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Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 1259

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In-book entry
269

Chapter 50

Chapter context: The Desirability of Observing Three Days of Fasting in Every Month

- باب استحباب صوم ثلاثة أيام من كل شهر‏:

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

وعن أبي الدرداء رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ أوصاني حبيبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم بثلاث لن أدعهن ما عشت‏:‏ بصيام ثلاثة أيام من كل شهر، وصلاة الضحى، وبأن لا أنام حتى أوتر‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Translation

English translation

Abud-Darda (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

My friend (the Messenger of Allah) (ﷺ) directed me to observe Saum (fasting) for three days in every month, to perform two Rak'ah (optional) Duha prayer at forenoon, and to perform the Witr prayer before going to bed. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

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This is Hadith 1259 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 9, The Book of Virtues, as in-book entry 269 under the chapter “The Desirability of Observing Three Days of Fasting in Every Month.”

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