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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الصيامBook of Fasting
بَابُ صِيَامِ يَوْمٍ وَإِفْطَارِ يَوْمٍ صِيَامِ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُChapter: Fasting One Day and Breaking the Fast One Day—The Fasting of Dawud (David), Peace Be Upon Him
Hadith 3974
اُردوEn
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((أَحَبُّ الصِّيَامِ إِلَى اللَّهِ صِيَامُ دَاوُدَ وَأَحَبُّ الصَّلَاةِ إِلَى اللَّهِ صَلَاةُ دَاوُدَ، كَانَ يَنَامُ نِصْفَهُ، وَيَقُومُ ثُلُثَهُ وَيَنَامُ سُدُسَهُ، وَكَانَ يَصُومُ يَوْمًا وَيُفْطِرُ يَوْمًا))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The fasts of Dawud (peace be upon him) are the most beloved to Allah Almighty, and likewise, his night prayer is the most preferred by Allah Almighty. He would sleep for half the night, then stand in prayer for one third of the night, and then sleep for one sixth of the night. As for fasting, he would fast one day and leave it the next day.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … Dawud (alayhis salam) used to stand (in prayer) for one third of the night. If the night was six hours long, he would sleep for three hours, stand (in prayer) for two hours, and then sleep again for one hour.
