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tabarani:15376 – Muʿādh b. al-Muthanná > ʿAmmī ʿUbaydullāh b. Muʿādh > al-Muʿtamir from his father > Abū al-ʿAlāʾ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to a man, "Did you spend the nights of this month in prayer?" He said, "No." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Then fast for two consecutive days in place of those (missed) nights." So I asked someone from his family, who told me, "This was narrated by Abu Al-Ala." I asked, "Who is Abu Al-Ala?" and 'Imran ibn Husayn said, "It was narrated by the Prophet ﷺ ."  

الطبراني:١٥٣٧٦ – حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ثنا عَمِّي عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ ثنا الْمُعْتَمِرُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَلَاءِ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ «أَصُمْتَ سُرَرَ هَذَا الشَّهْرِ؟» قَالَ لَا قَالَ «فَإِذَا أَفْطَرْتَ فَصُمْ مَكَانَهُ يَوْمَيْنِ» فَسَأَلْتُ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَهْلِهِ عَمَّنْ يُحَدِّثُ هَذَا أَبُو الْعَلَاءِ؟ فَقَالَ عِمْرَانُ بْنُ حُصَيْنٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ  

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muslim:1161c – Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > Yazīd b. Hārūn > al-Jurayrī > Abū al-ʿAlāʾ > Muṭarrif > ʿImrān b. Ḥuṣayn

Did you observe any fast in the middle of this month (Sha'ban)? He said: No. Thereupon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Fast for two days instead of (one fast) when you have completed (fasts of) Ramadan.  

مسلم:١١٦١c – وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ عَنِ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَلاَءِ عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ ؓ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ هَلْ صُمْتَ مِنْ سُرَرِ هَذَا الشَّهْرِ شَيْئًا قَالَ لاَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا أَفْطَرْتَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ فَصُمْ يَوْمَيْنِ مَكَانَهُ  

ahmad:19970 – Yazīd > al-Jurayrī > Abū al-ʿAlāʾ > Muṭarrif > ʿImrān b. Ḥuṣayn

Did you observe any fast in the middle of this month (Sha'ban)? He said: No. Thereupon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Fast for two days instead of (one fast) when you have completed (fasts of) Ramadan. (Using translation from Muslim 1161c)  

أحمد:١٩٩٧٠ – حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا الْجُرَيْرِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَلَاءِ عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ هَلْ صُمْتَ مِنْ سِرَارِ هَذَا الشَّهْرِ شَيْئًا؟ فَقَالَ لَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا أَفْطَرْتَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ فَصُمْ يَوْمَيْنِ مَكَانَهُ  

ahmad:19971 – Yazīd > Sulaymān al-Taymī > Abū al-ʿAlāʾ b. al-Shikhhīr > ʿImrān b. Ḥuṣayn

[Machine] "The Prophet ﷺ said to him, 'O Imran, did you fast any days in this month?' He replied, 'No.' The Prophet said, 'Then if you break your fast, fast for two days in its place.' And Ibn Abi Adiyy said, 'in secret.'"  

أحمد:١٩٩٧١ – حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ التَّيْمِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ الشِّخِّيرِ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ وَأَشُكُّ فِي عِمْرَانَ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لَهُ يَا عِمْرَانُ هَلْ صُمْتَ مِنْ سُرَرِ هَذَا الشَّهْرِ شَيْئًا؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَإِذَا أَفْطَرْتَ فَصُمْ يَوْمَيْنِ مَكَانَهُ وَقَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ سِرَارِ  

ahmad:19947 – Hāshim And ʿAffān > Mahdī > ʿAffān > Ghaylān > Muṭarrif > ʿImrān b. Ḥuṣayn

[Machine] From the Prophet ﷺ , it is narrated that he said to either Imran or a man while hearing the silent surrender of this month, "No." He said, "Then if you break your fast, fast for two days."  

أحمد:١٩٩٤٧ – حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمٌ وَعَفَّانُ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا مَهْدِيٌّ قَالَ عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا غَيْلَانُ عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِمَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ قَالَ لِعِمْرَانَ أَوْ لِرَجُلٍ وَهُوَ يَسْمَعُ صُمْتَ سُرَرَ هَذَا الشَّهْرِ؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَإِذَا أَفْطَرْتَ فَصُمْ يَوْمَيْنِ