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حَمَّادٌ ، عَنْ
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أَبِيهَا أَوْ عَمِّهَا ، أَنَّهُ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ . فَأَتَاهُ بَعْدَ سَنَةٍ وَقَدْ تَغَيَّرَتْ حَالُهُ وَهَيْئَتُهُ . فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَمَا تَعْرِفُنِي ؟ قَالَ : وَمَنْ أَنْتَ ؟ قَالَ : أَنَا الْبَاهِلِيُّ الَّذِي جِئْتُكَ عَامَ الْأَوَّلِ . قَالَ : فَمَا غَيَّرَكَ وَقَدْ كُنْتَ حَسَنَ الْهَيْئَةِ ؟ قَالَ : مَا أَكَلْتُ طَعَامًا إِلَّا بِلَيْلٍ مُنْذُ فَارَقْتُكَ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : لِمَ عَذَّبْتَ نَفْسَكَ ؟ ثُمَّ قَالَ : " صُمْ شَهْرَ الصَّبْرِ وَيَوْمًا مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ " . قَالَ : زِدْنِي فَإِنَّ بِي قُوَّةً . قَالَ : صُمْ يَوْمَيْنِ . قَالَ : زِدْنِي . قَالَ : صُمْ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ . قَالَ : زِدْنِي . قَالَ : صُمْ مِنَ الْحُرُمِ وَاتْرُكْ ، صُمْ مِنَ الْحُرُمِ وَاتْرُكْ ، صُمْ مِنَ الْحُرُمِ وَاتْرُكْ " . وَقَالَ بِأَصَابِعِهِ الثَّلَاثَةِ ، فَضَمَّهَا ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَهَا .
Narrated Abdullah ibn al-Harith ; or Uncle of Mujibah al-Bahiliyyah: The father or Uncle of Mujibah al-Bahiliyyah visited the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He then went away and came to him (again) after one year when his condition and appearance had changed. He said: Messenger of Allah, do you not recognize me? He asked: Who are you? He replied: I am al-Bahili who came to you last year. He said: What has changed you? You were looking well, then you were good in appearance? He said: I have only food at night since I departed from you. Thereupon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Why did you torment yourself? Fast during Ramadan (the month of patience) and fast for one day every month. He said: Increase it for me, for I have (more) strength. He said: Fast two days. He again said: Increase it for me. He said: Fast three days. He again said: Increase it for me. He said: Fast during the inviolable months and then stop; fast during the inviolable months and then stop; fast during the inviolable months and then stop. He indicated by his three fingers, and joined them and then opened them.