و حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَإِسْحَقُ قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ عُمَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِيَّاکُمْ وَالْوِصَالَ قَالُوا فَإِنَّکَ تُوَاصِلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ إِنَّکُمْ لَسْتُمْ فِي ذَلِکَ مِثْلِي إِنِّي أَبِيتُ يُطْعِمُنِي رَبِّي وَيَسْقِينِي فَاکْلَفُوا مِنْ الْأَعْمَالِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ
صحیح مسلم · Hadith 2567
Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) forbade (his Companions) from observing fast uninterruptedly. One of the Muslims said: Messenger of Allah, you yourself observe Saum Wisal, whereupon the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: Who among you is like me? I spend night (in a state) that my Allah feeds me and provides me drink. When they (the Companions of the Holy Prophet) did not agree in abandoning the uninterrupted fast, then the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) also observed this fast with them for a day, and then for a day. They then saw the new moon and he (the Holy Prophet) said: If the appearance of the new moon were delayed. I would have observed more (fasts) with you (and he did it) by way of warning to them as they had not agreed to refrain (from observing Saum Wisal)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020