Sahih Muslim Hadith 2741

What is Sahih Muslim Hadith 2741?

Sahih Muslim Hadith 2741 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 2741
Chapter
14: The Book of Fasting
Narrator in the source
Abu Qatada reported
Compiler
Imam Muslim
Displayed grading
Sahih
Hadith 2741
Sahih

وحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الْمَلِيحِ، قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ مَعَ أَبِيكَ عَلَى عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو فَحَدَّثَنَا، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذُكِرَ لَهُ صَوْمِي، فَدَخَلَ عَلَيَّ، فَأَلْقَيْتُ لَهُ وِسَادَةً مِنْ أَدَمٍ حَشْوُهَا لِيفٌ، فَجَلَسَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ، وَصَارَتِ الْوِسَادَةُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ، فَقَالَ لِي: «أَمَا يَكْفِيكَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلَاثَةُ أَيَّامٍ؟» قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، قَالَ: «خَمْسًا» قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، قَالَ: «سَبْعًا» قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، قَالَ: «تِسْعًا» قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، قَالَ: «أَحَدَ عَشَرَ» قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا صَوْمَ فَوْقَ صَوْمِ دَاوُدَ، شَطْرُ الدَّهْرِ، صِيَامُ يَوْمٍ، وَإِفْطَارُ يَوْمٍ».

Abu al Malih informed me: I went along with your father to 'Abdullah bin Amr رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ , and he narrated to us that the Messenger of Allah ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) was informed about my fasting and he came to me, and I placed a leather cushion filled with fibre of date-palms for him. He sat down upon the ground and there was that cushion between me and him, and he said to me: Does three days' fasting in a month not suffice you? I said: Messenger of Allah, (I am capable of observing more fasts). He said: (Would) five (not suffice for you)? I said: Messenger of Allah, (I am capable of observing more fasts) He said: (Would) seven (fasts) not suffice you? I said: Messenger of Allah, (I am capable of observing more fasts). He (the Holy Prophet) then said: (Would) nine (fasts not suffice you)? I said: Messenger of Allah, (I am capable of observing more fasts). He said: (Would) eleven (fasts not suffice you)? I said: Messenger of Allah, (I am capable of observing more fasts than these). Thereupon the Messenger of Allah ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ) said: There is no fasting (better than) the fasting of David which comprises half of the age, fasting a day and not fasting a day.

— Abu Qatada reported

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Collection: Sahih Muslim. Compiler: Imam Muslim. Reference in Sirah: Hadith 2741.

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

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