سنن أبي داود

Hadith 2427

Book 14: Fasting (Kitab Al-Siyam)

كتاب الصيام

Chapter 53

Chapter: Regarding Continuous Voluntary Fasting.

باب فِي صَوْمِ الدَّهْرِ تَطَوُّعًا

English narration

Narrated by عبد الله بن عمرو السهمي

Narrated Adb Allah bin Amr bin al-As: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ met me and said: Have I not been informed that you told: I shall stand at prayer all the night, and I shall fast during the day ? He said: I think so. Yes, Messenger of Allah, I have said this. He said: Get up and pray at night and sleep ; fast and break your fast ; fast three days every month: that is equivalent to keeping perpetual fast. I said: Messenger of Allah, I have more power than that. He said: Then fast one day and break your fast one day. That is the most moderate fast ; that is the fast of Dawud (David). He said: I have more power than that. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: There is no fast more excellent that it.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ ابْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ ، قَالَ : لَقِيَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : "

أَلَمْ أُحَدَّثْ أَنَّكَ تَقُولُ لَأَقُومَنَّ اللَّيْلَ وَلَأَصُومَنَّ النَّهَارَ ؟ قَالَ : أَحْسَبُهُ ، قَالَ : نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَدْ قُلْتُ ذَاكَ . قَالَ : قُمْ وَنَمْ وَصُمْ وَأَفْطِرْ وَصُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَذَاكَ مِثْلُ صِيَامِ الدَّهْرِ . قَالَ : قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ . قَالَ : فَصُمْ يَوْمًا وَأَفْطِرْ يَوْمَيْنِ . قَالَ : فَقُلْتُ : إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ . قَالَ : فَصُمْ يَوْمًا وَأَفْطِرْ يَوْمًا وَهُوَ أَعْدَلُ الصِّيَامِ وَهُوَ صِيَامُ دَاوُدَ . قُلْتُ : إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : لَا أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ

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Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 2427In-book: Book 14, Hadith 2427

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