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253 – Sound (Ṣaḥīḥ)
Anas ibn Mālik was once asked about the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) habit of fasting, and he replied:
“He would fast so much of the month that we would think he did not intend to break his fast at all, and then he would refrain from fasting so long that we would think he did not plan to fast any part of it. And whenever you wished to see him at night—⦗159⦘
٢٥٣ - (صحيح)
عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنْ صَوْمِ النبي ﷺ َ؟ فَقَالَ:
(كَانَ يَصُومُ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ حَتَّى نَرَى أَنْ لَا يُرِيدَ أَنْ يُفْطِرَ مِنْهُ وَيُفْطِرُ حَتَّى نَرَى أَنْ لَا يُرِيدَ أَنْ يَصُومَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا وَكُنْتَ لَا تَشَاءُ أَنْ تَرَاهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ
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