Hadith
Sahih Muslim #2639
The Book of Fasting· كتاب الصيام
sahih_muslim:2639حَدَّثَنِي قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، الْحِمْيَرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَفْضَلُ الصِّيَامِ بَعْدَ رَمَضَانَ شَهْرُ اللَّهِ الْمُحَرَّمُ وَأَفْضَلُ الصَّلاَةِ بَعْدَ الْفَرِيضَةِ صَلاَةُ اللَّيْلِ " .
The most excellent fast after Ramadan is God's month. al-Muharram, and the most excellent prayer after what is prescribed is prayer during the night.
Chain 1·6 narrators
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Muhammad ibn Abdullah← Oldest
محمد بن عبد الله
Narratorprophet
Transmitted via “قال”
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4
أبي هريرة - رضى الله عنه -
Sahabisahabi
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narrated to
3
Humayd ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Himyari
حميد بن عبد الرحمن الحميري
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
2
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
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1
Gen 4thiqa
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
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0
Qutaibah ibn Sa'id al-Bahili← Compiler
قتيبة بن سعيد
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “حدثني”
Legend: Sahabi Tabi'i Taba Tabi'in Later
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