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146 – ʿĀʾishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Prophet ﷺ entered upon her while a woman was with her. He asked, “Who is this?” She replied, “This is So-and-so, who is spoken of for the length of her prayer.” He said, “Enough! Observe only what you can bear; for by Allah, Allah does not grow weary until you grow weary.” The religious practice he loved most was the one its practitioner maintained constantly. Agreed upon.

“Muh” is a word of forbiddance and reproof. The phrase “Allah does not grow weary” means that He will not cut off His reward for you or the recompense of your deeds; rather He will treat you as One who does not tire until you yourselves tire and give up. Therefore you should undertake only what you can persevere in, so that its reward and Allah’s favor will continue for you.

147 – Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Three men came to the houses of the wives of the Prophet ﷺ, inquiring about the Prophet’s worship. When they were informed, they deemed it scant (1) and said, “Where are we compared with the Prophet ﷺ when his past and future sins have been forgiven?” One of them said, “As for me, I shall pray the night in its entirety forever.” Another said, “I shall fast continuously and never break the fast.” The third said, “I shall keep away from women and will never marry.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to them and said, “Are you the ones who said such-and-such? By Allah, I am the one who fears Allah most among you and is most mindful of Him, yet I fast and I break my fast, I pray and I sleep, and I marry women. Whoever turns away from my sunnah (2) is not of me.” Agreed upon (3).

148 – Ibn Masʿūd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “The extremists have perished,” repeating it three times. Related by Muslim.

“Al-mutanattiʿūn” are those who delve excessively and impose harshness where no harshness is required.

149 – Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said, “The religion is ease, and no one overburdens himself with the religion except that it overcomes him. So keep to the mean, come as close as you can, and rejoice; seek help (in worship) in the early morning, at the close of day, and with a bit of…"

(1) In other words: regard their number as small. (2) That is: he turned away from it. (3) This added phrase appears in the al-Dhahiriya manuscript and in the manuscripts held by the Zuhair al-Shawish Library, but it is missing from some printed editions.

١٤٦ - وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها أنَّ النبي ﷺ دخل عليها وعندها امرأة قال : « مَنْ هَذِهِ » ؟ قالت : هَذِهِ فُلَانَةُ تَذْكُرُ مِنْ صَلَاتِهَا قَالَ : « مَهْ عَلَيْكُمْ بِمَا تُطِيقُونَ ، فَوَاللَّهِ لَا يَمَلُّ اللَّهُ حَتَّى تَمَلُّوا » وَكَانَ أَحَبُّ الدِّينِ إِلَيْهِ مَا دَاوَمَ صَاحِبُهُ عَلَيْهِ . متفق عليه . وَ « مَهْ » كَلِمَةُ نَهْيٍ وَزَجْرٍ . وَمَعْنَى « لَا يَمَلُّ اللَّهُ » لَا يَقْطَعُ ثَوَابَهُ عَنْكُمْ وَجَزَاءَ أَعْمَالِكُمْ وَيُعَامِلُكُمْ مُعَامَلَةَ الْمَالِ حَتَّى تَمَلُّوا فَتَتْرُكُوا ، فَيَنْبَغِي لَكُمْ أَنْ تَأْخُذُوا مَا تُطِيقُونَ الدَّوَامَ عَلَيْهِ لِيَدُومَ ثَوَابُهُ لَكُمْ وَفَضْلُهُ عَلَيْكُمْ . ١٤٧ - وعن أنس رضي الله عنه قال : جَاءَ ثَلَاثَةُ رَهْطٍ إِلَى بُيُوتِ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يَسْأَلُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَلَمَّا أُخْبِرُوا كَأَنَّهُمْ تَقَالُّوهَا(١) وَقَالُوا : أَيْنَ نَحْنُ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَقَدْ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ . قَالَ أَحَدُهُمْ : أَمَّا أَنَا فَأُصَلِّي اللَّيْلَ أَبَدًا ، وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ : وَأَنَا أَصُومُ الدَّهْرَ أَبَدًا وَلَا أُفْطِرُ ، وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ : وَأَنَا أَعْتَزِلُ النِّسَاءَ فَلَا أَتَزَوَّجُ أَبَدًا ، فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ : « أَنْتُمُ الَّذِينَ قُلْتُمْ كَذَا وَكَذَا ؟ أَمَا وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأَخْشَاكُمْ لِلَّهِ وَأَتْقَاكُمْ لَهُ لَكِنِّي أَصُومُ وَأُفْطِرُ وَأُصَلِّي وَأَرْقُدُ وَأَتَزَوَّجُ النِّسَاءَ فَمَنْ رَغِبَ عَنْ سُنَّتِي (٢) فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي » متفق عليه (٣) . ١٤٨ - وعن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه ، أنَّ النبي ﷺ قال : « هَلَكَ الْمُتَنَطِّعُونَ » قالها ثلاثا ، رواه مسلم . « الْمُتَنَطِّعُونَ » المتعمقون المشددون في غير موضع التشديد . ١٤٩ - عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه عن النبي ﷺ قال : « إِنَّ الدِّينَ يُسْرٌ وَلَنْ يُشَادَّ الدِّينَ إِلَّا غَلَبَهُ ، فَسَدِّدُوا وَقَارِبُوا وَأَبْشِرُوا ، وَاسْتَعِينُوا بِالْغَدْوَةِ وَالرَّوْحَةِ وَشَيْءٍ مِنَ

(١) أي : عدوها قليلة . (٢) أي : أعرض عنها . (٣) زيادة من المخطوطة في الظاهرية ، ومخطوفات مكتبة زهير الشاويش ، وقد سقطت من بعض المطبوعات .