Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ حَدَّثَنَا الْجُرَيْرِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي السَّلِيلِ قَالَ حَدَّثَتْنِي مُجِيبَةُ عَجُوزٌ مِنْ بِاهِلَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهَا أَوْ عَنْ عَمِّهَا قَالَ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِحَاجَةٍ مَرَّةً فَقَالَ مَنْ أَنْتَ قَالَ أَوَ مَا تَعْرِفُنِي قَالَ وَمَنْ أَنْتَ قَالَ أَنَا الْبَاهِلِيُّ الَّذِي أَتَيْتُكَ عَامَ أَوَّلٍ قَالَ فَإِنَّكَ أَتَيْتَنِي وَجِسْمُكَ وَلَوْنُكَ وَهَيْئَتُك حَسَنَةٌ فَمَا بَلَغَ بِكَ مَا أَرَى فَقَالَ إِنِّي وَاللَّهِ مَا أَفْطَرْتُ بَعْدَكَ إِلَّا لَيْلًا قَالَ مَنْ أَمَرَكَ أَنْ تُعَذِّبَ نَفْسَكَ مَنْ أَمَرَكَ أَنْ تُعَذِّبَ نَفْسَكَ مَنْ أَمَرَكَ أَنْ تُعَذِّبَ نَفْسَكَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ صُمْ شَهْرَ الصَّبْرِ رَمَضَانَ قُلْتُ إِنِّي أَجِدُ قُوَّةً وَإِنِّي أُحِبُّ أَنْ تَزِيدَنِي فَقَالَ فَصُمْ يَوْمًا مِنْ الشَّهْرِ قُلْتُ إِنِّي أَجِدُ قُوَّةً وَإِنِّي أُحِبُّ أَنْ تَزِيدَنِي قَالَ فَيَوْمَيْنِ مِنْ الشَّهْرِ قُلْتُ إِنِّي أَجِدُ قُوَّةً وَإِنِّي أُحِبُّ أَنْ تَزِيدَنِي قَالَ وَمَا تَبْغِي عَنْ شَهْرِ الصَّبْرِ وَيَوْمَيْنِ فِي الشَّهْرِ قَالَ قُلْتُ إِنِّي أَجِدُ قُوَّةً وَإِنِّي أُحِبُّ أَنْ تَزِيدَنِي قَالَ فَثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ الشَّهْرِ قَالَ وَأَلْحَمَ عِنْدَ الثَّالِثَةِ فَمَا كَادَ قُلْتُ إِنِّي أَجِدُ قُوَّةً وَإِنِّي أُحِبُّ أَنْ تَزِيدَنِي قَالَ فَمِنْ الْحُرُمِ وَأَفْطِرْ.
English Translation
Isma'il told us: al-Jurayri told us, from Abu al-Salil, who said: Mujibah, an old woman from Bahilah, told me, from her father or her uncle, who said: I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) once for a need, and he said: "Who are you?" I said: "Do you not recognize me?" He said: "And who are you?" I said: "I am the Bahili who came to you last year." He said: "Indeed, you came to me with your body, your complexion, and your appearance being good; what has brought you to what I now see?" He said: "By Allah, I have not broken my fast since [seeing] you, except at night." He said: "Who ordered you to torment yourself? Who ordered you to torment yourself? Who ordered you to torment yourself?" - three times - "Fast the month of patience, Ramadan." I said: "I find [in myself] strength, and I would like you to give me more." He said: "Then fast one day of the month." I said: "I find strength, and I would like you to give me more." He said: "Then two days of the month." I said: "I find strength, and I would like you to give me more." He said: "And what do you want beyond the month of patience and two days of the month?" I said: "I find strength, and I would like you to give me more." He said: "Then three days of the month" - and he became somewhat irritated at the third [request] but almost [gave in] - I said: "I find strength, and I would like you to give me more." He said: "Then [fast] from the sacred months, and break your fast [otherwise]."