Sunan an-Nasa'i 2292
سنن النسائي#2292Sahihأَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الْعَوَّامِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لِمُجَاهِدٍ الصَّوْمُ فِي السَّفَرِ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَصُومُ وَيُفْطِرُ .
It was narrated that Al-'Awwam bin Hawshab said:"I said to Mujahid: 'What about fasting while traveling?' He said: 'The Messenger of Allah used to fast (sometimes) and not fast (sometimes)
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 GhuddahSahih Lighairihi
Al-AlbaniSahih
Zubair Ali ZaiHasan
In-book reference: 22:203