صحیح ابن حبان
Ibn Hibban
كتاب البر والإحسانBook of Righteousness and Goodness
باب ما جاء في الطاعات وثوابها - ذكر الأمر للمرء بإتيان الطاعات على الرفق من غير ترك حظ النفس فيها
Chapter on Acts of Obedience and Their Rewards – Command to perform acts of obedience gently, without neglecting oneself.
Hadith 352
أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ قُتَيْبَةَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيِّبِ ، وَأَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ ، قَالَ : أُخْبِرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ ، قَالَ يَعْنِي نَفْسَهُ : لأَقُومَنَّ اللَّيْلَ وَلأَصُومَنَّ النَّهَارَ مَا عِشْتُ ، فقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَنْتَ الَّذِي تَقُولُ ذَلِكَ ؟ " فَقُلْتُ لَهُ : قَدْ قُلْتُهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، فقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " فَإِنَّكَ لا تَسْتَطِيعُ ذَلِكَ ، صُمْ وَأَفْطِرْ ، وَنَمْ وَقُمْ ، وَصُمْ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ ثَلاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ ، فَإِنَّ الْحَسَنَةَ بِعَشْرِ أَمْثَالِهَا ، وَذَلِكَ مِثْلُ صِيَامِ الدَّهْرِ " ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ : إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ، قَالَ : " صُمْ يَوْمًا وَأَفْطِرْ يَوْمَيْنِ " ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ، قَالَ : " صُمْ يَوْمًا وَأَفْطِرْ يَوْمًا وَذَلِكَ صِيَامُ دَاوُدَ وَهُوَ أَعْدَلُ الصِّيَامِ " ، قَالَ : فَقُلْتُ : فَإِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لا أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ " ، قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ : وَلأَنْ أَكُونَ قَبِلْتُ الثَّلاثَةَ الأَيَّامِ الَّتِي ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَهْلِي وَمَالِي " ، قَالَ أَبُو حَاتِمٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ : قَوْلُهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لا أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ " يُرِيدُ بِهِ " لَكَ " لأَنَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلِمَ ضَعْفَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَمَّا وَطَّنَ نَفْسَهُ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الطَّاعَاتِ .
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) came to know that I had said: As long as I live, I will continue to offer voluntary prayers throughout the night and fast during the day. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Did you say this? I replied: O Messenger of Allah! I did say this. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You will not be able to do this. Fast some days and leave it some days (at night) sleep as well and also offer voluntary prayers. Fast three days in every month; the reward of a good deed is tenfold, so it will be as if you have fasted all the time. I said: I have the strength to do more than this. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Fast one day and do not fast the next day. This is the way of fasting of Sayyiduna Dawood (peace be upon him) and this is the most appropriate way of fasting. I said: I have the strength to do more than this. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is no allowance for more than this. Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: If I had accepted what the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) had said about fasting three days, it would have been more beloved to me than my family and wealth.
(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The statement of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him): "There is no greater virtue than this in anything." By this, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) meant: For you, there is not. The reason is: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) knew about Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that he would become weak regarding the good deeds he was obligating upon himself.
(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The statement of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him): "There is no greater virtue than this in anything." By this, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) meant: For you, there is not. The reason is: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) knew about Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that he would become weak regarding the good deeds he was obligating upon himself.
