It was narrated from 'Amr bin Shurahbil that a man from among the Companions of the Prophet said: 'It was said to the Prophet that a man fasted for the rest of his life. He said: 'I wish that he had never eaten'. They said: 'Two-thirds (of a lifetime)?' He said: 'That is too much'. Then he said: 'Shall I not tell you of that which will take away impurity from the heart? Fasting three days each month"'.Ata said: "someone who heard him told me that Ibn 'Umar (said) that the Prophet said: 'Whoever fasts every day of his life, then he has not fasted".