سنن أبي داود

Hadith 2448

Book 14: Fasting (Kitab Al-Siyam)

كتاب الصيام

Chapter 68

Chapter: Fasting A Day, And Not Fasting A Day.

باب فِي صَوْمِ يَوْمٍ وَفِطْرِ يَوْمٍ

English narration

Narrated by عبد الله بن عمرو السهمي

Abdullah bin 'And (bin al-As) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me: The fast most liked by Allah is the one observed by Dawud (David), and the prayer dearer to Allah is the one offered by Dawud (David): he would sleep half the night, and stand (in prayer) one-third of it, and sleep one-sixth of it. He would go without fasting one day, and fast the other day.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى ، وَمُسَدَّدٌ ، وَالْإِخْبَارُ فِي حَدِيثِ أَحْمَدَ ، قَالُوا : حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ عَمْرًا ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ أَوْسٍ ، سَمِعَهُ مِنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، قَالَ : قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : "

أَحَبُّ الصِّيَامِ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى صِيَامُ دَاوُدَ ، وَأَحَبُّ الصَّلَاةِ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى صَلَاةُ دَاوُدَ ، كَانَ يَنَامُ نِصْفَهُ وَيَقُومُ ثُلُثَهُ وَيَنَامُ سُدُسَهُ ، وَكَانَ يُفْطِرُ يَوْمًا وَيَصُومُ يَوْمًا

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Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 2448In-book: Book 14, Hadith 2448

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