Hadith 2078
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَزِيزٍ الأَيْلِيُّ , أَنَّ سَلامَةَ حَدَّثَهُمْ , عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ , قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ , حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ , حَدَّثَتْنِي عَائِشَةُ ، قَالَتْ : " مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَصُومُ مِنْ أَشْهُرِ السَّنَةِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ صِيَامِهِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ , كَانَ يَصُومُهُ كُلَّهُ "
Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not fast in any month of the year more than he fasted in the month of Sha'ban; he (peace be upon him) used to fast the entire month.
Hadith 2079
حَدَّثَنَا الصَّنْعَانِيُّ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى , حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ , حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ , عَنْ يَحْيَى , وَذَكَرَ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ , أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ حَدَّثَتْهُ , وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُوسَى , حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ , حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ سَنْبَرٍ , عَنْ يَحْيَى , عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ , عَنْ عَائِشَةَ بِمِثْلِهِ . وَزَادَ قَالَ : وَكَانَ يَقُولُ : " خُذُوا مِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ , فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لا يَمَلُّ حَتَّى تَمَلُّوا " , وَكَانَ أَحَبَّ الصَّلاةِ إِلَيْهِ مَا دَاوَمَ عَلَيْهَا مِنْهَا وَإِنْ قَلَّتْ ، وَكَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى صَلاةً أَثْبَتَهَا
A narration similar to the above is reported from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). In it, there is this addition that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Do as much as you are able, for Allah does not tire (of giving reward) until you tire (of performing deeds)." And the (supererogatory) prayer most beloved to him was that which was performed regularly, even if it was little. And his blessed practice was that whenever he performed a prayer, he would always continue to perform it.
