صحيح البخاري
Sahih Bukhari
كتاب الرقاق
The Book of Ar-Riqaq (Softening of The Hearts)
بَابُ الْقَصْدِ وَالْمُدَاوَمَةِ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ:
(18) Chapter. The adoption of a middle course (not to go to extremes), and the regularity of one’s deeds.
Hadith 6461
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبِي ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، عَنْ أَشْعَثَ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَبِي ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ مَسْرُوقًا ، قَالَ : سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؟ قَالَتْ : " الدَّائِمُ " ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ : فَأَيَّ حِينٍ كَانَ يَقُومُ ؟ قَالَتْ : " كَانَ يَقُومُ إِذَا سَمِعَ الصَّارِخَ " .
Narrated Masruq: I asked `Aisha "What deed was the most beloved to the Prophet?" She said, "The regular constant one." I said, "At what time did he use to get up at night (for the Tahajjud night prayer)?' She said, "He used to get up on hearing (the crowing of) the cock (the last third of the night).
