Sahih Muslim Book - 13, Hadith - 2747

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ الْمُثَنَّى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ غَيْلاَنَ بْنِ جَرِيرٍ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ مَعْبَدٍ الزِّمَّانِىَّ عَنْ أَبِى قَتَادَةَ الأَنْصَارِىِّ رضى الله عنه أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- سُئِلَ عَنْ صَوْمِهِ قَالَ فَغَضِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَ عُمَرُ رضى الله عنه رَضِينَا بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا وَبِالإِسْلاَمِ دِينًا وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولاً وَبِبَيْعَتِنَا بَيْعَةً. قَالَ فَسُئِلَ عَنْ صِيَامِ الدَّهْرِ فَقَالَ « لاَ صَامَ وَلاَ أَفْطَرَ ». أَوْ « مَا صَامَ وَمَا أَفْطَرَ ». قَالَ فَسُئِلَ عَنْ صَوْمِ يَوْمَيْنِ وَإِفْطَارِ يَوْمٍ قَالَ « وَمَنْ يُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ ». قَالَ وَسُئِلَ عَنْ صَوْمِ يَوْمٍ وَإِفْطَارِ يَوْمَيْنِ قَالَ « لَيْتَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَوَّانَا لِذَلِكَ ». قَالَ وَسُئِلَ عَنْ صَوْمِ يَوْمٍ وَإِفْطَارِ يَوْمٍ قَالَ « ذَاكَ صَوْمُ أَخِى دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ ». قَالَ وَسُئِلَ عَنْ صَوْمِ يَوْمِ الاِثْنَيْنِ قَالَ « ذَاكَ يَوْمٌ وُلِدْتُ فِيهِ وَيَوْمٌ بُعِثْتُ أَوْ أُنْزِلَ عَلَىَّ فِيهِ ». قَالَ فَقَالَ « صَوْمُ ثَلاَثَةٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ وَرَمَضَانَ إِلَى رَمَضَانَ صَوْمُ الدَّهْرِ ». قَالَ وَسُئِلَ عَنْ صَوْمِ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ فَقَالَ « يُكَفِّرُ السَّنَةَ الْمَاضِيَةَ وَالْبَاقِيَةَ ». قَالَ وَسُئِلَ عَنْ صَوْمِ يَوْمِ عَاشُورَاءَ فَقَالَ « يُكَفِّرُ السَّنَةَ الْمَاضِيَةَ ». وَفِى هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ مِنْ رِوَايَةِ شُعْبَةَ قَالَ وَسُئِلَ عَنْ صَوْمِ يَوْمِ الاِثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيسِ فَسَكَتْنَا عَنْ ذِكْرِ الْخَمِيسِ لَمَّا نَرَاهُ وَهْمًا.

It was narrated from Abu Qatadah Al-Ansari [may Allah be pleased with them] that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) was asked about his fasting and the Messenger of Allah (SAW) got angry. ‘Umar [may Allah be pleased with them] said: “We are pleased with Allah as our lord, Islam as our religion, Muhammad as our Messenger and with our pledge as our oath of allegiance.” Then he (SAW) was asked about fasting all the time. He said: “He has neither fasted nor broken his fast.” Then he was asked about fasting two days and breaking the fast for one and he said: “Who is able to do that?” Then he was asked about fasting one day and breaking the fast for two days and he said: “Would that Allah had given us the strength to do that.” Then he was asked about fasting one day and breaking the fast for two days and he said: “That is the fast of my brother Dawud.” He (SAW) was asked about fasting on Mondays and he said: “That is the day on which I was born and the day on which I was sent” – or “on which Revelation came to me.” He said: “Fasting three days of every month, and one Ramadan till the next, is like fasting for a lifetime.” And he was asked about fasting on the day of ‘Arafah. He said: “It expiates for the past and coming years.” He was asked about fasting on the day of ‘Ashura’ and he said: “It expiates for the past year.” Muslim said: In this Hadith, in the narration by Shu’bah, it says: “He was asked about fasting on Mondays and Thursdays” and we refrained from mentioning Thursdays because we believe that this was a mistake.