حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ عَنْ يَحْيَی بْنِ أَبِي کَثِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ أَلَمْ أُخْبَرْ أَنَّکَ تَقُومُ اللَّيْلَ وَتَصُومُ النَّهَارَ قُلْتُ بَلَی قَالَ فَلَا تَفْعَلْ قُمْ وَنَمْ وَصُمْ وَأَفْطِرْ فَإِنَّ لِجَسَدِکَ عَلَيْکَ حَقًّا وَإِنَّ لِعَيْنِکَ عَلَيْکَ حَقًّا وَإِنَّ لِزَوْرِکَ عَلَيْکَ حَقًّا وَإِنَّ لِزَوْجِکَ عَلَيْکَ حَقًّا وَإِنَّکَ عَسَی أَنْ يَطُولَ بِکَ عُمُرٌ وَإِنَّ مِنْ حَسْبِکَ أَنْ تَصُومَ مِنْ کُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَإِنَّ بِکُلِّ حَسَنَةٍ عَشْرَ أَمْثَالِهَا فَذَلِکَ الدَّهْرُ کُلُّهُ قَالَ فَشَدَّدْتُ فَشُدِّدَ عَلَيَّ فَقُلْتُ فَإِنِّي أُطِيقُ غَيْرَ ذَلِکَ قَالَ فَصُمْ مِنْ کُلِّ جُمُعَةٍ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ قَالَ فَشَدَّدْتُ فَشُدِّدَ عَلَيَّ قُلْتُ أُطِيقُ غَيْرَ ذَلِکَ قَالَ فَصُمْ صَوْمَ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ دَاوُدَ قُلْتُ وَمَا صَوْمُ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ دَاوُدَ قَالَ نِصْفُ الدَّهْرِ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْد اللَّهِ يُقَالُ هُوَ زَوْرٌ وَهَؤُلَائِ زَوْرٌ وَضَيْفٌ وَمَعْنَاهُ أَضْيَافُهُ وَزُوَّارُهُ لِأَنَّهَا مَصْدَرٌ مِثْلُ قَوْمٍ رِضًا وَعَدْلٍ يُقَالُ مَائٌ غَوْرٌ وَبِئْرٌ غَوْرٌ وَمَائَانِ غَوْرٌ وَمِيَاهٌ غَوْرٌ وَيُقَالُ الْغَوْرُ الْغَائِرُ لَا تَنَالُهُ الدِّلَائُ کُلَّ شَيْئٍ غُرْتَ فِيهِ فَهُوَ مَغَارَةٌ تَزَّاوَرُ تَمِيلُ مِنْ الزَّوَرِ وَالْأَزْوَرُ الْأَمْيَلُ
صحیح بخاری · Hadith 6134
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: Allah's Apostle entered upon me and said, "Have I not been informed that you offer prayer all the night and fast the whole day?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Do not do so; Offer prayer at night and also sleep; Fast for a few days and give up fasting for a few days because your body has a right on you, and your eye has a right on you, and your guest has a right on you, and your wife has a right on you. I hope that you will have a long life, and it is sufficient for you to fast for three days a month as the reward of a good deed, is multiplied ten times, that means, as if you fasted the whole year." I insisted (on fasting more) so I was given a hard instruction. I said, "I can do more than that (fasting)" The Prophet said, "Fast three days every week." But as I insisted (on fasting more) so I was burdened. I said, "I can fast more than that." The Prophet said, "Fast as Allah's prophet David used to fast." I said, "How was the fasting of the prophet David?" The Prophet said, "One half of a year (i.e. he used to fast on alternate days). '
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020