[Machine] Abu Huraira was on a journey and when they stopped, they sent a message to him while he was praying to get some food. He said to the messengers, "I am fasting." When the food was brought and they were about to finish, he came and started eating. The people looked at their messenger and he said, "What are you looking at? He informed me that he is fasting." Abu Huraira said, "He spoke the truth, for I have heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'Fasting for the month of patience and three days of each month is equal to fasting for the entire year.' I have indeed fasted three days of each month, and although I am breaking my fast with the food provided by Allah, I am still fasting between the two meals."
أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ كَانَ فِي سَفَرٍ فَلَمَّا نَزَلُوا أَرْسَلُوا إِلَيْهِ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي لِيَطْعَمَ فَقَالَ لِلرُّسوُلِ إِنِّي صَائِمٌ فَلَمَّا وُضِعَ الطَّعَامُ وَكَادُوا يَفْرُغُونَ جَاءَ فَجَعَلَ يَأْكُلُ فَنَظَرَ الْقَوْمُ إِلَى رَسُولِهِمْ فَقَالَ مَا تَنْظُرُونَ؟ قَدْ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ صَائِمٌ فَقَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ صَدَقَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ صَوْمُ شَهْرِ الصَّبْرِ وَثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ صَوْمُ الدَّهْرِ فَقَدْ صُمْتُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ وَأَنَا مُفْطِرٌ فِي تَخْفِيفِ اللهِ وَصَائِمٌ فِي تَضْعِيفِ اللهِ