#2390

It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin 'Amr said:"My father got me married to a woman and he came to visit her and said: 'What do you think of your husband?' She said: 'What a wonderful man he is. He does not sleep at night and he does not break his fast during the day.' He got upset with me and said: 'I got you married to a woman from among the Muslims and you have neglected her.' I did not pay attention to what he said because of my energy and love of worship. News of that reached the Prophet and he said: 'But I stand (in prayer) and I sleep, I fast and I break my fast. So stand (in prayer) and sleep, fast and break your fast.' He said: 'Fast three days of every month.' I said: 'I am able to do more than that.' He said: 'O bserve the fast of Dawud, peace be upon him: fast one day and break your fast one day.' I said: 'I am able to do more than that.' He said: 'Read the Quran (once) every month.' Then it ended up being every fifteen days, and I still said: 'I am able to do more than that."' 'Ata said: "someone who heard him told me that Ibn 'Umar (said) that the Prophet said: 'Whoever fasts every day of his life, then he has not fasted

اخبرنا ابو حصين عبد الله بن احمد بن عبد الله بن يونس، قال حدثنا عبثر، قال حدثنا حصين، عن مجاهد، عن عبد الله بن عمرو، قال زوجني ابي امراة فجاء يزورها فقال كيف ترين بعلك فقالت نعم الرجل من رجل لا ينام الليل ولا يفطر النهار . فوقع بي وقال زوجتك امراة من المسلمين فعضلتها . قال فجعلت لا التفت الى قوله مما ارى عندي من القوة والاجتهاد فبلغ ذلك النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال " لكني انا اقوم وانام واصوم وافطر فقم ونم وصم وافطر " . قال " صم من كل شهر ثلاثة ايام " . فقلت انا اقوى من ذلك . قال " صم صوم داود عليه السلام صم يوما وافطر يوما " . قلت انا اقوى من ذلك . قال " اقرا القران في كل شهر " . ثم انتهى الى خمس عشرة وانا اقول انا اقوى من ذلك