It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that a group of the companions (may Allah be pleased with them) of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked the pure wives about the individual acts of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then one of them said, "I will never marry," the second said, "I will pray all night and avoid sleeping," and the third said, "I will always fast and never miss a day." When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) learned of this, he said, "What is the matter with people that they say such things? I fast and also leave fasting, I pray and I also sleep, and I marry women. Now, whoever turns away from my Sunnah is not from me."