Volume 8, Book 73, Number 155:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr:
Allah’s Apostle 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 said, “Fast as Allah’s prophet David used to fast.” I said,
“How was the fasting of the prophet David?” The Prophet said, “One half of a year (i.e. he used to fast
on alternate days). ‘
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 3:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr:
A man said to the Prophet, “Shall I participate in Jihad?” The Prophet said, “Are your parents liv –
ing?” The man said, “Yes.” the Prophet said, “Do Jihad for their benefit.”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 4:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr:
Allah’s Apostle said. “It is one of the greatest sins that a man should curse his parents.” It was asked
(by the people), “O Allah’s Apostle! How does a man curse his parents?” The Prophet said, “‘The man
abuses the father of another man and the latter abuses the father of the former and abuses his moth –
er.”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 20:
Narrated Abdullah bin ‘Amr:
The Prophet said, “Al-Wasil is not the one who recompenses the good done to him by his relatives,
but Al-Wasil is the one who keeps good relations with those relatives who had severed the bond of
kinship with him.”
Volume 7, Book 69, Number 497:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr:
When the Prophet forbade the use of certain containers (that were used for preparing alcoholic
drinks), somebody said to the Prophet . “But not all the people can find skins.” So he allowed them to
use clay jars not covered with pitch.
Volume 6, Book 61, Number 573:
Narrated Abdullah bin Amr:
The Prophet asked me, “How long does it take you to finish the recitation of the whole Qur’an?”
Volume 6, Book 61, Number 574:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr:
Allah’s Apostle said to me, “Recite the whole Qur’an in one month’s time.” I said, “But I have power
(to do more than that).” Allah’s Apostle said, “Then finish the recitation of the Qur’an in seven days,
and do not finish it in less than this period.”
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 150:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr:
I heard the Prophet saying, “Learn the recitation of Qur’an from four persons: Ibn Mas’ud, Salim,
the freed slave of Abu Hudhaifa, Ubai and Muadh bin Jabal.”