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Prohibition Of Fasting For A Lifetime For The One Who Will Be Harmed By That Or Who Will Neglect Other Duties, Or Does Not Break His Fast On The Two 'Īds Or During The Days Of At-Tashrīq; It Is Better To Fast Alternate Days

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Darussalam · Volume 3

13. The Book Of Fasting

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Shamela Arabic edition (opens in a new tab)

الحديث: 1159 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 814

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[2734] 186 - (...) 'Abdullâh bin 'Amr bin Al-'Âsh [may Allâh be pleased with them] said: "The Prophet ﷺ heard that I was fasting day after day, and praying at night. Either he sent for me, or I met him, and he said: 'Have I not been informed that you fast and do not break your fast, and you pray the (entire) night?' Do not do that, for your eyes have a share, your self has a share, and your family has a share. Fast, and do not fast, pray, and sleep. Fast one day out of every ten, and you will have the reward for the (other) nine.'" He said: "I feel that I am stronger than that, O Prophet of Allâh.' He said: 'Then observe the fast of Dâwûd, peace be upon him.'" He said: "How did Dâwûd fast, O Prophet of Allâh?" He said: 'He used to fast one day and not the next, and he did not flee if he encountered (an enemy).' He said: "How can I be like that, O Prophet of Allâh?" 'Aţâ' (one of the narrators) said: "I do not know how he mentioned fasting day after day." "And the Prophet ﷺ said: 'He has not fasted who fasts all the time, he has not fasted who fasts all the time, he has not fasted who fasts all the time.'"

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186 - (1159) وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَطَاءً، يَزْعُمُ أَنَّ أَبَا الْعَبَّاسِ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا، يَقُولُ: بَلَغَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنِّي أَصُومُ أَسْرُدُ، وَأُصَلِّي اللَّيْلَ، فَإِمَّا أَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ وَإِمَّا لَقِيتُهُ، فَقَالَ: «أَلَمْ أُخْبَرْ أَنَّكَ تَصُومُ وَلَا تُفْطِرُ، وَتُصَلِّي اللَّيْلَ؟ فَلَا تَفْعَلْ، فَإِنَّ لِعَيْنِكَ حَظًّا، وَلِنَفْسِكَ حَظًّا، وَلِأَهْلِكَ حَظًّا، فَصُمْ وَأَفْطِرْ، وَصَلِّ وَنَمْ، وَصُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ عَشَرَةِ أَيَّامٍ يَوْمًا، وَلَكَ أَجْرُ تِسْعَةٍ» قَالَ: إِنِّي أَجِدُنِي أَقْوَى مِنْ ذَلِكَ، يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ، قَالَ: «فَصُمْ صِيَامَ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ» قَالَ: وَكَيْفَ كَانَ دَاوُدُ يَصُومُ؟ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ، قَالَ: «كَانَ يَصُومُ يَوْمًا، وَيُفْطِرُ يَوْمًا، وَلَا يَفِرُّ إِذَا لَاقَى» قَالَ: مَنْ لِي بِهَذِهِ؟ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ، - قَالَ عَطَاءٌ: فَلَا أَدْرِي كَيْفَ ذَكَرَ صِيَامَ الْأَبَدِ - فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا صَامَ مَنْ صَامَ الْأَبَدَ، لَا صَامَ مَنْ صَامَ الْأَبَدَ، لَا صَامَ مَنْ صَامَ الْأَبَدَ»

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