What is the minimum duration of fasting for a person to attain the reward of fasting like David (peace be upon him), after you mentioned in a previous fatwa that merely fasting on Mondays and Thursdays is not considered the fast of David?
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The fast of David, peace be upon him, is to fast one day and break the fast the next, and it is the best of fasts. The fast of David is not achieved by merely fasting Mondays and Thursdays; rather, one must fast one day and break the fast the next on a continuous basis.
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