"My father got me married to a woman and he came to visit her and said: 'What do you think of your husband?' She said: 'What a wonderful man he is. He does not sleep at night and he does not break his fast during the day.' He got upset with me and said: 'I got you married to a woman from among the Muslims and you have neglected her.' I did not pay attention to what he said because of my energy and love of worship. News of that reached the Prophet and he said: 'But I stand (in prayer) and I sleep, I fast and I break my fast. So stand (in prayer) and sleep, fast and break your fast.' He said: 'Fast three days of every month.' I said: 'I am able to do more than that.' He said: 'O bserve the fast of Dawud, peace be upon him: fast one day and break your fast one day.' I said: 'I am able to do more than that.' He said: 'Read the Quran (once) every month.' Then it ended up being every fifteen days, and I still said: 'I am able to do more than that."' '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."

نِعْمَ الرَّجُلُ مِنْ رَجُلٍ لاَ يَنَامُ اللَّيْلَ وَلاَ يُفْطِرُ النَّهَارَ فَوَقَعَ بِي وَقَالَ زَوَّجْتُكَ امْرَأَةً مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَعَضَلْتَهَا قَالَ فَجَعَلْتُ لاَ أَلْتَفِتُ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ مِمَّا أَرَى عِنْدِي مِنَ الْقُوَّةِ وَالاِجْتِهَادِ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَكِنِّي أَنَا أَقُومُ وَأَنَامُ وَأَصُومُ وَأُفْطِرُ فَقُمْ وَنَمْ وَصُمْ وَأَفْطِرْ قَالَ صُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَقُلْتُ أَنَا أَقْوَى مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ صُمْ صَوْمَ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ صُمْ يَوْمًا وَأَفْطِرْ يَوْمًا قُلْتُ أَنَا أَقْوَى مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ اقْرَإِ الْقُرْآنَ فِي كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثُمَّ انْتَهَى إِلَى خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ وَأَنَا أَقُولُ أَنَا أَقْوَى مِنْ ذَلِكَ

"My father got me married to a woman and he came to visit her and said: 'What do you think of your husband?' She said: 'What a wonderful man he is. He does not sleep at night and he does not break his fast during the day.' He got upset with me and said: 'I got you married to a woman from among the Muslims and you have neglected her.' I did not pay attention to what he said because of my energy and love of worship. News of that reached the Prophet and he said: 'But I stand (in prayer) and I sleep, I fast and I break my fast. So stand (in prayer) and sleep, fast and break your fast.' He said: 'Fast three days of every month.' I said: 'I am able to do more than that.' He said: 'O bserve the fast of Dawud, peace be upon him: fast one day and break your fast one day.' I said: 'I am able to do more than that.' He said: 'Read the Quran (once) every month.' Then it ended up being every fifteen days, and I still said: 'I am able to do more than that."' '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." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2390)

نِعْمَ الرَّجُلُ مِنْ رَجُلٍ لَا يَنَامُ اللَّيْلَ وَلَا يُفْطِرُ النَّهَارَ فَوَقَعَ بِي وَقَالَ زَوَّجْتُكَ امْرَأَةً مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَعَضَلْتَهَا قَالَ فَجَعَلْتُ لَا أَلْتَفِتُ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ مِمَّا أَرَى عِنْدِي مِنَ الْقُوَّةِ وَالِاجْتِهَادِ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «لَكِنِّي أَنَا أَقُومُ وَأَنَامُ وَأَصُومُ وَأُفْطِرُ فَقُمْ وَنَمْ وَصُمْ وَأَفْطِرْ» قَالَ «صُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ» قُلْتُ أَنَا أَقْوَى مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ «صُمْ صَوْمَ دَاوُدَ صُمْ يَوْمًا وَأَفْطِرْ يَوْمًا» قُلْتُ أَنَا أَقْوَى مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ «اقْرَأْ الْقُرْآنَ فِي شَهْرٍ» ثُمَّ انْتَهَى إِلَى خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ وَأَنَا أَقُولُ أَنَا أَقْوَى مِنْ ذَلِكَ

لِي مِنَ الْعِبَادَةِ مِنَ الصَّوْمِ وَالصَّلَاةِ فَدَخَلَ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْعَاصِ عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَ لَهَا كَيْفَ وَجَدْتِ بَعْلَكِ قَالَتْ كَخَيْرِ الرِّجَالِ وَكَخَيْرِ الْبُعُولَةِ مِنْ رَجُلٍ لَمْ يَكْشِفْ لَنَا كَنَفًا وَلَمْ يَقْرَبْ لَنَا فِرَاشًا فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيَّ فَعَضَّنِي بِلِسَانِهِ وَقَالَ أَنْكَحْتُكَ امْرَأَةً ذَاتَ حَسَبٍ فَفَعَلْتَ وَفَعَلْتَ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَشَكَانِي إِلَيْهِ قَالَ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ لِي أَتَصُومُ النَّهَارَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ وَتَقُومُ اللَّيْلَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَصُومُ وَأُفْطِرُ وَأُصَلِّي وَأَنَامُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي اقْرَأِ الْقُرْآنَ فِي شَهْرٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ إِنِّي أَجِدُنِي أَقْوَى مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَاقْرَأْهُ فِي خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ قُلْتُ إِنِّي أَجِدُنِي أَقْوَى مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا إِمَّا حُصَيْنٌ وَإِمَّا مُغِيرَةُ قَالَ فَاقْرَأْهُ فِي كُلِّ ثَلَاثٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَصُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ قُلْتُ إِنِّي أَقْوَى مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ بِي حَتَّى قَالَ صُمْ يَوْمًا وَأَفْطِرْ يَوْمًا فَذَلِكَ أَفْضَلُ الصِّيَامِ وَهُوَ صَوْمُ دَاوُدَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ هُشَيْمٌ قَالَ حُصَيْنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ فِي حَدِيثِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ لِكُلِّ عَمَلٍ شِرَّةً وَلِكُلِّ شِرَّةٍ فَتْرَةً فإَمَّا إِلَى سُنَّةٍ وَإِمَّا إِلَى بِدْعَةٍ فَمَنْ كَانَتْ فَتْرَتُهُ إِلَى سُنَّتِي فَقَدِ اهْتَدَى وَمَنْ كَانَتْ فَتْرَتُهُ إِلَى غَيْرِ ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ هَلَكَ وَأَخْبَرَنَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِنَحْوِ حَدِيثِ حُصَيْنٍ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الْعَسْكَرِيُّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْمَرُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ