Sahih Muslim Book - 13, Hadith - 2730

وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الرُّومِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ - وَهُوَ ابْنُ عَمَّارٍ - حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى قَالَ انْطَلَقْتُ أَنَا وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ حَتَّى نَأْتِىَ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ فَأَرْسَلْنَا إِلَيْهِ رَسُولاً فَخَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا وَإِذَا عِنْدَ بَابِ دَارِهِ مَسْجِدٌ - قَالَ - فَكُنَّا فِى الْمَسْجِدِ حَتَّى خَرَجَ إِلَيْنَا. فَقَالَ إِنْ تَشَاءُوا أَنْ تَدْخُلُوا وَإِنْ تَشَاءُوا أَنْ تَقْعُدُوا هَا هُنَا. - قَالَ - فَقُلْنَا لاَ بَلْ نَقْعُدُ هَا هُنَا فَحَدِّثْنَا. قَالَ حَدَّثَنِى عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ - رضى الله عنهما - قَالَ كُنْتُ أَصُومُ الدَّهْرَ وَأَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ - قَالَ - فَإِمَّا ذُكِرْتُ لِلنَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَإِمَّا أَرْسَلَ إِلَىَّ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقَالَ لِى « أَلَمْ أُخْبَرْ أَنَّكَ تَصُومُ الدَّهْرَ وَتَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ ». قُلْتُ بَلَى يَا نَبِىَّ اللَّهِ وَلَمْ أُرِدْ بِذَلِكَ إِلاَّ الْخَيْرَ. قَالَ « فَإِنَّ بِحَسْبِكَ أَنْ تَصُومَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ ». قُلْتُ يَا نَبِىَّ اللَّهِ إِنِّى أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ. قَالَ « فَإِنَّ لِزَوْجِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا وَلِزَوْرِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا وَلِجَسَدِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا - قَالَ - فَصُمْ صَوْمَ دَاوُدَ نَبِىِّ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ أَعْبَدَ النَّاسِ ». قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا نَبِىَّ اللَّهِ وَمَا صَوْمُ دَاوُدَ قَالَ « كَانَ يَصُومُ يَوْمًا وَيُفْطِرُ يَوْمًا ». قَالَ « وَاقْرَإِ الْقُرْآنَ فِى كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ». قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا نَبِىَّ اللَّهِ إِنِّى أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ « فَاقْرَأْهُ فِى كُلِّ عِشْرِينَ ». قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا نَبِىَّ اللَّهِ إِنِّى أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ « فَاقْرَأْهُ فِى كُلِّ عَشْرٍ ». قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا نَبِىَّ اللَّهِ إِنِّى أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ. قَالَ « فَاقْرَأْهُ فِى كُلِّ سَبْعٍ وَلاَ تَزِدْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ. فَإِنَّ لِزَوْجِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا وَلِزَوْرِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا وَلِجَسَدِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا ». قَالَ فَشَدَّدْتُ فَشُدِّدَ عَلَىَّ. قَالَ وَقَالَ لِىَ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « إِنَّكَ لاَ تَدْرِى لَعَلَّكَ يَطُولُ بِكَ عُمْرٌ ». قَالَ فَصِرْتُ إِلَى الَّذِى قَالَ لِىَ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَلَمَّا كَبِرْتُ وَدِدْتُ أَنِّى كُنْتُ قَبِلْتُ رُخْصَةَ نَبِىِّ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-.

Yahya said “‘Abdullah bin Yazid and I set out and came to Abu Salamah. We sent a messenger to him and he came out to us. At the door of his house there was a Masjid and we stayed there until he came out and said: ‘If you wish, you may come in, or if you wish, you may sit here,’ We said: ‘No, we will sit here.’ He narrated to us: “‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin Al-As [may Allah be pleased with them] narrated to me: ‘I used to fast every single day, and recite the Qur’an every night. Either that was mentioned to the Prophet (SAW), or he sent for me and I came to him. He said to me: “Have I not been informed that you fast every single day and recite the Qur’an every (the entire) night?” I said: “Yes indeed, O Prophet of Allah, and I do not intend anything but good thereby.” He said: “It would be sufficient for you to fast three days of every month.” I said: “O Prophet of Allah, I am able to do better than that.” He said: “Your wife has a right over you and your guest has a right over you and your body has a right over you.” He said: “Observe the fast of Dawud, - the prophet of Allah – for he was the best of people in worship.” I said: “O prophet of Allah, what is the fast of Dawud?” He said: “He used to fast one day and not the next.” He said: “And recite the Qur’an (to completion) once every month.” I said: “O Prophet of Allah, I am able to do better than that.” He said: “Then recite it (to completion) once every twenty days.” I said: “O Prophet of Allah, I am able to do better than that.” He said: “Then recite it (to completion) once every ten days.” I said: “O Prophet of Allah, I am able to do better than that.” He said: “Then recite it (to completion) once every seven days, and do not do any more than that, for your wife has a right over you, your guests have a right over you, and your body has a right over you.” He said: “I chose the hard way then it became binding on me. The Prophet (SAW) said: “You do not know, perhaps you will live a long life.”’ “He said: ‘It turned out as the prophet (SAW) had said to me. When I grew old, I wished that I accepted the concession of the prophet of Allah (SAW).”’