(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا
يُونُسُ ، حَدَّثَنَا
عُثْمَانُ بْنُ رُشَيْدٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي
أَنَسُ بْنُ سِيرِينَ ، قَالَ : أَتَيْنَا أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ فِي يَوْمِ خَمِيسٍ ، فَدَعَا بِمَائِدَتِهِ ، فَدَعَاهُمْ إِلَى الْغَدَاءِ ، فَتَغَدَّى بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ وَأَمْسَكَ بَعْضٌ ، ثُمَّ أَتَوْهُ يَوْمَ الِاثْنَيْنِ ، فَفَعَلَ مِثْلَهَا ، فَدَعَا بِمَائِدَتِهِ ، ثُمَّ دَعَاهُمْ إِلَى الْغَدَاءِ ، فَأَكَلَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ ، وَأَمْسَكَ بَعْضٌ ، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ
أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ : لَعَلَّكُمْ اثْنَانِيُّونَ ، لَعَلَّكُمْ خَمِيسِيُّونَ ! كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " يَصُومُ فَلَا يُفْطِرُ ، حَتَّى نَقُولَ : مَا فِي نَفْسِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يُفْطِرَ الْعَامَ ، ثُمَّ يُفْطِرُ فَلَا يَصُومُ ، حَتَّى نَقُولَ : مَا فِي نَفْسِهِ أَنْ يَصُومَ الْعَامَ ، وَكَانَ أَحَبُّ الصَّوْمِ إِلَيْهِ فِي شَعْبَانَ " .
Anas bin Sirin, may Allah have mercy on him, says that once we visited Hazrat Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, on a Thursday. He called for a dining mat for us and invited us to eat. Some people ate and some refrained. Then, on Monday, we visited again, and he again called for a dining mat and invited us to eat as before. This time too, some people ate and some did not. Seeing this, Hazrat Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, "Perhaps you are among those who fast on Mondays and Thursdays." The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would sometimes fast so much that we would think that this year the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, did not intend to leave any fasts, and sometimes he would break his fast so much that we would think that this year the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, did not intend to fast at all. And the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, liked to fast in the month of Sha'ban the most.