Hadith 256

Sahih Muslim

Book 6: The Book of Prayer - Travellers

Chapter 30

The virtue of a deed that is done persistently, whether it be Qiyam al-Lail or anything else. The command to be moderate in worship, which means adopting what one can persist in. The command to the one who gets tired or weary when praying to stop until that feeling passes

باب فَضِيلَةِ الْعَمَلِ الدَّائِمِ مِنْ قِيَامِ اللَّيْلِ وَغَيْرِهِ ‏

Sahih Muslim 782b
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم سُئِلَ أَىُّ الْعَمَلِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ أَدْوَمُهُ وَإِنْ قَلَّ ‏"
'A'isha is reported to have said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked about the act most pleasing to Allah. He replied:

That which is done continuously, even if it is small.

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

'Aisha bint Abi Bakr

أمّ المؤمنين عائشة بنت أبي بكر الصديق

2,580 narrations

follower
2

Abu Salama bin 'Abdur Rahman

أبو سلمة بن عبد الرحمن بن عوف

1,093 narrations

follower
3

Sa'id bin Abi Sa'id

سعيد بن أبي سعيد كيسان المقبري

673 narrations

follower
4

'Ubaidullah bin 'Umar bin Hafs

عبيد الله بن عمر بن حفص بن عاصم

763 narrations

successor
5

'Abdul Wahab bin 'Abdul Majeed al-Thaqaf

عبد الوهاب بن عبد المجيد الثقفي

227 narrations

3rd Generation
6

Muhammad bin al-Muthna - al-Zaman -

محمد بن المثنى أبو موسى الزمن

1,116 narrations