شمائل ترمذي
Shamail Tirmidhi
باب ما جاء فى عبادة رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلمChapter: What has been reported concerning the worship of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
Should I not be a grateful servant of Allah?
Hadith 261
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَمَّارٍ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي حَتَّى تَرِمَ قَدَمَاهُ قَالَ: فَقِيلَ لَهُ: أَتَفْعَلُ هَذَا وَقَدْ جَاءَكَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ غَفَرَ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ؟ قَالَ: «أَفَلَا أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray so much that both of his blessed feet would become swollen. So it was said to him, "Do you do this (with such hardship) when you have already been given the glad tidings that Allah Almighty has forgiven your past and future sins?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "Should I not then be a grateful servant (of Allah Almighty)?"
