Zaid b. Thabit reported that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) made an apartment in the mosque of mats, and he observed in it prayers for many nights till people began to gather around him, and the rest of the hadith is the same but with this addition: Had this (Nafl) prayer become obligatory for you, you would not be able to observe it.
Read More..A'isha reported that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) had a mat and he used it for making an apartment during the night and observed prayer in it, and the people began to pray with him, and he spread it (the mat) during the day time. The people crowded round him one night. He (the Holy Prophet) then said: O people, perform such acts as you are capable of doing, for Allah does not grow weary but you will get tired. The acts most pleasing to Allah are those which are done continuously, even if they are small. And it was the habit of the members of Muhammad's ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) household that whenever they did an act they did it continuously.
Read More..A'isha is reported to have said that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) was asked about the act most pleasing to Allah. He replied: That which is done continuously, even if it is small.
Read More..Alqama reported: I asked 'A'isha, the mother of the believers, saying O mother of the believers, how did the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) act? Did he choose a particular act for a particular day? She said: No. He act was continuous, and who amongst you is capable of doing what the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) did?
Read More..A'isha reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: The acts most pleasing to Allah are those which are done continuously, even if they are small. and when 'A'isha did any act she did it continuously.
Read More..Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) entered the mosque (and he found) a rope tied between the two pillars; so he said: What is this? They said: It is for Zainab. She prays and when she slackens or feels tired she holds it. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) said: Untie it. Let one pray as long as one feels fresh but when one slackens or becomes tired one must stop it. (And in the hadith transmitted by Zuhair it is: He should sit down.
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