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Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan 714 — The Book of As-Siyâm (the Fasting)
Forbiddance to observe perpetual Saum (fast) for the one who is hurt by it, or his duties are neglected, or he does not abandon observing Saum on the days of two 'Eid and also on the three days of Tashrîq at Mina (during Hajj ). And the superiority of observing Saum on alternate days.
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan : 714
Al-Lu'lu Wal-MarjanHadith Number 714
حديث عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرو، قَالَ: أُخْبِرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنِّي أَقُولُ، وَاللهِ لأَصُومَنَّ النَّهَارَ وَلأَقُومَنَّ اللَّيْلَ مَا عِشْتُ؛ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: قَدْ قُلْتُهُ، بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي قَالَ: فَإِنَّكَ لَا تَسْتَطِيع ذلِكَ، فَصُمْ وَأَفْطِرْ، وَقُمْ وَنَمْ، وَصُمْ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ، فَإِنَّ الْحَسَنَةَ بِعَشْرِ أَمْثَالِهَا، وَذلِكَ مِثْلُ صِيَامِ الدَّهْرِ قُلْتُ: إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذلِكَ قَالَ: فَصُمْ يَوْمًا وَأَفْطِرْ يَوْمَيْنِ قُلْتُ: إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذلِكَ قَالَ: فَصُمْ يَوْمًا وَأَفْطِرْ يَوْمًا، فَذَلِكَ صِيَامُ دَاوُدَ ﵇، وَهُوَ أَفْضَلُ الصِّيَامُ فَقُلْتُ: إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذلِكَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: لَا أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذلِكَ.
'Abdullah bin 'Amr Narrated from:
Allâh's Messenger ﷺ was informed that I had taken an oath to observe Saum (fast) daily and to offer (voluntary) Salât (prayer) (every night) all the night throughout my life (so Allâh's Messenger ﷺ came to me and asked whether it was correct); I replied, "Let my parents be sacrificed for you! I said so."The Prophet ﷺ said, "You cannot do that. So, observe Saum for few days and give it up for few days, offer Salât and sleep. Observe Saum three days a month, as the reward of good deeds is multiplied ten times and that will be equal to one year of observing Saum." I replied, "I can do better than that." The Prophet ﷺ said to me, "Observe Saum one day and give up for two days." I replied, "I can do better than that."The Prophet ﷺ said, "Then observe Saum a day and give up for a day and that is the Saum of Prophet Dawûd (David) عليه السلام, and that is the best Saum." I said, "I have the power to do better (more) than that." The Prophet ﷺ said, "There is no better ( Saum) than that." ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 197, Vol. 3)
Translation source
- Compiler:
- Muhammad Fu'ad 'Abd al-Baqi
- Publisher:
- Darussalam Publication
