Muwatta Malik #676
Fasting
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
وَحَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ حَمْزَةَ بْنَ عَمْرٍو الأَسْلَمِيَّ، قَالَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي رَجُلٌ أَصُومُ أَفَأَصُومُ فِي السَّفَرِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
" إِنْ شِئْتَ فَصُمْ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَأَفْطِرْ " .
Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his
father that Hamza ibn Amr al-Aslami once said to the Messenger of
Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, "Messenger of Allah, I
am a man who fasts. Can I fast when travelling?" The Messenger of
Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If you want you
can fast, and if you want you can break the fast."
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This hadith is #676 from Muwatta Malik, in the Book of Fasting.