Al-Aswad ibn ʿĀmir reported: Yaʿlā ibn ʿAṭāʾ narrated to us from his father, who said:
“I used to prepare kohl for ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAmr. He would put out the lamp at night and then weep until his eyes became sunken.” (1)

Muḥammad ibn ʿAmr narrated from Abū Salama, from ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAmr, who said:
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered this house of mine and said, ‘O ʿAbd Allāh, have I not been informed that you exert yourself in night worship and daytime fasting?’ I replied, ‘I do indeed.’ He said, ‘It is enough for you to fast three days of every month; each good deed is rewarded tenfold, so it will be as though you had fasted for the whole time.’ I said, ‘Messenger of Allah, I have the strength, and I would like you to increase it for me.’ He said, ‘Then five days.’ I said, ‘I have the strength.’ He said, ‘Seven days.’
“He kept asking for more and the Prophet kept adding for him until it reached half—that he should fast half the days of the year. The Prophet added, ‘Your family has a right over you, your servant has a right over you, and your guest has a right over you.’
“Later, when he grew old and advanced in years, ʿAbd Allāh would say, ‘Would that I had accepted the Prophet’s concession—it would be dearer to me than my family and my wealth.’” (2)

This ḥadith comes through several well-known chains of transmission. (3)

ʿAbd Allāh embraced Islam, migrated after the seventh year [AH], and took part in some of the campaigns.

Abū ʿUbayd said: He was on Muʿāwiyah’s right flank on the Day of Ṣiffīn.

Khalīfah ibn Khayyāṭ likewise listed him among Muʿāwiyah’s governors over Kūfa. He said: Then—