Regarding Preceding (Ramadan By Fasting At The End Of Sha'ban) Sunan Abi Dawud 2331
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُسْهِرٍ، قَالَ كَانَ سَعِيدٌ - يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ - يَقُولُ سِرُّهُ أَوَّلُهُ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ سِرُّهُ وَسَطُهُ وَقَالُوا آخِرُهُ
Translation
Narrated Ahmad b. 'Abd al-Wahid
Sa'id—meaning Ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz—used to say: Its beginning.
Abu Dawud said: Some of them said, Its middle; and they said, Its end.