Imam al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Humayd bin Abdul Rahman (may Allah have mercy on him) told me that he heard Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) delivering a sermon, saying: "O people of Madinah! Where are your scholars? I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'This is the day of Ashura, and fasting it has not been made obligatory upon us. So whoever among you wishes to fast, let him fast, for I am fasting.'" So the people fasted.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الميم / 16797
Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates, through Imam Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him), from Humayd bin Abdul Rahman (may Allah have mercy on him) that he heard Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) on the day of Ashura, in the year he performed Hajj, while he was on the pulpit, saying: "O people of Madinah! Where are your scholars? I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'This day is the day of Ashura; fasting it has not been made obligatory upon you, and I am fasting. So whoever wishes may fast, and whoever wishes may break his fast.'"
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الميم / 16798
Imam Sufyan bin Uyaynah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates, through Imam al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him), from Humayd bin Abdul Rahman (may Allah have mercy on him), who said: Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Madinah and said: "Where are your scholars? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was on this day and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'I am fasting, so whoever wishes may fast and whoever wishes may break his fast,'" meaning the day of Ashura.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الميم / 16799
Abdul Rahman bin Khalid bin Musafir (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates, through Imam Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him), from Humayd bin Abdul Rahman (may Allah have mercy on him) that he heard Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) saying in his sermon while on the pulpit: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'This day is the day of Ashura; fasting it has not been made obligatory upon you, and I am fasting. So whoever wishes, let him fast it,'" meaning the day of Ashura.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الميم / 16800
Abdul Rahman bin Ishaq (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates, through Imam al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him), from Humayd bin Abdul Rahman bin Awf (may Allah have mercy on him) that he heard Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah bin Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) delivering a sermon on the day of Ashura. He said: "O people of Madinah! Where are your scholars? I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'This is the day of Ashura; fasting it has not been made obligatory upon you, and I am fasting. So whoever wishes to fast it, let him fast it, and whoever wishes to break his fast, let him do so.'"
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الميم / 16801
Salih bin Kaysan (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates, through Imam Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him), that Humayd bin Abdul Rahman (may Allah have mercy on him) told him that he heard Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) delivering a sermon to the people on the day of Ashura, saying: "O people of Madinah! Where are your scholars? I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'This is the day of Ashura; fasting it has not been made obligatory upon you, and I am fasting,' and he was also saying: 'So whoever among you wishes to fast it, let him fast, and whoever wishes to break his fast, let him do so.'"
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الميم / 16802
Muhammad bin Abi Hafsah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates, through Imam al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him), from Humayd bin Abdul Rahman (may Allah have mercy on him) that he heard Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) say on the pulpit: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'This is the day of Ashura; fasting it has not been made obligatory upon you, and I am fasting. So whoever wishes may fast, and whoever wishes may break his fast.'"
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الميم / 16803
Imam al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from Humayd bin Abdul Rahman bin Awf (may Allah have mercy on him), who said: I heard Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah bin Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) say: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "I am only a distributor, and it is Allah who gives."
And I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever Allah intends good for, He grants him understanding of the religion."
And I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "There will always remain a group of this Ummah established upon the command of Allah; those who oppose them will not harm them, until the command of Allah comes while they are prevailing upon the truth."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الميم / 16804
Imam Yunus bin Yazid (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates, through Imam al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him), from Humayd bin Abdul Rahman bin Awf (may Allah have mercy on him), from Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah bin Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever Allah intends good for, He grants him understanding of the religion."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الميم / 16805