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Fasting Ten Days Of The Month, And The Different Wordings Reported By The Narrators In The Narration Of 'Abdullāh Bin 'Amr About It

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Darussalam · Volume 3

22. The Book Of Fasting

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الحديث: 2397 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 213

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2399. It was narrated that 'Abdullāh bin 'Amr said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'I have heard that you stand (in prayer) all night and fast all day.' I said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, I only meant good by that.' He said: 'One who fasts every day of his life has not truly fasted. But I will tell you what fasting for a lifetime means: Three days of every month.' I said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, I am able to do more than that.' He said: 'Fast for five days.' I said: 'I am able to do more than that.' He said: 'Fast for ten.' I said: 'I am able to do more than that.' He said: 'Observe the fast of Dāwūd, peace be upon him; he used to fast one day and not the next.'" (Ṣaḥīḥ)

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2397 - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَسْبَاطٍ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّهُ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّكَ تَقُومُ اللَّيْلَ وَتَصُومُ النَّهَارَ»، قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، مَا أَرَدْتُ بِذَلِكَ إِلَّا الْخَيْرَ، قَالَ: «لَا صَامَ مَنْ صَامَ الْأَبَدَ، وَلَكِنْ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى صَوْمِ الدَّهْرِ، ثَلَاثَةُ أَيَّامٍ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ»، قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ، قَالَ: «صُمْ خَمْسَةَ أَيَّامٍ»، قُلْتُ: إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ، قَالَ: «فَصُمْ عَشْرًا»، فَقُلْتُ: إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ، قَالَ: «صُمْ صَوْمَ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، كَانَ يَصُومُ يَوْمًا وَيُفْطِرُ يَوْمًا»

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