Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ هِشَامٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَعِنْدِي امْرَأَةٌ حَسَنَةُ الْهَيْئَةِ فَقَالَ مَنْ هَذِهِ فَقُلْتُ هَذِهِ فُلَانَةُ بِنْتُ فُلَانٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هِيَ لَا تَنَامُ اللَّيْلَ فَقَالَ مَهْ مَهْ خُذُوا مِنْ الْعَمَلِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَا يَمَلُّ حَتَّى تَمَلُّوا وَأَحَبُّ الْعَمَلِ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مَا دَاوَمَ عَلَيْهِ صَاحِبُهُ وَإِنْ قَلَّ.
English Translation
Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us: Ma'mar informed us, from Hisham, from his father, from Aisha, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, entered upon me while I had a woman of good appearance with me. He said, "Who is this?" I said, "This is so-and-so, daughter of so-and-so, O Messenger of Allah - she does not sleep at night (she prays all night)." He said, "Stop, stop! Take on only as much deed as you can bear, for Allah, Mighty and Sublime, does not tire until you tire, and the deed most beloved to Allah, Mighty and Sublime, is that which its doer keeps up continuously, even if it is little."