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ذِكْرُ مَا خَصَّ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا صَفِيَّهُ ﷺ عِنْدَ الْوِصَالِ بِالسَّقْيِ وَالْإِطْعَامِ دُونَ أُمَّتِهِ

ibnhibban:6414al-Ḥasan b. Sufyān > ʿAbd al-Aʿlá b. Ḥammād And ʿAbd al-Wāḥid b. Ghiyāth > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Thābit > Anas

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ observed I'tikaf in Ramadan and some of his companions also observed I'tikaf. He said, "If the month were extended for me, I would continue to observe I'tikaf, which the deeply immersed in worship abandon. Indeed, my Lord provides me with food and drink."  

ابن حبّان:٦٤١٤أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ وَعَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَاصَلَ فِي رَمَضَانَ فَوَاصَلَ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ «لَوْ مُدَّ لِيَ الشَّهْرُ لَوَاصَلْتُ وِصَالًا يَدَعُ الْمُتَعَمِّقُونَ تَعَمُّقَهُمْ إِنِّي أَظَلُّ يُطْعِمُنِي رَبِّي وَيَسْقِينِي»  


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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Aḥmad
bukhari:7241ʿAyyāsh b. al-Walīd > ʿAbd al-Aʿlá > Ḥumayd > Thābit > Anas

The Prophet ﷺ fasted Al-Wisal on the last days of the month. Some people did the same, and when the news reached the Prophet ﷺ he said, "If the month had been prolonged for me, then I would have fasted Wisal for such a long time that the most exaggerating ones among you would have given up their exaggeration. I am not like you; my Lord always makes me eat and drink."  

البخاري:٧٢٤١حَدَّثَنَا عَيَّاشُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ ؓ قَالَ

وَاصَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ آخِرَ الشَّهْرِ وَوَاصَلَ أُنَاسٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَبَلَغَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَوْ مُدَّ بِيَ الشَّهْرُ لَوَاصَلْتُ وِصَالاً يَدَعُ الْمُتَعَمِّقُونَ تَعَمُّقَهُمْ إِنِّي لَسْتُ مِثْلَكُمْ إِنِّي أَظَلُّ يُطْعِمُنِي رَبِّي وَيَسْقِينِ  

تَابَعَهُ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مُغِيرَةَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ
muslim:1104bʿĀṣim b. al-Naḍr al-Taymī > Khālid / Ibn al-Ḥārith > Ḥumayd > Thābit > Anas

Had the month been lengthened for me I would have continued observing Saum Wisal, so that those who act with forced hardness would (have been obliged) to abandon it. You are not like me (or he said): I am not like you. I continue to do so (in a state) that my Lord feeds me and provides me drink.  

مسلم:١١٠٤bحَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ التَّيْمِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْحَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ ؓ قَالَ

وَاصَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي أَوَّلِ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فَوَاصَلَ نَاسٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَبَلَغَهُ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لَوْ مُدَّ لَنَا الشَّهْرُ لَوَاصَلْنَا وِصَالاً يَدَعُ الْمُتَعَمِّقُونَ تَعَمُّقَهُمْ إِنَّكُمْ لَسْتُمْ مِثْلِي أَوْ قَالَ إِنِّي لَسْتُ مِثْلَكُمْ إِنِّي أَظَلُّ يُطْعِمُنِي رَبِّي وَيَسْقِينِي  

ahmad:13656ʿAffān > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Thābit > Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ continued to fast in Ramadan, and some of his companions also continued to fast. When the Prophet ﷺ was informed about this, he said, "If the month was extended for me, I would continue to fast, leaving behind those who excessively immerse themselves in worship. Surely, my Lord provides me with sustenance and quenches my thirst."  

أحمد:١٣٦٥٦حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ثَابِتٌ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَاصَلَ فِي رَمَضَانَفَوَاصَلَ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَأُخْبِرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَوْ مُدَّ لِي الشَّهْرُ لَوَاصَلْتُ وِصَالًا يَدَعُ الْمُتَعَمِّقُونَ تَعَمُّقَهُمْ إِنِّي أَظَلُّ يُطْعِمُنِي رَبِّي وَيَسْقِينِي  

ahmad:13070Yazīd > Ḥumayd > Thābit > Anas

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the 'itikaf (retreat) during the last ten days of the month. Some people then also performed 'itikaf. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to know about this, he said, 'If I were to stay in retreat for more days, I would have continued my retreat that those deeply engrossed in worship may have left their deep focus. Indeed, I am not like you. Verily, my Lord sustains and feeds me and quenches my thirst.'  

أحمد:١٣٠٧٠حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَاصَلَ فِي آخِرِ الشَّهْرِ فَوَاصَلَ نَاسٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَوْ مُدَّ لَنَا الشَّهْرُ لَوَاصَلْتُ وِصَالًا يَدَعُ الْمُتَعَمِّقُونَ تَعَمُّقَهُمْ إِنِّي لَسْتُ مِثْلَكُمْ إِنِّي أَبِيتُ يُطْعِمُنِي رَبِّي وَيَسْقِينِي  

ahmad:12248Ibn Abū ʿAdī > Ḥumayd > Thābit > Anas

The Prophet ﷺ fasted Al-Wisal on the last days of the month. Some people did the same, and when the news reached the Prophet ﷺ he said, "If the month had been prolonged for me, then I would have fasted Wisal for such a long time that the most exaggerating ones among you would have given up their exaggeration. I am not like you; my Lord always makes me eat and drink." (Using translation from Bukhārī 7241)  

أحمد:١٢٢٤٨حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

وَاصَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ آخِرَ الشَّهْرِ وَوَاصَلَ نَاسٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَوْ مُدَّ لَنَا الشَّهْرُ لَوَاصَلْتُ وِصَالًا يَدَعُ الْمُتَعَمِّقُونَ تَعَمُّقَهُمْ إِنِّي لَسْتُ مِثْلَكُمْ إِنِّي أَظَلُّ يُطْعِمُنِي رَبِّي وَيَسْقِينِي