مسند الحميدي
Musnad al-Humaydi
Hadiths of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) in which he said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)"
Hadith Number 490
Hadith 490
490 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ قَالَ: ثنا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ: ثنا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي يَزِيدَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ: «مَا عَلِمْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَامَ يَوْمًا يَتَحَرَّي فَضْلَهُ عَلَي الْأَيَّامِ إِلَّا هَذَا الْيَوْمِ يَعْنِي عَاشُورَاءَ وَهَذَا الشَّهْرَ يَعْنِي شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ»
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: To my knowledge, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) never fasted on any specific day with special care to attain its virtue except for this day. Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) meant the day of Ashura, or this month. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) meant the month of Ramadan.
