(203) بَابُ مَنْ لَمْ يُوَاجِهِ النَّاسَ بِكَلامِهِ
'A'isha said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,did something and thereby created a dispensation for doing it. Some peoplestill refrained from doing. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, heard about that and he gave a speech and praised Allah. Thenhe said, 'What is wrong with people who restrain themselves from doingsomething which I do? By Allah, I know Allah better than they do and Ifear Him more than they do!'" (IT)
Reference (IT): Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 436 (IT)
In-book reference (IT): Book 24, Hadith 18 (IT)
English translation (IT): Book 24, Hadith 436 (IT)