Sahih Muslim Hadith 2730 – Prohibition Of

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[2730] 182 – ( … ) Yaiyâ said: "Abdullâh bin YazId and I set out and came to Abü Salamah. We sent a messenger to him and he came out to us. At the door of his house there was a Masjid and we stayed there until he came Out and said: 'If you wish, you may come in, or if you wish, you may sit here.' We said: 'No, we will sit here.' He narrated to us: "Abdullâh bin 'Amr bin Al-'As [may Allah be pleased with them] narrated to me: 'I used to fast every single day, and recite the Qur'ân every night. Either that was mentioned to the Prophet , or he sent for me and I came to him. He said to me: "Have I not been informed that you fast every single day and recite the Qur'ân every (the entire) night?" I said: "Yes indeed, 0 Prophet of Allah, and I do not intend anything but good thereby." He said: "It would be sufficient for you to fast three days of every month." I said: "0 Prophet of Allah, I am able to do better than that." He said: "Your wife has a right over you, your guests have a right over you and your body has a right over you." He said: "Observe the fast of Dâwüd, – the Prophet of Allah – for he was the best of people in worship." I said: "0 Prophet of Allah, what is the fast of Dâwfid?" He said: "He used to fast one day and not the next." He said: "And recite the Qur'ân (to completion) once every month." I said: "0 Prophet of Allah, I am able to do better than that." He said: "Then recite it (to completion) once every twenty days." I said: "0 Prophet of Allah, I am able to do better than that." He said: "Then recite it (to completion) once every ten days." I said: "0 Prophet of Allah, I am able to do better than that." He said: "Then recite it (to completion) once every seven days, and do not do any more than that, for your wife has a right over you, your guests have a right over you, and your body has a right over you." He said: "I chose the hard way then it became binding on me. The Prophet said: "You do not know, perhaps you will live a long life." "He said: 'It turned out as the Prophet had said to me. When I grew old, I wished that I 9 4aj had accepted the concession of the Prophet of Allah