حَدَّثَنَا
يَحْيَى بنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا
جَرِيرٌ ، عَنْ
مَنْصُورٍ ، عَنْ
مُجَاهِدٍ ، قَالَ : دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَيَحْيَى بنُ جَعْدَةَ عَلَى
رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ مِنْ أَصْحَاب الرَّسُولِ صلي الله عليه وسلم ، قَالَ : ذَكَرُوا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَوْلَاةً لِبنِي عَبدِ الْمُطَّلِب ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّهَا تَقُومُ اللَّيْلَ وَتَصُومُ النَّهَارَ ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ :
" لَكِنِّي أَنَا أَنَامُ وَأُصَلِّي ، وَأَصُومُ وَأُفْطِرُ ، فَمَنْ اقْتَدَى بي فَهُوَ مِنِّي ، وَمَنْ رَغِب عَنْ سُنَّتِي فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي ، إِنَّ لِكُلِّ عَمَلٍ شِرَّةً ثُمَّ فَتْرَةً ، فَمَنْ كَانَتْ فَتْرَتُهُ إِلَى بدْعَةٍ ، فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ، وَمَنْ كَانَتْ فَتْرَتُهُ إِلَى سُنَّةٍ ، فَقَدْ اهْتَدَى " .
It is narrated from an Ansari companion (may Allah be pleased with him) that once some people mentioned before the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) a slave woman from Banu Abdul Muttalib, saying that she spends the night in prayer and fasts during the day. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "But I sleep and I pray, I fast and I also leave fasting. So whoever follows my way is from me, and whoever turns away from my Sunnah is not from me. Every deed has a period of enthusiasm, which eventually comes to an end. So whoever’s enthusiasm ends in innovation has gone astray, and whoever’s enthusiasm ends in Sunnah has found guidance."