Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْعُمَيْسِ عُتْبَةُ عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا كَانَ النِّصْفُ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَأَمْسِكُوا عَنْ الصَّوْمِ حَتَّى يَكُونَ رَمَضَانُ.
English Translation
Waki' narrated to us, who said: Abu al-Umais Utbah narrated to us, from al-Ala' ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Ya'qub, from his father, from Abu Hurairah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "When the middle of Sha'ban comes, stop fasting until Ramadan begins."