WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.139 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:07.139 --> 00:00:11.740 With pens of longing and the ink of love, 00:00:11.740 --> 00:00:15.869 We inscribe lines more precious than gold, 00:00:15.869 --> 00:00:20.870 Describing the Master of Creation, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:00:20.870 --> 00:00:31.050 The Prophetic Characteristics (Shama'il). 00:00:31.050 --> 00:00:36.049 Chapter: What has been narrated regarding the fasting of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 00:00:36.049 --> 00:00:40.840 From ‘Abdullah ibn Shaqiq, who said: 00:00:40.840 --> 00:00:47.840 I asked ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, about the fasting of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 00:00:47.840 --> 00:00:48.840 She said: 00:00:48.840 --> 00:00:52.840 "He would fast until we would say, 'He has fasted [continuously].'" 00:00:52.840 --> 00:00:56.899 "And he would break his fast until we would say, 'He has ceased fasting.'" 00:00:56.899 --> 00:00:57.899 She added: 00:00:57.899 --> 00:01:04.900 "The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, never fasted a full month since he arrived in Medina," 00:01:04.900 --> 00:01:06.900 "Except for Ramadan." 00:01:06.900 --> 00:01:10.120 In this hadith: 00:01:10.120 --> 00:01:17.120 The Mother of the Believers, ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, was asked about the fasting of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:01:17.120 --> 00:01:21.120 Meaning: Did he fast continuously or not? 00:01:21.120 --> 00:01:24.120 The intent here is voluntary fasting. 00:01:24.120 --> 00:01:25.150 She replied: 00:01:25.150 --> 00:01:29.150 "He would fast until we would say, 'He has fasted [continuously].'" 00:01:29.150 --> 00:01:32.150 Meaning: He would continue fasting for several days, 00:01:32.150 --> 00:01:34.150 Until some of us would say to others, 00:01:34.150 --> 00:01:37.150 Or we would contemplate to ourselves and say, "He has passed [the point of breaking his fast]," 00:01:37.150 --> 00:01:39.150 "And he continues to fast." 00:01:39.150 --> 00:01:41.150 And he would remain in that state. 00:01:41.150 --> 00:01:45.250 And her saying, "And he would break his fast until we would say, 'He has ceased fasting,'" 00:01:45.250 --> 00:01:48.250 Meaning: He would continue for days without fasting, 00:01:48.250 --> 00:01:52.250 Until we would say, "He will likely spend the remainder of the month without fasting." 00:01:52.250 --> 00:01:54.409 And her saying: 00:01:54.409 --> 00:02:02.409 "The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, never fasted a full month since he arrived in Medina except for Ramadan," 00:02:02.409 --> 00:02:06.409 Contains an indication that the sequence of his fasting 00:02:06.409 --> 00:02:10.409 Was less than fasting an entire month, 00:02:10.409 --> 00:02:12.409 Except in Ramadan; 00:02:12.409 --> 00:02:17.409 For he fasted it completely because it is an obligatory duty. 00:02:17.409 --> 00:02:20.439 And her saying, "Since he arrived in Medina," 00:02:20.439 --> 00:02:22.439 She specified this time by mention, 00:02:22.439 --> 00:02:25.439 Because it was the time when fasting was made obligatory, 00:02:25.439 --> 00:02:28.439 And the rulings [of Islam] became numerous. 00:02:28.439 --> 00:02:33.659 From Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:02:33.659 --> 00:02:37.659 That he was asked about the fasting of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:02:37.659 --> 00:02:39.659 And he said: 00:02:39.659 --> 00:02:41.659 "He would fast from the month," 00:02:41.659 --> 00:02:45.659 "Until we thought he did not wish to break his fast from it." 00:02:45.659 --> 00:02:50.659 "And he would break his fast until we thought he did not wish to fast any part of it." 00:02:50.659 --> 00:02:55.659 "And you would not wish to see him praying at night," 00:02:55.659 --> 00:02:57.659 "But you would see him praying," 00:02:57.659 --> 00:02:59.659 "Nor sleeping," 00:02:59.659 --> 00:03:02.659 "But you would see him sleeping." 00:03:02.659 --> 00:03:08.379 In this hadith is [evidence of] moderation and balance. 00:03:08.379 --> 00:03:10.379 There is no continuous fasting, 00:03:10.379 --> 00:03:13.379 Nor is there continuous abstention from fasting. 00:03:13.379 --> 00:03:15.379 Rather, it is both fasting and breaking the fast. 00:03:15.379 --> 00:03:17.379 He would begin the month fasting, 00:03:17.379 --> 00:03:19.379 And continue in it, 00:03:19.379 --> 00:03:24.379 Until one would think he would complete the entire month fasting. 00:03:24.379 --> 00:03:28.379 And he would break his fast, peace be upon him, and continue in that state, 00:03:28.379 --> 00:03:33.379 Until one would think he would continue without fasting until the end of the month. 00:03:33.379 --> 00:03:35.449 And his saying: 00:03:35.449 --> 00:03:39.449 "And you would not wish to see him praying at night," 00:03:39.449 --> 00:03:41.449 "But you would see him praying," 00:03:41.449 --> 00:03:43.449 "Nor sleeping," 00:03:43.449 --> 00:03:45.449 "But you would see him sleeping," 00:03:45.449 --> 00:03:48.449 Meaning: The Prophet, peace be upon him, was 00:03:48.449 --> 00:03:50.449 Balanced in his nights; 00:03:50.449 --> 00:03:52.449 He gave sleep its due, 00:03:52.449 --> 00:03:54.449 And prayer its due. 00:03:54.449 --> 00:03:57.699 There was neither excess nor negligence. 00:03:57.699 --> 00:03:59.699 And Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:03:59.699 --> 00:04:02.699 Was asked about the fasting of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:04:02.699 --> 00:04:04.699 Only. 00:04:04.699 --> 00:04:06.699 Yet he answered the questioner regarding his inquiry, 00:04:06.699 --> 00:04:08.699 And added goodness to it, 00:04:08.699 --> 00:04:11.699 Because he knew he was in need of it. 00:04:11.699 --> 00:04:14.699 This is from the generosity of imparting knowledge. 00:04:16.529 --> 00:04:19.529 From Ibn ‘Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:04:19.529 --> 00:04:20.529 Who said: 00:04:20.529 --> 00:04:23.529 "The Prophet, peace be upon him," 00:04:23.529 --> 00:04:25.529 "Would fast until we would say," 00:04:25.529 --> 00:04:28.529 "'He does not wish to break his fast from it.'" 00:04:28.529 --> 00:04:30.529 "And he would break his fast until we would say," 00:04:30.529 --> 00:04:33.529 "'He does not wish to fast from it.'" 00:04:33.529 --> 00:04:37.529 "And he never fasted a full month since he arrived in Medina," 00:04:37.529 --> 00:04:39.529 "Except for Ramadan." 00:04:39.529 --> 00:04:44.680 And from Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her, who said: 00:04:44.680 --> 00:04:48.680 "I never saw the Prophet, peace be upon him," 00:04:48.680 --> 00:04:50.680 "Fasting two consecutive months," 00:04:50.680 --> 00:04:53.680 "Except for Sha‘ban and Ramadan." 00:04:53.680 --> 00:04:57.939 And from ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, who said: 00:04:57.939 --> 00:05:00.939 "I never saw the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him," 00:05:00.939 --> 00:05:02.939 "Fasting in a month," 00:05:02.939 --> 00:05:06.939 "More than his fasting for Allah in Sha‘ban." 00:05:06.939 --> 00:05:10.939 "He would fast Sha‘ban, except for a little," 00:05:10.939 --> 00:05:13.939 "Rather, he would fast all of it." 00:05:13.939 --> 00:05:19.180 In the hadith of Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her, 00:05:19.180 --> 00:05:22.180 That she never saw the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:05:22.180 --> 00:05:25.180 Fasting two consecutive months, 00:05:25.180 --> 00:05:28.279 Except for Sha‘ban and Ramadan. 00:05:28.279 --> 00:05:31.279 As for his fasting, peace be upon him, 00:05:31.279 --> 00:05:33.279 Of Ramadan completely, 00:05:33.279 --> 00:05:35.279 That is a clear matter. 00:05:35.279 --> 00:05:37.279 As for Sha‘ban, 00:05:37.279 --> 00:05:40.279 What is established from him, peace be upon him, 00:05:40.279 --> 00:05:43.279 Is the fasting of most of it, not all of it. 00:05:43.279 --> 00:05:48.279 And we have recently passed the hadith of ‘A’ishah and Ibn ‘Abbas, 00:05:48.279 --> 00:05:50.279 That he, peace be upon him, 00:05:50.279 --> 00:05:54.279 Never fasted a full month since he arrived in Medina, 00:05:54.279 --> 00:05:56.279 Except for Ramadan. 00:05:56.279 --> 00:06:00.379 Thus, the statement of Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her, 00:06:00.379 --> 00:06:03.379 "Fasting two consecutive months," 00:06:03.379 --> 00:06:07.379 Means the majority of Sha‘ban and the entirety of Ramadan. 00:06:07.379 --> 00:06:10.379 This is clarified by the second hadith of ‘A’ishah, 00:06:10.379 --> 00:06:12.379 Where she said: 00:06:12.379 --> 00:06:15.379 "I never saw the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him," 00:06:15.379 --> 00:06:20.379 "Fasting in a month more than his fasting for Allah in Sha‘ban." 00:06:20.379 --> 00:06:24.379 "He would fast Sha‘ban, except for a little," 00:06:24.379 --> 00:06:26.379 "Rather, he would fast all of it." 00:06:26.379 --> 00:06:30.500 It is narrated from Ibn al-Mubarak that he said regarding this hadith: 00:06:30.500 --> 00:06:35.500 "It is permissible in the speech of the Arabs, if one fasts most of the month, to say," 00:06:35.500 --> 00:06:37.500 "'He fasted the whole month.'" 00:06:37.500 --> 00:06:39.540 And it is said: 00:06:39.540 --> 00:06:42.540 "So-and-so stood [in prayer] his entire night," 00:06:42.540 --> 00:06:44.540 While he only stood for most of it, 00:06:44.540 --> 00:06:48.540 Perhaps he had dinner and was occupied with some of his affairs. 00:06:48.540 --> 00:06:52.569 So this hadith explains the first hadith. 00:06:53.699 --> 00:06:56.699 The wisdom behind increasing the fasting in Sha‘ban 00:06:56.699 --> 00:07:01.699 Is what was narrated from Usamah ibn Zayd, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: 00:07:01.699 --> 00:07:03.699 "I said, 'O Messenger of Allah,'" 00:07:03.699 --> 00:07:08.699 "'I have not seen you fasting in any month as you fast in Sha‘ban.'" 00:07:08.699 --> 00:07:10.699 He said: 00:07:10.699 --> 00:07:13.699 "'That is a month people are heedless of,'" 00:07:13.699 --> 00:07:15.699 "'Between Rajab and Ramadan.'" 00:07:15.699 --> 00:07:20.699 "'And it is a month in which deeds are raised to the Lord of the Worlds,'" 00:07:20.699 --> 00:07:24.699 "'So I love that my deeds be raised while I am fasting.'" 00:07:24.699 --> 00:07:28.939 And from ‘Abdullah, who said: 00:07:28.939 --> 00:07:31.939 "The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him," 00:07:31.939 --> 00:07:35.939 "Would fast three days from the beginning of every month." 00:07:35.939 --> 00:07:39.939 "And he rarely would not fast on Friday." 00:07:39.939 --> 00:07:43.579 In this hadith: 00:07:43.579 --> 00:07:47.579 That ‘Abdullah—meaning Ibn Mas‘ud, may Allah be pleased with him— 00:07:47.579 --> 00:07:49.579 Said: 00:07:49.579 --> 00:07:52.579 "The Prophet, peace be upon him," 00:07:52.579 --> 00:07:56.579 "Would fast three days from the beginning of every month." 00:07:56.579 --> 00:07:59.579 The intent by "the beginning of the month" is its start, 00:07:59.579 --> 00:08:02.579 Or he means the "bright days" (al-ayyam al-ghurr), 00:08:02.579 --> 00:08:04.829 Meaning the white days (the 13th, 14th, and 15th). 00:08:04.829 --> 00:08:09.829 And he, peace be upon him, would fast three days of every month, 00:08:09.829 --> 00:08:12.829 From its beginning, or from its middle, 00:08:12.829 --> 00:08:14.829 Or from its end, 00:08:14.829 --> 00:08:17.959 Together or separately. 00:08:17.959 --> 00:08:18.959 And his saying: 00:08:18.959 --> 00:08:21.959 "And he rarely would not fast on Friday," 00:08:21.959 --> 00:08:24.959 Meaning that he, peace be upon him, 00:08:24.959 --> 00:08:27.959 Would frequently fast on Friday. 00:08:27.959 --> 00:08:29.959 This does not mean 00:08:29.959 --> 00:08:32.960 That he would single it out for fasting, 00:08:32.960 --> 00:08:36.960 Rather, he would fast it joined to what was before it or after it, 00:08:36.960 --> 00:08:41.960 As there is a prohibition narrated from him against singling out Friday for fasting. 00:08:41.960 --> 00:08:46.960 Or perhaps that was one of his specific characteristics, peace be upon him, 00:08:46.960 --> 00:08:50.690 Like the continuous fasting (wisal). 00:08:50.690 --> 00:08:52.690 And from Mu‘adhah, who said: 00:08:52.690 --> 00:08:54.690 "I said to ‘A’ishah," 00:08:54.690 --> 00:09:01.690 "'Did the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, fast three days of every month?'" 00:09:01.690 --> 00:09:03.690 She said, "Yes." 00:09:03.690 --> 00:09:06.690 "I said, 'From which part would he fast?'" 00:09:06.690 --> 00:09:08.690 She said: 00:09:08.690 --> 00:09:13.870 "'He did not care from which part he fasted.'" 00:09:13.870 --> 00:09:15.870 In this hadith: 00:09:15.870 --> 00:09:21.870 It is left to the servant regarding the three days recommended to be fasted each month, 00:09:21.870 --> 00:09:26.870 That he may fast them at the beginning, the middle, or the end. 00:09:26.870 --> 00:09:30.870 For this reason, ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said: 00:09:30.870 --> 00:09:36.600 "He did not care from which part he fasted." 00:09:36.600 --> 00:09:39.600 And from ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, who said: 00:09:39.600 --> 00:09:46.659 "The Prophet, peace be upon him, would seek to fast on Mondays and Thursdays." 00:09:46.659 --> 00:09:48.659 And from Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:09:48.659 --> 00:09:52.659 That the Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 00:09:52.659 --> 00:09:56.659 "Deeds are presented on Monday and Thursday," 00:09:56.659 --> 00:10:00.659 "So I love that my deeds be presented while I am fasting." 00:10:00.659 --> 00:10:05.850 In the first hadith of ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, 00:10:05.850 --> 00:10:13.850 That the Prophet, peace be upon him, would seek and anticipate fasting on Mondays and Thursdays. 00:10:13.850 --> 00:10:15.850 The wisdom in that, 00:10:15.850 --> 00:10:18.850 As it came in the second hadith of Abu Hurayrah, 00:10:18.850 --> 00:10:22.850 Is that deeds are presented on them to Allah, the Almighty and Majestic. 00:10:22.850 --> 00:10:28.850 So he, peace be upon him, loved that his deeds be presented while he was fasting. 00:10:28.850 --> 00:10:34.879 It was also narrated that he, peace be upon him, was asked about fasting on Monday, 00:10:34.879 --> 00:10:38.879 And he said, "That is the day I was born." 00:10:38.879 --> 00:10:43.879 This is another wisdom for fasting on Monday. 00:10:43.879 --> 00:10:49.059 And from ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, who said: 00:10:49.059 --> 00:10:54.059 "The Prophet, peace be upon him, would fast from the month," 00:10:54.059 --> 00:10:57.059 "Saturday, Sunday, and Monday," 00:10:57.059 --> 00:10:59.059 "And from the other month," 00:10:59.059 --> 00:11:03.059 "Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday." 00:11:03.059 --> 00:11:09.179 In this hadith is a clarification that he, peace be upon him, 00:11:09.179 --> 00:11:13.179 Would fast three days of every month. 00:11:13.179 --> 00:11:17.179 And if these days were, for example, the white days, 00:11:17.179 --> 00:11:21.179 Then they differ from one month to another. 00:11:21.179 --> 00:11:25.179 In one month, they correspond to Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, 00:11:25.179 --> 00:11:31.179 And in another month, they correspond to Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 00:11:31.179 --> 00:11:34.850 And so on. 00:11:34.850 --> 00:11:37.850 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, reported: 00:11:37.850 --> 00:11:40.850 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:11:40.850 --> 00:11:45.850 would not fast more in any month than he did in Sha'ban. 00:11:45.850 --> 00:11:51.580 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, also reported: 00:11:51.580 --> 00:11:56.580 'Ashura' was a day that the Quraysh used to fast during the pre-Islamic period. 00:11:56.580 --> 00:12:01.639 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, used to fast it as well. 00:12:01.639 --> 00:12:06.639 When he arrived in Medina, he continued to fast it and commanded others to do so. 00:12:06.639 --> 00:12:08.639 Then, when Ramadan was made obligatory, 00:12:08.639 --> 00:12:11.639 Ramadan became the mandatory fast, 00:12:11.639 --> 00:12:13.639 and 'Ashura' was left aside; 00:12:13.639 --> 00:12:17.639 so whoever wished fasted it, and whoever wished did not. 00:12:17.639 --> 00:12:21.370 This hadith indicates 00:12:21.370 --> 00:12:26.370 that the Quraysh used to fast the day of 'Ashura' in the pre-Islamic period, 00:12:26.370 --> 00:12:30.370 meaning before his mission, peace be upon him. 00:12:30.370 --> 00:12:34.370 'Ashura' is the tenth day of the month of Muharram. 00:12:34.370 --> 00:12:37.460 Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 00:12:37.460 --> 00:12:41.460 There is no doubt that the Quraysh used to venerate this day, 00:12:41.460 --> 00:12:44.460 and they used to cover the Ka'bah on it. 00:12:44.460 --> 00:12:47.460 Fasting it was part of their complete veneration of it. 00:12:47.460 --> 00:12:51.559 When the Prophet, peace be upon him, arrived in Medina, 00:12:51.559 --> 00:12:56.559 he found the Jews venerating that day and fasting it. 00:12:56.559 --> 00:12:58.559 He asked them about it, 00:12:58.559 --> 00:13:04.559 and they said: "It is the day on which Allah saved Moses and his people from Pharaoh." 00:13:04.559 --> 00:13:07.559 He, peace be upon him, said: 00:13:08.559 --> 00:13:11.559 "We have more right to Moses than you do." 00:13:11.559 --> 00:13:17.559 So he fasted it and commanded that it be fasted, confirming its veneration and emphasizing it. 00:13:17.559 --> 00:13:20.720 His statement, "Then, when Ramadan was made obligatory," 00:13:20.720 --> 00:13:22.720 meaning Ramadan became the mandatory fast, 00:13:22.720 --> 00:13:24.720 and 'Ashura' was left aside, 00:13:24.720 --> 00:13:28.720 so whoever wished fasted it, and whoever wished did not, 00:13:28.720 --> 00:13:33.820 provides evidence that the fasting of 'Ashura' in the beginning 00:13:33.820 --> 00:13:35.820 was a matter of obligation. 00:13:35.820 --> 00:13:37.820 Then, when Ramadan was made obligatory, 00:13:37.820 --> 00:13:42.820 the fasting of 'Ashura' became recommended, not mandatory. 00:13:42.820 --> 00:13:45.909 The Sunnah regarding the fasting of 'Ashura' 00:13:45.909 --> 00:13:49.909 is to fast the ninth day along with it, to differ from the Jews, 00:13:49.909 --> 00:13:54.909 based on what came in the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, 00:13:54.909 --> 00:13:57.909 that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 00:13:57.909 --> 00:14:02.909 "If I remain until next year, I will surely fast the ninth." 00:14:02.909 --> 00:14:05.940 It is authentically established regarding the virtue of fasting 'Ashura' 00:14:05.940 --> 00:14:08.940 that it expiates the sins of the past year. 00:14:08.940 --> 00:14:13.580 'Alqamah reported: 00:14:13.580 --> 00:14:16.580 I asked 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, 00:14:16.580 --> 00:14:19.580 "Did the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:14:19.580 --> 00:14:22.580 single out any specific days?" 00:14:22.580 --> 00:14:26.580 She replied, "His practice was consistent. 00:14:26.580 --> 00:14:32.580 And who among you can endure what the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, could endure?" 00:14:32.580 --> 00:14:37.980 This hadith is general regarding all acts of worship, 00:14:37.980 --> 00:14:40.980 and is not restricted to the chapter of fasting. 00:14:40.980 --> 00:14:42.980 Perhaps the author, may Allah have mercy on him, 00:14:42.980 --> 00:14:46.980 included it in this chapter to derive benefit from it 00:14:46.980 --> 00:14:49.980 regarding the Prophet's, peace be upon him, consistency 00:14:49.980 --> 00:14:52.980 in the voluntary fasts he used to observe, 00:14:52.980 --> 00:14:57.980 since the practice of the Prophet, peace be upon him, was consistent— 00:14:57.980 --> 00:14:59.980 meaning he would persist in it. 00:14:59.980 --> 00:15:02.110 Regarding 'Alqamah's question: 00:15:02.110 --> 00:15:05.110 "Did the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:15:05.110 --> 00:15:08.110 single out any specific days?" 00:15:08.110 --> 00:15:10.110 meaning with a specific act of worship 00:15:10.110 --> 00:15:13.110 that he would not perform on other days. 00:15:13.110 --> 00:15:16.139 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, replied: 00:15:16.139 --> 00:15:18.139 "His practice was consistent," 00:15:18.139 --> 00:15:20.139 meaning constant. 00:15:20.139 --> 00:15:26.139 "And who among you can endure what the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, could endure?" 00:15:26.139 --> 00:15:29.139 meaning, who among you can endure in worship 00:15:29.139 --> 00:15:32.139 what he, peace be upon him, could endure, 00:15:32.139 --> 00:15:35.139 whether in quantity or quality, 00:15:35.139 --> 00:15:37.139 in terms of humility and submissiveness, 00:15:37.139 --> 00:15:39.139 and devotion and sincerity? 00:15:39.139 --> 00:15:41.139 For Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, 00:15:41.139 --> 00:15:43.139 had favored His Prophet 00:15:43.139 --> 00:15:46.139 with patience, steadfastness, and striving 00:15:46.139 --> 00:15:48.139 in a way that no one else could endure. 00:15:48.139 --> 00:15:51.139 Thus, he was the most perfect of the servants of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, 00:15:51.139 --> 00:15:53.139 in servitude to Allah, 00:15:53.139 --> 00:15:55.139 in consistency in action, 00:15:55.139 --> 00:15:57.139 and in excellence therein. 00:15:57.139 --> 00:16:00.809 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, 00:16:00.809 --> 00:16:02.809 reported: 00:16:02.809 --> 00:16:05.809 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, entered upon me 00:16:05.809 --> 00:16:07.809 while a woman was with me. 00:16:07.809 --> 00:16:10.840 He asked, "Who is this?" 00:16:10.840 --> 00:16:12.840 I said, "So-and-so; 00:16:12.840 --> 00:16:14.840 she does not sleep at night [due to prayer]." 00:16:14.840 --> 00:16:18.940 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 00:16:18.940 --> 00:16:22.940 "Take upon yourselves only those deeds that you can endure. 00:16:22.940 --> 00:16:24.940 For by Allah, Allah does not grow weary 00:16:24.940 --> 00:16:26.940 until you grow weary." 00:16:26.940 --> 00:16:28.970 And the most beloved of deeds 00:16:28.970 --> 00:16:32.970 to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:16:32.970 --> 00:16:35.970 were those which the person would perform consistently. 00:16:35.970 --> 00:16:39.250 This hadith indicates 00:16:39.250 --> 00:16:42.250 that the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:16:42.250 --> 00:16:45.250 entered upon 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, 00:16:45.250 --> 00:16:48.250 and there was a woman from her people with her 00:16:48.250 --> 00:16:50.250 named al-Hawla' bint Tuwayt, 00:16:50.250 --> 00:16:52.250 may Allah be pleased with her. 00:16:52.250 --> 00:16:54.250 He asked about her, 00:16:54.250 --> 00:16:55.250 and she was informed, 00:16:55.250 --> 00:16:57.250 and she said, 00:16:57.250 --> 00:16:59.250 "She does not sleep at night," 00:16:59.250 --> 00:17:02.250 meaning she stays awake in the worship of Allah the Exalted, 00:17:02.250 --> 00:17:06.309 through prayer, dhikr, recitation, and the like. 00:17:06.309 --> 00:17:09.309 He, peace be upon him, said: 00:17:09.309 --> 00:17:13.309 "Take upon yourselves only those deeds that you can endure," 00:17:13.309 --> 00:17:18.309 meaning: commit only to those deeds that you can perform in quantity and quality, 00:17:18.309 --> 00:17:21.339 without harm or hardship. 00:17:21.339 --> 00:17:25.339 "For by Allah, Allah does not grow weary until you grow weary," 00:17:25.339 --> 00:17:27.339 meaning: whatever deed you perform, 00:17:27.339 --> 00:17:30.339 Allah will reward you for it. 00:17:30.339 --> 00:17:32.339 So do as much as you are able, 00:17:32.339 --> 00:17:35.380 for Allah does not grow weary of rewarding you 00:17:35.380 --> 00:17:38.380 until you grow weary of the deed. 00:17:38.380 --> 00:17:40.380 And her statement: 00:17:40.380 --> 00:17:45.380 "And the most beloved of deeds to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:17:45.380 --> 00:17:48.380 were those which the person would perform consistently," 00:17:48.380 --> 00:17:50.380 meaning even if they are few, 00:17:50.380 --> 00:17:52.380 for a small, consistent deed 00:17:52.380 --> 00:17:55.380 is better than a large, interrupted one. 00:17:55.380 --> 00:17:57.380 And because with the consistency of the small, 00:17:57.380 --> 00:18:01.619 obedience continues and bears fruit. 00:18:01.619 --> 00:18:04.619 Abu Salih reported: 00:18:04.619 --> 00:18:07.619 I asked 'A'ishah and Umm Salamah, 00:18:07.619 --> 00:18:13.619 "Which deed was most beloved to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him?" 00:18:13.619 --> 00:18:14.619 They replied: 00:18:14.619 --> 00:18:20.289 "That which is performed consistently, even if it is small." 00:18:20.289 --> 00:18:22.289 The hadith has more to follow, if Allah wills. 00:18:22.289 --> 00:18:24.289 And Allah knows best. 00:18:24.289 --> 00:18:27.289 May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad, 00:18:27.289 --> 00:18:31.289 and upon all his family and companions.