Reading the statement of Imam al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding what he transmitted: "

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The reader: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) quoted: "From Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would give up an action, though he liked it to do, lest the people should continue it and it is prescribed for them.

إنْ كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ليدعُ العمل وهو يحب أن يعمل به ، خشية أن يعمل به الناس فيفرض عليهم

Sunan Abi Dawud 1293Sahih (Al-Albani)

Agreed upon.
And from her (may Allah be pleased with her), she said:

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade them from continuous fasting out of mercy for them, so they said: But you fast continuously. He said: 'I am not like you. I am kept awake by my Lord, who feeds me and gives me drink.'

نهاهم النبيُ صلى الله عليه وسلم عن الوصال رحمة لهم ، فقالوا : إنك تواصل ، قال: إني لست كهيئتكم ، إني أبيت يطعمني ربي ويسقيني

, Agreed upon".

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