The reciter: And Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us, saying: Abd al-Wahhab, meaning al-Thaqafi, narrated to us, saying: Ubayd Allah narrated to us from Sa'id ibn Abi Sa'id from Abu Salama from Aisha that she said:
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had a mat, and he would fold it up at night and pray on it. So the people began to pray following his prayer, and he would spread it out during the day. Then they came back one night, and he said: O people, do only as much of the deeds as you are able to, for Allah does not grow weary until you grow weary, and the most beloved deeds to Allah are those that are done consistently, even if they are few. And the family of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), when they did a deed, they would persist in it.
كان لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلّم حصير وكان يحجّره من الليل فيصلي فيه فجعل الناس يُصلون بصلاته ويبسطه بالنهار فثابوا ذات ليلة فقال: يا أيها الناس عليكم من الأعمال ما تطيقون فإن الله لا يمل حتى تملّوا وإن أحب الأعمال إلى الله ما دوّم عليه وإن قل وكان ءال محمد صلى الله عليه وسلّم إذا عملوا عملا أثبتوه
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