أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي عَمَّارٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُرَحْبِيلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ قِيلَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلٌ يَصُومُ الدَّهْرَ قَالَ وَدِدْتُ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَطْعَمْ الدَّهْرَ قَالُوا فَثُلُثَيْهِ قَالَ أَکْثَرَ قَالُوا فَنِصْفَهُ قَالَ أَکْثَرَ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَلَا أُخْبِرُکُمْ بِمَا يُذْهِبُ وَحَرَ الصَّدْرِ صَوْمُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ کُلِّ شَهْرٍ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 2391
It was narrated from Abu Qatadah that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم was asked about his fasting and he got angry. ‘Umar said: “We are content with Allah as our Lord, Islam as our religion and Muhammad as our Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم.” And he was asked about someone who fasted for the rest of his life and said: “He neither fasted nor broke his fast.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020