Narrated to me Harmalah ibn Yahya: Ibn Wahb informed us: Yunus informed me, from Ibn Shihab: Abu Salamah ibn 'Abd al-Rahman narrated to me that Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade continuous fasting (al-wisal). A man from the Muslims said, "But you, O Messenger of Allah, practice continuous fasting." The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "And which of you is like me? Indeed, I spend the night while my Lord feeds me and gives me to drink." When they refused to desist from continuous fasting, he fasted continuously with them for a day, then another day. Then they saw the crescent moon, and he said, "If the crescent had been delayed, I would have increased you," as a rebuke to them when they refused to desist.