Sahih Muslim Book - 13, Hadith - 2570

حَدَّثَنِى زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يُصَلِّى فِى رَمَضَانَ فَجِئْتُ فَقُمْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ وَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ فَقَامَ أَيْضًا حَتَّى كُنَّا رَهْطًا فَلَمَّا حَسَّ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَنَّا خَلْفَهُ جَعَلَ يَتَجَوَّزُ فِى الصَّلاَةِ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ رَحْلَهُ فَصَلَّى صَلاَةً لاَ يُصَلِّيهَا عِنْدَنَا. قَالَ قُلْنَا لَهُ حِينَ أَصْبَحْنَا أَفَطِنْتَ لَنَا اللَّيْلَةَ قَالَ فَقَالَ « نَعَمْ ذَاكَ الَّذِى حَمَلَنِى عَلَى الَّذِى صَنَعْتُ ». قَالَ فَأَخَذَ يُوَاصِلُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَذَاكَ فِى آخِرِ الشَّهْرِ فَأَخَذَ رِجَالٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ يُوَاصِلُونَ فَقَالَ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « مَا بَالُ رِجَالٍ يُواصِلُونَ إِنَّكُمْ لَسْتُمْ مِثْلِى أَمَا وَاللَّهِ لَوْ تَمَادَّ لِىَ الشَّهْرُ لَوَاصَلْتُ وِصَالاً يَدَعُ الْمُتَعَمِّقُونَ تَعَمُّقَهُمْ ».

It was narrated that Anas [may Allah be pleased with them] said: “The Messenger of Allah was praying in Ramadan, and I came and stood beside him, and another man came and stood too, until there was a group of us. When the Prophet realized that I was behind him, he made his prayer brief. Then he went to his abode and offered a prayer such as he did not pray with us. The next morning we said to him: ‘Did you notice us last night?’ He said: ‘Yes. That is what made me do what I did.’ The Messenger of Allah started to perform Wisal at the end of the month, and some of his companions began performing Wisal. The Prophet (SAW) said: ‘What is the matter with the men who perform Wisal? You are not like me. By Allah, if the month were to be lengthened for me, I would fast continuously, and those who go to extremes would give up their extreme ways.’”