حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَوْ غَيْرِهِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ أَرْسَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى قَرْيَةٍ عَلَى رَأْسِ أَرْبَعَةِ فَرَاسِخَ أَوْ قَالَ فَرْسَخَيْنِ يَوْمَ عَاشُورَاءَ فَأَمَرَ مَنْ أَكَلَ أَنْ لَا يَأْكُلَ بَقِيَّةَ يَوْمِهِ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَأْكُلْ أَنْ يُتِمَّ صَوْمَهُ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2058
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said: The Messenger of Allah ((PBUH) sent word to the people of a village four parasangs away - or he said: two parasangs - on the day of 'Ashoora', telling everyone who had eaten not to eat for the rest of the day, and telling those who had not eaten to complete the day fasting.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020