(2) باب مَا جَاءَ لاَ تَقَدَّمُوا الشَّهْرَ بِصَوْمٍ
Abu Hurairah narrated that :
the Messenger of Allah said: "Do no precede the month of Ramadan by fasting a day or two before it, unless it is the case of a man who normally performs some fast, then let him fast it." (TR)
Reference (TR): Jami` at-Tirmidhi 685 (TR)
In-book reference (TR): Book 8, Hadith 4 (TR)
English translation (TR): Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 685 (TR)