رِيَاضُ الصَّالِحِينَ
Riyad as-Salihin 229
The Book of Miscellany
Reverence towards the Sanctity of the Muslims
وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: إِنَّ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيَدَعُ الْعَمَلَ، وَهْوَ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ بِهِ، خَشْيَةَ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ بِهِ النَّاسُ فَيُفْرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ" ((مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ)) .
'Aishah (May Allah bepleased with her) reported: 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].
Riyad as-Salihin, 229