Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَتْرُكُ الْعَمَلَ وَهُوَ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَعْمَلَهُ كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ يَسْتَنَّ النَّاسُ بِهِ فَيُفْرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَكَانَ يُحِبُّ مَا خُفِّفَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ الْفَرَائِضِ.
English Translation
Abd al-A'la told us, from Ma'mar, from al-Zuhri, from Urwah, from Aishah, that the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to leave a deed he loved to do, out of dislike that people would take it up as a practice and it would then be made obligatory upon them; so he loved whatever was made lighter for them among the obligations.