وعن عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص، رضي الله عنهما
أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، قال: «أحب الصلاة إلى الله صلاة داود، وأحب الصيام إلى الله صيام داود، كان ينام نصف الليل ويقوم ثلثه وينام سدسه ويصوم يومًا ويفطر يومًا»
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “The Salat which is dearest to Allah is that of (Prophet) Dawud; and As-Saum (the fasting) which is dearest to Allah is that of (Prophet) Dawud. He used to sleep half the night, get up to perform Salat for one-third of it, then sleep through the remaining one-sixth of it; and he used to observe Saum on alternative days.”.
Riyad as-Salihin 1177, Book 9, The Book of Virtues, Hadith 187. 1 min read