Sunan Abu Dawud Hadith 2425

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Sunan Abu Dawud Hadith 2425 is a narration recorded in this collection under Chapter 14: Fasting (Kitab Al-Siyam). This page presents the source record and its available text, translations and grading label. Use the reference and chapter link below to read it in context; numbering and wording may differ between editions.

Collection
Sunan Abu Dawud
Reference in Sirah
Hadith 2425
Chapter
14: Fasting (Kitab Al-Siyam)
Narrator in the source
Abu Qatadah رضی اللہ عنہ
Compiler
Imam Abu Dawud
Displayed grading
Sahih
Hadith 2425
Sahih

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَمُسَدَّدٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَا:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ غَيْلَانَ بْنِ جَرِيرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَعْبَدٍ الزِّمَّانِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏كَيْفَ تَصُومُ ؟ فَغَضِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ قَوْلِهِ. فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ عُمَرُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ رَضِينَا بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيًّا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏نَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ غَضَبِ اللَّهِ وَمِنْ غَضَبِ رَسُولِهِ. فَلَمْ يَزَلْ عُمَرُ يُرَدِّدُهَا حَتَّى سَكَنَ غَضَبُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏كَيْفَ بِمَنْ يَصُومُ الدَّهْرَ كُلَّهُ ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ لَا صَامَ وَلَا أَفْطَرَ. قَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ:‏‏‏‏ لَمْ يَصُمْ وَلَمْ يُفْطِرْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَوْ مَا صَامَ وَلَا أَفْطَرَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏شَكَّ غَيْلَانُ. قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏كَيْفَ بِمَنْ يَصُومُ يَوْمَيْنِ وَيُفْطِرُ يَوْمًا ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَوَ يُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ أَحَدٌ ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَكَيْفَ بِمَنْ يَصُومُ يَوْمًا وَيُفْطِرُ يَوْمًا ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ ذَلِكَ صَوْمُ دَاوُدَ. قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَكَيْفَ بِمَنْ يَصُومُ يَوْمًا وَيُفْطِرُ يَوْمَيْنِ ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ وَدِدْتُ أَنِّي طُوِّقْتُ ذَلِكَ. ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ ثَلَاثٌ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ وَرَمَضَانُ إِلَى رَمَضَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَهَذَا صِيَامُ الدَّهْرِ كُلِّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَصِيَامُ عَرَفَةَ إِنِّي أَحْتَسِبُ عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ يُكَفِّرَ السَّنَةَ الَّتِي قَبْلَهُ وَالسَّنَةَ الَّتِي بَعْدَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَصَوْمُ يَوْمِ عَاشُورَاءَ إِنِّي أَحْتَسِبُ عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ يُكَفِّرَ السَّنَةَ الَّتِي قَبْلَهُ .

A man came to the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم and said: How do you fast, Messenger of Allah? The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم became angry at what he said. When Umar رضی اللہ عنہ observed this (his anger), he said: We are satisfied with Allah as Lord, with Islam as religion, and with Muhammad as Prophet. We seek refuge in Allah from the anger of Allah, and from the anger of His Messenger. Umar رضی اللہ عنہ continued to repeat these words till his anger cooled down. He then asked: Messenger of Allah, what is the position of one who observes a perpetual fast? He replied: May he not fast or break his fast. Musaddad said in his version: He has neither fasted nor broken his fast. The narrator, Ghaylan, doubted the actual wordings. He asked: What is the position of one who fasts two days and does not fast one day? He said: Is anyone able to do that? He asked: What is the position of one who fasts every second day (i. e. fasts one day and does not fasts the next day)? He (the Prophet) said: This is the fast that David observed. He asked: Messenger of Allah, what is the position of one who fasts one day and breaks it for two days? He replied: I wish I were given the power to observe that. Then the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: The observance of three days' fast every month and of one Ramadan to the other (i. e. the fast of Ramadan every year) is (equivalent to) a perpetual fast. I seek from Allah that fasting on the day of Arafah may atone for the sins of the preceding and the coming year, and I seek from Allah that fasting on the day of Ashura' may atone for the sins of the preceding year.

— Narrated Abu Qatadah رضی اللہ عنہ

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Collection: Sunan Abu Dawud. Compiler: Imam Abu Dawud. Reference in Sirah: Hadith 2425.

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Source grading label: Sahih. A displayed label is source metadata, not an independent authentication by Sirah.

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