صحیح ابن حبان
Ibn Hibban
كتاب الصومBook of Fasting
باب صوم التطوع - ذكر استحباب صوم يوم الاثنين لأن فيه ولد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وفيه أنزل عليه ابتداء الوحي
Voluntary Fasting - Recommendation to fast on Mondays because the Prophet (peace be upon him) was born and received revelation on that day
Hadith 3642
أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفِيَانَ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمِنْهَالِ الضَّرِيرُ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ ، عَنْ غَيْلانَ بْنِ جَرِيرٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَعْبَدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ ، أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ صَوْمِ الدَّهْرِ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لا صَامَ وَلا أَفْطَرَ " أَوْ قَالَ : " لا أَفْطَرَ وَلا صَامَ " فَقَامَ غَيْرُهُ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَرَأَيْتَ رَجُلا يَصُومُ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ ؟ قَالَ : " ذَاكَ صَوْمُ الدَّهْرِ " ، قَالَ : أَرَأَيْتَ رَجُلا يَصُومُ يَوْمَ الاثْنَيْنِ ؟ قَالَ : " ذَاكَ يَوْمٌ وُلِدْتُ فِيهِ ، وَيَوْمٌ أُنْزِلَ عَلَيَّ " ، قَالَ : أَرَأَيْتَ رَجُلا يَصُومُ يَوْمًا وَيُفْطِرُ يَوْمًا ؟ قَالَ : " ذَاكَ صَوْمُ أَخِي دَاوُدَ " .
Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: A Bedouin asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) about always fasting (i.e., keeping a voluntary fast every day). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Such a person has neither fasted nor left fasting (the narrator is in doubt, perhaps these are the words), neither has he left fasting nor has he fasted. Then another person stood up and said: O Messenger of Allah! What is your opinion about a person who fasts three days every month? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is equivalent to always (i.e., the whole month) keeping voluntary fasts. That person said: What is your opinion about a person who fasts on Mondays? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is the day on which I was born and on which (the Qur’an or revelation) was sent down to me. That person said: What is your opinion about a person who fasts one day and does not fast the next day? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is the way my brother, Sayyiduna Dawud (David), peace be upon him, used to fast.
