Hadith
Sunan an-Nasa'i #2393
The Book of Fasting· كتاب الصيام
sunan_al_nasai:2393قَالَ وَفِيمَا قَرَأَ عَلَيْنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا حُصَيْنٌ، وَمُغِيرَةُ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَفْضَلُ الصِّيَامِ صِيَامُ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ كَانَ يَصُومُ يَوْمًا وَيُفْطِرُ يَوْمًا " .
"The Messenger of Allah said: "The best of fasting is the fast of Dawud, peace be upon him. He used to fast for one day and break his fast for one day."' '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."
Chain 1·6 narrators
5
Muhammad ibn Abdullah← Oldest
محمد بن عبد الله
Narratorprophet
Transmitted via “قال”
narrated to
4
عبد الله بن عمرو
Sahabisahabi
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
3
مجاهد
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
2
حصين ومغيرة
حصين ومغيرة
Narratorunknown
Transmitted via “أنبأنا”
narrated to
1
Tabi'ithiqa
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
narrated to
0
وفيما قرأ علينا أحمد بن منيع← Compiler
وفيما قرأ علينا أحمد بن منيع
Narratorunknown
Transmitted via “قال”
Legend: Sahabi Tabi'i Taba Tabi'in Later
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