حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ النَّيْسَابُورِيُّ ، ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ سَهْلٍ بِمِصْرَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي زَيْدُ بْنُ أَسْلَمَ ، أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ الْمُنْكَدِرِ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ : " أَتَيْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ فِي رَمَضَانَ وَهُوَ يُرِيدُ السَّفَرَ ، وَقَدْ رُحِلَتْ دَابَّتُهُ ، وَلَبِسَ ثِيَابَ السَّفَرِ ، وَقَدْ تَقَارَبَ غُرُوبُ الشَّمْسِ ، فَدَعَا بِطَعَامٍ فَأَكَلَ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ رَكِبَ ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ : سُنَّةٌ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ " .
Muhammad bin Ka'b narrates: I visited Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) in the month of Ramadan. He was about to set out on a journey, his mount was ready, and he had put on his travel clothes. The sun was about to set. He called for food and ate it, then mounted his ride. I asked him: Is this the Sunnah? He replied: Yes!