خَرَجَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ فِي أَيَّامٍ بَقِينَ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَكَانَ يَصُومُ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ وَ هُوَ فِي السَّفَرِ فَأَفْطَرَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ تَصُومُ شَعْبَانَ وَ تُفْطِرُ شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ شَعْبَانُ إِلَيَّ إِنْ شِئْتُ صُمْتُ وَ إِنْ شِئْتُ لَا وَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ عَزْمٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيَّ الْإِفْطَارُ .
Translation
A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Mansour Bin Al Abbas, from Muhammad Bin Abdullah Bin Wasi’a, from Ismail Bin Sahl, from a man, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> went out from Al-Medina during a few remaining days from Shaban, so he<sup>asws</sup> was Fasting. Then the Month of Ramazan entered upon him<sup>asws</sup> and he<sup>asws</sup> was in a journey. So it was said to him<sup>asws</sup>, ‘You<sup>asws</sup> are Fasting Shaban and are breaking (not Fasting) the Month of Ramazan?’ So he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Yes. Shabaan to me<sup>asws</sup>, if I<sup>asws</sup> so desire to I<sup>asws</sup> Fast, and if I<sup>asws</sup> so desire to I<sup>asws</sup> don’t; and the Month of Ramazan is a fixed Determination from Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic upon me<sup>asws</sup> for the breaking (during a journey)’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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