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Sahih al-Bukhari 1979

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said to me, “You fast daily all the year and pray every night all the night?” I replied in the affirmative. The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said,…

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حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَبِيبُ بْنُ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْعَبَّاسِ الْمَكِّيَّ

وَكَانَ شَاعِرًا وَكَانَ لَا يُتَّهَمُ فِي حَدِيثِهِ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ رضى الله عنهما قَالَ: قَالَ لِي النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّكَ لَتَصُومُ الدَّهْرَ، وَتَقُومُ اللَّيْلَ».

فَقُلْتُ: نَعَمْ. قَالَ: «إِنَّكَ إِذَا فَعَلْتَ ذَلِكَ هَجَمَتْ لَهُ الْعَيْنُ وَنَفِهَتْ لَهُ النَّفْسُ، لَا صَامَ مَنْ صَامَ الدَّهْرَ، صَوْمُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ صَوْمُ الدَّهْرِ كُلِّهِ».

قُلْتُ فَإِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ. قَالَ: «فَصُمْ صَوْمَ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ كَانَ يَصُومُ يَوْمًا وَيُفْطِرُ يَوْمًا، وَلَا يَفِرُّ إِذَا لَاقَى»

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said to me, “You fast daily all the year and pray every night all the night?” I replied in the affirmative. The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “If you keep on doing this, your eyes will become weak and your body will get tired. He who fasts all the year is as he who did not fast at all.

The fasting of three days (a month) will be equal to the fasting of the whole year.” I replied, “I have the power for more than this.” The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “Then fast like the fasting of David who used to fast on alternate days and would never flee from the battle field, on meeting the enemy.”

‘আবদুল্লাহ ইবনু ‘আমর ইবনুল ‘আস (রাঃ) হতে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম আমাকে জিজ্ঞেস করলেনঃ তুমি কি সব সময় সওম পালন কর এবং রাতভর সালাত আদায় করে থাক?

আমি বললাম, জী হাঁ। তিনি বললেনঃ তুমি এরূপ করলে চোখ বসে যাবে এবং শরীর দুর্বল হয়ে পড়বে। যে সারা বছর সওম পালন করে সে যেন সওম পালন করে না। মাসে তিন দিন করে সওম পালন করা সারা বছর সওম পালনের সমতুল্য।

আমি বললাম, আমি এর চেয়ে বেশি করার সামর্থ্য রাখি। তিনি বললেনঃ তাহলে তুমি দাঊদী সওম পালন কর, তিনি একদিন সওম পালন করতেন আর একদিন ছেড়ে দিতেন এবং যখন শত্রুর সম্মুখীন হতেন তখন পলায়ন করতেন না। (১১৩১)

ہم سے آدم نے بیان کیا، کہا کہ ہم سے شعبہ نے بیان کیا، کہا کہ ہم سے حبیب بن ابی ثابت نے بیان کیا، کہا کہ میں نے ابوعباس مکی سے سنا، وہ شاعر تھے لیکن روایت حدیث میں ان پر کسی قسم کا اتہام نہیں تھا۔ انہوں نے بیان کیا کہ میں نے عبداللہ بن عمرو بن عاص رضی اللہ عنہما سے سنا، انہوں نے کہا کہ مجھ سے رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا، کیا تو متواتر روزے رکھتا ہے اور رات بھر عبادت کرتا ہے؟

میں نے ہاں میں جواب دیا تو آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا، اگر تو یونہی کرتا رہا تو آنکھیں دھنس جائیں گی، اور تو بےحد کمزور ہو جائے گا یہ کوئی روزہ نہیں کہ کوئی زندگی بھر ( بلاناغہ ہر روز ) روزہ رکھے۔ تین دن کا ( ہر مہینہ میں ) روزہ پوری زندگی کے روزے کے برابر ہے۔

میں نے اس پر کہا کہ مجھے اس سے بھی زیادہ طاقت ہے۔ تو آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا کہ پھر داؤد علیہ السلام کا روزہ رکھا کر۔ آپ ایک دن روزہ رکھتے تھے اور ایک دن روزہ چھوڑ دیتے تھے اور جب دشمن کا سامنا ہوتا تو پیٹھ نہیں دکھلایا کرتے تھے۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Adam] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Syu'bah] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Habib bin Abu Tsabit] berkata, aku mendengar [Abu Al 'Abbas Al Makkiy], seorang ahli sya'ir yang tidak dianggap buruk dalam menyampaikan hadits, berkata, aku mendengar ['Abdullah bin 'Amru bin Al 'Ash radliallahu 'anhuma] berkata,, Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam berkata: "Apakah benar kamu berpuasa dahr (sepanjang masa) dan shalat sepanjang malam?"

Aku jawab; "Benar". Beliau berkata: "Jika kamu kerjakan itu nanti matamu akan mengantuk dan fisikmu menjadi lemah. Tidak ada nilai puasa bagi siapa yang mengerjakan puasa sepanjang masa. Puasa tiga hari (dalam sebulan) sama nilainya dengan puasa sepanjang jaman".

'Abdullah bin 'Amru berkata: "Sungguh aku mampu lebih dari itu". Beliau berkata: "Kalau begitu puasalah dengan puasanya Nabi Daud 'alaihi salam, yang dia berpuasa sehari dan berbuka sehari sehingga dia tidak akan kabur ketika berjumpa dengan musuh

Abdullah İbn- Amr İbnü'l-As r.a. şöyle demiştir: Nebi Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem bana: "Sen sürekli oruç tutuyor ve geceleri de namaz kılıyormuşsun" dedi. Ben: "Evet" dedim. Nebi Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem: "Böyle yaparsan gözlerin yorulur, nefsin aciz kalır. Ömür boyu (veya senenin tümünü) oruç tutan kişinin orucu yoktur. Ayda üç gün oruç tutmak zaten bütün yılı oruçlu geçirmek gibidir".

Ben: "Bundan daha fazlasını yapabilirim" dedim. Nebi Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem: "Madem öyle o zaman Davud (A.S.)'ın orucunu tut. O bir gün oruç tutar, bir gün bırakırdı. Düşmanla karşılaştığında da kaçmazdı

Sahih al-Bukhari 1979, Book 30, Fasting, Hadith 86. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was informed that ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) was fasting continuously without breaking his fast throughout the year and was praying the entire night without sleeping.

So, he forbade him from doing that and said to him: Fast and break your fast, and stand in prayer and sleep. He forbade him from fasting continuously and standing in prayer all night, and said to him: If you do that, your eyes will become weak and sunken, and your soul will become exhausted and weary. The one who fasts the entire year has not truly fasted, as he does not obtain the reward of fasting due to violating the prohibition, and he does not experience the benefit of breaking the fast, as he is constantly abstaining.

Then he guided him to fasting three days of each month, as it is equivalent to fasting the entire year, because each day is counted as ten days, which is the minimum multiplication of a good deed.

‘Abdullah said: Indeed, I am capable of more than that. He (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then fast the fast of David (peace be upon him), which is the best type of fast, as he used to fast every other day and he would not flee when facing the enemy because the way he adopted in fasting did not weaken his body.

What it teaches

  • Fasting three days of each month is equivalent to fasting the entire year because a good deed is counted as ten, and this makes them thirty days. So, if one fasts three days each month, it will be as if he has fasted the entire year.
  • Among the methods of calling people to Allah is encouraging them to perform good deeds and mentioning their reward and the reward of regularly practicing them.
  • Al-Khattābi said: In conclusion, the story of ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr denotes that Allah Almighty did not command His slave to worship Him through fasting alone, but through various types of worship. If he exhausts his effort in fasting, he will fall short in other acts of worship. Therefore, it is preferable to practice moderation in fasting so that one may retain some strength for other forms of worship. This is indicated by the Prophet's statement about David (peace be upon him): "And he would not flee when facing the enemy," because he would gain strength from breaking his fast for the sake of Jihad.
  • The prohibition of going to extremes and practicing affectation in worship, and goodness lies in adhering to the Sunnah.
  • The view adopted by the majority of scholars is the dislike of fasting continuously throughout the year. It becomes prohibited if one imposes undue hardship on oneself, harms oneself, or abandons the Sunnah of his Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and believes that something other than his Sunnah is better.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam al-Bukhari back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam al-BukhariCompiler, died 256 AH
  2. 2Adam ibn Abi IyasTold us, Third generation, died 220 AH
  3. 3Shubah ibn al-HajjajTold us, Third generation, died 160 AH
  4. 4Habib ibn Abi ThabitTold us, Successor, died 119 AH
  5. 5As-Saib ibn FarrukhHeard, Successor, died 91 AH

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