Hadith 27064

Yahya related to me from Malik from Sumayy, the mawla of Abu Bakribn Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Harith ibn Hisham that he heard Abu Bakr ibnAbd ar-Rahman ibn al-Harith ibn Hisham say, "My father and I were withMarwan ibn al Hakam at the time when he was amir of Madina, andsomeone mentioned to him that Abu Hurayra used to say, 'If someonebegins the morning junub, he has broken the fast for that day.'Marwan said, 'I swear to you, Abdar-Rahman, you must go to the two ummal muminin, A'isha and Umm Salama, and ask them about it.'''Abd ar-Rahman went to visit A'isha and I accompanied him. He greetedher and then said, 'Umm al-muminin, we were with Marwan ibn al Hakamand someone mentioned to him that Abu Hurayra used to say that if someone had begun the morning junub, he had broken the fast for that day.'A'isha said, 'It is not as Abu Hurayra says Abd ar-Rahman. Do youdislike what the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant himpeace, used to do?', and Abd ar-Rahman said, 'No, by Allah.' A'ishasaid, 'I bear witness that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, used to get up in the morning junub fromintercourse, not a dream, and would then fast for that day.' "He continued, "Then we went and visited Umm Salama, and Abd ar-Rahman asked her about the same matter and she said the same as A'ishahad said. Then we went off until we came to Marwan ibn al-Hakam Abdar-Rahman told him what they had both said and Marwan said, 'I swearto you, Abu Muhammad, you must use the mount which is at the door, andgo to Abu Hurayra, who is on his land at al Aqiq, and tell him this.'So Abd ar-Rahman rode off, and I went with him, until we came to AbuHurayra. Abd ar-Rahman talked with him for a while, and then mentionedthe matter to him, and Abu Hurayra said, 'I don't know anything aboutit. I was just told that by someone.'"