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hakim:1593his father > Kurayb a freed slave of Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] He informed him that Ibn Abbas and some of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ sent me to Umm Salamah to ask her on which days did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ fast the most? She said, "On Saturdays and Sundays."

So I returned to them and informed them, and it seemed as if they denied it. So they all went to her and said, "We sent this to you about so and so and you mentioned that you said so and so." She said, "Yes, it is true that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to fast the most on the days of Saturday and Sunday, and he used to say, 'They are the days of celebration for the polytheists and I want to differ from them.'"  

الحاكم:١٥٩٣أَخْبَرْنَاهُ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ حَلِيمٍ الْمَرْوَزِيُّ أَنْبَأَ أَبُو الْمُوَجِّهِ أَنْبَأَ عَبْدَانُ أَنْبَأَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ أَنْبَأَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ كُرَيْبًا مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ وَنَاسًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الرَّسُولِ ﷺ بَعَثُونِي إِلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ أَسْأَلُهَا عَنْ أَيِّ الْأَيَّامِ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَكْثَرَ لَهَا صِيَامًا؟ فَقَالَتْ يَوْمُ السَّبْتِ وَالْأَحَدِ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَيْهِمْ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُمْ فَكَأَنَّهُمْ أَنْكَرُوا ذَلِكَ فَقَامُوا بِأَجْمَعِهِمْ إِلَيْهَا فَقَالُوا إِنَّا بَعَثْنَا إِلَيْكِ هَذَا فِي كَذَا وَكَذَا فَذَكَرَ أَنَّكِ قُلْتِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَقَالَتْ صَدَقَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَكْثَرَ مَا كَانَ يَصُومُ مِنَ الْأَيَّامِ يَوْمُ السَّبْتِ وَالْأَحَدِ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ «إِنَّهُمَا يَوْمَا عِيدٍ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُخَالِفَهُمْ»  


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Collected by Ibn Ḥibbān, Nasāʾī's Kubrá, Bayhaqī

ذِكْرُ مَا يُسْتَحَبُّ لِلْمَرْءِ أَنْ يَصُومَ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ وَالْأَحَدِ إِذْ هُمَا عِيدَانِ لِأَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ

ibnhibban:3646al-Ḥasan b. Sufyān > Ḥibbān b. Mūsá > ʿAbdullāh > ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad b. ʿUmar b. ʿAlī b. Abū Ṭālib from my father > Kurayb a freed slave of Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] Ibn Abbas and a group of companions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ sent me to Umm Salamah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, to ask her which days the Prophet ﷺ used to fast the most. She replied, "He used to fast on Saturdays and Sundays." So I went back and informed them, but they disagreed with me and doubted that I had correctly remembered. They sent me back to her, and she gave them the same answer. They then agreed that I had spoken the truth, and they said, "We were sent to you with this question, and you claimed that he said this and that." Umm Salamah replied, "He spoke the truth. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to fast on Saturdays and Sundays more than any other days because they were considered holidays for the non-believers, and he wanted to differentiate himself from them."  

ابن حبّان:٣٦٤٦أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حِبَّانُ بْنُ مُوسَى قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

أَرْسَلَنِي ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ وَنَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنْ أَسْأَلَهَا أَيُّ الْأَيَّامِ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَكْثَرُهَا صَوْمًا؟ فَقَالَتْ يَوْمُ السَّبْتِ وَيَوْمُ الْأَحَدِ فَأَتَيْتُهُمْ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُمْ فَأَنْكَرُوا ذَلِكَ عَلَيَّ فَظُنُّوا أَنِّي لَمْ أَحْفَظْ فَرَدُّونِي فَقَالَتْ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُمْ فَقَامُوا بِأَجْمَعِهِمْ فَقَالُوا إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا إِلَيْكِ فِي كَذَا وَكَذَا فَزَعَمَ أَنَّكِ قُلْتِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَقَالَتْ صَدَقَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَصُومُ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ وَيَوْمَ الْأَحَدِ أَكْثَرَ مَا كَانَ يَصُومُ مِنَ الْأَيَّامِ وَيَقُولُ «إِنَّهُمَا عِيدَانِ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ فَأُحِبُّ أَنْ أُخَالِفَهُمُ»  

ذِكْرُ الْعِلَّةِ الَّتِي مِنْ أَجْلِهَا نَهَى عَنْ صِيَامِ يَوْمِ السَّبْتِ مَعَ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّهُ إِذَا قُرِنَ بِيَوْمٍ آخَرَ جَازَ صَوْمُهُ

ibnhibban:3616Muḥammad b. Isḥāq b. Khuzaymah > Aḥmad b. Manṣūr al-Marwazī Zāj > Salamah b. Sulaymān > Ibn al-Mubārak > ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad b. ʿUmar b. ʿAlī from his father > Kurayb a freed slave of Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] He informed him that Ibn Abbas and some of the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had sent me to Umm Salamah to ask her on which days did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ fast the most. She replied, "On Saturdays and Sundays." I returned and informed them, and it appeared that they denied that. So, they all went to her and said, "We have been sent to you about this matter, and you mentioned that he said such and such." She said, "Indeed, it is true that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to fast the most on Saturdays and Sundays, and he would say, 'These are the feasts of the pagans, and I want to be different from them.'"  

ابن حبّان:٣٦١٦أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ خُزَيْمَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ الْمَرْوَزِيُّ زَاجٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ كُرَيْبًا مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ وَنَاسًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَعَثُونِي إِلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ أُسَائِلُهَا عَنْ أَيِّ الْأَيَّامِ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَكْثَرَ لِصِيَامِهَا؟ فَقَالَتْ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ وَالْأَحَدِ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَيْهِمْ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُمْ فَكَأَنَّهُمْ أَنْكَرُوا ذَلِكَ فَقَامُوا بِأَجْمَعِهِمْ إِلَيْهَا فَقَالُوا إِنَّا بَعَثْنَا إِلَيْكِ هَذَا فِي كَذَا وَكَذَا وَذَكَرَ أَنَّكِ قُلْتِ كَذَا فَقَالَتْ صَدَقَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَكْثَرُ مَا كَانَ يَصُومُ مِنَ الْأَيَّامِ يَوْمُ السَّبْتِ وَالْأَحَدِ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ «إِنَّهُمَا عِيدَانِ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُخَالِفَهُمْ»  

nasai-kubra:2789Muḥammad b. Ḥātim al-Marwazī > Ḥibbān > ʿAbdullāh > ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad b. ʿUmar b. ʿAlī from my father > Kurayb

[Machine] Ibn Abbas and some of the Prophet's companions sent me to Umm Salamah and asked, "Which days did the Prophet ﷺ fast the most?" She replied, "He used to fast on Saturdays and Sundays." They criticized me and thought that I didn't remember correctly, so they sent me away. Umm Salamah repeated the same answer to them, and I informed them. They all got up and said, "We sent you to her, and she claimed that you said this and that." Umm Salamah replied, "She is telling the truth. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to fast on Saturdays and Sundays more than any other days, and he used to say, 'Those are days of celebration for the disbelievers, so I prefer to differ from them.'"  

الكبرى للنسائي:٢٧٨٩أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ الْمَرْوَزِيُّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا حِبَّانُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ قَالَ

أَرْسَلَنِي ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ وَنَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ أَيُّ الْأَيَّامِ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَكْثَرَهَا صِيَامًا؟ قَالَتْ يَوْمُ السَّبْتِ وَالْأَحَدِ فَأَنْكَرُوا عَلَيَّ وَظَنُّوا أَنِّي لَمْ أَحْفَظْ فَرَدُّونِي فَقَالَتْ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُمْ فَقَامُوا بِأَجْمَعِهِمْ فَقَالُوا إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا إِلَيْكِ فِي كَذَا وَكَذَا فَزَعَمَ هَذَا أَنَّكِ قُلْتِ كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَتْ صَدَقَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَصُومُ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ وَالْأَحَدِ أَكْثَرَ مَا يَصُومُ مِنَ الْأَيَّامِ وَيَقُولُ إِنَّهُمَا يَوْمَا عِيدٍ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ فَأَنَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ أُخَالِفَهُمْ  

bayhaqi:8497Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > al-Ḥasan b. Ḥalīm al-Marwazī > Abū al-Muwajjih > ʿAbdān > ʿAbdullāh > Ibn al-Mubārak > ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad b. ʿUmar b. ʿAlī from his father > Kurayb

[Machine] "Mawla ibni 'Abbasin wa nasan min ashabi Rasulillah ﷺ ba'athunii ila Ummi Salamah, as'aluha 'an ayyi al-ayyami kana an-nabiyyu ﷺ akthara laha siyaman. Faqalat yomu as-sabti wal-ahadi. Farajatu ilayhim fa-akhabar-tuhum fa-ka'annahum ankaru dhalika fa-qaamu bi-ajma'ihim ilayha fa-qaluu inna ba'athna ilayki hadha fi kadha wa kadha. Fa-dhakar-a annaki qulte kadha wa kadha fa-qalat sadaqa inna Rasulallahi ﷺ akthara ma kana yasumu mina al-ayyami yomu as-sabti wal-ahadi wa kana yaqulu innahuma yawma 'eedin lil-mushrikeena wa ana ureedu an ukhalifahu."  

البيهقي:٨٤٩٧وَقَدْ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ حَلِيمٍ الْمَرْوَزِيُّ أنبأ أَبُو الْمُوَجِّهِ ثنا عَبْدَانُ أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ هُوَ ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ كُرَيْبًا

مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَنَاسًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بَعَثُونِي إِلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ ؓ أَسْأَلُهَا عَنْ أِيِّ الْأَيَّامِ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَكْثَرَ لَهَا صِيَامًا فَقَالَتْ يَوْمُ السَّبْتِ وَالْأَحَدِ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَيْهِمْ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُمْ فَكَأَنَّهُمْ أَنْكَرُوا ذَلِكَ فَقَامُوا بِأَجْمَعِهِمْ إِلَيْهَا فَقَالُوا إِنَّا بَعَثْنَا إِلَيْكِ هَذَا فِي كَذَا وَكَذَا فَذَكَرَ أَنَّكِ قُلْتِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَقَالَتْ صَدَقَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَكْثَرَ مَا كَانَ يَصُومُ مِنَ الْأَيَّامِ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ وَالْأَحَدِ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ إِنَّهُمَا يَوْمَا عِيدٍ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُخَالِفَهُمْ