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Allah loves consistency in righteous acts not matter how small or few

bukhari:6465Muḥammad b. ʿArʿarah > Shuʿbah > Saʿd b. Ibrāhīm > Abū Salamah > ʿĀʾishah

that she said, "The Prophet ﷺ was asked, 'What deeds are most loved by Allah?'" He said, "The most regular ˹and constant ones˺ of them, even if a few." He added, "˹Hold yourself˺ responsible for ˹only those˺ acts that are within your ability."  

البخاري:٦٤٦٥حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَرْعَرَةَ؛ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ؛ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ؛ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ؛ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ؓ

أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَىُّ الأَعْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ: «أَدْوَمُهَا، وَإِنْ قَلَّ۔» وَقَالَ: «اكْلَفُوا مِنَ الأَعْمَالِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ۔»  


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muslim:782bMuḥammad b. al-Muthanná > Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Saʿd b. Ibrāhīm > Abū Salamah > ʿĀʾishah

That which is done continuously, even if it is small.  

مسلم:٧٨٢bحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ سُئِلَ أَىُّ الْعَمَلِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ قَالَ أَدْوَمُهُ وَإِنْ قَلَّ  

muslim:783bIbn Numayr from my father > Saʿd b. Saʿīd > al-Qāsim b. Muḥammad > ʿĀʾishah

The acts most pleasing to Allah are those which are done continuously, even if they are small. and when 'A'isha did any act she did it continuously.  

مسلم:٧٨٣bوَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ أَخْبَرَنِي الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَحَبُّ الأَعْمَالِ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى أَدْوَمُهَا وَإِنْ قَلَّ قَالَ وَكَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ إِذَا عَمِلَتِ الْعَمَلَ لَزِمَتْهُ  

ibnmajah:4240al-ʿAbbās b. ʿUthmān al-Dimashqī > al-Walīd b. Muslim > Ibn Lahīʿah > ʿAbd al-Raḥman al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah

“Take on only as much as you can do of good deeds, for the best of deeds is that which is done consistently, even if it is little.”  

ابن ماجة:٤٢٤٠حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ الأَعْرَجُ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ اكْلَفُوا مِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الْعَمَلِ أَدْوَمُهُ وَإِنْ قَلَّ  

ahmad:8600Ḥasan > Ibn Lahīʿah > ʿAbd al-Raḥman al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah

“Take on only as much as you can do of good deeds, for the best of deeds is that which is done consistently, even if it is little.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4240)  

أحمد:٨٦٠٠حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَعْرَجُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اكْلَفُوا مِنَالْعَمَلِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الْعَمَلِ أَدْوَمُهُ وَإِنْ قَلَّ  

ahmad:25431Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar And Bahz > Shuʿbah > Bahz > Saʿd b. Ibrāhīm > Abū Salamah > ʿĀʾishah

That which is done continuously, even if it is small. (Using translation from Muslim 782b)  

أحمد:٢٥٤٣١حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ وَبَهْزٌ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ بَهْزٌ أَخْبَرَنِي سَعْدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ سُئِلَ أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللهِ؟ قَالَ أَدْوَمُهُ وَإِنْ قَلَّ قَالَ بَهْزٌ مَا دُووِمَ عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ اكْلَفُوا مِنَ الْأَعْمَالِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ  

ahmad:25473ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Shuʿbah > Saʿd b. Ibrāhīm > Abū Salamah > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked, "Which actions are most beloved to Allah?" He replied, "Those that are done consistently, even if they are few." He also said, as heard from Abu Salamah narrating from Aisha or Abu Hurairah from the Prophet ﷺ , "Take on only what you can handle from actions."  

أحمد:٢٥٤٧٣حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللهِ ﷻ؟ قَالَ أَدْوَمُهُ وَإِنْ قَلَّ قَالَ وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَعْنِي أَبَا سَلَمَةَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَوْ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ اكْلَفُوا مِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ  

suyuti:4126a

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Choose such actions as you are capable of performing, for Allah does not grow weary till you do. The acts most pleasing to Allah are those which are done most continuously, even if they amount to little. Whenever he began an action, he would do it continuously. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1368)   

السيوطي:٤١٢٦a

"اكُلَفوا من العملِ ما تطيقون، فإِنَّ اللهَ لا يَمَلُّ حتى تَمَلُّوا، وإنَّ أحبَّ العملِ إلى اللهِ أدْوَمُهُ، وإن قَلَّ" .  

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السيوطي:١٥٦٩٧a

"عَلَيكُمْ أيهَا النَّاسُ مِن الأعمالِ مَا تُطيقونَ، فإِنَّ اللهَ لا يَملُّ حَتَّى تَملُّوا، وإِن أحَبَّ الأعمالِ إِلى اللهِ أدومُها وإن قَلَّ".  

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