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Sahih Muslim 1159k (Book 13, Hadith 245) #9884
The Praiseworthy Fasting and Prayer of Prophet David

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) praised the fasting and prayer of Prophet David (peace be upon him).

'Abdullah b. 'Amr (Allah be pleased with both of them) reported Allah's Messenger as saying: With Allah the best fasting is that of David and the best prayer is that of David (peace be upon him) for he slept half of the night and stood for prayer for the third of it and (then) slept the sixth part of it and he observed fast one day and broke on the other.
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ، عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ أَوْسٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، - رضى الله عنهما - قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ أَحَبَّ الصِّيَامِ إِلَى اللَّهِ صِيَامُ دَاوُدَ وَأَحَبَّ الصَّلاَةِ إِلَى اللَّهِ صَلاَةُ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ كَانَ يَنَامُ نِصْفَ اللَّيْلِ وَيَقُومُ ثُلُثَهُ وَيَنَامُ سُدُسَهُ وَكَانَ يَصُومُ يَوْمًا وَيُفْطِرُ يَوْمًا

TOPICS
fasting  *  prayer  *  david  *  saum  *  salat  *  as  *  saw  *  messenger

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive to emulate good deeds in one's life , Never forget or neglect prayers even when busy or tired .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the fasting and prayer habits of Prophet David, peace be upon him. According to this hadith, the best way to fast is that which was practiced by Prophet David. He would sleep for half the night, pray for a third part of it, sleep for another sixth part and fast one day while breaking his fast on another day. This hadith also shows us how much respect and admiration the prophet Muhammad had for other prophets such as prophet David who came before him. It teaches us that we should always strive to emulate their good deeds in our own lives so that we can become closer to God Almighty. Furthermore, it also teaches us that we should never forget or neglect our prayers no matter how busy or tired we may feel because they are an important part of our faith as Muslims.

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