Hadith #564
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ فَيَّاضٍ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عِيَاضٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَهُ صُمْ يَوْمًا وَلَكَ أَجْرُ مَا بَقِيَ قَالَ إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ صُمْ يَوْمَيْنِ وَلَكَ أَجْرُ مَا بَقِيَ
قَالَ إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ صُمْ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَلَكَ أَجْرُ مَا بَقِيَ قَالَ إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ صُمْ أَرْبَعَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَلَكَ أَجْرُ مَا بَقِيَ قَالَ إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ صُمْ أَفْضَلَ الصِّيَامِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ صُمْ صَوْمَ دَاوُدَ كَانَ يَصُومُ يَوْمًا وَيُفْطِرُ يَوْمًا
Isnad Chain
محمد بن جعفر
شعبة
زياد بن فياض
أبا عياض يحدث
عبد الله بن عمرو
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr (رضي الله عنهما) — via Muhammad ibn Ja'far, from Shu'ba, from Ziyad ibn Fayyad, who heard Abu 'Iyad narrating from 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr — that the Prophet ﷺ said to him: 'Fast one day and you will have the reward of what remains [of the year].' He said: 'I am capable of more than that.' He said: 'Fast two days and you will have the reward of what remains.' He said: 'I am capable of more.' He said: 'Fast three days and you will have the reward of what remains.' He said: 'I am capable of more.' He said: 'Fast four days and you will have the reward of what remains.' He said: 'I am capable of more.' He said: 'Fast the best of fasting with Allah — fast the fast of Dawud. He would fast one day and break fast one day.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 16, Hadith 564
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 6802
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-43192