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Sahih Muslim 1161d — One or Two Days After Ramadan
Fasting at the end of Sha'ban
Sha‘ban Fasting Hadith With One or Two Days Mentioned
Sahih Muslim : 1161d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1161d
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَخِي، مُطَرِّفِ بْنِ الشِّخِّيرِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُطَرِّفًا، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، - رضى الله عنهما - أَنَّصلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ " هَلْ صُمْتَ مِنْ سِرَرِ هَذَا الشَّهْرِ شَيْئًا " . يَعْنِي شَعْبَانَ . قَالَ لاَ . قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ " إِذَا أَفْطَرْتَ رَمَضَانَ فَصُمْ يَوْمًا أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ " . شُعْبَةُ الَّذِي شَكَّ فِيهِ قَالَ وَأَظُنُّهُ قَالَ يَوْمَيْنِ .
'Imran bin Husain Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to a person: Did you observe fast in the middle of this month. i. e. Sha'ban? He said: No. Thereupon he said to him: When it is the end of Ramadan, then observe fast for one day or two (Shu'ba had some doubt about it) but he said: I think that he has said: two days.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1161dIn-book reference : Book 13, Hadith 259USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 6, Hadith 2609
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1161d
This Hadith about Sha‘ban fasting reports that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) asked a man whether he had fasted in the middle of the month, meaning Sha‘ban. The man said no. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then said that when Ramadan ended, he should fast one day or two days. The report also notes that Shu‘ba had doubt about the wording, and he thought the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said two days. That detail is important because it keeps the narration honest and precise. People searching for Sahih Muslim 1161d, fasting in Sha‘ban Hadith, or one or two days after Ramadan Hadith should see that the text itself includes the uncertainty. The explanation must preserve that wording without forcing one version.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration mentions fasting in the middle of Sha‘ban.
- The man said he had not observed that fast.
- The report includes a wording doubt: one day or two days.
- The narrator’s note teaches care in preserving exact Hadith wording.
