The Prophet ﷺ called 'Uthman b. Maz'un. When he came to him, he said: 'Uthman, did you dislike my practice ? He said: No, by Allah, but I seek your practice. He said: I sleep, I pray, I keep fast, I (sometimes) leave fast, and I marry women. Fear Allah, 'Uthman, your wife has a right on you, your guest has a right on you, your self has a right on you ; you should keep fast and (sometimes) leave fast, and pray and sleep.

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ بَعَثَ إِلَى عُثْمَانَ بْنِ مَظْعُونٍ فَجَاءَهُ فَقَالَ يَا عُثْمَانُ أَرَغِبْتَ عَنْ سُنَّتِي قَالَ لاَ وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَلَكِنْ سُنَّتَكَ أَطْلُبُ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَنَامُ وَأُصَلِّي وَأَصُومُ وَأُفْطِرُ وَأَنْكِحُ النِّسَاءَ فَاتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَا عُثْمَانُ فَإِنَّ لأَهْلِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا وَإِنَّ لِضَيْفِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا وَإِنَّ لِنَفْسِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا فَصُمْ وَأَفْطِرْ وَصَلِّ وَنَمْ

[Machine] Khawlah bint Hakim ibn Umayyah ibn Harithah ibn Al-Awqas Al-Sulamiyah entered upon me. She was with Uthman ibn Maz'un. She said, "The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, saw the dress of Khawlah and asked me, 'O Aisha, what is the situation of Khawlah's dress?' So I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, she is a woman with no husband. She fasts during the day and prays at night. She is like someone who has no husband, so she neglects herself and wastes away.' Khawlah said, 'So the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, sent for Uthman ibn Maz'un, and he came. The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to him, 'O Uthman, would you like to deviate from my Sunnah?' He said, 'No, by Allah, O Messenger of Allah, but rather I seek your Sunnah.' The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, 'Indeed, I sleep, I pray, I fast, I break my fast, and I marry women. So fear Allah, O Uthman, for your family has a right over you, your guests have a right over you, and you have a right over yourself. So fast and break your fast, pray and sleep.'"

دَخَلَتْ عَلَيَّ خُوَيْلَةُ بِنْتُ حَكِيمِ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ حَارِثَةَ بْنِ الْأَوْقَصِ السُّلَمِيَّةُ وَكَانَتْ عِنْدَ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ مَظْعُونٍ قَالَتْ فَرَأَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَذَاذَةَ هَيْئَتِهَا فَقَالَ لِي يَا عَائِشَةُ مَا أَبَذَّ هَيْئَةَ خُوَيْلَةَ؟ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ امْرَأَةٌ لَا زَوْجَ لَهَا يَصُومُ النَّهَارَ وَيَقُومُ اللَّيْلَ فَهِيَ كَمَنْ لَا زَوْجَ لَهَا فَتَرَكَتْ نَفْسَهَا وَأَضَاعَتْهَا قَالَتْ فَبَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى عُثْمَانَ بْنِ مَظْعُونٍ فَجَاءَهُ فَقَالَ يَا عُثْمَانُ أَرَغْبَةً عَنْ سُنَّتِي؟ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَا وَاللهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَلَكِنْ سُنَّتَكَ أَطْلُبُ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَنَامُ وَأُصَلِّي وَأَصُومُ وَأُفْطِرُ وَأَنْكِحُ النِّسَاءَ فَاتَّقِ اللهَ يَا عُثْمَانُ فَإِنَّ لِأَهْلِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا وَإِنَّ لِضَيْفِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا وَإِنَّ لِنَفْسِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا فَصُمْ وَأَفْطِرْ وَصَلِّ وَنَمْ