#27 Prayer of David (Dawood)
Book of Prophets
(38) Chapter: The most beloved Salat to Allah was the Salat of (the Prophet) Dawud, and the most beloved Saum was the Saum of Dawud
Hadith 4320
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr:
Allah’s Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said to me, “The most beloved fasting to Allah was the fasting of (the Prophet) David who used to fast on alternate days. And the most beloved prayer to Allah was the prayer of David who used to sleep for (the first) half of the night and pray for 1/3 of it and (again) sleep for a sixth of it.”
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