Hadith 215
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Hadith.1786 - In the narration of Hammad ibn Uthman, from Abu Abdullah (Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as)), he said:
"The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) fasted so much that it was said he would never break his fast. Then he broke his fast so much that it was said he would never fast. Then he adopted the fasting of Dawud (as), fasting one day and breaking his fast the next. Finally, He (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) settled on fasting three days a month and said: 'They are equivalent to fasting for a lifetime and remove the whispers (waswasah) from the chest.'"
Hammad added: 'The whispers mean doubts or anxiety.'
Hammad said
'I asked, "Which days are they?"
Imam (as) said: "The first Thursday of the month, the first Wednesday after the tenth of the month, and the last Thursday of the month."'
I asked: 'Why were these particular days chosen for fasting?'
Imam (as) said: 'Because among the nations before us, whenever punishment descended on one of them, it would occur on these days. So, the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) fasted on these days because they are fearful days.'"
1786 - وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ
«صَامَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ حَتَّى قِيلَ مَا يُفْطِرُ ثُمَّ أَفْطَرَ حَتَّى قِيلَ مَا يَصُومُ ثُمَّ صَامَ صَوْمَ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَوْماً وَ يَوْماً ثُمَّ قُبِضَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَى صِيَامِ ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامٍ فِي اَلشَّهْرِ وَ قَالَ «يَعْدِلْنَ صَوْمَ اَلدَّهْرِ وَ يَذْهَبْنَ بِوَحَرِ اَلصَّدْرِ» » وَ قَالَ حَمَّادٌ اَلْوَحَرُ اَلْوَسْوَسَةُ فَقَالَ حَمَّادٌ فَقُلْتُ وَ أَيُّ اَلْأَيَّامِ هِيَ قَالَ « أَوَّلُ خَمِيسٍ فِي اَلشَّهْرِ وَ أَوَّلُ أَرْبِعَاءَ بَعْدَ اَلْعَشْرِ مِنْهُ وَ آخِرُ خَمِيسٍ فِيهِ » فَقُلْتُ وَ كَيْفَ صَارَتْ هَذِهِ اَلْأَيَّامُ اَلَّتِي تُصَامُ فَقَالَ «لِأَنَّ مَنْ قَبْلَنَا مِنَ اَلْأُمَمِ كَانُوا إِذَا نَزَلَ عَلَى أَحَدِهِمُ اَلْعَذَابُ نَزَلَ فِي هَذِهِ اَلْأَيَّامِ فَصَامَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ هَذِهِ اَلْأَيَّامَ لِأَنَّهَا اَلْأَيَّامُ اَلْمَخُوفَةُ».
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