Fasting of Dawood.

[Gibiin-Udug]

Have you ever done it, prophet Dawood AS used to fast one day, take a break and then fast the following day.
I read it somewhere that Allah SWT actually likes this kind of fast, I’m not sure but I read it somewhere!

Can anyone give me more info on this please.


Thanks in advance.

 

[Maj17]

Basically, one of the sahaba was fasting every day and the prophet SAAW heard of this and told him to fast 3x a month. The sahaba wanted to do more so the prophet SAAW recommended the fasting of Dawood AS which is every other day. This is the highest form of fasting, and the prophet SAAW precisely said not to go past the fasting of Dawood. So you should be fasting a maximum of half a year.

 

[Cigaal]

Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the most beloved fasting to Allah is the fasting of David and the most beloved prayer to Allah is the prayer of David, upon him be peace. He would sleep half of the night and stand in prayer for a third of it and then sleep for a sixth of it. He would fast every other day.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3238, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1159

Just to add this doesnt mean fasting the whole year isnt permissible. Infact its recommended as long as the following conditions are met

a. one does not fear harm for oneself;
b. it does not lead one to neglect the rights of others; and
c. one does not fast on the days of Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, and the three days after Eid al-Adha (i.e. the Days of Tashriq).

https://www.seekersguidance.org/ans...lawful-to-fast-everyday-in-the-shafii-school/

 

[Lum]

Basically, one of the sahaba was fasting every day and the prophet SAAW heard of this and told him to fast 3x a month. The sahaba wanted to do more so the prophet SAAW recommended the fasting of Dawood AS which is every other day. This is the highest form of fasting, and the prophet SAAW precisely said not to go past the fasting of Dawood. So you should be fasting a maximum of half a year.

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So here is the issue that needs to be clarified:Many people use the abbreviation “SAW,” “SAWS,” or “PBUH” to fulfill this obligation in their writing. Is this something that fulfills the obligation of sending the salaah and salaam on the Messenger? Let us look now to some of the statements of the scholars regarding this practice. The Permanent Committee of Scholars in Saudi Arabia headed by ‘Abdul-‘Azeez ibn ‘Abdillaah ibn Baaz issued the following verdict when asked about the validity of abbreviating the salaah on the Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam): “The Sunnah is to write the entire phrase “sallallaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam,” since it is a kind of supplication, and supplication is worship, (in one’s writing) just as it is in one’s speech. So to abbreviate it using the letter SAAD or the word SAAD-LAAM-‘AYN-MEEM is not a supplication nor is it worship, whether it occurs in speech or writing. For this reason, this abbreviation was not used by the the first three generations, those that the Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam) testified to their goodness.” [8] “SAAD” and “SAAD-LAAM-‘AYN-MEEM” are often used in some Arabic books. The English equivalents of these abbreviations would be: SAW, SAWS, SAAWS, PBUH, and the likes. Al-Fayrooz-Abaadee said, “It is not appropriate to use symbols or abbreviations to refer to salaah and salaam, as some of the lazy ones do, as well as some ignorant people and even some students of knowledge – they write ‘SAAD-LAAM-‘AYN-MEEM’ instead of writing ‘sallallaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam.'” [9] Ahmad Shaakir said, “It is the absurd tradition of some of the later generations that they abbreviate the writing of ‘sallallaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam.'” [10] Wasee Allaah ‘Abbaas said, “It is not permissible to abbreviate the salaams in general in one’s writing, just as it is not permissible to abbreviate the salaah and salaam on the Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam). It is also not permissible to abbreviate either of these in one’s speech.” [11] And Allaah knows best. May the most perfect and complete salaah and salaam be upon our beloved Messenger, and upon his noble family and companions.»
FOOTNOTES [1] written by Moosaa Richardson