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[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to refrain from doing certain actions even though he liked to do them, because he disliked burdening people with them. He preferred what was made easy for people in terms of religious obligations.  

أحمد:٢٤٠٥٦حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَتْرُكُ الْعَمَلَ وَهُوَ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَعْمَلَهُ كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ يَسْتَنَّ النَّاسُ بِهِ فَيُفْرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَكَانَ يُحِبُّ مَا خُفِّفَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ الْفَرَائِضِ