(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا
عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ عَطَاءٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي
الْجُرَيْرِيُّ ، عَنْ
أَبِي الْعَلَاءِ ، عَنْ
مُطَرِّفِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، عَنْ
عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، قَالَ : أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، مُرْنِي بِصِيَامٍ ، قَالَ : " صُمْ يَوْمًا وَلَكَ أَجْرُ تِسْعَةٍ " ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنِّي أَجِدُ قُوَّةً ، فَزِدْنِي ، قَالَ : " صُمْ يَوْمَيْنِ وَلَكَ أَجْرُ ثَمَانِيَةِ أَيَّامٍ " ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنِّي أَجِدُ قُوَّةً ، فَزِدْنِي ، قَالَ : " فَصُمْ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَلَكَ أَجْرُ سَبْعَةِ أَيَّامٍ " ، قَالَ : فَمَا زَالَ يَحُطُّ لِي ، حَتَّى قَالَ : " إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الصَّوْمِ صَوْمُ أَخِي دَاوُدَ ، أَوْ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ دَاوُدَ " شَكَّ الْجُرَيْرِيُّ " صُمْ يَوْمًا ، وَأَفْطِرْ يَوْمًا " ، فَقَالَ : عَبْدُ اللَّهِ لَمَّا ضَعُفَ لَيْتَنِي كُنْتُ قَنَعْتُ بِمَا أَمَرَنِي بِهِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I presented myself before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah! Give me a command regarding fasting." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you fast one day, you will get the reward of nine." I requested an increase in this, so he said: "If you fast two days, you will get the reward of eight." I requested further increase, so he said: "If you fast three days, you will get the reward of seven." Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) kept decreasing until finally he said: "The best way of fasting is that of Sayyiduna Dawood (peace be upon him), so fast one day and leave one day." When Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) became old, he used to say, "Alas! If only I had been content with the command of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)."