Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) entered upon me and said, Have I not been informed that you offer prayer all the night and fast the whole day? I said, Yes. He said, Do not do so; Offer prayer at night and also sleep; Fast for a few days and give up fasting for a few days because your body has a right on you, and your eye has a right on you, and your guest has a right on you, and your wife has a right on you. I hope that you will have a long life, and it is sufficient for you to fast for three days a month as the reward of a good deed, is multiplied ten times, that means, as if you fasted the whole year. I insisted (on fasting more) so I was given a hard instruction. I said, I can do more than that (fasting) The Prophet said, Fast three days every week. But as I insisted (on fasting more) so I was burdened. I said, I can fast more than that. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, Fast as Allah's prophet David used to fast. I said, How was the fasting of the prophet David? The Prophet (ﷺ) said, One half of a year (i.e. he used to fast on alternate days). '

':'Telah menceritakan kepada kami Ishaq bin Manshur telah menceritakan kepada kami Rauh bin 'Ubadah telah menceritakan kepada kami Husain dari Yahya bin Abu Katsir dari Abu Salamah bin Abdurrahman dari Abdullah bin 'Amru dia berkata; 'Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam menemuiku lalu beliau bersabda: 'Aku memperoleh berita bahwa kamu bangun di malam hari dan berpuasa di siang hari benarkah itu?' Aku menjawab; 'Benar.' Beliau bersabda: 'Jangan kamu lakukannya; namun tidur dan bangunlah berpuasa dan berbukalah. Karena tubuhmu memiliki hak atas dirimu kedua matamu memiliki hak atas dirimu tamumu memiliki hak atas dirimu istrimu memiliki hak atas dirimu. Sungguh semoga panjang umur dan cukup bagimu berpuasa tiga hari dalam setiap bulan dan suatu kebaikan akan dibalas dengan sepuluh kali lipatnya itulah puasa Dahr.' Abdullah bin 'Amru berkata; 'Aku bersikap keras dan beliau pun bersikap keras kepadaku lalu kataku; 'Sungguh aku masih kuat melakukan lebih dari itu?'. Beliau bersabda: 'Berpuasalah tiga hari setiap Jum'at.' Abdullah bin 'Amru berkata; 'Aku bersikap keras dan beliau pun bersikap keras kepadaku lalu kataku; 'Sungguh aku masih kuat melakukan lebih dari itu?' Beliau bersabda: 'Kalau begitu berpuasalah seperti puasanya Nabiyullah Daud.' Aku bertanya; 'Bagaimana puasa Nabiyullah Daud?' Beliau bersabda: 'Yaitu puasa setengah zaman (sehari puasa sehari berbuka).''