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.