مسند اسحاق بن راهويه
Musnad Ishaq bin Rahwiya
كتاب الصومBook of Fasting
Virtue of fasting three days each month besides Ramadan
Hadith 397
أَخْبَرَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، نا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَبَّاسٍ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ، قَالَ: تَضَيَّفْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ سَبْعًا، وَكَانَ هُوَ وَامْرَأَتُهُ وَخَادِمُهُ يَعْتَقِبُونَ اللَّيْلَ أَثْلَاثًا، يَقُومُ هَذَا وَيَنَامُ هَذَا، وَيَقُومُ هَذَا وَيَنَامُ هَذَا، وَسَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ: قَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَمْرًا فَأَصَابَنِي سَبْعَ تَمَرَاتٍ، فَكَانَ فِيهِ حَشَفَةٌ، مَا كَانَ شَيْءٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْهَا شَدَّتْ فِي مَضَاغِي، قَالَ: سُلَيْمَانُ: أَيْ كَانَ لَهَا قُوَّةٌ، قَالَ: فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، فَكَيْفَ تَصُومُ الشَّهْرَ؟ فَقَالَ: أَصُومُ مِنْ أَوَّلِ الشَّهْرِ ثَلَاثًا، فَإِنْ حَدَثَ بِي حَدَثٌ كَانَ لِي أَجْرُ شَهْرِي.
Abu Uthman al-Nahdi narrated: I hosted Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) for seven days; with him were his wife and his servant. They had assigned turns for the third parts of the night: one would stand (in prayer) while the other slept, and when this one stood, the other would sleep. And I heard Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) say: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) distributed dates, and my share was seven dates. Among them was one spoiled, dry date, and it was the most beloved to me; it made my chewing of the dates stronger. Sulaiman said: That is, it had strength. The narrator said: I asked, "Abu Hurairah! How do you fast in the month?" He replied: "I fast three days at the beginning of the month, so if any issue arises for me, I have the reward for the whole month."
