Hadith 2398

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ . ح وأَخْبَرَنِي زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ يَحْيَى ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ ، عَنْ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " صُمْ يَوْمًا وَلَكَ أَجْرُ عَشَرَةِ " , فَقُلْتُ : زِدْنِي , فَقَالَ : " صُمْ يَوْمَيْنِ وَلَكَ أَجْرُ تِسْعَةٍ " , قُلْتُ : زِدْنِي , قَالَ : " صُمْ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَلَكَ أَجْرُ ثَمَانِيَةٍ " , قَالَ : ثَابِتٌ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِمُطَرِّفٍ , فَقَالَ : مَا أُرَاهُ إِلَّا يَزْدَادُ فِي الْعَمَلِ ، وَيَنْقُصُ مِنَ الْأَجْرِ وَاللَّفْظُ لِمُحَمَّدٍ .
´It was narrated from Shuaib bin 'Abdullah bin 'Amr that his father said:` "The Messenger of Allah said to me: 'Fast one day and you will have the reward of ten.' I said: 'Let me fast more.' He said: 'Fast two days and you will have the reward of nine.' I said: 'Let me fast more than that.' He said: 'Fast three days and you will have the reward of eight." (One of the narrators) Thabit said: "I mentioned that to Mutarrif and he said: 'I only see that he is making more effort for less reward.'"
Hadith Reference سنن نسائي / كتاب الصيام / 2398
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح الإسناد  |  زبیر علی زئی: إسناده حسن
Hadith Takhrij «تفرد بہ النسائي، (تحفة الأشراف: 8655، مسند احمد 2/165، 209 (صحیح)»
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
(1) In this hadith, Imam al-Nasa'i rahimahullah has two teachers: Muhammad ibn Isma'il and Zakariya ibn Yahya. The wording narrated is that of Muhammad ibn Isma'il. The meaning of "wal-lafz li-Muhammad" is this.

(2) "The reward is decreasing." Understand it in this way: the amount of reward for one fast in ten days is the same as for two fasts in ten days, and the same as for three fasts in ten days. For further details, refer to the benefit of the previous hadith.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 2398