(53) باب فِي صَوْمِ الدَّهْرِ تَطَوُّعًا
The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu Qatadah through a different chain of narrators. This version add:
He said: Messenger of Allah, tell me about keeping fast on Monday and Thursday. He said: On it I was born, and on it the Qur'an was first revealed to me. (JA)
Reference (JA): Sunan Abi Dawud 2426 (JA)
In-book reference (JA): Book 14, Hadith 114 (JA)
English translation (JA): Book 13, Hadith 2420 (JA)