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Sunan an-Nasai 2401 (Book 22, Hadith 312) #17012
Balancing Faith & Family

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad advised Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-'As to not fast and pray all the time, but to balance it out with rest and family time. He also suggested that he follow the example of Prophet Dawud who used to fast one day and not the next.

'Abduallah bin amr bin Al-'As said: "The Messenger of Allah heard that I was fasting continually and praying all night". Either he sent for him, or he happened to meet him and he said: "Have I not been told that you fast and never break your fast, and you pray all night? Do not do that, for do that, for your eyes should have a share, your self should have a share, and your family should have a share. Fast and break your fast; pray and sleep. Fast one day out of every ten, and your will have the reward of the other nine". He said: " I am able to do more than that, O Messenger of Allah". He said: "Observe the fast of Dawud then"". I said: 'How did Dawud fast, O Prophet of Allah? He said: 'He used to fast one day, and not the next, and he never fled if he met(the enemy in battle)"'. He said: "How can I compare to him, O Prophet of Allah?"
أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ سَمِعْتُ عَطَاءً، يَقُولُ إِنَّ أَبَا الْعَبَّاسِ الشَّاعِرَ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ، سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ، قَالَ بَلَغَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَنِّي أَصُومُ أَسْرُدُ الصَّوْمَ وَأُصَلِّي اللَّيْلَ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ وَلَمَّا لَقِيَهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَلَمْ أُخْبَرْ أَنَّكَ تَصُومُ وَلاَ تُفْطِرُ وَتُصَلِّي اللَّيْلَ فَلاَ تَفْعَلْ فَإِنَّ لِعَيْنِكَ حَظًّا وَلِنَفْسِكَ حَظًّا وَلأَهْلِكَ حَظًّا وَصُمْ وَأَفْطِرْ وَصَلِّ وَنَمْ وَصُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ عَشْرَةِ أَيَّامٍ يَوْمًا وَلَكَ أَجْرُ تِسْعَةٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ إِنِّي أَقْوَى لِذَلِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ صُمْ صِيَامَ دَاوُدَ إِذًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَكَيْفَ كَانَ صِيَامُ دَاوُدَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏"‏ كَانَ يَصُومُ يَوْمًا وَيُفْطِرُ يَوْمًا وَلاَ يَفِرُّ إِذَا لاَقَى ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَمَنْ لِي بِهَذَا يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ
TOPICS
fast  *  pray  *  balance  *  reward  *  saum  *  salat  *  mizan  *  thawab  *  dawud

QUICK LESSONS:
Fast one day out of every ten; Take care of oneself & family; Engage in battle if necessary; Do good deeds no matter how small they may seem

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, Prophet Muhammad is advising Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-'As on how to balance his faith with his family life. He tells him that fasting and praying are important parts of a Muslim's life, but they should be balanced out with rest and spending time with family. As an example, he suggests following the example of Prophet Dawud who used to fast one day and not the next. This teaches us that we should strive for a balance between our faith practices and our other responsibilities in life such as taking care of ourselves, our families, or even engaging in battle if necessary. We should also remember that Allah rewards us for every good deed we do no matter how small it may seem.

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