صحیح ابن حبان
Ibn Hibban
كتاب الصومBook of Fasting
باب صوم التطوع - ذكر الإخبار عن اقتصار المرء على صيام نبي الله داود عليه السلام
Voluntary Fasting - Report about someone limiting themselves to the fasting of Prophet David (peace be upon him)
Hadith 3640
أَخْبَرَنَا شَبَابُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ بَقِيَّةَ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا خَالِدٌ ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلابَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمَلِيحِ ، قَالَ : دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو فَحَدَّثَنَا ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَكَرَ لَهُ صَوْمِي ، فَدَخَلَ عَلَيَّ ، وَأَلْقَيْتُ وِسَادَةً مِنْ أَدَمٍ حَشُوُهَا لِيفٌ ، فَجَلَسَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ ، وَصَارَتِ الُوِسَادَةُ فِيمَا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ ، فَقَالَ : " أَمَا يَكْفِيكَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلاثٌ ؟ " ، قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : " خَمْسٌ " ، قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : " سَبْعٌ " ، قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : " تِسْعٌ " ، قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : " إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ " ، قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : " لا صَوْمَ فَوْقَ صَوْمِ دَاوُدَ ، شَطْرُ الدَّهْرِ صِيَامُ يَوْمٍ ، وَإِفْطَارُ يَوْمٍ " .
Abu Mulaikh narrates: I presented myself before Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him), and he narrated this hadith to us that the (supererogatory) fasting of mine was mentioned before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me, and I presented a pillow made of leather filled with leaves. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sat on the ground, and that pillow was between me and him. He asked: Is it not sufficient for you to fast three days in every month? I said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! (Allow me more.) The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Five. I said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! (Allow me more.) The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Seven. I said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! (Allow me more.) The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Nine. I said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! (Allow me more.) The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Eleven. I said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! (Allow me more.) The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No one can fast more than the way of fasting of Sayyiduna Dawud (peace be upon him), which is half of the time. One day fasting and one day not fasting.
