Hadithcore
Sunan Abi Dawud, 2375
sahih· Al-Albani

Narrated Anas:

We would not allow a man who was fasting to get himself cupped due to abomination of hardship.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمُغِيرَةِ - عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، قَالَ قَالَ أَنَسٌ مَا كُنَّا نَدَعُ الْحِجَامَةَ لِلصَّائِمِ إِلاَّ كَرَاهِيَةَ الْجَهْدِ ‏.‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 14, Hadith 63
English Reference
Book 13, Hadith 2369