The Messenger of Allah ﷺ had a small mat which he would spread out during the day and use to partition off a space at night, where he would pray. People noticed this and began praying along with him, with the mat between him and them. He said, "Take on only as much worship as you can sustain, for Allah does not tire until you tire. The most beloved of deeds to Allah
are those done consistently, even if they are few."He then abandoned that prayer spot and never returned to it until Allah
took his soul. Whenever he undertook a deed, he would maintain it consistently.
أخبرنا قتيبة قال حدثنا الليث عن ابن عجلان عن سعيد المقبري عن أبي سلمة
كان لرسول الله ﷺ حصيرة يبسطها بالنهار ويحتجرها بالليل فيصلي فيها ففطن له الناس فصلوا بصلاته وبينه وبينهم الحصيرة فقال اكلفوا من العمل ما تطيقون فإن الله عز وجل لا يمل حتى تملوا وإن أحب الأعمال إلى الله عز وجل أدومه وإن قل ثم ترك مصلاه ذلك فما عاد له حتى قبضه الله عز وجل وكان إذا عمل عملا أثبته
Bukhari narrated it in the book of adhan, chapter on night prayer, hadith 730, and Muslim in the book of prayer of travelers, etc., hadith 782, from the hadith of Saeed Maqburi with the same wording, chapter on the merit of consistent deeds such as night prayer and others, and it is also in Kubra, hadith 838. Abu Dawud narrated it as well, hadith 1368, from Qutayba with the same wording.