Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ قُرَّةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ فِي صِيَامِ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ الشَّهْرِ صَوْمُ الدَّهْرِ وَإِفْطَارُهُ.
English Translation
Affan told us: Shu'ba told us, from Mu'awiya ibn Qurra, from his father, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said concerning fasting three days of the month: 'It is equivalent to fasting a lifetime, and breaking the rest of the month.'