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ahmad:24189Abū Muʿāwiyah > Hishām b. ʿUrwah from his father > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] There was a woman whom people would mention her diligence about. They mentioned this to the Prophet ﷺ and he said, "The most beloved religion to Allah ﷻ is that which is consistently maintained, even if it is little."  

أحمد:٢٤١٨٩حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

كَانَتْ امْرَأَةٌ تَدْخُلُ عَلَيْهَا تَذْكُرُ مِنْ اجْتِهَادِهَا قَالَ فَذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أَحَبَّ الدِّينِ إِلَى اللهِ ﷻ مَا دُووِمَ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنْ قَلَّ  


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ahmad-zuhd:95ʿAbdullāh from my father > Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > Hishām b. Ḥassān from my father > ʿĀʾishah

Once the Prophet ﷺ came while a woman was sitting with me. He said, "Who is she?" I replied, "She is so and so," and told him about her (excessive) praying. He said disapprovingly, "Do (good) deeds which is within your capacity (without being overtaxed) as Allah does not get tired (of giving rewards) but (surely) you will get tired and the best deed (act of Worship) in the sight of Allah is that which is done regularly." (Using translation from Bukhārī 43)   

الزهد لأحمد:٩٥حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ حَسَّانَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا وَعِنْدَهَا فُلَانَةُ لِامْرَأَةٍ فَذَكَرَتْ مِنْ صَلَاتِهَا قَالَ «مَهْ عَلَيْكُمْ بِمَا تُطِيقُونَ؛ فَوَاللَّهِ لَا يَمَلُّ اللَّهُ ﷻ حَتَّى تَمَلُّوا إِنَّ أَحَبَّ الدِّينِ إِلَيْهِ مَا دَامَ عَلَيْهِ صَاحِبُهُ»