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Sahih Muslim
كتاب الصيام
The Book of Fasting
" مَنْ شَاءَ صَامَهُ وَمَنْ شَاءَ تَرَكَهُ "
He who wishes to observe this fast may do so, and he who wishes to abandon it may do so.
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- Hadith 1111f
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- Hadith 1161d
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- Hadith 1124
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- Hadith 1151f
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- Hadith 1151e
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- Hadith 1154a
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