صحيح ابن خزيمه
Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah
جماع أبواب الأوقات التى ينهى عن صلاة التطوع فيهنChapters on Times when Voluntary Prayers are Prohibited
(577) بَابُ ذِكْرِ الدَّلِيلِ عَلَى أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّمَا دَاوَمَ عَلَى الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ بَعْدَمَا صَلَّاهُمَا مَرَّةً لِفَضْلِ الدَّوَامِ عَلَى الْعَمَلِThe chapter on the evidence that the Prophet continued praying two units after Asr after praying them once, due to the virtue of consistency
Hadith 1282
نَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاءِ بْنِ كُرَيْبٍ ، نَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَتْ : كَانَ عِنْدِي امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ بَنِي أَسَدٍ ، فَدَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ : " مَنْ هَذِهِ ؟ " فَقُلْتُ : فُلانَةٌ تَذْكُرُ مِنْ صَلاتِهَا ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَهْ ، عَلَيْكُمْ بِمَا تُطِيقُونَ ، فَوَاللَّهِ لا يَمَلُّ اللَّهُ حَتَّى تَمَلُّوا " قَالَتْ : وَكَانَ أَحَبُّ الدِّينِ إِلَيْهِ الَّذِي يَدُومُ عَلَيْهِ صَاحِبُهُ
Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that a woman from Banu Asad was sitting with me when the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) came. He (peace be upon him) asked, "Who is this?" I replied, "Such-and-such woman, who is famous for the abundance of her (voluntary) prayers." So the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Stop, you are required to do only as much as you are able. By Allah, Allah does not tire (of giving reward) until you tire (of performing deeds)." Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says that the most beloved deed to the Prophet (peace be upon him) was that which a person performed consistently.
