[Machine] Abu al-Abbas, a man from Sham who was a poet and known for his honesty, narrated to me that Abdullah ibn Amr said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "Indeed, you pray at night and fast during the day. No one can fast forever, but fast for three days each month." I asked, "Increase me." He said, "Fast for five days each month." I asked, "Increase me." He said, "The best fasting is the fasting of Dawood (David) who used to fast one day and break his fast on the next, and he never missed it when he met with others."  

حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ وَكَانَ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ وَكَانَ شَاعِرًا وَكَانَ صَدُوقًا عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إنَّكَ تَقُومُ اللَّيْلَ وَتَصُومُ النَّهَارَ لَا صَامَ مَنْ صَامَ الْأَبَدَ صُمْ مَنْ كل شَّهْرِ ثَلَاثَةُ أَيَّامٍ قُلْتُ زِدني قال «صُمْ مَنْ كل شهر خَمْسَةَ أَيَّامٍ» قُلْتُ زِدني قَالَ «أَفْضَلُ الصِّيَامِ صَوْمَ دَاوُدَ يَصُومُ يَوْمًا وَيُفْطِرُ يَوْمًا وَلَا يَفِرَّ إِذَا لَاقَى»