It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-As that it was mentioned to the Messenger of Allah that he had said: "I will certainly stand all night (in prayer) and fast every day for as long as I live." The Messenger of Allah said: "Are you the one who said that?" I said: “I said it, O Messenger of Allah.' The Messenger of Allah said: “You cannot do that. Fast and break your fast, sleep and stand (in prayer), and fast three days of each month. For a good deed is equal to ten like it, and that is like fasting for a lifetime.' I said: “But I am able to do bette than that.' He said: “Fast for one day and break your fast for two days.' I said: “I am able to do better than that, O Messenger of Allah.' He said: “Then fast for one day and break your fast for two days.' I said: “I am able to do better than that, O Messenger of Allah said : “There is noting better than that."' 'Abdullah said: "If I had accepted the three days that the Messenger of Allah said, that would be dearer to me than my family and my wealth." 'Ata said: "someone who heard him told me that Ibn 'Umar (said) that the Prophet said: “Whoever fasts every day of his life, then he has not fasted”””””””””
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