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[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came down and prayed in the mosque one night during Ramadan, and some people prayed behind him. Then he came down the second night and there were more people than before. They increased in number on the third night, and when the fourth night came, the mosque was crowded with its people. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not come down, so they said, "What is the matter with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that he did not come down?" He heard their words and when morning came, he said, "O people, I have heard what you said. The only thing that prevented me from coming down to you was the fear that the obligatory night prayer would be made obligatory for you."  

أحمد:٢٥٤٩٦حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ حُسَيْنٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

نَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَصَلَّى فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فِي رَمَضَانَ وَصَلَّى خَلْفَهُ نَاسٌ بِصَلَاتِهِ ثُمَّ نَزَلَ اللَّيْلَةَ الثَّانِيَةَ فَكَانُوا أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ كَثُرُوا فِي اللَّيْلَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ اللَّيْلَةُ الرَّابِعَةُ غَصَّ الْمَسْجِدُ بِأَهْلِهِ فَلَمْ يَنْزِلْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالُوا فِي ذَلِكَ مَا شَأْنُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَمْ يَنْزِلْ؟ فَسَمِعَ مَقَالَتَهُمْ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ قَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي قَدْ سَمِعْتُ مَقَالَتَكُمْ وَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَمْنَعْنِي أَنْ أَنْزِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ إِلَّا مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يُفْتَرَضَ عَلَيْكُمْ قِيَامُ هَذَا الشَّهْرِ