Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ يَزِيدَ أَخِي مُطَرِّفٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي كَمْ أَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ يَحْيَى قَالَ فِي سَبْعٍ لَا يَفْقَهُ مَنْ قَرَأَهُ فِي أَقَلَّ مِنْ ثَلَاثٍ وَقَالَ كَيْفَ أَصُومُ قَالَ صُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ عَشَرَةِ أَيَّامٍ يَوْمًا وَيُكْتَبُ لَكَ أَجْرُ تِسْعَةِ أَيَّامٍ قَالَ إِنِّي أَقْوَى مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ صُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ عَشَرَةٍ يَوْمَيْنِ وَيُكْتَبُ لَكَ أَجْرُ ثَمَانِيَةِ أَيَّامٍ حَتَّى بَلَغَ خَمْسَةَ أَيَّامٍ.
English Translation
Bahz narrated to us: Hammam narrated from Qatadah from Yazid, the brother of Mutarrif, from Abdullah ibn Amr that he asked the Prophet (peace be upon him): "In how many days should I read the Quran?" He mentioned the hadith. Yahya said: "In seven days. One who reads it in less than three does not comprehend it." He said: "How should I fast?" He said: "Fast three days of every month - one day from every ten days - and you will be rewarded for nine days." He said: "I am able to do more than that." He said: "Then fast two days from every ten, and you will be rewarded for eight days" - until he reached five days.