Sahih al-BukhariVolume 8 • Book 76 • Hadith 478

To make the Heart Tender (Ar-Riqaq) — Hadith 478

English Translation

Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu'ba: The Prophet used to pray so much that his feet used to become edematous or swollen, and when he was asked as to why he prays so much, he would say, "Shall I not be a thankful slave (to Allah)?"

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