حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَکْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ کَانَتْ عِنْدِي امْرَأَةٌ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيَّ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ مَنْ هَذِهِ قُلْتُ فُلَانَةُ لَا تَنَامُ تَذْکُرُ مِنْ صَلَاتِهَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَهْ عَلَيْکُمْ بِمَا تُطِيقُونَ فَوَاللَّهِ لَا يَمَلُّ اللَّهُ حَتَّی تَمَلُّوا قَالَتْ وَکَانَ أَحَبَّ الدِّينَ إِلَيْهِ الَّذِي يَدُومُ عَلَيْهِ صَاحِبُهُ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 4238
It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "There was a woman with me, and the Prophet P.B.U.H entered upon me and said. 'Who is that?' I said: 'So-and-so; she does not sleep." – she mentioned her excessive praying. 'The Prophet P.B.U.H said: 'Keep quiet. You should do what you are able to, for by Allah, Allah does not get tired (of giving reward) but you get tired:" She said: "The most beloved of religious deed to him was that in which a person persists." (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020