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Hadith 212

The Book of Virtues

ENGLISH

'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:

The Prophet (ﷺ) kept standing (in prayer) so long that the skin of his feet would crack. I asked him: "Why do you do this, while you have been forgiven of your former and latter sins?" He said, "Should I not be a grateful slave of Allah?" <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.

ARABIC

وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها، قالت‏:‏ كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، يقوم من الليل حتى تتفطر قدماه، فقلت له‏:‏ لم تصنع هذا يا رسول الله، وقد غفر لك ما تقدم من ذنبك وما تأخر‏؟‏ قال‏:‏ ‏

‏أفلا أكون عبدًا شكورًا‏

Hadith referenceRiyad as-Salihin 212
CollectionRiyad as-Salihin
BookThe Book of Virtues
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