The Fast Of Prophet Dâwûd, Peace Be Upon Him
Darussalam · Volume 3
22. The Book Of FastingSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
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(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ١٧١٢: ق. [صحيح الترغيب ٦١٨، إرواء الغليل ٤٥١ و ٩٤٥].
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2346. 'Abdullâh bin 'Amr bin Al-'Âs said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "The most beloved fasting to Allâh, the Mighty and Sublime, is the fast of Dâwûd, peace be upon him. He used to fast one day and not the next. And the most beloved prayer to Allâh, the Mighty and Sublime, is the prayer of Dâwûd, peace be upon him. He used to sleep half the night, stand for one-third of it (in prayer), and sleep for one-sixth of it." (Šaĥīh)
2344 - أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ أَوْسٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ، يَقُولُ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَحَبُّ الصِّيَامِ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ صِيَامُ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، كَانَ يَصُومُ يَوْمًا وَيُفْطِرُ يَوْمًا، وَأَحَبُّ الصَّلَاةِ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ صَلَاةُ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، كَانَ يَنَامُ نِصْفَ اللَّيْلِ، وَيَقُومُ ثُلُثَهُ، وَيَنَامُ سُدُسَهُ»
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The prayers and fasts of Prophet Dâwûd were replete with moderation. They were the most temperate. It permitted no imbalance to creep into the fulfillment of the rights of Allâh, along with the fulfillment of the rights of human beings.