Chapter

Fasting (Kitab Al-Siyam)

كتاب الصوم

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ، - فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ - قَالَ قَالَ الْوَلِيدُ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَمْرٍو - يَعْنِي الأَوْزَاعِيَّ - يَقُولُ سِرُّهُ أَوَّلُهُ ‏.‏

English Translation

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.