Hadith 1976

Observing Saum (fasting) daily throughout the life.

English source

Darussalam · Volume 3

30 - THE BOOK OF AS-SAUM (1)(THE FASTING)

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

Arabic source

Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 1976 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 40

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English translation

رَضِيَ اللَّهُ - 1976. Narrated ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Amr رضي الله عنه: Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ was informed that I had taken an oath to fast daily and to offer Salāt (prayers) (every night) all the night throughout my life. (So Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ came to me and asked whether it was correct). I replied, “Let my parents be sacrificed for you! I said so.” The Prophet ﷺ said, “You will not be able to do that. So, fast for few days and give it up for few days, offer Salāt (prayer) and sleep. Observe Saum (fast) three days a month as the reward of good deeds is multiplied ten times and that will be equal to one year of fasting.” The Prophet ﷺ said to me, “Observe Saum (fast) one day and give up fasting for two days.” I replied, “I can do better than that.” The Prophet ﷺ said: “Then observe Saum (fast) a day and give it up for a day and that is the Saum (fast) of Prophet Dāwūd (David) عليه السلام, and that is the best Ṣaum (fast).” I said, “I have the strength to do better (more) than that.” The Prophet ﷺ said, “There is no better (fasting) than that.”

Arabic text

1976 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو اليَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ المُسَيِّبِ، وَأَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ: أُخْبِرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، أَنِّي أَقُولُ: وَاللَّهِ لَأَصُومَنَّ النَّهَارَ، وَلَأَقُومَنَّ اللَّيْلَ مَا عِشْتُ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: قَدْ قُلْتُهُ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي قَالَ: «فَإِنَّكَ لاَ تَسْتَطِيعُ ذَلِكَ، فَصُمْ وَأَفْطِرْ، وَقُمْ وَنَمْ، وَصُمْ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ، فَإِنَّ الحَسَنَةَ بِعَشْرِ أَمْثَالِهَا، وَذَلِكَ مِثْلُ صِيَامِ الدَّهْرِ»، قُلْتُ: إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ، قَالَ: «فَصُمْ يَوْمًا وَأَفْطِرْ يَوْمَيْنِ»، قُلْتُ: إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ، قَالَ: «فَصُمْ يَوْمًا وَأَفْطِرْ يَوْمًا، فَذَلِكَ صِيَامُ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ، وَهُوَ أَفْضَلُ الصِّيَامِ»، فَقُلْتُ: إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ «لاَ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ»

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