#2401

Abduallah bin amr bin Al-'As said:"The Messenger of Allah heard that I was fasting continually and praying all night." Either he sent for him, or he happened to meet him and he said: "Have I not been told that you fast and never break your fast, and you pray all night? Do not do that, for do that, for your eyes should have a share, your self should have a share, and your family should have a share. Fast and break your fast; pray and sleep. Fast one day out of every ten, and your will have the reward of the other nine." He said: " I am able to do more than that, O Messenger of Allah." He said: "Observe the fast of Dawud then." " I said: 'How did Dawud fast, O Prophet of Allah? He said: 'He used to fast one day, and not the next, and he never fled if he met(the enemy in battle)."' He said: "How can I compare to him, O Prophet of Allah?

اخبرنا ابراهيم بن الحسن، قال حدثنا حجاج، قال قال ابن جريج سمعت عطاء، يقول ان ابا العباس الشاعر اخبره انه، سمع عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص، قال بلغ النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم اني اصوم اسرد الصوم واصلي الليل فارسل اليه ولما لقيه قال " الم اخبر انك تصوم ولا تفطر وتصلي الليل فلا تفعل فان لعينك حظا ولنفسك حظا ولاهلك حظا وصم وافطر وصل ونم وصم من كل عشرة ايام يوما ولك اجر تسعة " . قال اني اقوى لذلك يا رسول الله . قال " صم صيام داود اذا " . قال وكيف كان صيام داود يا نبي الله قال " كان يصوم يوما ويفطر يوما ولا يفر اذا لاقى " . قال ومن لي بهذا يا نبي الله