Persistence & Constancy (Isteqamah) in Deeds make them the Most Beloved to Allah:
The Prophet (saws) said that the most beloved of deeds to Allah are those that are done continuously and persistently, even if they be few. [Bukhari]
This was the description of the deeds of the Prophet (saw), and the deeds of his family and wives after him.
He would prohibit discontinuing of deeds saying to Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-Aas, "Do not be like such-and-such a person who used to pray by night and then left it." [Bukhari & Muslim]
He (saw) said, "The supplication of one of you will be answered so long as he is not hasty and impatient, saying, 'I have supplicated and supplicated but have not been answered,' so he despairs and abandons the supplication." [Bukhari & Muslim]
Al-Hasan said, 'When Shaytan looks at you and sees you persistent in your obedience to Allah, Mighty and Magnificent, he will do his utmost to deceive you; if he still sees you persistent, he will give up on you and leave. However, if he sees you alternating between this and that, he will have hope in you.'
May Allah give us Isteqamah in good deeds. Ameen.
Extracted from - 'Al-Mahajjah fil Sayril-Dulja' of Imam Ibn Rajab (RA)
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