The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to fast three days every month.

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَصُومُ يَعْنِي مِنْ غُرَّةِ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ

Hunaydah al-Khuza'i reported on the authority of her mother who said: I entered upon Umm Salamah and asked her about fasting. She said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to command me to fast three days every month beginning with Monday or Thursday.

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُنِي أَنْ أَصُومَ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ أَوَّلُهَا الاِثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيسِ

"The Messenger of Allah would fasting during the beginning of every month for three days, and Friday was the least of the days that he did not fast."

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَصُومُ مِنْ غُرَّةِ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَقَلَّمَا كَانَ يُفْطِرُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

"The Messenger of Allah used to fast three days in the middle of every month, and he rarely did not fast on Friday."

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَصُومُ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ غُرَّةِ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ وَقَلَّمَا يُفْطِرُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ

"The Messenger of Allah commanded me to sleep after praying Witr, to perform Ghusl on Friday and to fast three days of each month." (Sahih).

أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِنَوْمٍ عَلَى وِتْرٍ وَالْغُسْلِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَصِيَامِ ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ

" I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'The month of patience ( Ramadan) and three days of each month is fasting for a lifetime."' (Sahih).

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ شَهْرُ الصَّبْرِ وَثَلاَثَةُ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ صَوْمُ الدَّهْرِ

"I heard the Messenger of Allah say: "Whoever fasts three days of each month has fasted the month in full' or 'will have (the reward of) fasting the month."' 'Asim was in doubt.

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ صَامَ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ فَقَدْ تَمَّ صَوْمُ الشَّهْرِ أَوْ فَلَهُ صَوْمُ الشَّهْرِ شَكَّ عَاصِمٌ

"I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'It is a good fast to fast three days of each month".

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ صِيَامٌ حَسَنٌ ثَلاَثَةُ أَيَّامٍ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ

"I heard Ibn 'Umar say" "The Prophet used to fast three days of each month.

سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَصُومُ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ

"The Prophet used to fast the ten (days), and three days of each month: Monday and Thursday."

عَنْ بَعْضِ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَتْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَصُومُ الْعَشْرَ وَثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ الاِثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيسَ

"The Messenger of Allah used to fast three days in the middle of every month, and he rarely did not fast on Friday." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2368)

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَصُومُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ غُرَّةِ كُلِّ هِلَالٍ وَقَلَّمَا كَانَ يُفْطِرُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ

[AI] I heard Ibn Umar say, "The Prophet ﷺ used to fast three days every month: on the first Thursday, the Monday that follows, and the Monday that follows."

سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَصُومُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ الْخَمِيسَ مِنْ أَوَّلِ الشَّهْرِ وَالِاثْنَيْنِ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ وَالِاثْنَيْنِ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ

[AI] I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: “Fasting the month of patience and three days of every month is fasting for a lifetime.”

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ صَوْمُ شَهْرِ الصَّبْرِ وَثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ صَوْمُ الدَّهْرِ

[AI] About the Prophet ﷺ said about fasting for three days of the month, "Fasting these three days is equivalent to fasting the whole year, and breaking the fast of these days is also beneficial."

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ فِي صِيَامِ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ صَوْمُ الدَّهْرِ وَإِفْطَارُهُ

[AI] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said: "Fasting three days of every month is fasting for a lifetime, and their sunset is the breaking of the fast."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صِيَامُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ صِيَامُ الدَّهْرِ وَإِفْطَارُهُ

[AI] Narrated by the Prophet, ﷺ , he said about fasting for three days every month: "The fast of three days from every month is equivalent to fasting for the whole year, and the reward of breaking the fast."

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ فِي صِيَامِ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ صَوْمُ الدَّهْرِ وَإِفْطَارُهُ

"I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'It is a good fast to fast three days of each month". (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2411)

وَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ صِيَامٌ حَسَنٌ صِيَامُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ

"I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'It is a good fast to fast three days of each month". (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2411)

وَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ صِيَامٌ حَسَنٌ ثَلَاثَةُ أَيَّامٍ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Fasting for three days every month is fasting for the entire lifetime, and its reward is equivalent to that of fasting the whole year, and the reward of its breaking the fast."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صِيَامُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ صِيَامُ الدَّهْرِ وَإِفْطَارُهُ

[AI] The Prophet ﷺ said about fasting three days of the month, it is like fasting for a lifetime and its breaking of fast.

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ فِي صِيَامِ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ صَوْمُ الدَّهْرِ وَإِفْطَارُهُ

[AI] With him is the book of the Prophet ﷺ . He said, "Fasting for three days of the month alleviates the heat of the chest."

مَعَهُ كِتَابُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ صِيَامُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ يُذْهِبْنَ وَحَرَ الصَّدْرِ

[AI] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever fasts three days of every month has fasted the entire year."

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ صَامَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ فَقَدْ صَامَ الدَّهْرَ كُلَّهُ

"The Messenger of Allah used to be keen to fast on Mondays and Thursday." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2360)

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَصُومُ الِاثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيسَ

" I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'The month of patience ( Ramadan) and three days of each month is fasting for a lifetime."' (Sahih). (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2408)

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ صَوْمُ شَهْرِ الصَّبْرِ وَثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ يُذْهِبْنَ وَحَرَ الصَّدْرِ

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to fast three days every month. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2450)

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَصُومُ مِنْ غُرَّةِ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ»

"The Messenger of Allah used to fast three days in the middle of every month, and he rarely did not fast on Friday." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2368)

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَصُومُ مِنْ غُرَّةِ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَقَلَّمَا يُفْطِرُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ»

[AI] From the Prophet ﷺ said: "Fasting three days in every month is the fasting of a lifetime and its regular observance."

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «صَوْمُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ صِيَامُ الدَّهْرِ وَقِيَامُهُ»

[AI] From his father, the Prophet ﷺ wiped his head and said, "The fasting of three days each month is equivalent to fasting the entire year and its (rewarded) breaking of the fast."

عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَسَحَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «صِيَامُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ صِيَامُ الدَّهْرِ وَإِفْطَارُهُ»

قَالَ أَوْصَانِي أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ ﷺ بسبحة الضحى وصوم ثلاثة أيام من كل شهر والنوم على الوتر

[AI] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ who said, "The fasting is good. The fasting of three days each month is (equivalent to) continuous fasting."

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «صِيَامٌ حَسَنٌ صِيَامُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ»

[AI] And he said, "Fasting for three days every month."

وَقَالَ «صَوْمُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ»

[AI] "Fasting for three days every month relieves the heat of the chest."

«صَوْمُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ يُذْهِبْنَ وَحَرَ الصَّدْرِ»

[AI] The translation of the passage into English is: "That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to fast three days every month, on Mondays and Thursdays."

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ «يَصُومُ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ إِثْنَيْنَ وَخَمِيسَ»

" I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'The month of patience ( Ramadan) and three days of each month is fasting for a lifetime."' (Sahih). (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2408)

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «شَهْرُ الصَّبْرِ وَثَلَاثَةُ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ صَوْمُ الدَّهْرِ»

"I heard the Messenger of Allah say: "Whoever fasts three days of each month has fasted the month in full' or 'will have (the reward of) fasting the month."' 'Asim was in doubt. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2410)

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ صَامَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ فَقَدْ تَمَّ لَهُ صَوْمُ الشَّهْرِ أَوْ فَلَهُ صَوْمُ الشَّهْرِ» شَكَّ عَاصِمٌ

"I heard Ibn 'Umar say" "The Prophet used to fast three days of each month. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2413)

سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «يَصُومُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ»

the Messenger of Allah used to fast three days of each month: Monday at the beginning of the month, the following Thursday, then the Thursday after that. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2414)

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ «يَصُومُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ يَوْمَ الِاثْنَيْنِ مِنْ أَوَّلِ الشَّهْرِ ثُمَّ الْخَمِيسِ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ ثُمَّ الْخَمِيسِ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ»

"The Prophet used to fast the ten (days), and three days of each month: Monday and Thursday." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2418)

عَنْ بَعْضِ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَصُومُ الْعَشْرَ وَثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ الِاثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيسَينِ»

"The Messenger of Allah used to fast three days in the middle of every month, and he rarely did not fast on Friday." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2368)

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ «كَانَ يَصُومُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ وَقَلَّمَا رَأَيْتُهُ يُفْطِرُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ»

"أَلا أُخْبرُكُمْ بما يُذْهِبُ وَحَرَ الصدر صومُ ثلاثةِ أيَّام من كل شهر".

"الأَيَّامُ البيضُ ثَلاثةُ أَيام من كل شهر" .

"شَهْرُ الصَّبْرِ وَثَلَاثَةُ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ (صَومُ الدَّهْرِ) ".

"صُمْ ثَلاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ من كُل شَهْر، صُمْ صِيَامَ دَاوُدَ، صُمْ وأَفْطِرْ يَوْمًا".

"صَوْمُ ثَلاثَةِ أَيام مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْر، ورَمَضَانَ إِلى رَمضَانَ: صَوْمُ الدَّهْرِ وإِفْطَارُه".

"صَوْمُ شَهْرِ الصبر وثلاثةِ أَيام من كل شهر صوم الدهر".

"صَوْمُ شَهْرِ الصبر، وثلاثة أيام من كل شهر، صوم الدهر، ويذهب بوحر الصدر".

"صَوْمُ شَهْرِ الصَّبْر، وَثلاثَةِ أيام مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْر يُذْهِبْنَ وَحَرَ الصَّدْرٍ".

"صِيَامُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ صِيَامُ الدَّهْرِ".

"منْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يُذْهِب كَثِيرًا من وَحَر الصَّدْر، فَلْيَصُم شَهر الصَّبْرِ وثَلاثَةَ أَيَّام مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ".

"مَنْ صَامَ ثَلاثةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ، فَقَدْ صَامَ الدَّهرَ كلَّهُ".

"مَنْ صَامَ ثَلاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ، فَقَدْ صَامَ الشَّهْرَ كُلَّهُ".