Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 20484 — What is mentioned on the virtue

Makhul (may Allah have mercy on him) said: A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "The people have gone out to fight in the way of Allah, and I was held back by some constraint. Tell me of a deed by which I may become equal to them." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him: "Are you able to stand in prayer at night?" He said: "I will make myself do it." He asked: "Are you able to fast every day?" The man said: "Yes! I will do it." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Your standing in prayer at night and fasting by day is (only) like the sleep of one of them."