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The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: With Allah the best fasting is that of David and the best prayer is that of David (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) for he slept half of the…

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وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ أَوْسٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو

رضى الله عنهما قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ أَحَبَّ الصِّيَامِ إِلَى اللَّهِ صِيَامُ دَاوُدَ وَأَحَبَّ الصَّلَاةِ إِلَى اللَّهِ صَلَاةُ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ كَانَ يَنَامُ نِصْفَ اللَّيْلِ وَيَقُومُ ثُلُثَهُ وَيَنَامُ سُدُسَهُ وَكَانَ يَصُومُ يَوْمًا وَيُفْطِرُ يَوْمًا»

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: With Allah the best fasting is that of David and the best prayer is that of David (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) for he slept half of the night and stood for prayer for the third of it and (then) slept the sixth part of it and he observed fast one day and broke on the other.

আমর আন্‌ নাকিদ ও ইসহাক ইবনু ইবরাহীম (রহঃ) ..... জাবির (রাযিঃ) হতে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, আমাকে আবূ সাঈদ আল খুদরী (রাযিঃ) বলেছেন, একদিন তিনি নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লাম এর কাছে আগমন করলেন। তিনি বলেন, আমি তাকে একটি চাটাইয়ের উপর সালাত আদায় করতে এবং সিজদা করতে দেখলাম। তিনি আরো বলেন, আমি একটি কাপড় দ্বারা জড়িয়ে সালাত আদায় করতে দেখলাম।

۔ عیسیٰ بن یونس نے کہا : ہمیں اعمش نے ابو سفیان سے حدیث سنائی ، انہوں نے حضرت جابر ‌رضی ‌اللہ ‌عنہ ‌ ‌ سے روایت کی ، انہوں نے کہا ، مجھے حضرت ابو سعید خدری ‌رضی ‌اللہ ‌عنہ ‌ ‌ نے حدیث سنائی کہ وہ نبی اکرمﷺ کے ہاں حاضر ہوئے ، کہا : تو میں نے آپ کو ایک چٹائی پر نماز پڑھتے دیکھا اس پر آپ سجدہ کرتے تھے اور میں نے آپ کو دیکھا آپ ایک کپڑے میں اس کو پٹکے کی طرح لپیٹ کر نماز پڑھ رہے تھے ۔

Telah menceritakan kepadaku [Amru an-Naqid] dan [Ishaq bin Ibrahim] dan lafazh tersebut milik Amru, dia berkata, telah menceritakan kepadaku [Isa bin Yunus] telah menceritakan kepada kami [al-A'masy] dari [Abu Sufyan] dari [Jabir] telah menceritakan kepadaku [Abu Sa'id al-Khudri] bahwasanya dia mengunjungi Nabi Shallallahu'alaihiwasallam.

Dia berkata lagi, "Lalu aku melihatnya shalat di atas tikar yang beliau pergunakan untuk sujud." Dia berkata lagi, "Dan aku melihatnya shalat dengan memakai baju satu yang dibalutkan padanya." Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abu Bakar bin Abi Syaibah] dan [Abu Kuraib] keduanya berkata, telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abu Muawiyah] dia berkata --Lewat jalur periwayatan lain-- dan telah menceritakannya kepadaku [Suwaid bin Sa'id] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Ali bin Mushir] keduanya meriwayatkan dari [al-A'masy] dengan isnad ini.

Dan dalam riwayat Abu Kuraib, "Dalam keadaan beliau meletakkan ujungnya pada pundaknya." Dan dalam riwayat Abu Bakar dan Suwaid, "Dengan dibalutkan padanya

Bana Anıru'n-Nakîd ile İshâk b. İbrahim rivayet ettiler. Lâfız Amr'ındır. Bana İsa b. Yunus rivayet etti. (Dediki): Bize A'meş, Ebu Süfyân'dan, o da Câbir'den naklen rivayet etti. (Demiş ki): Bana Ebu Saıd-i Hudrî rivayet ettiki Kendisi Nebi (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem)'in huzuruna girmiş. Dediki: — Onu bir hasır üzerinde namaz kılarken gördüm. Hasırın üzerine secde ediyordu. Bir de onu bir elbise içinde, elbiseyi boynuna dolamış olarak namaz kılarken gördüm

Sahih Muslim 1159k, Book 13, The Book of Fasting, Hadith 245. 1 min read

What it means

‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) informs us in this Hadīth that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said that the best fast and night prayer in the sight of Allah, the Almighty, are those of His Prophet Dawūd (peace be upon him). He used to fast one day and not fast on the next day, as this manner of fasting fulfills worship and gives the body its share of rest at the same time.

He used to sleep the first half of the night to wake up feeling active enough to perform worship. He would then pray one third of the night then sleep its last sixth to be active for the acts of worship that were to be performed in the early morning. This is the way that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged Muslims to follow.

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

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2Abu Bakr ibn Abi ShaybahTold us, Fourth generation, died 235 AH
  3. 3Zuhayr ibn HarbWith, Fourth generation, died 234 AH
  4. 4Sufyan ibn UyaynahTold us, Third generation, died 197 AH
  5. 5Amr ibn DinarFrom, Successor, died 125 AH
  6. 6Amr ibn AwsFrom, Successor, died 90 AH
  7. 7Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-AsFrom, Companion, died 63 AH

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