English translation
[2741] 191 - (...) It was narrated that Abû Qilâbah said: “Abû Al-Malîh told me: ‘I entered with your father upon ‘Abdullâh bin ‘Amr, and he narrated to us: ‘Mention of my fasting was made to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, so he entered upon me and I gave him a pillow made of leather stuffed with palm fibers, but he sat on the ground and the pillow was left between us. He said to me: “Are not three days of every month sufficient for you?” I said: “O Messenger of Allâh!” He said: “Five.” I said: “O Messenger of Allâh!” He said: “Seven.” I said: “O Messenger of Allâh!” He said: “Nine.” I said: “O Messenger of Allâh!” He said: “Eleven.” I said: “O Messenger of Allâh!” The Prophet ﷺ said: “There is no fast better than the fast of Dâwûd, half a lifetime; fasting one day and not the next.”