مسند الحميدي
Musnad al-Humaydi
Hadiths of Aisha, Mother of the Believers (may Allah be pleased with her), from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
Narration on Making a Room with a Mat and Regular Practice
Hadith 183
183 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ قَالَ: ثنا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ: ثنا بِهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَجْلَانَ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: كَانَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَصِيرٌ يَبْسُطُهُ بِالنَّهَارِ، وَإِذَا كَانَ بِاللَّيْلِ يُحَجِّزُهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَصَلَّي فِيهِ، فَسَعَي لَهُ نَاسٌ يُصَلُّونَ بِصَلَاتِهِ، قَالَ: فَفَطِنَ فِيهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَتَرَكَ ذَلِكَ، وَقَالَ: «إِنِّي حَسِبْتُ أَنْ يَنْزِلَ فِيهِمْ أَمْرٌ لَا يُطِيقُونَهُ» ثُمَّ قَالَ: «اكْلَفُوا مِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَمَلُّ حَتَّي تَمَلُّوا» قَالَ: وَكَانَ أَحَبَّ الْعَمَلِ إِلَي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا دُومَ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنْ قَلَّ، وَكَانَ إِذَا صَلَّي صَلَاةً أَثْبَتَهَا
Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had a mat which he would spread out during the day and at night he would make a partition with it. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray in it, and some people followed him to pray behind him. Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) states: When the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) realized about these people, he abandoned it and said: "I fear that a command may be revealed regarding these people which they would not be able to bear." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Bind yourselves to deeds according to your capacity, for Allah's bounty does not cease from you until you become weary." The narrator states: The most beloved deed to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was that which was done regularly, even if it was little. Whenever the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed any (supererogatory) prayer, he would perform it regularly.
