Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ وَبَهْزٌ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ بَهْزٌ أَخْبَرَنِي سَعْدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سُئِلَ أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ قَالَ أَدْوَمُهُ وَإِنْ قَلَّ قَالَ بَهْزٌ مَا دُووِمَ عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ اكْلَفُوا مِنْ الْأَعْمَالِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ.
English Translation
Muhammad ibn Ja'far and Bahz told us, they said: Shu'bah told us - Bahz said: Sa'd ibn Ibrahim informed me that he heard Abu Salamah narrating from Aisha: that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was asked, "Which deed is most beloved to Allah?" He said, "The most consistent of it, even if little." Bahz said: "that which is persisted in" - and he said, "Take on of deeds what you are able to bear."