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Sunan an-Nasai 2402 (Book 22, Hadith 313) #17013
The Fasting of Dawud (AS)

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) advised a man to fast three days each month, and then increased the number of days to eleven. He also mentioned the fasting of Dawud (AS), which was half a lifetime, fasting one day and not the next.

It was narrated that Ibn Al-Malih said: "I entered with Zaid upon 'Abdullah bin Amr and he narrated: 'The Messenger of Allah was told about my fasting, so the entered upon me and I gave him an average-sized leather pillow that was stuffed with palm fibers. He sat in the ground with the pillow between myself and him, and said: "While it not be sufficient for you to fast three days each months?" I said: O Messenger of Allah! He said: "O Messenger of Allah!" He said: "Eleven". I said: "O Messenger of Allah!" Then the Prophet said: "There is not fast better than the fast of Dawud, half of a lifetime, fasting one day and not next".
أَخْبَرَنَا زَكَرِيَّاءُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ بَقِيَّةَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ، - وَهُوَ الْحَذَّاءُ - عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمَلِيحِ، قَالَ دَخَلْتُ مَعَ أَبِيكَ زَيْدٍ عَلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو فَحَدَّثَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ذُكِرَ لَهُ صَوْمِي فَدَخَلَ عَلَىَّ فَأَلْقَيْتُ لَهُ وِسَادَةَ أَدَمٍ رَبْعَةً حَشْوُهَا لِيفٌ فَجَلَسَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ وَصَارَتِ الْوِسَادَةُ فِيمَا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَمَا يَكْفِيكَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلاَثَةُ أَيَّامٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ 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 ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ‏"‏ لاَ صَوْمَ فَوْقَ صَوْمِ دَاوُدَ شَطْرَ الدَّهْرِ صِيَامُ يَوْمٍ وَفِطْرُ يَوْمٍ

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fasting  *  i  *  dawud  *  halflifetime  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Fast regularly throughout life

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of fasting in Islam. It was narrated by Ibn Al-Malih and Zaid from 'Abdullah bin Amr that when the Messenger of Allah was told about his fasting, he entered upon him with an average sized leather pillow stuffed with palm fibers between them. He asked if it would be sufficient for him to fast three days each month, but when he said yes, he increased it to eleven days instead. Furthermore, he mentioned that there is no better fast than that of Dawud's which was half a lifetime; fasting one day and not on the next day. This hadith teaches us that we should strive for more in our worship as well as take advantage of every opportunity we have to do good deeds such as fasting regularly throughout our lives.

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