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Fasting One Day, And Not Fasting One Day, And The Difference In The Wording Of The Transmitters Of The Narration Of 'Abdullâh Bin 'Amr About It

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Darussalam · Volume 3

22. The Book Of Fasting

Sunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation

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الحديث: 2390 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 210

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2392. It was narrated that ‘Abdullâh bin ‘Amr said: “My father got me married to a woman and he came to visit her and said: ‘What do you think of your husband?’ She said: ‘What a wonderful man he is. He does not sleep at night and he does not break his fast during the day.’ He got upset with me and said: ‘I got you married to a woman from among the Muslims and you have neglected her.’ I did not pay attention to what he said because of my energy and love of worship. News of that reached the Prophet ﷺ and he said: ‘But I stand (in prayer) and I sleep, I fast and I break my fast. So stand (in prayer) and sleep, fast and break your fast.’ He said: ‘Fast three days of every month.’ I said: ‘I am able to do more than that.’ He said: ‘Observe the fast of Dâwûd, peace be upon him: fast one day and break your fast one day.’ I said: ‘I am able to do more than that.’ He said: ‘Read the Qur’ân (once) every month.’ Then it ended up being every fifteen days, and I still said: ‘I am able to do more than that.’” (Ṣaḥīḥ)

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2390 - أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو حَصِينٍ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يُونُسَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْثَرٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حُصَيْنٌ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ: زَوَّجَنِي أَبِي امْرَأَةً فَجَاءَ يَزُورُهَا، فَقَالَ: كَيْفَ تَرَيْنَ بَعْلَكِ؟ فَقَالَتْ: نِعْمَ الرَّجُلُ مِنْ رَجُلٍ لَا يَنَامُ اللَّيْلَ، وَلَا يُفْطِرُ النَّهَارَ فَوَقَعَ بِي، وَقَالَ: زَوَّجْتُكَ امْرَأَةً مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَعَضَلْتَهَا، قَالَ: فَجَعَلْتُ لَا أَلْتَفِتُ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ مِمَّا أَرَى عِنْدِي مِنَ الْقُوَّةِ وَالِاجْتِهَادِ، فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: «لَكِنِّي أَنَا أَقُومُ وَأَنَامُ، وَأَصُومُ وَأُفْطِرُ، فَقُمْ وَنَمْ، وَصُمْ وَأَفْطِرْ» قَالَ: «صُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ»، فَقُلْتُ: أَنَا أَقْوَى مِنْ ذَلِكَ، قَالَ: «صُمْ صَوْمَ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، صُمْ يَوْمًا وَأَفْطِرْ يَوْمًا»، قُلْتُ: أَنَا أَقْوَى مِنْ ذَلِكَ، قَالَ: «اقْرَأِ الْقُرْآنَ فِي كُلِّ شَهْرٍ»، ثُمَّ انْتَهَى إِلَى خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ وَأَنَا أَقُولُ: أَنَا أَقْوَى مِنْ ذَلِكَ

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It transpires from this narration that one ought not to complete the recitation of the entire Glorious Qur’ân in less than three days.