حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ رَافِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ عِيسَی بْنِ جَارِيَةَ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ مَرَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَی رَجُلٍ يُصَلِّي عَلَی صَخْرَةٍ فَأَتَی نَاحِيَةَ مَکَّةَ فَمَکَثَ مَلِيًّا ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ فَوَجَدَ الرَّجُلَ يُصَلِّي عَلَی حَالِهِ فَقَامَ فَجَمَعَ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ عَلَيْکُمْ بِالْقَصْدِ ثَلَاثًا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَمَلُّ حَتَّی تَمَلُّوا
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 4241
It was narrated that Jâbir bin Abdullah said: The Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H passed by a man who was praying on a rock, and he went towards Makkah and stayed a while, then he left and found the man still praying as he had been. He stood up and clasped his hands, then said: “0 peoples you should observe moderation," three times, “for Allah does not get tired (of giving reward) but you get tired.” (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020