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Sahih al-Bukhari 6277 (Book 79, Hadith 51) #6030
Fasting Up To Eleven Days A Month

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ advised Abdullah bin 'Amr to fast three days a month, but Abdullah wanted to fast more and the Prophet ﷺ allowed him to do so up to eleven days a month.

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr: The news of my fasting was mentioned to the Prophet . So he entered upon me and I put for him a leather cushion stuffed with palm-fibres. The Prophet sat on the floor and the cushion was between me and him. He said to me, "Isn't it sufficient for you (that you fast) three days a month?" I said, "O Allah's Messenger ! (I can fast more than this)". He said, "You may fast) five days a month". I said, "O Allah's Messenger ! (I can fast more than this)". He said, "(You may fast) seven days". I said, "O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "Nine". I said, "O Allah's Messenger !" He said, "Eleven". I said, "O Allah's Messenger !" He said, "No fasting is superior to the fasting of (the Prophet David) which was one half of a year, and he used, to fast on alternate days.
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ،‏.‏ وَحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَوْنٍ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الْمَلِيحِ، قَالَ دَخَلْتُ مَعَ أَبِيكَ زَيْدٍ عَلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو فَحَدَّثَنَا أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ذُكِرَ لَهُ صَوْمِي، فَدَخَلَ عَلَىَّ، فَأَلْقَيْتُ لَهُ وِسَادَةً مِنْ أَدَمٍ حَشْوُهَا لِيفٌ، فَجَلَسَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ، وَصَارَتِ الْوِسَادَةُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ، فَقَالَ لِي ‏"‏ أَمَا يَكْفِيكَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلاَثَةُ أَيَّامٍ ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ خَمْسًا ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ سَبْعًا ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ تِسْعًا ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ صَوْمَ فَوْقَ صَوْمِ دَاوُدَ، شَطْرَ الدَّهْرِ، صِيَامُ يَوْمٍ، وَإِفْطَارُ يَوْمٍ

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fasting  *  prophet  *  days  *  month

QUICK LESSONS:
Fast according to what has been prescribed by Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ; Ask permission from your elders before doing something extraordinary ; Strive for excellence in faith practices .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of fasting in Islam. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ advised his companion Abdullah bin 'Amr to fast three days a month. However, Abdullah wanted to fast more than that and asked for permission from the prophet ﷺ who allowed him up to eleven days a month. This hadith teaches us that fasting is an important part of our faith and we should strive for excellence in it as much as possible. It also shows us that we should always ask permission from our elders before doing something out of the ordinary or extraordinary.

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