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السيوطي:٢٦٩٣٨a

"يَا أيُّهَا النَّاسُ! عَلَيْكُمْ مِنَ الأعْمَالِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ، فَإِنَّ اللهَ لا يَمَلُّ حَتَى تَملُّوا، وَإنَّ أَحَبَّ الأعْمالِ إِلَى اللهِ مَا دُووم عَلَيْهِ وَإنْ قَلَّ".  

[خ] البخاري [م] مسلم عن عائشة

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Collected by Muslim, Abū Dāwūd, Aḥmad, Ibn Ḥibbān, Ṭabarānī, Suyūṭī
muslim:782cIsḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > Muʿādh b. Hishām from my father > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > Abū Salamah > ʿĀʾishah

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not observe fast in any month of the year more than in the month of Sha'ban, and used to say: Do as many deeds as you are capable of doing, for Allah will not become weary (of giving you reward), but you would be tired (of doing good deeds) ; and he also said: The deed liked most by Allah is one to which the doer adheres constantly even if it is small.  

مسلم:٧٨٢cحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَخْبَرَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ؓ قَالَتْ

لَمْ يَكُنْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي الشَّهْرِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ أَكْثَرَ صِيَامًا مِنْهُ فِي شَعْبَانَ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ خُذُوا مِنَ الأَعْمَالِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَنْ يَمَلَّ حَتَّى تَمَلُّوا وَكَانَ يَقُولُ أَحَبُّ الْعَمَلِ إِلَى اللَّهِ مَا دَاوَمَ عَلَيْهِ صَاحِبُهُ وَإِنْ قَلَّ  

abudawud:1368Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > al-Layth > Ibn ʿAjlān > Saʿīd al-Maqburī > Abū Salamah > ʿĀʾishah

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.  

أبو داود:١٣٦٨حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ؓ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ اكْلَفُوا مِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَمَلُّ حَتَّى تَمَلُّوا وَإِنَّ أَحَبَّ الْعَمَلِ إِلَى اللَّهِ أَدْوَمُهُ وَإِنْ قَلَّ وَكَانَ إِذَا عَمِلَ عَمَلاً أَثْبَتَهُ  

ahmad:26076Rawḥ > Hishām b. Abū ʿAbdullāh > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > Abū Salamah > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Take from your actions what you can bear, for Allah does not get tired until you get tired. And the prayer that was most beloved to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was the one he performed regularly, even if it was few. And when he prayed a prayer, he would stick to it.  

أحمد:٢٦٠٧٦حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ حَدَّثَتْهُ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ خُذُوا مِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ فَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ لَا يَمَلُّ حَتَّى تَمَلُّوا وَكَانَ أَحَبُّ الصَّلَاةِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَا دَاوَمَ عَلَيْهَا وَإِنْ قَلَّتْ وَكَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى صَلَاةً دَاوَمَ عَلَيْهَا  

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  

ذِكْرُ الْعِلَّةِ الَّتِي مِنْ أَجْلِهَا أُمِرَ بِهَذَا الْأَمْرِ

ibnhibban:353ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad b. Salm > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Ibrāhīm > al-Walīd > al-Awzāʿī > Yaḥyá > Abū Salamah > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Take from the acts of worship that which you can handle, for indeed Allah does not become weary until you become weary." She (Aisha) said, "The most beloved actions to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ were those that were done continuously, even if they were few in number. And when he performed a prayer, he would continue to perform it."  

ابن حبّان:٣٥٣أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَلْمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الْوَلِيدُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَتْنِي عَائِشَةُ قَالَتْ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «خُذُوا مِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَمَلُّ حَتَّى تَمَلُّوا» قَالَتْ وَكَانَ أَحَبُّ الْأَعْمَالِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا دَامَ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنْ قَلَّ وَكَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى صَلَاةً دَامَ عَلَيْهَا  

ذِكْرُ خَبَرٍ ثَانٍ يُصَرِّحُ بِصِحَّةِ الْعِلَّةِ الَّتِي تَقَدَّمَ ذِكْرُنَا لَهَا

ibnhibban:1578Ibn Salm > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Ibrāhīm > al-Walīd > al-Awzāʿī > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > Abū Salamah b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Take from your actions what you can bear, for Allah does not get tired until you get tired. And the most beloved deeds to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ are those that are done consistently, even if they are few. When he performed a prayer, he would continue to perform it regularly. Abu Salama reported that Allah says, "Those who are constant in their prayers."  

ابن حبّان:١٥٧٨أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ سَلْمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَتْنِي عَائِشَةُ قَالَتْ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «خُذُوا مِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَمَلُّ حَتَّى تَمَلُّوا» وَكَانَ أَحَبُّ الْأَعْمَالِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَدْوَمَهَا وَإِنْ قَلَّ كَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى صَلَاةً دَاوَمَ عَلَيْهَا يَقُولُ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ «قَالَ اللَّهُ {الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَى صَلَاتِهِمْ دَائِمُونَ} »  

tabarani:15719Ibrāhīm b. Nāʾilah al-Aṣbahānī > Shabāb al-ʿUṣfurī > Muʿtamir b. Sulaymān > ʿUqbah b. Khālid > ʿAbdullāh b. Ghālib > Abū al-Malīḥ > ʿImrān b. Ḥuṣayn

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "You should perform deeds to the extent of your ability, as Allah does not tire until you tire."  

الطبراني:١٥٧١٩حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ نَائِلَةَ الْأَصْبَهَانِيُّ ثنا شَبَابٌ الْعُصْفُرِيُّ ثنا مُعْتَمِرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ خَالِدٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ غَالِبٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْمَلِيحِ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «عَلَيْكُمْ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ بِمَا تُطِيقُونَ فَإِنَّ اللهَ لَا يَمَلُّ حَتَّى تَمَلُّوا»  

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السيوطي:١٣٦٥٥a

"خُذُوا مِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ؛ فَإنَّ اللَّه لَا يَمَلُّ حتى تَمَلّوا (وَأَحَبُّ الأَعْمَال إِلى اللَّه ما دَاوَمَ عليه صَاحِبُهُ، وَإِنْ قَلَّ).  

[حم] أحمد [خ] البخاري [م] مسلم [حب] ابن حبّان عن عائشة
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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" .  

[حم] أحمد [د] أبو داود [ن] النسائي عن عائشة
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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".  

محمد بن نصر عن أبي هريرة