Ibādah, Abd (عبادة,الْعِبَادَةِ, عِبَادِهِ)
Worship, Servants
وَهُوَ الْقَاهِرُ فَوْقَ عِبَادِهِ ۚ وَهُوَ الْحَكِيمُ الْخَبِيرُ {18}
And He is the Omnipotent, above His ‘عِبَادِهِ’ servants; and He is the Wise, the Aware [6:18]
الْمَحَاسِنُ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ خَلَفِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِ وَ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: تَخْفِيفُ الْفَرِيضَةِ وَ تَطْوِيلُ النَّافِلَةِ مِنَ الْعِبَادَةِ
(The book) ‘Al Mahasin’ – from his father, from Khalaf Bin Hammad, from Ibn Muskan, from Al Halby and Abu Baseer,
From Abu Abdullah-asws having said: ‘Lightening the obligatory and prolonging the option is from ‘الْعِبَادَةِ’ the worship’.[1]
NB: Worship – Ibadah | Hubeali.com
[1] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 83 – The Book Salat – Ch 70 H 35