Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ وَيَزِيدُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ كَانَتْ لَنَا حَصِيرَةٌ نَبْسُطُهَا بِالنَّهَارِ وَنَتَحَجَّرُهَا عَلَيْنَا بِاللَّيْلِ فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْلَةً فَسَمِعَ أَهْلُ الْمَسْجِدِ صَلَاتَهُ فَأَصْبَحُوا فَذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لِلنَّاسِ فَكَثُرَ النَّاسُ اللَّيْلَةَ الثَّانِيَةَ فَاطَّلَعَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ اكْلَفُوا مِنْ الْأَعْمَالِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَا يَمَلُّ حَتَّى تَمَلُّوا وَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ كَانَ أَحَبُّ الْأَعْمَالِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَدْوَمَهَا وَإِنْ قَلَّ وَكَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى صَلَاةً أَثْبَتَهَا وَقَالَ يَزِيدُ حَصِيرَةٌ نَبْسُطُهَا بِالنَّهَارِ وَنَحْتَجِرُهَا بِاللَّيْلِ.
English Translation
Aisha said: "We had a mat that we would spread during the day and partition off at night. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) prayed one night and the people in the mosque heard his prayer. The next morning they told others, and more people came the second night. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) noticed them and said: 'Take upon yourselves of deeds what you can bear, for Allah, the Mighty and Glorious, does not tire until you tire.' Aisha said: 'The most beloved of deeds to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was the most consistent, even if it was little. And when he prayed a prayer, he would maintain it.'"