Sahih Muslim Hadith 2739

What is Sahih Muslim Hadith 2739?

Sahih Muslim Hadith 2739 is a narration recorded in this collection under Chapter 14: The Book of Fasting. 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
Sahih Muslim
Reference in Sirah
Hadith 2739
Narrator in the source
Abdullah bin 'Amr (رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہما) reported
Compiler
Imam Muslim
Displayed grading
Sahih

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ أَوْسٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ أَحَبَّ الصِّيَامِ إِلَى اللهِ، صِيَامُ دَاوُدَ، وَأَحَبَّ الصَّلَاةِ إِلَى اللهِ، صَلَاةُ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام، كَانَ يَنَامُ نِصْفَ اللَّيْلِ، وَيَقُومُ ثُلُثَهُ، وَيَنَامُ سُدُسَهُ، وَكَانَ يَصُومُ يَوْمًا، وَيُفْطِرُ يَوْمًا».

Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ) as saying: With Allah the best fasting is that of David and the best prayer is that of David (peace be upon him) 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.

Abdullah bin 'Amr (رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہما) reported

Source information

Collection: Sahih Muslim. Compiler: Imam Muslim. Reference in Sirah: Hadith 2739.

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

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