Volume 7, Book 62, Number 1:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
A group of three men came to the houses of the wives of the Prophet asking how the Prophet wor –
shipped (Allah), and when they were informed about that, they considered their worship insufficient
and said, “Where are we from the Prophet as his past and future sins have been forgiven.” Then one
of them said, “I will offer the prayer throughout the night forever.” The other said, “I will fast
throughout the year and will not break my fast.” The third said, “I will keep away from the women
and will not marry forever.” Allah’s Apostle came to them and said, “Are you the same people who
said so-and-so? By Allah, I am more submissive to Allah and more afraid of Him than you; yet I fast
and break my fast, I do sleep and I also marry women. So he who does not follow my tradition in re –
ligion, is not from me (not one of my followers).”