Give your body and family their due

What It Means: Reading in Context

The Prophet addresses Abdullah ibn Amr, who reports fasting throughout the day and praying throughout the night. He instructs him to alternate fasting with not fasting and to include sleep alongside night prayer. This closing excerpt names bodily, eye and spousal rights within that counsel about voluntary worship. This entry comes from Sahih al-Bukhari 5199. The displayed text is an excerpt, not the complete narration. Follow the source link to read the narrator, full wording and in-book reference together. A hadith number identifies the source used here; numbering systems can differ between editions. Being able to inspect a source is important when a short statement is shared outside its original setting. The accompanying reflection is an editorial prompt for everyday conduct. It is not part of the hadith and does not replace explanation from qualified scholarship. Avoid extending a short reminder into a religious ruling that the entry itself does not establish.