2133 – ʿAbdullah narrated to us; my father narrated to me; Abu Yaḥyā al-Ḥimmānī narrated to us; al-Aʿmash narrated to us, from Shimr, who said:

Abu ʿAbd al-Raḥmān took me by the hand and asked, “How strong are you when it comes to the prayer?” I replied by describing as much of my weakness as Allah willed me to mention. Abu ʿAbd al-Raḥmān then said, “I used to be just like you: I would perform the ʿIshāʾ prayer and then stand to offer additional prayers, and by the time I prayed Fajr I was even more energetic than when I first began.”