كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) أَوَّلَ مَا بُعِثَ يَصُومُ حَتَّى يُقَالَ مَا يُفْطِرُ وَ يُفْطِرُ حَتَّى يُقَالَ مَا يَصُومُ ثُمَّ تَرَكَ ذَلِكَ وَ صَامَ يَوْماً وَ أَفْطَرَ يَوْماً وَ هُوَ صَوْمُ دَاوُدَ ( عليه السلام ) ثُمَّ تَرَكَ ذَلِكَ وَ صَامَ الثَّلَاثَةَ الْأَيَّامِ الْغُرِّ ثُمَّ تَرَكَ ذَلِكَ وَ فَرَّقَهَا فِي كُلِّ عَشَرَةِ أَيَّامٍ يَوْمَا خَمِيسَيْنِ بَيْنَهُمَا أَرْبِعَاءُ فَقُبِضَ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ السَّلَامُ وَ هُوَ يَعْمَلُ ذَلِكَ .
Translation
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Abu Ayoub, from Muhammad Bin Muslim, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup>, at the beginning of his<sup>saww</sup> Sending, was Fasting such until it was said, ‘He<sup>saww</sup> will not be breaking (stop Fasting)’, and he<sup>saww</sup> was breaking (not Fasting) until it was said, ‘He<sup>saww</sup> will not be Fasting’. Then he<sup>saww</sup> left that and Fasted for one day, and broke (not Fasted) for one day, and it is the Fasting of Dawood<sup>as</sup>. Then he<sup>saww</sup> left that and Fasted the three days of brightness (13<sup>th</sup>, 14<sup>th</sup> & 15<sup>th</sup> of the month). Then he<sup>saww</sup> left that and separated these during every ten days, there being two Thursdays and one Wednesday in between. So he<sup>saww</sup> passed away, and he<sup>saww</sup> was acting upon that’.
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