Sunan an-Nasa’i: Book 22, Hadith 296

It was narrated from ‘Amr bin Shurahbil that a man from among the Companions of the Prophet said: ‘It was said to the Prophet that a man fasted for the rest of his life. He said: ‘I wish that he had never eaten.’ They said: ‘Two-thirds (of a lifetime)?’ He said: ‘That is too much.’ Then he said: ‘Shall I not tell you of that which will take away impurity from the heart? Fasting three days each month.” ‘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.”

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي عَمَّارٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُرَحْبِيلَ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ قِيلَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَجُلٌ يَصُومُ الدَّهْرَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏”‏ وَدِدْتُ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَطْعَمِ الدَّهْرَ ‏”‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا فَثُلُثَيْهِ قَالَ ‏”‏ أَكْثَرَ ‏”‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا فَنِصْفَهُ قَالَ ‏”‏ أَكْثَرَ ‏”‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏”‏ أَلاَ أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِمَا يُذْهِبُ وَحَرَ الصَّدْرِ صَوْمُ ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ‏”‏ ‏.‏

Sunan an-Nasa’i: Book 22, Hadith 296

 
The above hadith is from the Sunan an-Nasa’i collection of hadiths. As one of the six major Hadith collections in Sunni Islam, the Sunan an-Nasa’i holds a position of immense authority. Its compiler, the illustrious scholar Ahmad ibn Shu’ayb al-Nasa’i, dedicated his efforts to creating a work of the highest integrity in the 9th century. The collection encompasses over 5,700 narrations detailing the Prophet Muhammad’s teachings and example. Imam al-Nasa’i’s process was defined by a rigorous and scholarly methodology that prioritized authentic chains of transmission above all else. This meticulous curation, which involved discarding weaker narrations, has cemented the Sunan’s reputation for unparalleled reliability and precision.

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For more Hadith in Book 22: The Book of Fasting
 

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