Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ خَبَّابٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى عَنْ الْوِصَالِ فَقَالَ مَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ بُدٌّ مِنْ الْوِصَالِ فَلْيُوَاصِلْ مِنْ السَّحَرِ إِلَى السَّحَرِ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّكَ تُوَاصِلُ قَالَ إِنِّي لَسْتُ كَهَيْئَتِكُمْ إِنِّي أَبِيتُ مُطْعِمٌ يُطْعِمُنِي وَسَاقٍ يَسْقِينِي.
English Translation
Abu Sa'id told us, Abdullah ibn Ja'far told us, Yazid ibn Abdullah told us, from Abdullah ibn Khabbab, from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade continuous fasting. He said: "Whoever must continue fasting, let him continue from pre-dawn to pre-dawn." It was said: "O Messenger of Allah, but you continue fasting!" He said: "I am not like you; I spend the night with one who feeds me and one who gives me drink."