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ذِكْرُ الْإِخْبَارِ عَمَّا يَجِبُ عَلَى الْمَرْءِ مِنَ الرِّفْقِ فِي الطَّاعَاتِ، وَتَرْكِ الْحَمْلِ عَلَى النَّفْسِ مَا لَا تُطِيقُ

ibnhibban:359 – Muḥammad b. ʿUbaydullāh b. al-Faḍl al-Kalāʿī Biḥimṣ > ʿAmr b. ʿUthmān b. Saʿīd from my father > Shuʿayb > al-Zuhrī > ʿUrwah > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] Indeed, Al-Hawla bint Tuwait ibn Habib ibn Asad ibn Abdul-Uzza passed by and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was with her. She said, so I said, "This is Al-Hawla bint Tuwait and they claim that she does not sleep at night." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "She does not sleep at night, do as much good deeds as you can handle. By Allah, Allah does not tire until you get tired."  

ابن حبّان:٣٥٩ – أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ الْكَلَاعِيُّ بِحِمْصَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعَيْبٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

أَنَّ الْحَوْلَاءَ بِنْتَ تُوَيْتِ بْنِ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَسَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعُزَّى مَرَّتْ بِهَا وَعِنْدَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ هَذِهِ الْحَوْلَاءُ بِنْتُ تُوَيْتٍ وَزَعَمُوا أَنَّهَا لَا تَنَامُ بِاللَّيْلِ فقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا تَنَامُ بِاللَّيْلِ خُذُوا مِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ فَوَاللَّهِ لَا يَسْأَمُ اللَّهُ حَتَّى تَسْأَمُوا»  

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muslim:785a – Ḥarmalah b. Yaḥyá And Muḥammad b. Salamah al-Murādī > Ibn Wahb > Yūnus > Ibn Shihāb > ʿUrwah b. al-Zubayr

It Is Haula' bint Tuwait and they say that she does not sleep at night. Upon this the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: (Oh) she does not sleep at night! Choose an act which you are capable of doing (continuously). By Allah, Allah would not grow weary, but you will grow weary.  

مسلم:٧٨٥a – وَحَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ الْمُرَادِيُّ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ

أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّ الْحَوْلاَءَ بِنْتَ تُوَيْتِ بْنِ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَسَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعُزَّى مَرَّتْ بِهَا وَعِنْدَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ هَذِهِ الْحَوْلاَءُ بِنْتُ تُوَيْتٍ وَزَعَمُوا أَنَّهَا لاَ تَنَامُ اللَّيْلَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لاَ تَنَامُ اللَّيْلَ خُذُوا مِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ فَوَاللَّهِ لاَ يَسْأَمُ اللَّهُ حَتَّى تَسْأَمُوا  

ahmad:26095 – ʿUthmān b. ʿUmar > Yūnus > al-Zuhrī > ʿUrwah > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] It is reported that Hawla bint Tuwayt passed by Aisha while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was with her. She said, "O Messenger of Allah, this Hawla is said to never sleep at night?" He said, "She does not sleep at night, take on the amount of work that you can handle. By Allah, Allah does not get tired until you yourselves get tired."  

أحمد:٢٦٠٩٥ – حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

أَنَّ الْحَوْلَاءَ بِنْتَ تُوَيْتٍ مَرَّتْ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ وَعِنْدَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَذِهِ الْحَوْلَاءُ وَزَعَمُوا أَنَّهَا لَا تَنَامُ اللَّيْلَ؟ فَقَالَ لَا تَنَامُ اللَّيْلَ خُذُوا مِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ فَوَاللهِ لَا يَسْأَمُ اللهُ حَتَّى تَسْأَمُوا  

ذِكْرُ الْعِلَّةِ الَّتِي مِنْ أَجْلِهَا أُمِرَ بِهَذَا الْأَمْرِ

ibnhibban:2586 – Ibn Qutaybah > Ḥarmalah b. Yaḥyá > Ibn Wahb > Yūnus > Ibn Shihāb > ʿUrwah b. al-Zubayr > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] Indeed, Al-Hawla' bint Tuwayt, the daughter of Tuwayt bin Habib bin Abdul-Uzza, passed by while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was with her. She said, "I have heard that Al-Hawla' bint Tuwayt does not sleep at night." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not deprive yourselves of sleep. Take on what you can handle from work, for by Allah, Allah does not become tired until you become tired."  

ابن حبّان:٢٥٨٦ – أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ قُتَيْبَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ أَخْبَرَتْهُ

أَنَّ الْحَوْلَاءَ بِنْتَ تُوَيْتِ بْنِ حَبِيبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعُزَّى مَرَّتْ بِهَا وَعِنْدَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ هَذِهِ الْحَوْلَاءُ بِنْتُ تُوَيْتٍ زَعَمُوا أَنَّهَا لَا تَنَامُ بِاللَّيْلِ قَالَتْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا تَنَامُ اللَّيْلَ خُذُوا مِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ فَوَاللَّهِ لَا يَسْأَمُ اللَّهُ حَتَّى تَسْأَمُوا»  

tabarani:21030 – Idrīs b. Jaʿfar al-ʿAṭṭār > ʿUthmān b. ʿUmar b. Fāris > Yūnus b. Zayd > al-Zuhrī > ʿUrwah > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] That the Prophet ﷺ met with Hawla bint Tuwayt, and she said that they claim that she does not sleep at night. He said, "Take from the work what you can bear, for by Allah, Allah does not become weary until you become weary."  

الطبراني:٢١٠٣٠ – حَدَّثَنَا إِدْرِيسُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْعَطَّارُ ثنا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ فَارِسٍ ثنا يُونُسُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

أَنَّ الْحَوْلَاءَ بِنْتَ تُوَيْتٍ مَرَّتْ بِهَا وَعِنْدَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ هَذِهِ الْحَوْلَاءَ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهَا لَا تَنَامُ اللَّيْلَ فَقَالَ «خُذُوا مِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ فَوَاللهِ مَا يَسْأَمُ اللهُ حَتَّى تَسْأَمُوا»  

bayhaqi:4736 – Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū ʿAbdullāh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb > Muḥammad b. Ismāʿīl > Muḥammad b. Salamah al-Murādī > Ibn Wahb > Yūnus > Ibn Shihāb > ʿUrwah b. al-Zubayr > ʿĀʾishah

It Is Haula' bint Tuwait and they say that she does not sleep at night. Upon this the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: (Oh) she does not sleep at night! Choose an act which you are capable of doing (continuously). By Allah, Allah would not grow weary, but you will grow weary. (Using translation from Muslim 785a)   

البيهقي:٤٧٣٦ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ الْمُرَادِيُّ ثنا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ ؓ أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّ

الْحَوْلَاءَ بِنْتَ تُوَيْتِ بْنِ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَسَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعُزَّى مَرَّتْ بِهَا وَعِنْدَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ هَذِهِ الْحَوْلَاءُ بِنْتُ تُوَيْتٍ وَزَعَمُوا أَنَّهَا لَا تَنَامُ اللَّيْلَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَلِمَ لَا تَنَامُ اللَّيْلَ؟ خُذُوا مِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ فَوَاللهِ لَا يَسْأَمُ اللهُ حَتَّى تَسْأَمُوا  

رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ الْمُرَادِيِّ وَغَيْرِهِ