Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Ishaq bin Shahyn al-WastifromKhalid bin 'Abdullah al-TahanfromKhalid bin Mahran al-Hadha'fromAbu Qalaba, 'Abdullah bin Zayd al-JarmifromAbu al-Malih ('Amir) bin Usama
Hadith text · Matn
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ الْوَاسِطِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الْمَلِيحِ، قَالَ دَخَلْتُ مَعَ أَبِيكَ عَلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو فَحَدَّثَنَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ذُكِرَ لَهُ صَوْمِي فَدَخَلَ عَلَىَّ، فَأَلْقَيْتُ لَهُ وِسَادَةً مِنْ أَدَمٍ، حَشْوُهَا لِيفٌ، فَجَلَسَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ، وَصَارَتِ الْوِسَادَةُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ. فَقَالَ " أَمَا يَكْفِيكَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلاَثَةُ أَيَّامٍ ". قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. قَالَ " خَمْسًا ". قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. قَالَ " سَبْعًا ". قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. قَالَ " تِسْعًا ". قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. قَالَ " إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ ". ثُمَّ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ صَوْمَ فَوْقَ صَوْمِ دَاوُدَ ـ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ ـ شَطْرَ الدَّهْرِ، صُمْ يَوْمًا، وَأَفْطِرْ يَوْمًا ".
English translation
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was informed about my fasts, and he came to me and I spread for him a leather cushion stuffed with palm fires, but he sat on the ground and the cushion remained between me and him, and then he said, "Isn't it sufficient for you to fast three days a month?" I replied, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ! (I can fast more)." He said, "Five?" I replied, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ! (I can fast more)." He said, "Seven?" I replied, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ! (I can fast more)." He said, "Nine (days per month)?" I replied, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ! (I can fast more)" He said, "Eleven (days per month)?" And then the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "There is no fast superior to that of the Prophet (ﷺ) David it was for half of the year. So, fast on alternate days."
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 30, Hadith 87
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 3, Book 31, Hadith 201 (deprecated numbering scheme)