Hadith 18

Sunan Abi Da'ud

Book 14: Fasting (Kitab Al-Siyam) Shadh Maqtu'

Chapter 774

Regarding Preceding (Ramadan By Fasting At The End Of Sha'ban)

باب فِي التَّقَدُّمِ

Shadh Maqtu'
Sunan Abi Dawud 2330
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ، - فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ - قَالَ قَالَ الْوَلِيدُ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَمْرٍو - يَعْنِي الأَوْزَاعِيَّ - يَقُولُ سِرُّهُ أَوَّلُهُ ‏.‏
Sulaiman b. 'Abd al-Rahman al-Dimashqi said about this tradition that al-Walid said:

I heard Abu 'Amr al-Auza'i say: The word sirrahu means beginning of the month.