Sunan an-Nasa'i 2233
سنن النسائي#2233Da'ifأَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبِ بْنِ عَرَبِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وَاصِلٌ، عَنْ بَشَّارِ بْنِ أَبِي سَيْفٍ، عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ غُطَيْفٍ، قَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " الصَّوْمُ جُنَّةٌ مَا لَمْ يَخْرِقْهَا " .
Abu 'Ubaidah said:"I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'Fasting is a shield, so long as you do not damage it
Scholarly Authentication
The label above is the grade most of these scholars gave — one dissenting opinion no longer speaks for all of them. If any scholar calls a narration fabricated, that verdict is shown instead, whatever the others say. Each scholar's own wording:
Abu GhuddahDaif
Al-AlbaniDaif
Zubair Ali ZaiIsnaad Hasan
In-book reference: 22:144