حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ قُرَّةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ قَالَ قَرَأَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَ فَتْحِ مَکَّةَ سُورَةَ الْفَتْحِ فَرَجَّعَ فِيهَا قَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ لَوْ شِئْتُ أَنْ أَحْکِيَ لَکُمْ قِرَائَةَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَفَعَلْتُ
صحیح بخاری · Hadith 4837
Narrated Aisha: The Prophet used to offer prayer at night (for such a long time) that his feet used to crack. I said, "O Allah's Messenger ! Why do you do it since Allah has forgiven you your faults of the past and those to follow?" He said, "Shouldn't I love to be a thankful slave (of Allah)?' When he became old, he prayed while sitting, but if he wanted to perform a bowing, he wound get up, recite (some other verses) and then perform the bowing.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020