It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade continuous fasting (wisal), someone said to him: "You yourself observe wisal." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "I am not like you; my situation is such that my Lord feeds me and gives me drink."

(Second chain) The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, practiced wisal (continuous fasting) in the month of Ramadan, so the people also began to practice wisal. But when he, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade them, someone said to him: You yourself practice wisal? He, peace and blessings be upon him, replied: I am not like you; I am given food and drink.

Lady Mu’adhah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: A woman asked Lady A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) about the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) fasting continuously without breaking the fast, and I was also present there. So Lady A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Can you act like the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family)? Allah Almighty has forgiven all his past and future sins, and his actions were voluntary (nafl).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to observe continuous fasting from one pre-dawn meal (suhoor) to the next.

Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade continuous fasting (wisal).

Lady Laila, the wife of Bashir (may Allah be pleased with her), says: I wanted to fast for two consecutive days without breaking the fast, but my husband Bashir stopped me from doing so and said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has forbidden this. He (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: This is what the Christians do. You should fast in the manner that Allah has commanded you, that is, complete the fast until nightfall, and when night comes, then break your fast.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Do not observe continuous fasting (wisal). But the Companions said: O Messenger of Allah! You yourself observe wisal. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: I am not like you; I spend the night in such a state that my Lord feeds me and gives me drink. Nevertheless, the people did not refrain from wisal. (As a result,) the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, observed continuous fasting with them for two days and two nights, then the moon was sighted. Then the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: If the moon had not appeared, I would have continued wisal even more. In fact, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was making this a lesson-giving punishment for them.