Sunan Abi Dawud · Fasting (Kitab Al-Siyam)
باب فِي صَوْمِ الدَّهْرِ تَطَوُّعًا
Chapter: Regarding Continuous Voluntary Fasting.
3 hadith · references 2425–2427
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Abu Dawud · 2425يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، كَيْفَ بِمَنْ يَصُومُ الدَّهْرَ كُلَّهُ ؟ قَالَ : لَا صَامَ وَلَا أَفْطَرَ . قَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ : لَمْ يَصُمْ وَلَمْ يُفْطِرْ ، أَوْ مَا صَامَ وَلَا أَفْطَرَ ، شَكَّ غَيْلَانُ . قَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللNarrated Abu Qatadah: A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: How do you fast, Messenger of Allah? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ became angry at what he said. When Umar observed this (his anger), he said: We are satisfied with 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2426أَرَأَيْتَ صَوْمَ يَوْمِ الِاثْنَيْنِ وَيَوْمِ الْخَمِيسِ ؟ قَالَ : فِيهِ وُلِدْتُ وَفِيهِ أُنْزِلَ عَلَيَّ الْقُرْآنُThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu Qatadah through a different chain of narrators. This version add: He said: Messenger of Allah, tell me about keeping fast on Monday and Thursday. He said: On5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2427أَلَمْ 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 شَNarrated 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, M6 narrators