Sunan Abi Dawud
Sunan Abi Dawud 2330
Regarding Preceding (Ramadan By Fasting At The End Of Sha'ban)
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ، - فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ - قَالَ قَالَ الْوَلِيدُ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَمْرٍو - يَعْنِي الأَوْزَاعِيَّ - يَقُولُ سِرُّهُ أَوَّلُهُ .
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.