١٠٥. عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهَا أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللّٰهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقُومُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ حَتَّى تَتَفَطَّرَ قَدَمَاهُ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ:
«لِمَ تَصْنَعُ هٰذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللّٰهِ وَقَدْ غَفَرَ اللّٰهُ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ؟» قَالَ:
«أَفَلاَ أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَكُونَ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا».
105. As narrated from the mother of believers Aisha (r.anha), the Prophet of Allah (pbuh) used to offer prayer at night for such a long time that his feet used to crack.
Aisha (r.anha) said:
“O Allah’s Apostle! Why do you do this (endure such hardship) since Allah has forgiven you your faults of the past and those to follow?” [1]
The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said:
“Shouldn’t I want to be a thankful servant of Allah?” (Bukhari, Tafsir, 48/2; Muslim, Munafikin, 81. Also see Bukhari, Tahajjud, 6; Riqaq, 20; Muslim, Munafikin, 79-80; Tirmidhi, Salah, 187/412; Nasai, Qiyam al-layl, 17/1642; Ibn Majah, Iqamah, 200)
[1] A note about Aisha’s statement: “Allah has forgiven you, your faults of the past and those to follow:” As a matter of fact, prophets do not commit a sin on purpose. Their mistakes consist of either not performing the better act or some minor lapses. And there are various wisdoms for these acts to happen. However, Allah does not leave the mistakes of the Prophets as is and corrects them right away.