Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا سَلِيمُ بْنُ حَيَّانَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مِينَاءَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو يَقُولُ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو بَلَغَنِي أَنَّكَ تَصُومُ النَّهَارَ وَتَقُومُ اللَّيْلَ فَلَا وَلَا تَفْعَلَنَّ فَإِنَّ لِجَسَدِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَظًّا وَإِنَّ لِزَوْجِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَظًّا وَإِنَّ لِعَيْنَيْكَ عَلَيْكَ حَظًّا أَفْطِرْ وَصُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَذَلِكَ صَوْمُ الدَّهْرِ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَجِدُ قُوَّةً قَالَ صُمْ صَوْمَ دَاوُدَ صُمْ يَوْمًا وَأَفْطِرْ يَوْمًا قَالَ فَكَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي كُنْتُ أَخَذْتُ بِالرُّخْصَةِ.
English Translation
Affan narrated to us: Salim ibn Hayyan narrated, Sa'id ibn Mina narrated, I heard Abdullah ibn Amr saying: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said to me: "O Abdullah ibn Amr, I have been informed that you fast all day and stand in prayer all night. Do not do that! For your body has a right over you, your wife has a right over you, and your eyes have a right over you. Break your fast, and fast three days of every month, for that is fasting for a lifetime." He said: I said: "O Messenger of Allah, I find that I have strength." He said: "Then fast the fast of Dawud (David) - fast one day and break your fast one day." Abdullah used to say: "Would that I had taken the easier option."