Hadith 3420

The most beloved Ṣalāt (prayer) to Allāh was the Ṣalāt (prayer) of (the Prophet) Dāwūd (David), and the most beloved Ṣaum (fasting) to Allāh was the Ṣaum (fast) of (the Prophet) Dāwūd. He used to sleep the (first half) of the night and offer Ṣalāt (prayer) for one-third of it and sleep one-sixth of it, and he used to observing fasting on alternate days.

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Darussalam · Volume 4

60 - THE BOOK OF THE STORIES OF THE PROPHETS

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 3420 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 161

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English translation

3420. Narrated 'Abdullāh bin 'Amr رضي الله عنه: Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said to me, "The most beloved Ṣaum (fasting) to Allāh was the Ṣaum (fast) of (the Prophet) Dāwūd (David) who used to observe Ṣaum (fast) on alternate days. And the most beloved Ṣalāt (prayer) to Allāh was the Ṣalāt (prayer) of Dāwūd who used to sleep for (the first) half of the night and offer Ṣalāt (prayer) for 1/3 of it and (again) sleep for a sixth of it."

Arabic text

3420 - حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ أَوْسٍ الثَّقَفِيِّ، سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ: قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَحَبُّ الصِّيَامِ إِلَى اللَّهِ صِيَامُ دَاوُدَ، كَانَ يَصُومُ يَوْمًا وَيُفْطِرُ يَوْمًا، وَأَحَبُّ الصَّلاَةِ إِلَى اللَّهِ صَلاَةُ دَاوُدَ، كَانَ يَنَامُ نِصْفَ اللَّيْلِ وَيَقُومُ ثُلُثَهُ، وَيَنَامُ سُدُسَهُ»

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