Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ نَاسًا كَانُوا يَتَعَبَّدُونَ عِبَادَةً شَدِيدَةً فَنَهَاهُمْ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَأَخْشَاكُمْ لَهُ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْ الْعَمَلِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَا يَمَلُّ حَتَّى تَمَلُّوا.
English Translation
Affan told us: Hammad ibn Salama told us: Hisham informed us, from Urwa, from Aisha, that some people were practicing worship with great severity, so the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade them, saying: 'By Allah, I am the most knowledgeable of you about Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and the most fearful of Him among you.' And he used to say: 'Take on of deeds what you are able to bear, for Allah, Mighty and Majestic, does not grow weary until you grow weary.'