[Machine] "By Allah, a unit of prayer that I perform in the depths of the night, in secret, is more beloved to me than praying the entire night and then making it known to people. When the person heard this, they became upset and said, 'O companions of the Messenger of Allah, Allah knows best about you. If we ask something of you, you become harsh with us, but if we refuse you something, you get angry with us?' At that moment, Tameem approached the man and said, 'What do you think? If you were a strong believer and I were a weak believer, would you use your strength to overpower me? And what if I were a strong believer and you were a weak believer, would I use my strength to overpower you? But instead, take from yourself for your religion, and from your religion for yourself, until you find a path of worship that pleases you.'"  

وَاللَّهِ لَرَكْعَةٌ أُصَلِّيهَا فِي جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ فِي السِّرِّ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ اللَّيْلَ كُلَّهُ ثُمَّ أَقُصَّهُ عَلَى النَّاسِ فَغَضِبَ السَّائِلُ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ يَا أَصْحَابَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ إِنْ سَأَلْنَاكُمْ عَنَّفْتُمُونَا وَإِنْ نَسْأَلْكُمْ جَفَوْتُمُونَا؟ فَأَقْبَلَ تَمِيمٌ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ فَقَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كُنْتَ مُؤْمِنًا قَوِيًّا وَأَنَا مُؤْمِنٌ ضَعِيفٌ أَكُنْتَ سَاطِيًا عَلَيَّ بِقُوَّتِكَ فَتُقَطِّعَنِي؟ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كُنْتَ مُؤْمِنًا ضَعِيفًا وَأَنَا مُؤْمِنٌ قَوِيٌّ كُنْتُ سَاطِيًا عَلَيْكَ بِقُوَّتِي فَأُقَطِّعَكَ؟ وَلَكِنْ خُذْ مِنْ نَفْسِكَ لِدِينِكَ وَمِنْ دِينِكَ لِنَفْسِكَ حَتَّى تَسْتَقِيمَ لَكَ عَلَى عِبَادَةٍ تَرْضَاهَا