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In another narration `Abdullah is reported to have said: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,
"I have been informed
that you observe fast continuously and recite (the whole of the Qur'an) every night.
'' I said, "Messenger of Allah! It
is right, but I covet thereby nothing but good,'' whereupon he (PBUH) said,
"Then observe fasts like the fasting of
Prophet Dawud (PBUH) as he was the most ardent worshipper of Allah; recite the Qur'an once every month
.'' I said,
"O Prophet of Allah! I am capable of doing more than that.'' He said,
"Then recite it (the complete Qur'an) in every
twenty days.''
I said, "O Prophet of Allah I am capable of reciting more than that.'' He said,
"Then recite it once in
every ten days.
'' I said, "O Prophet of Allah! I am capable of reciting more than that.'' He said,
"Then recite it once in
every seven days, but not recite more than that
.'' The Prophet of Allah also said to me,
"You do not know, you may
have a longer life"
. When I grew old I wished I had availed myself of the concession (granted to me by) the Prophet
of Allah.
In another narration `Abdullah is reported to have said: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,
"The best fasting with
Allah is that of (Prophet) Dawud, and the best prayer with Allah is that of Dawud (PBUH) for he would sleep half of
the night and stand for prayer for the third of it and (then) would sleep sixth part of it; he observed fast one day and
leave off the other. He would not flee on meeting the enemy".
In another narration `Abdullah is reported to have said: My father helped me marry a noble woman and he used to
inquire of his daughter-in-law regarding her husband. She would say: "He is, indeed, a fine man. Since I have come
to him, he has neither stepped on my bed nor he has had sexual intercourse with me". When this state of affairs
lasted for some time, my father mentioned the matter to Messenger of Allah (PBUH) who directed my father saying,
"Send him to me".
I went to him accordingly. He asked me,
"How often do you observe fast?
'' I replied; "Daily". He
asked me,
"How long do you take in reading the Noble Qur'an completely.
'' I said, "Once every night". Then he
narrated the whole story. He (in his old age) would recite one seventh of his nightly recitation to some members of
his family during the day to lighten his task at night. Whenever he wished to have a relief from his fast on alternate
days, he would give up fasting for a few days and make up deficiency later by observing the number of fasts he had
missed. He would not give up the number of fasts altogether because he did not like to abandon what he had settled
with Messenger of Allah (PBUH).
Commentary:
This Hadith brings the following two things into focus:
1. Besides mentioning the continence and ardour for worship of the Companions of the Prophet (PBUH), it tells us
of the teachings of the Prophet of Allah to adopt moderation and fulfill the lawful needs of life as well as religion.
2. It also presents a model of the chastity, modesty and bashfulness of the Sahabiyat (
women who embraced Islam
and saw the Prophet (PBUH)
). It tells how patiently they bore the indifference of their husbands. In the instance
quoted in the above mentioned Hadith, the politeness with which the wife of Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-`as (May
Allah be pleased with them) answered her father-in-law when he inquired her about the treatment of her husband is a
model of decency and modesty.
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لﺎﻗ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا لﻮﺳر ِبﺎﱠﺘُآ ِﺪﺣَأ ﺐِﺗﺎَﻜْﻟا ﱢيِﺪﻴﺳُﻷا ﻊﻴﺑﱠﺮﻟا ِﻦﺑ َﺔﻠَﻈْﻨﺣ ﱟﻲِﻌْﺑر ﻲِﺑَأ ﻦﻋو
:
لﺎﻘﻓ ﻪﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر ﺮْﻜَﺑ ﻮُﺑَأ ﻲَﻨﻴﻘَﻟ
:
ُﺖْﻠُﻗ ؟ ُﺔَﻠﻈْﻨﺣ ﺎﻳ َﺖْﻧَأ َﻒْﻴَآ
:
َلﺎَﻗ ، ُﺔَﻠَﻈْﻨﺣ َﻖَﻓﺎَﻧ
:
ُلﻮُﻘﺗ ﺎﻣ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا َنﺎﺤْﺒُﺳ
،؟ : ُﺖْﻠُﻗ :
ِﻣ ﺎَﻨﺟﺮَﺧ اَذِﺈَﻓ ، ﻦﻴﻋ َيْأر ﺎﱠﻧَﺄآ ِرﺎﱠﻨﻟاو ِﺔﱠﻨﺠْﻟﺎﺑ ﺎَﻧُﺮﱢآﺬُﻳ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا لﻮﺳر ﺪْﻨِﻋ ُنﻮُﻜَﻧ
ْﻦ
ﻴِﺜَآ ﺎَﻨﻴﺴَﻧ ِتﺎﻌْﻴﱠﻀﻟاَو َدﻻْوَﻷاَو َجاَوْزَﻷا ﺎَﻨﺴَﻓﺎﻋ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ِﻪﱠﻠﻟا ِلﻮﺳر ِﺪْﻨِﻋ
ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر ﺮْﻜﺑ ﻮُﺑَأ لﺎﻗ ًاﺮ
ﻪﻨﻋ :
َﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا لﻮﺳر ﻰﻠَﻋ ﺎَﻨْﻠَﺧد ﻰﺘﺣ ﺮْﻜَﺑ ﻮُﺑَأَو ﺎَﻧَأ ُﺖْﻘﻠﻄْﻧﺎﻓ اَﺬَه َﻞْﺜِﻣ ﻰَﻘْﻠَﻨﻟ ﺎﱠﻧِإ ِﻪﱠﻠﻟاﻮَﻓ
ﻢﱠﻠ .
ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ُلﻮﺳر َلﺎﻘﻓ ، ﻪﱠﻠﻟا لﻮﺳر ﺎﻳ ُﺔﻠَﻈْﻨﺣ َﻖَﻓﺎﻧ ُﺖْﻠُﻘﻓ
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ًاﺮﻴِﺜَآ ﺎَﻨﻴِﺴَﻧ
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َنﻮُﻧﻮُﻜَﺗ ﺎَﻣ ﻰَﻠَﻋ َنﻮُﻣوُﺪَﺗ ْﻮَﻟ نأ ِﻩِﺪﻴِﺑ ﻲِﺴْﻔَﻧ يِﺬﱠﻟاَو
ًﺔﻋﺎﺳو ًﺔﻋﺎﺳ ُﺔَﻠَﻈْﻨﺣ ﺎﻳ ْﻦِﻜَﻟَو ، ﻢُﻜِﻗُﺮُﻃ ﻲﻓو ﻢُﻜِﺷُﺮُﻓ ﻰَﻠَﻋ ُﺔَﻜِﺋﻼﻤﻟا ُﻢُﻜْﺘﺤَﻓﺎَﺼﻟ ﺮْآﱢﺬﻟا ﻲِﻓَو يِﺪْﻨِﻋ
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ﻢﻠﺴﻣ ﻩاور ،
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151.
Hanzalah Al-Usayyidi (May Allah be pleased with him) who was one of the scribes of Messenger of Allah
(PBUH), reported: I met Abu Bakr (May Allah be pleased with him) he said: "How are you O Hanzalah?'' I said,
"Hanzalah has become a hypocrite". He said, "Far removed is Allah from every imperfection, what are you saying?''
I said, "When we are in the company of Messenger of Allah (PBUH) and he reminds us of Hell-fire and Jannah, we
feel as if we are seeing them with our very eyes, and when we are away from Messenger of Allah (PBUH), we
attend to our wives, our children, our business, most of these things (pertaining to life hereafter) slip out of our
minds.'' Abu Bakr (May Allah be pleased with him) said, "By Allah, I also experience the same thing". So Abu Bakr
(May Allah be pleased with him) and I went to Messenger of Allah (PBUH) and I said to him, "O Messenger of
Allah (PBUH), Hanzalah has turned hypocrite.'' Thereupon Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,
"What has happened
to you?'' I said,
"O Messenger of Allah, when we are in your company, and are reminded of Hell-fire and Jannah, we
feel as if we are seeing them with our own eyes, but when we go away from you and attend to our wives, children
and business, much of these things go out of our minds.'' Thereupon Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,
"By Him in
Whose Hand is my life if your state of mind remains the same as it is in my presence and you are always busy in
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