Sunan Abu Dawud Fasting (Kitab Al-Siyam)

Sunan Abu Dawud 2328

Chapter: Regarding Preceding (Ramadan By Fasting At The End Of Sha'ban)

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 2328

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، وَسَعِيدٍ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَلاَءِ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ ‏"‏ هَلْ

صُمْتَ مِنْ سَرَرِ شَعْبَانَ شَيْئًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَإِذَا أَفْطَرْتَ فَصُمْ يَوْمًا ‏"

Narrated 'Imran bin Husain:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) asked a man: Did you fast the last day of Sha'ban ? He replied: No. He said: If you did not observe a fast, you must fast for a day. One of the two narrators said: For two days.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 2328), Muslim (No. 1161a, 1161b, 1161d, 1161e) and Ahmad (No. 18997, 19036, 19050, 19100, 19121, 19128, 19137, 19155).

Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( هَلْ صُمْت مِنْ سَرَر شَعْبَان ) : أَيْ مِنْ آخِره. قَالَ الْحَافِظ فِي الْفَتْح : وَالسَّرَر بِفَتْحِ السِّين الْمُهْمَلَة وَيَجُوز كَسْرهَا وَضَمّهَا جَمْع سُرَّة وَيُقَال أَيْضًا سِرَار بِفَتْحِ أَوَّله وَكَسْره وَرَجَّحَ الْفَرَّاء الْفَتْح وَهُوَ مِنْ الِاسْتِسْرَاء. قَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْد وَالْجُمْهُور : الْمُرَاد بِالسَّرَرِ هُنَا آخِر الشَّهْر سُمِّيَتْ بِذَلِكَ لِاسْتِسْرَارِ الْقَمَر فِيهَا وَهِيَ لَيْلَة ثَمَان وَعِشْرِينَ وَتِسْع وَعِشْرِينَ وَثَلَاثِينَ اِنْتَهَى. وَقَالَ الْخَطَّابِيُّ : هَذَانِ الْحَدِيثَانِ يَعْنِي حَدِيث : لَا تُقَدِّمُوا الشَّهْر بِصِيَامِ يَوْم وَحَدِيث : هَلْ صُمْت مِنْ سَرَر شَعْبَان مُتَعَارِضَانِ فِي الظَّاهِر , وَوَجْه الْجَمْع بَيْنهمَا أَنَّ الْأَمْر…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih صحيح	The hadith	No. 2328
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 2328
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih Bukhari (1983) Sahih Muslim (1161)	The hadith	No. 2328
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 2328

Other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1161a

O, so and so, did you observe fast in the middle of the month? He said: No. Thereupon he (the Messenger of Allah) said: When you break it, then observe fast for two days.

فَإِذَا أَفْطَرْتَ فَصُمْ يَوْمَيْنِ ‏"

Narrated by Imrān ibn Husayn

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1161b

Did you fast in the middle of Sha'ban? He said: No. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: If you did not observe fast, then you should observe fast for two days.

أَصُمْتَ مِنْ سَرَرِ شَعْبَانَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَإِذَا أَفْطَرْتَ فَصُمْ يَوْمَيْنِ ‏"

Narrated by Imrān ibn Husayn

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1161d

Did you observe fast in the middle of this month. i. e. Sha'ban? He said: No. Thereupon he said to him: When it is the end of Ramadan, then observe fast for one day or two (Shu'ba had some doubt about it) but he said: I think that he has said: two days.

هَلْ صُمْتَ مِنْ سِرَرِ هَذَا الشَّهْرِ شَيْئًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ يَعْنِي شَعْبَانَ ‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ ‏"‏ إِذَا أَفْطَرْتَ رَمَضَانَ فَصُمْ يَوْمًا أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ ‏"

Narrated by Imrān ibn Husayn

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1161e

This hadith is narrated by 'Abdullah b. Hani b. Akhi Mutarrif with the same chain of transmitters.

وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ، وَيَحْيَى اللُّؤْلُؤِيُّ، قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا النَّضْرُ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ هَانِئِ ابْنِ أَخِي، مُطَرِّفٍ فِي هَذَا الإِسْنَادِ ‏.‏ بِمِثْلِهِ ‏.‏

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 18997