Sunan an-Nasa’i: Book 22, Hadith 306
It was narrated that ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr said: ‘Amr said: “I spoke to the Prophet and he said: ‘Fast one day out of ten and you will have the reward of the other nine.’ I said: ‘I am able to do more than that.’ He said: ‘Fast one day out of eight and you will have the reward of the other eight.’ I said: ‘I am able to do more than that.’ He said: ‘Fast one day out of eight and you will have the reward of the other seven.’ I said: ‘I am able to do more than that.’ ‘Fast one day and not the next.”‘
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْعَلاَءِ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ ذَكَرْتُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الصَّوْمَ فَقَالَ ” صُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ عَشْرَةِ أَيَّامٍ يَوْمًا وَلَكَ أَجْرُ تِلْكَ التِّسْعَةِ ” . فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي أَقْوَى مِنْ ذَلِكَ . قَالَ ” صُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ تِسْعَةِ أَيَّامٍ يَوْمًا وَلَكَ أَجْرُ تِلْكَ الثَّمَانِيَةِ ” . قُلْتُ إِنِّي أَقْوَى مِنْ ذَلِكَ . قَالَ ” فَصُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ ثَمَانِيَةِ أَيَّامٍ يَوْمًا وَلَكَ أَجْرُ تِلْكَ السَّبْعَةِ ” . قُلْتُ إِنِّي أَقْوَى مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ حَتَّى قَالَ ” صُمْ يَوْمًا وَأَفْطِرْ يَوْمًا ” .
Sunan an-Nasa’i: Book 22, Hadith 306
The above hadith is from the Sunan an-Nasa’i collection of hadiths. Sunan an-Nasa’i is a cornerstone of hadith literature, meticulously compiled by the celebrated Islamic scholar Ahmad ibn Shu’ayb al-Nasa’i in the 9th century. It is irrevocably positioned as one of the six most important collections, the Kutub al-Sittah, that underpin Sunni Islamic law and belief. The work contains a substantial body of over 5,700 narrations that record the sayings, actions, and tacit approvals of the Prophet Muhammad. Al-Nasa’i’s approach was defined by a rigorous and critical methodology that privileged authentic transmissions and deliberately filtered out weaker ones. This unwavering commitment to quality has established the Sunan as a profoundly reliable and authoritative source.
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For more Hadith in Book 22: The Book of Fasting