Hadith 258

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 783b
وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ ‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَكَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ إِذَا عَمِلَتِ الْعَمَلَ لَزِمَتْهُ ‏.‏
"‏ أَحَبُّ الأَعْمَالِ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى أَدْوَمُهَا وَإِنْ قَلَّ ‏"
'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

The acts most pleasing to Allah are those which are done continuously, even if they are small. and when 'A'isha did any act she did it continuously.

Chain of Narrators

follower
1

'Alqama bin Qays

علقمة بن قيس بن عبد الله

201 narrations

follower
2

Ibrahim al-Nakha'i

إبراهيم النخعي

541 narrations

follower
3

Mansur bin al-Ma'tamar al-Salmi

منصور بن المعتمر بن عبد الله السلمي

594 narrations

successor
4

Jarir bin 'Abdul Hameed al-Razi

جرير بن عبد الحميد أبو عبد الله الضبي

599 narrations

successor
5

Zuhayr bin Mua'wiya bin Hudayj

زهير بن معاوية بن حديج

352 narrations

3rd Generation
6

Ishaq bin Ibrahim bin Muhammad

إسحاق بن إبراهيم بن محمد

836 narrations

3rd Generation
7

Zuhayr bin Harb

زهير بن حرب بن شداد أبو خثيمة

739 narrations