أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَعِيلَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ ح و أَخْبَرَنِي زَکَرِيَّا بْنُ يَحْيَی قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَی قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صُمْ يَوْمًا وَلَکَ أَجْرُ عَشَرَةِ فَقُلْتُ زِدْنِي فَقَالَ صُمْ يَوْمَيْنِ وَلَکَ أَجْرُ تِسْعَةٍ قُلْتُ زِدْنِي قَالَ صُمْ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَلَکَ أَجْرُ ثَمَانِيَةٍ قَالَ ثَابِتٌ فَذَکَرْتُ ذَلِکَ لِمُطَرِّفٍ فَقَالَ مَا أُرَاهُ إِلَّا يَزْدَادُ فِي الْعَمَلِ وَيَنْقُصُ مِنْ الْأَجْرِ وَاللَّفْظُ لِمُحَمَّدٍ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 2402
It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said to him: “Fast one day, and you will have the reward of what is left.” He said: “I am able to do more than that.” He said: “Fast two days and you will have the reward of what is left.” He said: “I am able to do more than that.” He said: “Fast three days and you will have the reward of what is left.” He said: “I am able to do more than that.” He said: “Fast four days and you will have the reward of what is left.” He said: “I am able to do more than that.” He said: “Observe the best kind of fasting before Allah, the fast of Dawud, peace be upon him; he used to fast one day and break his fast for one day.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020