عَنْ مُعَاذَةَ، قَالَتْ: سَأَلَتِ امْرَأَةٌ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا وَأَنَا شَاهِدَةٌ عَنْ وَصْلِ صِيَامِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَتْ لَهَا: أَتَعْمَلِينَ كَعَمَلِهِ؟ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ كَانَ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ، وَكَانَ عَمَلُهُ نَافِلَةً لَهُ
Lady Mu’adhah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: A woman asked Lady A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) about the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) fasting continuously without breaking the fast, and I was also present there. So Lady A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Can you act like the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family)? Allah Almighty has forgiven all his past and future sins, and his actions were voluntary (nafl).