Narrated to us Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna: narrated to us Muhammad ibn Ja'far: narrated to us Shu'bah, from the nephew of Mutarrif ibn al-Shikhkhir, who said: I heard Mutarrif narrating from 'Imran ibn Husayn, may Allah be pleased with them both, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to a man: "Have you fasted anything from the latter part of this month?" — meaning Sha'ban. He said: "No." He said: Then he said to him: "When you have finished Ramadan, then fast a day or two days." Shu'bah is the one who doubted in this; he said: And I think he said: "two days."