300 hadith
Word reached the Prophet ﷺ that I was fasting continuously and praying through the night. He either sent for me or I met him, and he asked, "Have I not been told that you fast without breaking your fast and that you pray all night? Fast and…
الأعظمي 4516SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to fast continuously from one predawn meal to the next.
أحمد 1195DaifIt reached the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that I had said, "I will surely fast every day and stand in prayer every night for as long as I live." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "Are you the one who says, or who said, 'I will surely fast every day…
أحمد 6761SahihHis father had come to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, who said, "Whoever fasts perpetually has neither fasted nor broken his fast."
أحمد 16323SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever fasts perpetually has neither fasted nor broken his fast, he has neither fasted nor broken his fast."
أحمد 16315SahihShuba reported that Qatada said, "He informed me," and said, "I heard Mutrafa report from his father, from the Prophet ﷺ," concerning fasting perpetually. He said, "He has neither fasted nor broken his fast," or, "He did not fast and did…
أحمد 16304SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Is it true that you fast every day and stand in prayer all night?" I replied, "Yes." He said, "If you do that, your eyes will become sunken and your soul will grow weary. He has not fasted who fasts perpetually. Fasting…
البخاري 1979SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was informed that I had said, "By Allah, I will fast every day and stand in prayer every night for as long as I live." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "Are you the one who says, 'By Allah, I will fast every…
البخاري 3418SahihI entered the home of Abdullah bin Amr bin As, and he questioned me, thinking I was from the family of Umm Kulthum bint Uqba. I said to him, "I belong to Kalbiyya bint Asbagh. I have come to ask you about what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ…
أحمد 6880DifficultNews reached the Prophet ﷺ that I was fasting continuously and praying through the night. Either he sent for me or I met him, and he said, "Have I not been told that you fast without breaking your fast and pray through the night? Do not do…
أحمد 6874SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "Abdullah bin Amr, you fast continuously and stand in prayer all night. If you keep doing that, your eyes will become sunken and your body worn out. There is no fasting for one who fasts forever. Fasting…
مسلم 2736SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was informed that he had said, "I will certainly stand in prayer every night and fast every day for as long as I live." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "Are you the one who said this?" I replied, "I did say it,…
مسلم 2729SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ... My father said, and Rawh narrated to us, Shuba narrated to us, I heard Habib bin Abu Thabit say, I heard Abu al-Abbas the poet, who was truthful, narrating from Abdullah bin Amr, who said, the Messenger of Allah…
أحمد 6766SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "Fast one day, and you will have the reward of all the rest." He replied, "I am able to do more than that." He said, "Fast two days, and you will have the reward of all the rest." He replied, "I am able…
الأعظمي 4469SahihThe Prophet ﷺ was informed that I was fasting continuously and praying through the night. He either sent for me or met me, and he said, "Have I not been told that you fast without breaking your fast and pray all night? Do not do that, for…
الأعظمي 4467SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ met me and said, "Have I not been told that you stand in prayer all night? Or are you the one who says, 'I will surely stand in prayer all night and fast all day'?" I believe he said, "Yes, Messenger of Allah, I did…
أحمد 6760SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ met me and said, "Have I not been told that you say, 'I will surely stand in prayer all night and fast all day'?" I think he said, "Yes, Messenger of Allah, I did say that." He said, "Stand in prayer and sleep, fast…
أبو داود 2427SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was informed that I had said, "By Allah, I will fast every day and pray every night for as long as I live." He asked me, "Did you say that?" I replied, "I did say it, may my father and mother be ransomed for you."…
البخاري 1976SahihI mentioned fasting to the Prophet ﷺ, and he said, "Fast one day out of every ten, and you will have the reward of nine." I said, "I am capable of more than that." He said, "Then fast one day out of every nine, and you will have the reward…
أحمد 7087SahihA man asked the Prophet ﷺ about fasting perpetually, and the Prophet said, "He has neither fasted nor broken his fast," or he said, "He did not fast and he did not break his fast."
أحمد 16318SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Fast three days each month." The man replied, "I am able to do more than that." He kept asking for more until the Prophet ﷺ said, "Fast one day and break your fast the next." Then the Prophet ﷺ said, "Recite the Quran…
الأعظمي 11790SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said about fasting perpetually, "He has neither fasted nor broken his fast."
النسائي 2383SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said about fasting every day of the year, "He has neither fasted nor broken his fast."
الأعظمي 4519SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever fasts perpetually has neither fasted nor broken his fast."
النسائي 2376SahihShuba said, "I asked Ghaylan al-Ansari," and he nodded with his head, meaning yes, that a man asked the Prophet ﷺ about his fasting and he became angry. So Umar said, "We are pleased," or he said, "We are pleased with Allah as Lord and with…
أحمد 22537SahihI mentioned fasting to the Prophet ﷺ, and he said, "Fast one day out of every ten, and you will have the reward of the other nine." I said, "I am capable of more than that." He said, "Fast one day out of every nine, and you will have the…
النسائي 2397HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "It has reached me that you..." My father said, Affan also narrated this to us. He said, Salim bin Hayan narrated to us, Saeed bin Mina narrated to us, I heard Abdullah bin Amr say, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ…
أحمد 6832SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I have been told that you spend the night in prayer and fast during the day." I replied, "Messenger of Allah, I intended nothing by that except good." He said, "Whoever fasts perpetually has not truly fasted.…
النسائي 2399SahihThe Prophet ﷺ continued fasting through the night without breaking it at the end of the month, and some people did the same. Word of this reached the Prophet ﷺ, and he said, "If the month were extended for me, I would continue this practice…
البخاري 7241SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to fast so often that it would be said, "He has been fasting continuously," and he would refrain from fasting so often that it would be said, "He has stopped fasting." Mura once said, "He stopped fasting, he…
أحمد 13650SahihWhen the Prophet ﷺ was informed that I fasted continuously and prayed throughout the night, either he sent for me or I met him, and he said, "Have I not been told that you fast without breaking your fast and pray all night? Do not do this,…
مسلم 2734SahihThe Prophet ﷺ received word that I was fasting continuously and praying through the night. He either sent for me or I met him, and he asked, "Have I not been told that you fast without breaking your fast and pray without sleeping? Fast and…
البخاري 1977SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no continuous fasting," meaning fasting without breaking at sunset.
أحمد 11597SahihIt was mentioned to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that he had said, "I will surely stand in prayer every night and fast every day for as long as I live." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "Are you the one who said that?" I replied, "I did say it,…
النسائي 2394SahihAbdullah bin Yazid and I set out to visit Abu Salama, and we sent a messenger ahead to him. He came out to us, and there was a mosque at the door of his house. We waited in the mosque until he came out to us. He said, "If you wish, you may…
مسلم 2730SahihMy father arranged a marriage for me. He later came to visit my wife and asked her, "How do you find your husband?" She replied, "What an excellent man he is. He neither sleeps at night nor breaks his fast during the day." So my father…
النسائي 2392SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "Abdullah bin Amr, I have heard that you fast every day and stand in prayer all night. If you keep doing this, your eyes will sink and your soul will grow weary. The one who fasts perpetually has not…
النسائي 2401SahihI came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Prophet of Allah, I am the man who came to you last year." He said, "Why do I see your body so emaciated?" I said, "Messenger of Allah, I have not eaten any food during the day. I only eat at night." He…
ابن ماجه 1741DaifNephew, tell me what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to you. He replied, Nephew, I had resolved to strive hard in worship, so I said, "I will fast every day and recite the entire Quran every day and night." When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ heard…
النسائي 2395SahihSomeone asked, "Messenger of Allah, what about one who fasts perpetually?" He replied, "He has neither fasted nor broken his fast," or, "He did not fast and did not break his fast."
الترمذي 767SahihSomeone asked, "Messenger of Allah, what about one who fasts every day of the year?" He replied, "He has neither fasted nor broken his fast," or he said, "He has not fasted and has not broken his fast." The man asked, "Messenger of Allah,…
النسائي 2389SahihThe Prophet said to him, "Then fast and break your fast, pray and sleep, and fast one day out of every ten, and you will have the reward of the other nine."
الأعظمي 4464SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "Have I not been informed that you stand in prayer all night and fast all day?" I said, "Yes." He said, "If you do that, your eyes will become sunken and your soul will grow weary. Fast three days from…
البخاري 3419SahihHe heard the Prophet ﷺ when he was asked about a man who fasts continuously throughout the year. He replied, "He has neither fasted nor broken his fast."
أحمد 16308SahihIt was said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "So-and-so never breaks his fast, he fasts every day." He replied, "May he neither break his fast nor have fasted."
أحمد 19873SahihI asked, or someone asked, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about fasting perpetually. He said, "Your family has a right over you. Fast Ramadan and the month that follows it, and every Wednesday and Thursday. If you do that, you will have fasted…
الترمذي 748DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "Abdullah bin Umar, fast throughout the year by fasting three days of every month." Then he recited this verse, *"Whoever brings a good deed shall have ten times the like of it"* [Anam 6:160]. I said, "I…
أحمد 6914DifficultIt reached the Prophet ﷺ that I fast continuously without break. He then continued the hadith. Ata said, "I do not know exactly how he mentioned perpetual fasting, whether he said, 'He has not fasted who fasts perpetually.'"
النسائي 2380SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever fasts perpetually has not fasted at all."
النسائي 2377SahihMy father married me to a woman from Quraysh. When she came to live with me, I paid her no attention because of how absorbed I was in worship, fasting and prayer. Then Amr bin As went to his daughter-in-law and visited her. He asked her,…
أحمد 6477SahihA man who fasted continuously throughout the year was mentioned in the presence of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he said, "He has neither fasted nor broken his fast."
النسائي 2382SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever fasts forever has neither fasted nor broken his fast."
ابن ماجه 1705SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "Fast one day and break your fast the next. That is the fasting of Dawud, and it is the most balanced form of fasting. There is none better than that."
الأعظمي 4465SahihI used to fast every day and recite the entire Quran every night. Either someone mentioned this to the Prophet ﷺ, or he sent for me, so I came to him. He said to me, "Have I not been informed that you fast every day and recite the Quran…
الأعظمي 10259SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever fasts perpetually has neither fasted nor broken his fast."
النسائي 2379SahihI asked, or the Prophet ﷺ was asked, about fasting perpetually. He said, "Your family has a right over you. Fast Ramadan and the month that follows it, and every Wednesday and Thursday, and you will have fasted perpetually."
أبو داود 2432DaifThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever fasts perpetually has not fasted at all."
أحمد 6866SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ came in to see me and said, "Have I not been informed that you stand in prayer all night and fast all day?" I replied, "Yes." He said, "Do not do so. Stand in prayer and sleep, fast and break your fast. For your…
الأعظمي 14443SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "Fast one day and you will have the reward of what remains." He kept counting until he reached four or five days. Shuba was uncertain about the number. He said, "Fast the best of fasts, the fast of Dawud…
أحمد 6915SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "Fast one day of the month, and you will have the reward of the rest." I said, "I am able to do more than that." He said, "Then fast two days, and you will have the reward of the rest." I said, "I am…
النسائي 2405Sahih