Sahih Muslim Book - 43, Hadith - 6109

حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ أَبِي الضُّحَى ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَتْ: صَنَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَمْرًا فَتَرَخَّصَ فِيهِ ، فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ نَاسًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ ، فَكَأَنَّهُمْ كَرِهُوهُ وَتَنَزَّهُوا عَنْهُ ، فَبَلَغَهُ ذَلِكَ ، فَقَامَ خَطِيبًا فَقَالَ: مَا بَالُ رِجَالٍ بَلَغَهُمْ عَنِّي أَمْرٌ تَرَخَّصْتُ فِيهِ ، فَكَرِهُوهُ وَتَنَزَّهُوا عَنْهُ ، فَوَاللَّهِ لأَنَا أَعْلَمُهُمْ بِاللَّهِ ، وَأَشَدُّهُمْ لَهُ خَشْيَةً.

It was narrated that ‘Aishah said: “The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) did something that he regarded as permissible. News of that reached some of his Companions, and it was as if they disliked it and refrained from it. News of that reached him, and he stood up to deliver a speech and said: ‘What is the matter with some men who hear of something that I did because I regarded it as permissible, but they dislike it and refrain from it? By Allah, I am the most knowledgeable of them about Allah, and I am the one who fears Him the most.”’