Volume 4, Book 52, Number 248:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr:
A man came to the Prophet asking his permission to take part in Jihad. The Prophet asked him,
“Are your parents alive?” He replied in the affirmative. The Prophet said to him, “Then exert yourself
in their service.”
Volume 3, Book 47, Number 800:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr:
That Allah’s Apostle said, “There are forty virtuous deeds and the best of them is the Maniha of a
she-goat, and anyone who does one of these virtuous deeds hoping for Allah’s reward with firm con –
fidence that he will get it, then Allah will make him enter Paradise because of Hassan (a sub-narrat –
or) said, “We tried to count those good deeds below the Maniha; we mentioned replying to the sneez –
er, removing harmful things from the road, etc., but we failed to count even fifteen.”
Volume 3, Book 47, Number 800:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr:
That Allah’s Apostle said, “There are forty virtuous deeds and the best of them is the Maniha of a
she-goat, and anyone who does one of these virtuous deeds hoping for Allah’s reward with firm con –
fidence that he will get it, then Allah will make him enter Paradise because of Hassan (a sub-narrat –
or) said, “We tried to count those good deeds below the Maniha; we mentioned replying to the sneez –
er, removing harmful things from the road, etc., but we failed to count even fifteen.”
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 639:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr:
The Prophet said, “Whoever has (the following) four characters will be a hypocrite, and whoever
has one of the following four characteristics will have one characteristic of hypocrisy until he gives
it up. These are: (1 ) Whenever he talks, he tells a lie; (2) whenever he makes a promise, he breaks it;
(3) whenever he makes a covenant he proves treacherous; (4) and whenever he quarrels, he behaves
impudently in an evil insulting manner.” (See Hadith No. 33 Vol. 1)
Volume 3, Book 31, Number 201:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr:
Allah’s Apostle was informed about my fasts, and he came to me and I spread for him a leather
cushion stuffed with palm fires, but he sat on the ground and the cushion remained between me and
him, and then he said, “Isn’t it sufficient for you to fast three days a month?” I replied, “O Allah’s
Apostle! (I can fast more).” He said, “Five?” I replied, “O Allah’s Apostle! (I can fast more).” He said,
“Seven?” I replied, “O Allah’s Apostle! (I can fast more).” He said, “Nine (days per month)?” I replied,
“O Allah’s Apostle! (I can fast more)” He said, “Eleven (days per month)?” And then the Prophet said,
“There is no fast superior to that of the Prophet David it was for half of the year. So, fast on alternate
days.”
Volume 3, Book 31, Number 197:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr:
Allah’s Apostle was informed that I had taken an oath to fast daily and to pray (every night) all the
night throughout my life (so Allah’s Apostle came to me and asked whether it was correct): I replied,
“Let my parents be sacrificed for you! I said so.” The Prophet said, “You can not do that. So, fast for
few days and give it up for few days, r ray and sleep. Fast three days a month as the reward of good
deeds is multiplied ten times and that will be equal to one year of fasting.” I replied, “I can do better
than that.” The Prophet said to me, “Fast one day and give up fasting for a day and that is the fasting
of Prophet David and that is the best fasting.” I said, “I have the power to fast better (more) than that.”
The Prophet said, “There is no better fasting than that.”
Volume 3, Book 31, Number 198:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr:
The news of my daily fasting and praying every night throughout the night reached the Prophet.
So he sent for me or I met him, and he said, “I have been informed that you fast everyday and pray
every night (all the night). Fast (for some days) and give up fasting (for some days); pray and sleep,
for your eyes have a right on you, and your body and your family (i.e. wife) have a right on you.” I
replied, “I have more power than that (fasting).” The Prophet said, “Then fast like the fasts of (the
Prophet) David”. I said, “How?” He replied, “He used to fast on alternate days, and he used not to flee
on meeting the enemy.” I said, “From where can I get that chance?” (‘Ata’ said, “I do not know how the
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expression of fasting daily throughout the life occurred.”) So, the Prophet said, twice, “Whoever fasts
daily throughout his life is just as the one who does not fast at all.”
Volume 2, Book 26, Number 792:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr:
Allah’s Apostle stopped (for a while near the Jimar at Mina) during his last Hajj and the people
started asking him questions. A man said, “Ignorantly I got my head shaved before slaughtering.” The
Prophet replied, “Slaughter (now) and there is no harm in it.” Another man said, “Unknowingly I
slaughtered the Hadi before doing the Rami.” The Prophet said, “Do Rami now and there is no harm
in it.” So, on that day, when the Prophet was asked about anything (about the ceremonies of Hajj)
done before or after (its stated time) his reply was, “Do it (now) and there is no harm.”