حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَقَ الشَّافِعِيُّ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَمْرَو بْنَ أَوْسٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَحَبُّ الصِّيَامِ إِلَی اللَّهِ صِيَامُ دَاوُدَ فَإِنَّهُ کَانَ يَصُومُ يَوْمًا وَيُفْطِرُ يَوْمًا وَأَحَبُّ الصَّلَاةِ إِلَی اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ صَلَاةُ دَاوُدَ کَانَ يَنَامُ نِصْفَ اللَّيْلِ وَيُصَلِّي ثُلُثَهُ وَيَنَامُ سُدُسَهُ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 1712
It was narrated from Abdullah bin' Amr that the Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H said: "The most beloved fast to Allah is the fast of Dawud. for he used to fast one day and not the next And the most beloved of prayer to Allah is the prayer of Dawud: he used to sleep half of the night, pray one-third of the night and sleep onesixth of the night" (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020