Sahih Muslim Hadith 2741

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[2741] 191 – ( … ) It was narrated that Abü Qilâbah said: "Abü Al- MalIh told me: 'I entered with your father upon 'Abdullâh bin 'Amr, and he narrrated to us: 'Mention of my fasting was made to the Messenger of Allah , so he entered upon me and I gave him a pillow made of leather stuffed with palm fibers, but he sat on the ground and the pillow was left between us. He said to me: "Are not three days of every month sufficient for you?" I said: "0 Messenger of Allah!" He said: "Five." I said: "0 Messenger of Allah!" He said: "Seven." I said: "0 Messenger of Allah!" He said: "Nine." I said: "0 Messenger of Allah!" He said: "Eleven." I said: "0 Messenger of Allah!" The Prophet ç said: "There is no fast better than the fast of Dâwüd, half a lifetime; fasting one day and not the next."