The Messenger of Allah said: The best of fasting is the fast of Dawud, peace be upon him. He used to fast for one day and break his fast for one day.' '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.

:Telah mengabarkan kepada kami Muhammad bin Hatim dia berkata; telah memberitakan kepada kami Hibban dia berkata; telah memberitakan kepada kami 'Abdullah dari Syu'bah dari Anas bin Sirin dia berkata; aku mendengar 'Abdul Malik bin Abul Minhal menceritakan dari bapaknya bahwa Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam menyuruh mereka berpuasa pada tiga hari Bidl. Beliau bersabda: 'Itu adalah puasa sebulan.'

Abdullah bin 'Amr said to me: My father got me married to a woman from a noble family, and he used to come to her and ask her about her husband. She said: What a wonderful man he is! He never comes to my bed. And he has never approached me since he married me. He mentioned that to the Prophet and he said: Bring him to me. So he brought him with him and (the Prophet) said: How do you fast? I said: Every day. He said: Fast three days of every month. I said: I am able to do better than that. He said: Fast for two days, and break your fast for one day. He said; I am able to do better than that. He said: Observe the best of fasts, the fast of Dawud, peace be upon him: Fasting for one day and breaking the fast for one day. '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.

:Telah mengabarkan kepada kami Muhammad bin Ma'mar dia berkata; telah menceritakan kepada kami Habban dia berkata; telah menceritakan kepada kami Hammam dia berkata; telah menceritakan kepada kami Anas bin Sirin dia berkata; telah menceritakan kepadaku 'Abdul Malik bin Qudamah bin Milhan dari bapaknya dia berkata; bahwa Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam menyuruh kami berpuasa pada tiga hari Bidl. Yaitu tanggal 13 14 15.

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.

:Telah mengabarkan kepada kami 'Amru bin 'Ali dia berkata; telah menceritakan kepadaku Saif bin 'Ubaidullah dari orang yang ahlaknya baik dia berkata; telah menceritakan kepada kami Al Aswad bin Syaiban dari Abu Naufal bin Abu 'Aqrab dari bapaknya dia berkata; Aku bertanya kepada Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam tentang puasa? Lalu beliau menjawab: Puasalah sehari dalam sebulan. Aku berkata; 'Wahai Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam tambahkanlah untukku tambahkanlah untukku! ' Beliau bersabda: 'Kamu mengatakan 'Wahai Rasulullah tambahkanlah untukku tambahkanlah untukku? ' Dua hari setiap bulan.' Aku berkata; 'Wahai Rasulullah tambahkanlah untukku tambahkanlah untukku sungguh aku masih kuat.' Beliau bersabda: 'Kamu mengatakan tambahkanlah untukku tambahkanlah untukku sungguh aku masih kuat.' Lalu Rasulullah diam hingga aku mengira bahwa beliau menolak -permintaan- ku. Kemudian beliau bersabda: 'Berpuasalah tiga hari pada setiap bulan.'

The Messenger of Allah entered my apartment and said: I have been told that you stand all night (in prayer) and fast all day.' I said: 'Yes (I do).' He said: 'Do not do that. Sleep and stand (in prayer); fast and break your fast. For your eyes have a right over you, your body has a right over you, your body has a right over you, your wife has a right over you, your guest has a right over you, and your friend has a right over you. I hope that you will have a long life and that it will be sufficient for you to fast three days of each month. That is fasting for a lifetime, because a good deed is equal to ten like it.' I said : 'I feel able to do more.' I was strict, so I was dealt with strictly. He said: 'Fast three days each week.' I said: 'I am ableto do more thtn that; I was strict, so I was dealt with strictly. He said: 'Observe the fast of the Prophet of Allah, Dawud, peace be upon him. I said: 'What was the fast of Dawud?' he said: 'Half of a lifetime.' '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.

:Telah mengabarkan kepada kami 'Abdurrahman bin Muhammad bin Sallam dia berkata; telah menceritakan kepada kami Yazid bin Harun dia berkata; telah memberitakan kepada kami Al Aswad bin Syaiban dari Abu Naufal bin Abu 'Aqrab dari bapaknya ia bertanya kepada Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam tentang puasa beliau bersabda: Berpuasalah sehari setiap bulan. Namun ia minta tambah seraya berkata; 'Bapak dan ibuku sebagai tebusannya aku masih kuat -melakukan lebih dari itu-.' Lalu beliau menambahinya seraya bersabda: 'Berpuasalah dua hari setiap bulan.' ia berkata; 'Bapak dan ibuku sebagai tebusannya wahai Rasulullah sungguh aku masih kuat! ' Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: 'Sungguh aku masih kuat sungguh aku masih kuat.' Hampir saja beliau tidak menambahkan untuknya. Setelah ia mendesak terus Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: 'Berpuasalah tiga hari setiap bulan.'

I will certainly stand all night (in prayer) and fast every day for as long as I live. The Messenger of Allah said: Are you the one who said that? I said: 'I said it, O Messenger of Allah.' The Messenger of Allah said: 'You cannot do that. Fast and break your fast, sleep and stand (in prayer), and fast three days of each month. For a good deed is equal to ten like it, and that is like fasting for a lifetime.' I said: 'But I am able to do bette than that.' He said: 'Fast for one day and break your fast for two days.' I said: 'I am able to do better than that, O Messenger of Allah.' He said: 'Then fast for one day and break your fast for two days.' I said: 'I am able to do better than that, O Messenger of Allah said : 'There is noting better than that.' 'Abdullah said: If I had accepted the three days that the Messenger of Allah said, that would be dearer to me than my family and my wealth. '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.

:Telah mengabarkan kepada kami Muhammad bin 'Abdullah bin 'Ammar Al Maushuli dari Al Mu'afa dari Zakariy bin Ishaq Al Makki dia berkata; telah menceritakan kepada kami Yahya bin 'Abdullah bin Shafiy dari Abu Ma'bad dari Ibnu 'Abbas dia berkata; Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda kepada Mu'adz ketika beliau mengutusnya ke Yaman: Engkau akan menemui kaum ahli kitab. Jika engkau datang kepada mereka serulah agar mereka bersaksi bahwa tiada ilah (sesembahan) yang berhak disembah kecuali Allah dan Muhammad adalah utusan Allah. Jika mereka menaati dalam hal itu beritahukanlah kepada mereka bahwa Allah -Azza wa Jalla- telah mewajibkan atas mereka shalat lima waktu dalam sehari semalam. Jika mereka -artinya: menaatimu- dalam hal itu beritahukanlah bahwa Allah -Azza wa Jalla- telah mewajibkan atas mereka sedekah yang diambil dari orang-orang kaya di antara mereka lalu diberikan kepada orang-orang fakir di antara mereka. Jika mereka menaati dalam hal itu takutlah terhadap doa orang yang dizhalimi.

I entered upon 'Abdullah bin 'Amr and said: O uncle, tell me what the Messenger of Allah said to you. He said: O son of my brother, I had resolved to strive very hard until I said: I will fast for the rest of my life and I will read the whole Quran every day and night. The Messenger of Allah heard about that, and came in to me in my house, and said: I have heard that you said, I will fast for a lifetime and will read the Quran. I said: I did say that, O Messenger of Allah. He said; Do not do that. Fast three days of each month. I said: I am able to do more than that. He said: fast two days of each week, Monday and Thursday. I said: I am able to do more than that. He said; Observe the fast of Dawud, peace be upon him, for it is the best kind of fasting before Allah; one day fasting, and one day not fasting. And when he made a promise he did not break it, and when he met (the enemy in battle) he did not flee. '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.

:Telah mengabarkan kepada kami Muhammad bin 'Abdul A'la dia berkata; telah menceritakan kepada kami Mu'tamir dia berkata; Aku mendengar Bahz bin Hakim menceritakan dari bapaknya dari kakeknya dia berkata; Aku berkata; Wahai Nabi Allah tidaklah aku datang menemuimu hingga aku bersumpah lebih dari bilangan mereka (jari-jari tangannya) untuk tidak mendatangimu dan tidak memeluk agamamu. Sungguh dahulu aku adalah seorang yang tidak mengetahui sedikit pun kecuali apa yang Allah -Azza wa Jalla- dan Rasul-Nya ajarkan kepadaku dan sungguh aku bertanya kepadamu atas nama wahyu Allah dengan apa Rabbmu mengutusmu kepada kami? Beliau menjawab: 'Dengan Islam.' Aku bertanya; 'Apakah tanda-tanda Islam? ' Beliau bersabda: 'Hendaklah engkau mengucapkan; 'Aku menyerahkan wajahku kepada Allah dan membuang semua bentuk sesembahan selain kepada-Nya' mendirikan shalat dan menunaikan zakat.'