Sunan An Nasai 2393

أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ دُرُسْتَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْمَاعِيلَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ حَدَّثَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حُجْرَتِي،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَلَمْ أُخْبَرْ أَنَّكَ تَقُومُ اللَّيْلَ وَتَصُومُ النَّهَارَ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ بَلَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَلَا تَفْعَلَنَّ نَمْ وَقُمْ وَصُمْ وَأَفْطِرْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنَّ لِعَيْنِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنَّ لِجَسَدِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنَّ لِزَوْجَتِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنَّ لِضَيْفِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنَّ لِصَدِيقِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنَّهُ عَسَى أَنْ يَطُولَ بِكَ عُمُرٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنَّهُ حَسْبُكَ أَنْ تَصُومَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلَاثًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَذَلِكَ صِيَامُ الدَّهْرِ كُلِّهِ وَالْحَسَنَةُ بِعَشْرِ أَمْثَالِهَا ،‏‏‏‏ قُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ إِنِّي أَجِدُ قُوَّةً فَشَدَّدْتُ فَشُدِّدَ عَلَيَّ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ صُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ جُمُعَةٍ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ ،‏‏‏‏ قُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَشَدَّدْتُ فَشُدِّدَ عَلَيَّ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ صُمْ صَوْمَ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام ،‏‏‏‏ قُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ وَمَا كَانَ صَوْمُ دَاوُدَ ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ نِصْفُ الدَّهْرِ .

It was narrated that 'Abdullah said: The Messenger of Allah entered my apartment and said: I have been told that you stand all night (in prayer) and fast all day.' I said: 'Yes (I do).' He said: 'Do not do that. Sleep and stand (in prayer); fast and break your fast. For your eyes have a right over you, your body has a right over you, your body has a right over you, your wife has a right over you, your guest has a right over you, and your friend has a right over you. I hope that you will have a long life and that it will be sufficient for you to fast three days of each month. That is fasting for a lifetime, because a good deed is equal to ten like it.' I said : 'I feel able to do more.' I was strict, so I was dealt with strictly. He said: 'Fast three days each week.' I said: 'I am ableto do more thtn that; I was strict, so I was dealt with strictly. He said: 'Observe the fast of the Prophet of Allah, Dawud, peace be upon him. I said: 'What was the fast of Dawud?' he said: 'Half of a lifetime. ' 'Ata said: someone who heard him told me that Ibn 'Umar (said) that the Prophet said: 'Whoever fasts every day of his life, then he has not fasted.