Riyad as-Saliheen 229
'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].
وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت: إن كان رسول الله ﷺ ليدع العمل، وهو يحب أن يعمل به، خشية أن يعمل به الناس فيفرض عليهم" ((متفق عليه)) .
Classification
Sahih (Authentic)
References
Riyad as-Saliheen 229
Riyad as-Saliheen Book of Miscellany, Hadith 229