Riyad as-Salihin #229

Riyad as-Salihin 229

Compiled by Imam Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi

رياض الصالحين
Riyad as-Salihin
Sahih
Riyad as-Salihin 229

وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت‏:‏ إن كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ليدع العمل، وهو يحب أن يعمل به، خشية أن يعمل به الناس فيفرض عليهم‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ ‏.‏

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would sometimes abstain from doing something he wished to do, lest others should follow him and it might become obligatory upon them.[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Book: The Book of Miscellany
Chapter: Reverence towards the Sanctity of the Muslims

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