Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنْ صَلَاةِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَصَوْمِهِ تَطَوُّعًا قَالَ كَانَ يَصُومُ مِنْ الشَّهْرِ حَتَّى نَقُولَ مَا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُفْطِرَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا وَيُفْطِرُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ مَا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَصُومَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا وَمَا كُنَّا نَشَاءُ أَنْ نَرَاهُ مِنْ اللَّيْلِ مُصَلِّيًا إِلَّا رَأَيْنَاهُ وَلَا نَرَاهُ نَائِمًا إِلَّا رَأَيْنَاهُ.
English Translation
Muhammad ibn Abdullah told us: Humayd told us, from Anas ibn Malik, that he was asked about the Prophet's, peace and blessings be upon him, voluntary prayer and fasting, and he said: He used to fast during the month until we would say he would never break it, and he would break his fast until we would say he would never fast again; and we would never wish to see him praying at night but that we saw him, nor wish to see him sleeping but that we saw him.