مسند الحميدي
Musnad al-Humaydi
Hadiths of Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Al-As (may Allah be pleased with him)
Hadith Number 600
Hadith 600
600 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ قَالَ: ثنا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ: ثنا عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَمْرَو بْنَ أَوْسٍ الثَّقَفِيَّ، يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ، يَقُولُ: قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَحَبُّ الصِّيَامِ إِلَي اللَّهِ صِيَامُ دَاوُدَ، وَكَانَ يَصُومُ يَوْمًا وَيُفْطِرُ يَوْمًا، وَأَحَبُّ الصَّلَاةِ إِلَي اللَّهِ صَلَاةُ دَاوُدَ، كَانَ يَنَامُ نِصْفَ اللَّيْلِ، وَيْقُومُ ثُلُثَهُ، وَيْنَامُ سُدُسَهُ»
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to me: "The most beloved fast to Allah Almighty is the way of fasting of Prophet Dawud (peace be upon him). He would fast one day and not fast the next day. And the most beloved prayer to Allah Almighty is the prayer of Prophet Dawud (peace be upon him). He would sleep for half the night, then spend one third of the night performing voluntary prayers, then sleep for one sixth of the night."
