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SAHIH BUKHARI VOLUME 4 > BOOK 55: PROPHETS
Volume 4, Book 55, Number 628:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "The reciting of the Zabur (i.e. Psalms) was made easy for David. He used to or-
der that his riding animals be saddled, and would finish reciting the Zabur before they were saddled.
And he would never eat except from the earnings of his manual work."
Volume 4, Book 55, Number 629:
Narrated Abdullah bin Amr:
Allah's Apostle was informed that I have said: "By Allah, I will fast all the days and pray all the
nights as long as I live." On that, Allah's Apostle asked me. "Are you the one who says: 'I will fast all
the days and pray all the nights as long as I live?' " I said, "Yes, I have said it." He said, "You cannot do
that. So fast (sometimes) and do not fast (sometimes). Pray and sleep. Fast for three days a month, for
the reward of a good deed is multiplied by ten time, and so the fasting of three days a month equals
the fasting of a year." I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I can do (fast) more than this." He said, "Fast on every
third day. I said: I can do (fast) more than that, He said: "Fast on alternate days and this was the fast-
ing of David which is the most moderate sort of fasting." I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I can do (fast)
more than that." He said, "There is nothing better than that."
Volume 4, Book 55, Number 630:
Narrated Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-As:
The Prophet said to me, "I have been informed that you pray all the nights and observe fast all the
days; is this true?" I replied, "Yes." He said, "If you do so, your eyes will become weak and you will get
bored. So fast three days a month, for this will be the fasting of a whole year, or equal to the fasting
of a whole year." I said, "I find myself able to fast more." He said, "Then fast like the fasting of (the
Prophet) David who used to fast on alternate days and would not flee on facing the enemy."
Volume 4, Book 55, Number 631:
Narrated Abdullah bin Amr:
Allah's Apostle said to me, "The most beloved fasting to Allah was the fasting of (the Prophet) David
who used to fast on alternate days. And the most beloved prayer to Allah was the prayer of David
who used to sleep for (the first) half of the night and pray for 1/3 of it and (again) sleep for a sixth of
it."
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