300 hadith
He spent the night at the Prophet's ﷺ side and saw him wake up, brush his teeth with a tooth-stick, and perform wudu, while reciting, *"Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth"* [Baqarah 2:164], until he finished the surah.…
أبو داود 1354SahihHe spent the night at the home of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Prophet woke, cleaned his teeth, performed wudu, and was saying, *"Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day there are…
الأعظمي 10988SahihHe spent the night at the Prophet's ﷺ house. The Prophet ﷺ woke during the night, took his toothstick and brushed his teeth, then performed ablution, all the while reciting *"Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth"* [Aal Imran…
أحمد 3541SahihI spent the night at the home of my maternal aunt Maymuna bint Harith, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was spending the night with her. I saw him get up to relieve himself. He went to the waterskin, untied its fastening, performed a light…
الأعظمي 2135SahihI spent the night at the home of my maternal aunt Maymuna bint Harith, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was spending the night with her. I saw him get up to relieve himself. He went to the waterskin, untied its fastening, performed a light…
الأعظمي 11007SahihIbn Abbas reported, "I spent a night at the home of my aunt Maymunah. The Prophet ﷺ rose during the night and relieved himself, then washed his face and hands and went back to sleep. He rose again, went to the waterskin, loosened it, and…
الأعظمي 11069SahihI spent the night at the house of my aunt Maymunah and watched the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to see how he prayed. He got up, relieved himself, then washed his face and hands and went back to sleep. Then he rose and went over to the waterskin,…
أحمد 2567SahihI spent a night at the home of my maternal aunt Maymunah. The Prophet ﷺ rose during the night, relieved himself, then washed his face and hands and went back to sleep. He rose again, went to the waterskin, untied its strap, and performed a…
مسلم 1788SahihI spent the night in the house of my aunt Maymunah and stayed awake to observe how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would pray. He got up, relieved himself, then washed his face and his hands, and went back to sleep. Then he rose and went to the…
مسلم 1794SahihI spent the night at the home of my aunt Maymuna bint Harith. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed the evening prayer, then returned to her, as it was her night. He prayed two units of prayer, then turned and asked, "Has the boy gone to sleep?"…
أحمد 3301SahihI spent a night with the Prophet ﷺ in order to observe how he prayed. He got up, performed wudu, and prayed two rakahs in which his standing was as long as his bowing, and his bowing as long as his prostration. Then he slept. Then he woke,…
أبو داود 1355DaifI spent the night at Maymunah's house. The Prophet ﷺ got up, relieved himself, then washed his face and hands and went back to sleep. He rose again, went to the waterskin, untied its strap, and performed a moderate ablution, neither…
البخاري 6316SahihI spent the night at the home of my aunt Maymunah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ got up during the night, relieved himself, then washed his face and hands. He then went to the waterskin, untied its strap, and performed a moderate ablution,…
أحمد 3194SahihHe slept at the home of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ woke up, used the tooth-stick, performed ablution, and recited, *"Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day are signs…
مسلم 1799SahihAyesha was asked about the night prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said, "He would pray the evening prayer, then pray two units after it, then sleep. When he awoke, his water for ablution was prepared and covered, and his toothstick…
أحمد 25987SahihI came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ one night to pray with him. He began the prayer and recited in a voice that was neither quiet nor loud, a beautiful recitation, measured and clear, letting us hear it. Then he bowed for about as long as he…
أحمد 23411DaifI spent the night at the home of my maternal aunt Maymuna bint Harith, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ also spent the night there. I watched him get up to relieve himself. Then he went to the waterskin, untied its strap, and performed a light…
النسائي 1122SahihKurayb, the freed slave of Ibn Abbas, reported that he said, I asked Ibn Abbas, "How did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pray at night?" He replied, "I spent a night at his house when he was staying with Maymunah. He slept until a third or half of…
أبو داود 1364SahihHe slept at the Prophet's ﷺ place and saw him wake up, use the tooth-stick, perform ablution, while reciting *"Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth..."* [Aal Imran 3:190] until he completed the surah. Then he stood and…
أبو داود 1353SahihI spent the night at the home of my aunt Maymunah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ talked with his family for a while, then went to sleep. When the last third of the night came, he sat up, looked toward the sky, and recited, *"Indeed, in the…
الأعظمي 12113SahihI spent the night at Maimunah's house while the Prophet ﷺ was there with her, so that I could see how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed at night. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ talked with his family for a while, then he lay down to sleep. When the…
البخاري 7452SahihThe Prophet ﷺ slept until he was breathing audibly, then he prayed. Sometimes he said, he lay down until he was breathing audibly, then he got up and prayed. Then Sufyan narrated this to us time after time from Amr, from Kurayb, from Ibn…
البخاري 138SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out in the middle of the night and prayed in the mosque, and Some men prayed along with him. In the morning, people spoke about it, and a larger group gathered the next night. He prayed, and they prayed with…
الأعظمي 4639Sahih"Tonight I will closely watch the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." So I lay down using his threshold, or his tent, as a pillow. He prayed two light rakahs, then prayed two long rakahs, then prayed two rakahs shorter than the two before…
أحمد 21680SahihThe narration goes back to Abu Dharr, who said that when the last ten nights of Ramadan arrived, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed itikaf in the mosque. After the Prophet ﷺ prayed the afternoon prayer on the twenty-second day, he said, "We…
أحمد 21510SahihShe informed him that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out one night in the middle of the night and prayed in the mosque. Some men prayed along with his prayer. In the morning, the people talked about it, and a larger group gathered the next…
البخاري 2012SahihI spent a night with the Prophet ﷺ. When he woke from his sleep, he came to his water for purification, took his toothstick and used it, then recited these verses, *"Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation…
أبو داود 58SahihI came to Medina and entered upon Ayesha. She asked me, "Who are you?" I replied, "Saad bin Hisham bin Amir." She said, "May Allah have mercy on your father." I said, "Tell me about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." She said, "The…
أحمد 25986SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If someone has a prayer he regularly performs during the night and then sleeps through it, that sleep is a charity that Allah [[r4]] has bestowed upon him, and the reward of his prayer is still recorded for…
النسائي 1787SahihAishah reported that the Prophet ﷺ used to pray during the night, and when he finished his prayer he would lie down. If I was awake, he would talk with me, and if I was asleep, he would sleep until the muezzin came to him.
أحمد 24072SahihI asked Ayesha [[r2]], "How was the night prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" She replied, "He would sleep during the first part of the night and stand in worship during the latter part. Then, if he wished to be with his wife, he would do…
الأعظمي 2698SahihI said to myself while traveling with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "By Allah, I will watch the Messenger of Allah ﷺ closely during his prayer to see exactly how he prays." After he prayed the night prayer, the Isha, he lay down for a portion…
الأعظمي 2701SahihAti reported that the Prophet ﷺ rose during the night, used the toothstick, then prayed two units of prayer, then slept. He rose again, used the toothstick, performed ablution, and prayed two more units, continuing in this manner until he…
أحمد 3271SahihThe Prophet ﷺ set up a small enclosure in the mosque made of reed mats, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed inside it for several nights until people gathered around him. He mentioned something similar, adding, "Had it been prescribed upon…
مسلم 1826SahihI said to myself, "Tonight I will closely watch the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." So I lay down using his threshold, or his tent, as a pillow. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood and prayed two light units, then two long, long, long…
ابن ماجه 1362SahihI asked Ayesha, "How did the Prophet ﷺ pray at night?" She replied, "He would sleep during the first part of the night and rise in the latter part to pray, then return to his bed. When the muadhin called the adhan, he would spring up. If he…
الأعظمي 2703SahihHe asked Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, about the Prophet's ﷺ night prayer. She replied, "He would pray the late evening prayer, then glorify Allah, then pray afterward as much as Allah willed during the night. Then he would…
أحمد 26547DaifHe related that he spent a night at the home of the Prophet ﷺ. The Prophet of Allah ﷺ rose during the latter part of the night, went outside, and looked up at the sky. Then he recited this verse from Al Imran, *"Indeed, in the creation of…
مسلم 596SahihI asked Aswad bin Yazid about what Ayesha had told him concerning the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said, "He would sleep during the first part of the night and stay awake during the latter part. Then, if he had need of his wife,…
الأعظمي 1631SahihHe said, "I will surely observe the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ tonight." He continued, "So I lay down using his threshold," or "his tent," "as a pillow. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed two light rakahs, then he prayed two rakahs…
أبو داود 1366SahihI spent the night at the home of my aunt Maymunah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ talked with his family for a while, then lay down to sleep. When the last third of the night came, he sat up, looked toward the sky, and recited, *"Indeed, in the…
البخاري 4569SahihWhen the Prophet ﷺ finished his prayer, if I was awake he would talk with me, and if not, he would lie down until the call to prayer was made.
الأعظمي 2449SahihI asked Aswad bin Yazid about what Ayesha had told him concerning the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said, "He would sleep during the first part of the night and revive the latter part with worship. Then, if he had need of his…
مسلم 1728SahihI spent the night at the home of my aunt Maymunah. The Prophet ﷺ got up to pray during the night and prayed thirteen rakahs, including the two rakahs of Fajr. I estimated his standing in each rakah to be about the length of *"You who is…
أبو داود 1365SahihHe spent the night with the Prophet of Allah ﷺ one night. The Prophet of Allah ﷺ rose during the night, went outside, looked at the sky, and recited this verse from Aal Imran, *"Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the…
أحمد 2488SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray thirteen rakahs at night, then when he heard the call to the dawn prayer he would pray two short rakahs.
الأعظمي 2742SahihI asked Ayesha [[r2]] how the Prophet's ﷺ prayer at night used to be. She replied, "He would sleep during the early part of the night and rise during the latter part to pray, then return to his bed. When the muezzin called the adhan, he…
البخاري 1146SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out in the middle of the night and prayed in the mosque. Some men gathered and prayed along with him. When morning came, the people spoke about it, saying that the Prophet ﷺ had gone out and prayed in the…
أحمد 25362SahihHe asked Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, about the night prayer of the Prophet ﷺ. She said, "The Prophet ﷺ would pray the late evening prayer, then glorify Allah, then pray afterward as much of the night as Allah willed. Then he…
أحمد 26625DaifI came to my aunt Maymuna bint Harith and stayed the night at her home. It happened to be a night when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was with her. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed the evening prayer, then entered his house and placed his head on…
أحمد 3490HasanI said to myself, while I was on a journey with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "By Allah, I will watch the Messenger of Allah ﷺ closely during his prayer so that I may see what he does." When he prayed the Isha prayer, which is also called…
النسائي 1627SahihShe was asked about the night prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and she said, "He used to pray eight rakahs, reciting in them the Opening of the Book and whatever else he wished from the Quran. He would not sit during any of them except…
الأعظمي 2199SahihIbn Abbas reported that he spent a night at the house of Maymunah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, who was his maternal aunt. He said, "I lay down across the width of the pillow while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his wife lay along its length.…
الأعظمي 12115SahihHe spent the night with the Prophet ﷺ, and the Prophet of Allah ﷺ got up in the latter part of the night, went outside, and looked up at the sky. He then recited this verse from Aal Imran, *"Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the…
الأعظمي 1373SahihIbn Abbas reported that he once spent the night at the house of Maymunah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, who was his maternal aunt. He said, "I lay down across the width of the pillow, while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his wife lay along its…
مالك 273SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray thirteen units during the night. Most of his prayer was performed standing, but when he grew older and his body became heavy, most of his prayer was performed sitting. He would pray while I lay…
أحمد 24715SahihI said to Ayesha, "Tell me about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." She said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would sleep during the first part of the night and rise in the latter part. When he rose, he would perform ablution and pray as…
أحمد 25791SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray eleven units at night, making one of them the witr. When he finished, he would lie down on his right side until the caller to prayer came to him, then he would pray two brief units.
مسلم 1717SahihI spent the night at my aunt Maymuna's house. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ arrived after nightfall and asked, "Has the boy prayed?" They replied, "Yes." He then lay down to rest. After as much of the night had passed as Allah willed, he got up,…
أبو داود 1356SahihIbn Abbas reported that he spent a night at the home of Maymunah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, who was his maternal aunt. He lay down across the width of the pillow, while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his wife lay along its length. The…
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