Dawud's (peace be upon him) Fasts?

[MusLiMah64]

I hope everyone is well InshAllah. From the beginning of 2010 I have been trying to fast Dawud fast...I just wanted to ask what are the virtues in the light of the Quran and Ahadeeth on this type of fasting?

Has anyone tried to do this/is doing this and can share their experiences ( i.e how you maintain a balanced diet whilst fasting one day and not fasting the next)?

Also, what are your opinions on doing this fast whilst doing GCSE exams and other important exams...Do you think that in these cases it is better not to fast?

[Abu Dajanaa]

I hope everyone is well InshAllah. From the beginning of 2010 I have been trying to fast Dawud fast...I just wanted to ask what are the virtues in the light of the Quran and Ahadeeth on this type of fasting?

It is the best of fast

[goody]

nabi (saw) described it as the most beloved fasting by Allah

the virtues of fasting are

1. Rasulullah said: "The sleep of a fasting person is regarded as an act of ibaadah, his remaining silent is regarded as a tasbeeh, the reward for his good deeds is multiplied, his duas are accepted, and his sins are forgiven."

2. It is mentioned in a Hadith that fasting is a shield and a strong fortress in order to save oneself from hell. In other words, just as a person seeks refuge in a strong fortress or by means of a shield from an enemy, in the same way, one gets salvation from hell by fasting. By fasting, a person's power of committing sins gets weak, and his power to do good gets stronger. When a person fasts in the proper manner and implements all the etiquette of fasting, he will free himself of sins and gain salvation from hell.

3. It is mentioned in a Hadith that fasting is a shield as long as it is not destroyed by lies and backbiting. In other words, fasting works as a shield as explained above. But this is on the condition that the person abstains from sinning. If a person fasts and still speaks lies, backbites, and commits other sins, then although he will be absolved of the fard of fasting, he will be committing a major sin. Furthermore, he will be deprived of the barakah of fasting.

4. It is mentioned in a Hadith that at the time of opening the fast, the person is permitted to make a dua whose acceptance is promised.

5. It is mentioned in a Hadith that Allah Ta'ala multiplies the rewards of His pious servants by ten times up to 700 times except for the reward of fasting. In other words, there is no limit for the reward of fasting. As regards fasting, Allah Ta'ala says: "It is for Me alone and I will give the reward for it." From this we can gauge how great the reward of fasting is that there is no limit to the rewards. In addition to this, Allah Ta'ala will give the reward for fasting Himself and will not delegate this task to the angels. Glory be to Allah Ta'ala for attaching such importance to this little effort on our part. However, it should be borne in mind that all these virtues and benefits of fasting will only come into effect when we fulfil this duty as it ought to be fulfilled, and only when we abstain from speaking lies, backbiting, and all other sins. In the month of Ramadaan, some people leave out their Salats completely while others miss out the fajr Salat. In doing so, they are depriving themselves of the numerous blessings and rewards of fasting. Furthermore, by reading this Hadith, one should not have this misconception that fasting is more virtuous than Salat because Salat is the most virtuous of all the different acts of ibaadah. The meaning of this Hadith is that there is a very great reward for fasting and it does not mean that fasting is the most virtuous act of ibaadah. The above-mentioned Hadith continues that there are two times of extreme happiness for the fasting person. The first time of happiness is when he opens his fast and the second time is on the day of judgement. That is, when he meets Allah Ta'ala, as mentioned in other Ahaadith.

personally i find fasting during exams quite difficult esp. during the summer mnts..

y dont u fast 3 days a mnt...if u do this u gt the reward for fasting the hole mnt...so if u fast 4 3 days every mnt 4 a year then u gt the reward of fastin the entire year..
this will probly b easier n maybe even better, coz the best deeds are deeds that are done continually, and this type of fastin will probly b easier wen u gt old :P

[MusLiMah64]

It is the best of fast

JazakhAllah for your reply. I read that in Nurul Idah in the chapter of fasting...and when I read that - [Dawud 's fast] is the most best fast in the sight of Allah, I was eager to do it! But now I'm not so sure, because I do not know how to keep a balanced diet whilst doing it, and whether to fast whilst studying...e.t.c.

InshAllah, I'm sure others can help too.

[5M1L3Y]

JazakhAllah for your reply. I read that in Nurul Idah in the chapter of fasting...and when I read that - [Dawud 's fast] is the most best fast in the sight of Allah, I was eager to do it! But now I'm not so sure, because I do not know how to keep a balanced diet whilst doing it, and whether to fast whilst studying...e.t.c.

InshAllah, I'm sure others can help too.

Allah loves deeds which are small and done consistently, Fasting on alternate days for the rest of your life is a big commitment. I made that mistake of doing lots of things at once after I was guided when I thought my Imaan was super strong and I hated to go to school because of the Fitna and influence of other people but some of the practical things like excessive amal soon started to become a burden on me and I regretted doing excessive Ibadah because I could not maintain it. There is a Hadith that whoever enters Islam like an arrow will leave like an arrow, the Prophet spent 23 years just trying to get people to accept Islam and doing Hifz of the Qur'an himself.

Fasting 3 days a month or on days which the Prophet specified would be better.

http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/S...=1124781357655

There is also a Hadith that whoever fasts on 3 days of each month then they would be saved from calamities but I can't find that hadith right now...

[Aseatic]

I seem to remember that Ibn Mas'ud wanted to fast every day, but Rasulullah S.A.W. persuaded him to do less, and he did the Fast of Dawud a.s. ... Actually Rasulullah s.a.w wanted ibn Mas'ud to reduce that by even more, but he insisted.