاصِلُ قَالَ إِنِّي أَبِيتُ يُطْعِمُنِي رَبِّي وَيَسْقِينِي  


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bukhari:1962ʿAbdullāh b. Yūsuf > Mālik > Nāfiʿ > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUmar

Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade Al-Wisal. The people said (to him), "But you practice it?" He said, "I am not like you, for I am given food and drink by Allah."  

البخاري:١٩٦٢حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ؓ قَالَ

نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْوِصَالِ قَالُوا إِنَّكَ تُوَاصِلُ قَالَ إِنِّي لَسْتُ مِثْلَكُمْ إِنِّي أُطْعَمُ وَأُسْقَى  

muslim:1105Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm And ʿUthmān b. Abū Shaybah > ʿAbdah > Isḥāq > ʿAbdah b. Sulaymān > Hishām b. ʿUrwah from his father > ʿĀʾishah

The Apostle of Allah ﷺ forbade them (his Companions) to observe Saum Wisal out of mercy for them. They said: You (Holy Prophet) yourself observe it. Upon this he said: I am not like you. My Lord feeds me and provides me drink.  

مسلم:١١٠٥وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ جَمِيعًا عَنْ عَبْدَةَ قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ؓ قَالَتْ

نَهَاهُمُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَنِ الْوِصَالِ رَحْمَةً لَهُمْ فَقَالُوا إِنَّكَ تُوَاصِلُ قَالَ إِنِّي لَسْتُ كَهَيْئَتِكُمْ إِنِّي يُطْعِمُنِي رَبِّي وَيَسْقِينِي  

muslim:1102aYaḥyá b. Yaḥyá > Mālik > Nāfiʿ > Ibn ʿUmar

You yourself fast uninterruptedly, whereupon he said: I am not like you. I am fed and supplied drink (by Allah).  

مسلم:١١٠٢aحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ؓ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ نَهَى عَنِ الْوِصَالِ قَالُوا إِنَّكَ تُوَاصِلُ قَالَ إِنِّي لَسْتُ كَهَيْئَتِكُمْ إِنِّي أُطْعَمُ وَأُسْقَى  

abudawud:2360ʿAbdullāh b. Maslamah al-Qaʿnabī > Mālik > Nāfiʿ > Ibn ʿUmar

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited perpetual fasting. They (the people) said: You keep perpetual fasting, Messenger of Allah. He said: My position is not like that you yours. I am provided with food and drink.  

أبو داود:٢٣٦٠حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ الْقَعْنَبِيُّ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ نَهَى عَنِ الْوِصَالِ قَالُوا فَإِنَّكَ تُوَاصِلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ إِنِّي لَسْتُ كَهَيْئَتِكُمْ إِنِّي أُطْعَمُ وَأُسْقَى  

ahmad:13582ʿAffān > Hammām > Qatādah > Anas

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade seeking proximity through acts of worship. It was said, 'But you constantly engage in acts of worship.' He replied, 'Indeed, I spend the night while my Lord feeds me and provides me with drink.'"  

أحمد:١٣٥٨٢حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ نَهَى عَنِ الْوِصَالِ قَالَ فَقِيلَ إِنَّكَ تُوَاصِلُ قَالَ إِنِّي أَبِيتُ يُطْعِمُنِي رَبِّي وَيَسْقِينِي  

ahmad:13088Yazīd > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ, he said, "Do not consecutively fast." They said, "O Messenger of Allah, but you consecutively fast." He said, "Indeed, I am not like any of you. Indeed, I am provided with food and drink (during the night)."  

أحمد:١٣٠٨٨حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لَا تُوَاصِلُوا قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّكَ تُوَاصِلُ قَالَ إِنِّي لَسْتُ كَأَحَدِكُمْ إِنِّي أَبِيتُ أُطْعَمُ وَأُسْقَى  

ahmad:13282Jaʿfar b. ʿAwn > Misʿar > Qatādah > Anas

[Machine] "The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Do not continue a sentence after I have stopped speaking.' They said, 'Indeed, you do continue speaking.' He said, 'I am not like any one of you. Indeed, I spend the night while my Lord feeds me and gives me to drink.'"  

أحمد:١٣٢٨٢حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ عَوْنٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مِسْعَرٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ قَالَ

يَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ لَا تُوَاصِلُوا قَالُوا فَإِنَّكَ تُوَاصِلُ قَالَ إِنِّي لَسْتُ كَأَحَدِكُمْ إِنِّي أَبِيتُ يُطْعِمُنِي رَبِّي وَيَسْقِينِي  

ahmad:8902Aswad b. ʿĀmir > Abū Bakr > ʿĀṣim > Abū Ṣāliḥ > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited mingling. It was said, "O Messenger of Allah, you engage in mingling." He replied, "I am not like you, indeed, I remain in the company of my Lord and He feeds me and gives me drink."  

أحمد:٨٩٠٢حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْوِصَالِ قَالَ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّكَ تُوَاصِلُ قَالَ إِنِّي لَسْتُ مِثْلَكُمْ إِنِّي أَظَلُّ عِنْدَ رَبِّي يُطْعِمُنِي وَيَسْقِينِي  

ahmad:6125ʿAbd al-Wahhāb b. ʿAṭāʾ > Mālik b. Anas > Nāfiʿ > Ibn ʿUmar

You yourself fast uninterruptedly, whereupon he said: I am not like you. I am fed and supplied drink (by Allah). (Using translation from Muslim 1102a)  

أحمد:٦١٢٥حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ عَطَاءٍ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ نَهَى عَنِ الْوِصَالِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّكَتُوَاصِلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ إِنِّي لَسْتُ كَهَيْئَتِكُمْ إِنِّي أُطْعَمُ وَأُسْقَى  

ahmad:7330Sufyān > Abū al-Zinād > al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Beware of excessive attachment." They said, "O Messenger of Allah, you frequently engage in companionship." He said, "I am not like any one of you. Indeed, my Lord feeds me and provides me with drink."  

أحمد:٧٣٣٠حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنِ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِيَّاكُمْ وَالْوِصَالَ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّكَ تُوَاصِلُ قَالَ إِنِّي لَسْتُ كَأَحَدٍ مِنْكُمْ إِنِّي أَبِيتُ يُطْعِمُنِي رَبِّي وَيَسْقِينِي  

ahmad:7548Ibn Numayr And Yazīd > Muḥammad > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ forbade al-wisal. They said, "But you practice al-wisal." He said, "You are not like me. Indeed, Allah feeds me and quenches my thirst." And he said, "Indeed, I spend the night while my Lord feeds me and quenches my thirst."  

أحمد:٧٥٤٨حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ وَيَزِيدُ قَالَا أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْوِصَالِ قَالُواإِنَّكَ تُوَاصِلُ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ لَسْتُمْ كَهَيْئَتِي إِنَّ اللهَ حِبِّي يُطْعِمُنِي وَيَسْقِينِ وَقَالَ يَزِيدُ إِنِّي أَبِيتُ يُطْعِمُنِي رَبِّي وَيَسْقِينِي  

ahmad:4752Wakīʿ > al-ʿUmarī > Nāfiʿ > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] "Indeed, the Prophet ﷺ forbade intimate relations during fasting. It was said to him, 'Certainly, you do it.' He replied, 'I am not like any of you. Indeed, my Lord provides me with food and drink.'"  

أحمد:٤٧٥٢حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنِ الْعُمَرِيِّ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ نَهَى عَنِ الْوِصَالِ فِي الصِّيَامِفَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّكَ تَفْعَلُهُ فَقَالَ إِنِّي لَسْتُ كَأَحَدِكُمْ إِنِّي أَظَلُّ يُطْعِمُنِي رَبِّي وَيَسْقِينِي  

ahmad:26054Rawḥ > Shuʿbah > Abū Bakr ʿĀṣim a freed slave of Liquraybah b. Muḥammad b. Abū Bakr > Quraybah > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade intimacy during fasting, so I said to him, "Do you not engage in it?" He replied, "I am not like any of you. I spend the night being fed and watered."  

أحمد:٢٦٠٥٤حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَاصِمٍ مَوْلًى لِقُرَيْبَةَ بِنْتِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَنْ قُرَيْبَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ نَهَى عَنِ الْوِصَالِ فِي الصَّوْمِفَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّكَ تُوَاصِلُ؟ قَالَ إِنِّي لَسْتُ كَأَحَدٍ مِنْكُمْ إِنِّي أَبِيتُ أُطْعَمُ وَأُسْقَى  

ahmad:26211And Hb b. Jarīr > Shuʿbah > ʿĀṣim a freed slave of Quraybah > Quraybah b. Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Abū Bakr > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade being in constant contact. So, it was asked, "O Messenger of Allah, do you not maintain relationships?" He replied, "Indeed, I spend my nights being fed and provided with drink by my Lord."  

أحمد:٢٦٢١١حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ مَوْلَى قُرَيْبَةَ عَنْ قُرَيْبَةَ بِنْتِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ نَهَى عَنِ الْوِصَالِ فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَإِنَّكَ تُوَاصِلُ؟ قَالَ إِنِّي أَبِيتُ يُطْعِمُنِي رَبِّي وَيَسْقِينِي  

darimi:1745Khālid b. Makhlad > Mālik > Abū al-Zinād > al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Beware of excessive attachment (to worldly things)." They asked, "But you, O Messenger of Allah, are continuously connected to such things." He replied, "Indeed, I am not like you. I spend the night while my Lord feeds me and quenches my thirst."  

الدارمي:١٧٤٥أَخْبَرَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنْ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِيَّاكُمْ وَالْوِصَالَ» مَرَّتَيْنِ قَالُوا فَإِنَّكَ تُوَاصِلُ قَالَ «إِنِّي لَسْتُ مِثْلَكُمْ إِنِّي أَبِيتُ يُطْعِمُنِي رَبِّي وَيَسْقِينِي»  

tabarani:13300ʿAbdān b. Aḥmad > Sahl b. ʿUthmān al-Nahratīrī > ʿAmr b. ʿAbd al-Ghaffār > al-Aʿmash > Abū Ṣāliḥ > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] The Prophet of Allah, ﷺ , prohibited staying for more than three days, and they said, "But you frequently visit Yahya (John)." He replied, "I still have the shade of my Lord, who feeds and quenches me."  

الطبراني:١٣٣٠٠حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ ثنا سَهْلُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ النَّهْرَتِيرِيُّ ثنا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَبْدِ الْغَفَّارِ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ وِصَالِ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ فَقَالُوا إِنَّكَ تُوَاصِلُ قَالَ «إِنِّي أَظَلُّ يُطْعِمُنِي رَبِّي وَيَسْقِينِي»  

nasai-kubra:3252ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Ibrāhīm > al-Walīd > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Namir > al-Zuhrī > Saʿīd And ʾAbū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade sexual intercourse during fasting. Some people said, "But you engage in it." He replied, "Indeed, I am not like you. My Lord provides me with food and drink."  

الكبرى للنسائي:٣٢٥٢أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ نَمِرٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي سَعِيدٌ وَأَبُو سَلَمَةَ أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْوِصَالِ فِي الصِّيَامِ قَالَ نَاسٌ فَإِنَّكَ تُوَاصِلُ قَالَ «إِنِّي أَبِيتُ يُطْعِمُنِي رَبِّي وَيَسْقِينِي»  

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السيوطي:٢٥٤٤٨a

"لَا تُوَاصِلُوا، قَالُوا: إِنَّكَ تُوَاصِلُ، قَالَ: فَإِنِّى لَسْتُ مِنْكُم؛ إِنِّى أَبِيتُ يُطعِمُنِى رَبِّى وَيَسْقِينِى".  

[حم] أحمد عن أبى هريرة