English translation
507. It was reported from Al-Mas'ūdī,[2] from 'Amr bin Murrah, from Ibn Abī Lailā, from Mu'ādī bin Jabal that he said: "As-Ṣalāt went through three stages, and As-Ṣalāt (the fasting) went through three stages..." — And Naṣr reported the entire Hadīth. Ibn Al-Muthanna only narrated the fact that they prayed towards Bait Al-Maqdis, and said (in it): "The third stage was when the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ initially arrived in Al-Madīnah, he prayed towards Bait Al-Maqdis for thirteen months. Then Allāh revealed this Verse: Verily, We have seen you turning your face towards the heavens, and We will surely turn you to a Qiblah that will please you. So turn your faces in the direction of Al-Masjid Al-Harām (in Makkah), and wherever you (people) are, turn your faces in that direction.[1] So Allāh, the Mighty and Sublime, turned him towards the Ka'bah..." and he completed the narration. Naṣr mentioned the name of the person who saw the dream, and said: "So 'Abdullāh bin Zaid, one of the men of the Anṣār, came." And he also said in it: "(The man in the dream) faced the Qiblah, and said: Allāhu Akbaru Allāhu Akbaru. Ashhadu anlā ilāha illallāh, Ashhadu anlā ilāha illallāh. Ashhadu anna Muḥammadan Rasūlullāh, Ashhadu anna Muḥammadan Rasūlullāh. Hayya 'alaṣ-ṣalāt — two times — Hayya 'alal-falāh — two times — Allāhu Akbaru Allāhu Akbaru, lā ilāha illallāh (Allāh is the Most Great Allāh is the Most Great; I bear witness that none has the right to be worshiped but Allāh, I bear witness that none has the right to be worshiped but Allāh, I bear witness that Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allāh, I bear witness that Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allāh; come to the prayer, two times, come to the prosperity, two times, Allāh is the Most Great, Allāh is the Most Great; none has the right to be worshiped but Allāh)." Then he remained (quiet) for a while, then said the Iqāmah in a similar fashion, except that he said, after saying: ‘Hayya ‘alal-falah’ (come to prosperity): Qad qāmatis-salāt, Qad qāmatis-salāt (the prayer is about to begin, the prayer is about to begin). So the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ‘Reiterate it to Bilāl,’ and Bilāl then said the Adhān with it.” And he (the narrator) said with regards to the fasting: “The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ would fast three days of every month, and he would fast the Day of ‘Āshūrā’. So Allāh revealed: Fasting has been prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may achieve Taqwā. A fixed number of days, but if any of you are ill, or on a journey, the same number (should be made up) from other days. And for whoever is able, let him pay a ransom — the feeding of a poor person.[1] So whoever wished to fast would fast, and whoever wished not to fast, and instead feed a poor person, was permitted to do so. This was one stage, then Allāh revealed: The month of Ramaḍan is the month in which the Qur’ān was revealed — a guidance for mankind, and a clear proof for guidance and the Criterion. So whoever sights (the crescent moon of) the month, let him fast it. And whoever is ill or on a journey, then (he must fast) the same number from other days.[2] After this, fasting was obligated on the one who witnessed the month, and the traveler was required to make up (the missed) days. And the old man and woman who could not fast were required to feed (the poor). So Ṣirmah came (home) after working the entire day..." and he completed the narration. (Da'if)