al-Hārith relates:
The Prophet ﷺ once entered upon her on a Friday while she was fasting and asked, “Did you fast yesterday?” She replied, “No.” He then asked, “Do you intend to fast tomorrow?” She answered, “No.” He said, “Then break your fast.” (1)
Shuʿbah transmitted this report; it contains a minor, non-prejudicial flaw. It was also narrated by Saʿīd, from Qatādah, from Ibn al-Musayyib, from ʿAbd Allah ibn ʿAmr (2).
Shuʿbah—and a number of others—likewise narrate from Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, the client of the household of Ṭalḥah: I heard Kurayb relate from Ibn ʿAbbās, from Juwayriyah, who said:
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to me early one morning while I was engaged in glorifying Allah. He then left to attend to some needs and returned close to midday. ‘Are you still sitting in the same place?’ he asked. I replied, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘Shall I teach you words which, if weighed against—or set beside—everything you have been reciting, would equal them in reward?’ Then he instructed:
Subḥān Allah ʿadada khalqihi (Glory be to Allah, to the number of His creatures) — three times;
Subḥān Allah zinata ʿarshihi (Glory be to Allah, to the weight of His Throne) — three times;
Subḥān Allah riḍā nafsihi (Glory be to Allah, as much as pleases Him) — three times; and
Subḥān Allah midāda kalimātihi (Glory be to Allah, equal to the ink His words are written with) — three times. (3)”
Yūnus transmits from Ibn Isḥāq, who said: Muḥammad ibn Jaʿfar ibn al-Zubayr narrated to us, from