حَدَّثَنَا مُجَاهِدُ بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ الْمُزَنِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْجُرَيْرِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: مَا صُمْنَا عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ تِسْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ أَكْثَرُ مِمَّا صُمْنَا ثَلاَثِينَ ‏.‏

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said

‘How much of the month has passed?” We said: “Twenty-two(days),and there are eight left.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “Themonth is like that, and the month is like that, (and themonth is likethat), three times, and he withheld one finger the lasttime.”