The companions رضي الله عنهم
ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ رضي الله عنهما
عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص
A companion counselled to balance his fasting and night prayer with the rights of his body, wife and guest.
The Prophet ﷺ taught him to balance worship and responsibilities
His challenges and choices
- He reported fasting by day and praying throughout the night. He persisted in asking to fast more after the Prophet ﷺ offered him an easier allowance.
His standing in the sources
- The Prophet ﷺ instructed him to fast and break his fast, pray and sleep, because his body, wife and guest had rights upon him. In old age he regretted not accepting the easier allowance.
Connected lives
- Ḥamzah ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib رضي الله عنه
Also in the companions collection.
- Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه aṣ-Ṣiddīq
Also in the companions collection.
- ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb رضي الله عنه
Also in the companions collection.
- ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib رضي الله عنه
Also in the companions collection.
Sources and accounts
Ḥadīth references open their collection. Biographical accounts attributed to ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm are book accounts, not independent authentication of each report. Open the book
ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ رضي الله عنهما
The Prophet ﷺ taught him to balance worship and responsibilities
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1975He reported fasting by day and praying throughout the night. He persisted in asking to fast more after the Prophet ﷺ offered him an easier allowance.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1975The Prophet ﷺ instructed him to fast and break his fast, pray and sleep, because his body, wife and guest had rights upon him. In old age he regretted not accepting the easier allowance.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1975Biographical account and appearances
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1975