The Prophet ﷺ used to stand (in the prayer) or pray till both his feet or legs swelled. He was asked why (he offered such an unbearable prayer) and he said, "should I not be a thankful slave."

إِنْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَيَقُومُ لِيُصَلِّيَ حَتَّى تَرِمُ قَدَمَاهُ أَوْ سَاقَاهُ فَيُقَالُ لَهُ فَيَقُولُ أَفَلاَ أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا

The Prophet ﷺ used to offer night prayers till his feet became swollen. Somebody said, to him," "Allah has forgiven you, your faults of the past and those to follow." On that, he said, "Shouldn't I be a thankful slave of Allah)?"

قَامَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ حَتَّى تَوَرَّمَتْ قَدَمَاهُ فَقِيلَ لَهُ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ قَالَ أَفَلاَ أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا

that the Prophet of Allah ﷺ would stand in prayer at night until his feet became cracked, so Aishah said: “Why do you do this, O Messenger of Allah, when Allah has forgiven you what came before of your sins and what came after?” He said: “Should I not love to be a grateful servant?”

Then, when his flesh increased (i.e., he became heavier), he prayed sitting; and when he wanted to bow, he would stand, recite, then bow.

أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَقُومُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ حَتَّى تَتَفَطَّرَ قَدَمَاهُ، فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ: لِمَ تَصْنَعُ هَذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَقَدْ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ؟ قَالَ: «أَفَلاَ أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَكُونَ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا؟»

فَلَمَّا كَثُرَ لَحْمُهُ صَلَّى جَالِسًا فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ قَامَ فَقَرَأَ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ

The Prophet ﷺ used to pray so much that his feet used to become edematous or swollen, and when he was asked as to why he prays so much, he would say, "Shall I not be a thankful slave (to Allah)?"

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي حَتَّى تَرِمَ أَوْ تَنْتَفِخَ قَدَمَاهُ فَيُقَالُ لَهُ فَيَقُولُ أَفَلاَ أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا

(Why do you undergo so much hardship despite the fact that) Allah has pardoned for you your earlier and later sins? Thereupon he said: May I not (prove myself) to be a grateful servant (of Allah)?

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ صَلَّى حَتَّى انْتَفَخَتْ قَدَمَاهُ فَقِيلَ لَهُ أَتَكَلَّفُ هَذَا وَقَدْ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ فَقَالَ أَفَلاَ أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا

Allah's Apostle ﷺ kept standing in prayer (for such long hours) that his feet were swollen. They (his Companions) said: Verily, Allah has pardoned for thee the earlier and the later of thine sins. Thereupon he said: Should I not prove myself to be a grateful servant (of Allah)?

قَامَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ حَتَّى وَرِمَتْ قَدَمَاهُ قَالُوا قَدْ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ قَالَ أَفَلاَ أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to stand up after performing prayer until his feet were swollen. ʿĀʾishah said, "O Messenger of Allah, do you do this while your past and future sins have been forgiven?" He replied, "O ʿĀʾishah, should I not be a grateful servant?"

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا صَلَّى قَامَ حَتَّى تَفَطَّرَ رِجْلاَهُ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَتَصْنَعُ هَذَا وَقَدْ غُفِرَ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ؟ فَقَالَ: «يَا عَائِشَةُ أَفَلاَ أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا؟»

"I heard Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah say: 'The Prophet ﷺ stood (in prayer at night) until his feet swelled up, and it was said to him: Allah has forgiven your past and future sins. He said: "Should I not be a thankful slave?'"

قَامَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ حَتَّى تَوَرَّمَتْ قَدَمَاهُ فَقِيلَ لَهُ قَدْ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ قَالَ أَفَلاَ أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا

"Messenger of Allah (S) performed Salat until his feet were swollen, so it was said to him: 'You burden yourself like this, while your past and future sins have been forgiven?' He said: 'Shouldn't I be a grateful worshipper?'"

صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى انْتَفَخَتْ قَدَمَاهُ فَقِيلَ لَهُ أَتَتَكَلَّفُ هَذَا وَقَدْ غُفِرَ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ قَالَ أَفَلاَ أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَعَائِشَةَ

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood (in prayer) until his feet became swollen. It was said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, Allah has forgiven you your past and future sins.’ He said: ‘Should I not be a thankful slave?’”

قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى تَوَرَّمَتْ قَدَمَاهُ فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ قَالَ أَفَلاَ أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray until his feet became swollen. It was said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, Allah has forgiven you your past and future sins.’ He said: ‘Should I not be a thankful slave?’”

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي حَتَّى تَوَرَّمَتْ قَدَمَاهُ فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ غَفَرَ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ قَالَ أَفَلاَ أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood (in prayer) until his feet became swollen. It was said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, Allah has forgiven you your past and future sins.’ He said: ‘Should I not be a thankful slave?’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1419)

قَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى تَوَرَّمَتْ قَدَمَاهُ فَقِيلَ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَدْ غَفَرَ اللهُ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ فَقَالَ أَوَلَا أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا

[Machine] "The Prophet ﷺ used to pray until the soles of his feet became cracked. It was said to him, and he said: 'Should I not be a thankful slave?'"

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي حَتَّى تَرِمَ قَدَمَاهُ فَقِيلَ لَهُ فَقَالَ أَوَلَا أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray until his feet became swollen. It was said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, Allah has forgiven you your past and future sins.’ He said: ‘Should I not be a thankful slave?’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1420)

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي حَتَّى تَرِمَ قَدَمَاهُ فَقِيلَ لَهُ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ غَفَرَ اللهُ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ؟ قَالَ أَفَلَا أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا

Messenger of Allah you do this (in spite of the fact) that your earlier and later sins have been pardoned for you? Thereupon, he said. A'isha should I not prove myself to be a thanksgiving servant (of Allah)? (Using translation from Muslim 2820)

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا صَلَّى قَامَ حَتَّى تَتَفَطَّرَ رِجْلَاهُ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَتَصْنَعُ هَذَا وَقَدْ غُفِرَ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ؟ فَقَالَ يَا عَائِشَةُ أَفَلَا أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا

[Machine] I, along with Ubayd ibn Umair, visited Aisha. She said to Ubayd ibn Umair, "It's time for you to visit us." He replied, "I say, O mother, as the first one said: 'Visit occasionally, and you will increase in affection.'" She said, "Leave us with your rhetoric." Ibn Umair said, "Tell us about the most wondrous thing you have seen from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ."

She fell silent for a while and then said, "One night, he said, 'O Aisha, let me worship my Lord tonight.' I said, 'By Allah, I love your nearness, and I love what makes you happy.' She said, 'So he got up, purified himself, and stood to pray. He continued weeping until his lap became wet. Then he wept, and he did not stop weeping until his beard became wet. Then he wept, and he did not stop weeping until the ground became wet. Bilal came to announce the prayer to him, and when he saw him weeping, he said, 'O Messenger of Allah, why do you weep when Allah has forgiven all your past and future sins?' He said, 'Shall I not be a grateful servant? Tonight a verse has been revealed to me, woe to one who recites it and does not reflect on it: {Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth} [and what follows] the entire verse.'"

دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَعُبَيْدُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَقَالَتْ لِعُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ قَدْ آنَ لَكَ أَنْ تَزُورَنَا فقَالَ أَقُولُ يَا أُمَّهْ كَمَا قَالَ الْأَوَّلُ زُرْ غِبًّا تَزْدَدْ حُبًّا قَالَ فَقَالَتْ دَعُونَا مِنْ رَطَانَتِكُمْ هَذِهِ قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَيْرٍ أَخْبِرِينَا بِأَعْجَبِ شَيْءٍ رَأَيْتِهِ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَسَكَتَتْ

ثُمَّ قَالَتْ لَمَّا كَانَ لَيْلَةٌ مِنَ اللَّيَالِي قَالَ «يَا عَائِشَةُ ذَرِينِي أَتَعَبَّدُ اللَّيْلَةَ لِرَبِّي» قُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأُحِبُّ قُرْبَكَ وَأُحِبُّ مَا سَرَّكَ قَالَتْ فَقَامَ فَتَطَهَّرَ ثُمَّ قَامَ يُصَلِّي قَالَتْ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَبْكِي حَتَّى بَلَّ حِجْرَهُ قَالَتْ ثُمَّ بَكَى فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَبْكِي حَتَّى بَلَّ لِحْيَتَهُ قَالَتْ ثُمَّ بَكَى فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَبْكِي حَتَّى بَلَّ الْأَرْضَ فَجَاءَ بِلَالٌ يُؤْذِنُهُ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ يَبْكِي قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لِمَ تَبْكِي وَقَدْ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ؟ قَالَ «أَفَلَا أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا لَقَدْ نَزَلَتْ عَلَيَّ اللَّيْلَةَ آيَةٌ وَيْلٌ لِمَنْ قَرَأَهَا وَلَمْ يَتَفَكَّرْ فِيهَا {إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ }» الْآيَةَ كُلَّهَا

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood (in prayer) until his feet became swollen. It was said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, Allah has forgiven you your past and future sins.’ He said: ‘Should I not be a thankful slave?’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1419)

قَامَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ حَتَّى إِذَا تَوَرَّمَتْ قَدَمَاهُ فَقِيلَ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَتَفْعَلُ هَذَا وَقَدْ غُفِرَ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ؟ قَالَ «أَفَلَا أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا»

[Machine] I heard Al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah saying, "If the Prophet ﷺ intended to pray until the soles of his feet or shins became swollen, it would be said to him, and he would say, 'Should I not be a grateful servant?'"

إِنْ كَانَ يَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي حَتَّى تَرِمَ قَدَمُهُ أَوْ سَاقَاهُ فَيُقَالُ لَهُ فَيَقُولُ «أَفَلَا أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا؟»

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to pray until his feet would crack. It was said to him, "Hasn't Allah forgiven you for your past and future sins?" He said, "Should I not be a grateful servant?"

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي حَتَّى تَنْفَطِرَ قَدَمَاهُ فَقِيلَ لَهُ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ غَفَرَ اللهُ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ؟ قَالَ «أَفَلَا أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا؟»

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to pray until his feet swelled. He was asked about it and was told that Allah had forgiven his past and future sins. He replied, "Should I not be a grateful servant?"

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي حَتَّى تَرِمَ قَدَمَاهُ فَقِيلَ لَهُ فِي ذَلِكَ أَتَفْعَلُ وَقَدْ غَفَرَ اللهُ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَِ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ؟ قَالَ «أَفَلَا أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا؟»

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to pray until his ankles would swell. It was said to him, "O Messenger of Allah, Allah has forgiven you for what you have done in the past and what you will do in the future." He replied, "Shall I not be a grateful servant?"

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي حَتَّى تَرِمَ قَدَمَاهُ فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَدْ غَفَرَ اللهُ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ قَالَ «أَفَلَا أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا»

(Why do you undergo so much hardship despite the fact that) Allah has pardoned for you your earlier and later sins? Thereupon he said: May I not (prove myself) to be a grateful servant (of Allah)? (Using translation from Muslim 2819a)

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ صَلَّى حَتَّى انْتَفَخَتْ قَدَمَاهُ فَقِيلَ أَتَتَكَلَّفُ هَذَا وَقَدْ غَفَرَ اللهُ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ؟ قَالَ «أَفَلَا أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا؟»

The Prophet ﷺ used to offer night prayers till his feet became swollen. Somebody said, to him," "Allah has forgiven you, your faults of the past and those to follow." On that, he said, "Shouldn't I be a thankful slave of Allah)?" (Using translation from Bukhārī 4836)

صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ حَتَّى تَوَرَّمَتْ قَدَمَاهُ فَقِيلَ لَهُ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ غُفِرَ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ؟ قَالَ «أَفَلَا أَكُونَ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا»

Allah's Apostle ﷺ kept standing in prayer (for such long hours) that his feet were swollen. They (his Companions) said: Verily, Allah has pardoned for thee the earlier and the later of thine sins. Thereupon he said: Should I not prove myself to be a grateful servant (of Allah)? (Using translation from Muslim 2819b)

قَامَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ حَتَّى تَوَرَّمَتْ قَدَمَاهُ فَقِيلَ لَهُ قَدْ غَفَرَ اللهُ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ قَالَ «أَفَلَا أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا؟»

[Machine] I heard Jabir bin Abdullah say that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ disliked a man to come to his family with a Mohawk hairstyle.

سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ يَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الرَّجُلُ أَهْلَهُ طَرُوقًا

[Machine] "Abu Ali al-Roudbari from Tous narrated that Abu Tahir al-Muhammadabadi informed us that al-Sarri ibn Khuzaymah narrated from al-Hasan ibn Bishr al-Kufi who narrated from al-Mu'afa ibn Imran who narrated from al-Mughirah ibn Ziyad al-Mawsili who narrated from Aisha. She said, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray four units of prayer at night and then he would do tawarruk (resting briefly) until I had mercy on him. So I said, 'May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, O Messenger of Allah, Allah has forgiven you for your past sins and your future sins.' He said, 'Should I not be a grateful slave?' Al-Mughirah ibn Ziyad narrated this exclusively, and although his narration is not strong, his statement 'and then he would do tawarruk' is the basis for the practice of the Imam in the Taraweeh prayer. And Allah knows best.'"

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ فِي اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ يَتَرَوَّحُ فَأَطَالَ حَتَّى رَحِمْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَدْ غَفَرَ اللهُ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ قَالَ أَفَلَا أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا؟ تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ وَلَيْسَ بِالْقَوِيِّ وَقَوْلُهُ ثُمَّ يَتَرَوَّحُ إِنْ ثَبَتَ فَهُوَ أَصْلٌ فِي تَرَوُّحِ الْإِمَامِ فِي صَلَاةِ التَّرَاوِيحِ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood until his feet became swollen. It was said, "O Messenger of Allah, hasn't Allah forgiven you for what has preceded of your sins and what will come?" He replied, "Should I not be a grateful servant?"

قَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى تَوَرَّمَتْ قَدَمَاهُ فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ غَفَرَ اللهُ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ؟ قَالَ أَفَلَا أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا؟

Messenger of Allah you do this (in spite of the fact) that your earlier and later sins have been pardoned for you? Thereupon, he said. A'isha should I not prove myself to be a thanksgiving servant (of Allah)? (Using translation from Muslim 2820)

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا صَلَّى قَامَ حَتَّى تَفْطُرَ رِجْلَاهُ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ ؓ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ تَصْنَعُ هَذَا وَقَدْ غَفَرَ اللهُ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ؟ قَالَ يَا عَائِشَةُ أَفَلَا أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا؟

The Prophet ﷺ used to offer night prayers till his feet became swollen. Somebody said, to him," "Allah has forgiven you, your faults of the past and those to follow." On that, he said, "Shouldn't I be a thankful slave of Allah)?" (Using translation from Bukhārī 4836)

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي حَتَّى تَرِمَ قَدَمَاهُ فَقِيلَ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ ﷻ قَدْ غَفَرَ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ قَالَ «أَفَلَا أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا؟»

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ worshipped Allah until he became like a worn-out skin water bag. They said, "O Messenger of Allah, what makes you do this when Allah has forgiven your past and future sins?" He replied, "Should I not be a grateful servant?"

"تَعَبَّدَ رسُولُ الله ﷺ حَتَّى صَارَ كَالشَّنِّ (*) البَالِى، قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ الله: مَا يَحْمِلُكَ عَلَى هَذَا أَلَيْسَ قَدْ غَفَرَ الله لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ منْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ؟ قَالَ: بَلَى، أَفلاَ أَكوُنُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا".

When it was the night of the middle of Shaban, the Prophet ﷺ slipped out from beneath my cloak—meaning Aishah’s cloak. By Allah, it was not made of striped cloth, nor of silk, nor of linen, nor of cotton, nor of wool; rather, its warp was of hair, though its weft was of camel hair. I thought to myself that he might have gone to one of his wives, so I said, “Let me look for him in the house.” Then my hand fell upon his feet while he was in prostration, and I memorized from his supplication as he was saying:

“I prostrate to You with my darkness and my shadow, and my heart believes in You. I acknowledge to You Your blessings, and I confess to You my sin. I have wronged myself, so forgive me; indeed none forgives the tremendous sin except You. I seek refuge in Your pardon from Your punishment; I seek refuge in Your mercy from Your wrath; I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your displeasure; and I seek refuge in You from You. Exalted is Your Face; I cannot enumerate praise of You. You are as You have praised Yourself.”

He continued standing and sitting until morning came, and morning came while his feet had become swollen. I said, “May my father and my mother be sacrificed for you—has Allah not forgiven you your past sins and your future ones?” He said: “O Aishah, should I not be a grateful servant? Do you know what is in this night?” I said, “What is in it?” He said: “In it, every child to be born in this year is written; in it, every one who will die is written; in it, their provisions are sent down; and in it, their deeds are raised.” I said, “O Messenger of Allah, does no one enter Paradise except by Allah’s mercy?” He said: “Yes.” I said, “Not even you?” He said: “Not even I—unless Allah envelops me in His mercy.” Then he wiped his hand over his head down to his face.

لَمَّا كَانَتْ لَيْلَةُ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ، انْسَلَّ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مِنْ مِرْطِي، يَعْنِي مِرْطَ عَائِشَةَ، وَاللَّهِ مَا كَانَ مِنْ جَزْءٍ، وَلَا قَزٍّ، وَلَا مِنْ كِتَّانٍ، وَلَا كُرْسُفٍ، وَلَا صُوفٍ، إِلَّا كَانَ سُدَاهُ مِنْ شَعَرٍ، وَإِنْ كَانَتْ لُحْمَتُهُ مِنْ وَبَرِ الْإِبِلِ. فَأَحْسِبُ نَفْسِي أَنْ يَكُونَ أَتَى بَعْضَ نِسَائِهِ، فَقُلْتُ: أَلْتَمِسُهُ فِي الْبَيْتِ. فَوَقَعَتْ يَدِي عَلَى قَدَمَيْهِ وَهُوَ سَاجِدٌ، فَحَفِظْتُ مِنْ دُعَائِهِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ:

«سَجَدَ لَكَ سَوَادِي، وَخَيَالِي، وَآمَنَ بِكَ فُؤَادِي، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِالنِّعَمِ، وَأَعْتَرِفُ لَكَ بِالذَّنْبِ، ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي، إِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ الْعَظِيمَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ. أَعُوذُ بِعَفْوِكَ مِنْ عُقُوبَتِكَ، وَأَعُوذُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ مِنْ نِقْمَتِكَ، وَأَعُوذُ بِرِضَاكَ مِنْ سَخَطِكَ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْكَ. جَلَّ وَجْهُكَ، لَا أُحْصِي ثَنَاءً عَلَيْكَ، أَنْتَ كَمَا أَثْنَيْتَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ».

فَمَا زَالَ قَائِمًا وَقَاعِدًا حَتَّى أَصْبَحْتُ، فَأَصْبَحَ وَقَدِ اصْطَهَدَتْ قَدَمَاهُ. فَقُلْتُ: بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي، أَلَيْسَ قَدْ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ؟ فَقَالَ: «يَا عَائِشَةُ، أَفَلَا أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا؟ هَلْ تَدْرِينَ مَا فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ؟» قُلْتُ: وَمَا فِيهَا؟ قَالَ: «فِيهَا يُكْتَبُ كُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ فِي هَذِهِ السَّنَةِ، وَفِيهَا يُكْتَبُ كُلُّ مَيِّتٍ، وَفِيهَا تُنْزَلُ أَرْزَاقُهُمْ، وَفِيهَا تُرْفَعُ أَعْمَالُهُمْ». قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، مَا أَحَدٌ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ إِلَّا بِرَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ:* «نَعَمْ»*. قُلْتُ: وَلَا أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ: «وَلَا أَنَا، إِلَّا أَنْ يَتَغَمَّدَنِي اللَّهُ بِرَحْمَتِهِ». ثُمَّ مَسَحَ يَدَهُ عَلَى هَامَتِهِ إِلَى وَجْهِهِ.