300 hadith
He 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 2488SahihHe 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 10988SahihI 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 7452SahihHe spent the night with the Prophet of Allah ﷺ. During the night, the Prophet of Allah ﷺ got up, went outside, looked toward the sky, and recited this verse from Surah Al Imran, *"Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth..."*…
أحمد 3276SahihHe 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 596SahihHe 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 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 4569SahihIbn 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 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 58SahihKurayb, 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 1353SahihHe 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 1373SahihI 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 1356SahihHe 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 1799SahihI 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 12113SahihHe spent the night at the home of his maternal aunt Maymunah. The Prophet ﷺ came in after the late evening prayer, prayed four cycles, then slept. Then he got up and asked, "Has the boy gone to sleep?" or something to that effect. Then he…
أحمد 3169SahihI 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 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 a night in Maymunah's house when the Prophet ﷺ was with her, so that I could observe how the Prophet ﷺ prayed at night. The Prophet ﷺ talked with his wife for a while, then went to sleep. He then continued the hadith, in which it is…
مسلم 1798SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Hold fast to praying during the night, for it was the practice of the righteous before you. Praying at night brings you closer to Allah, restrains you from sin, wipes away misdeeds, and drives illness from…
الترمذي 3549ADaifI 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 at the home of my aunt Maymunah, and during the night the Prophet ﷺ got up and performed a light ablution. Then he stood to pray. Ibn Abbas did just as he had done, then came and stood to pray on his left. The Prophet ﷺ…
أحمد 1912SahihHow did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pray during the night? He described that the Prophet prayed eleven rakahs including the witr, then slept so deeply that I saw him breathing heavily. Bilal came to him and said, "The prayer, Messenger of…
النسائي 687SahihThe 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 1787SahihThe 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 138SahihI prayed with the Prophet ﷺ one night. I stood on his left, so he moved me to his right. He prayed, then lay down and slept. The muezzin came to him, and he got up and prayed without performing ablution. Abridged.
النسائي 443SahihI spent the night at the house of my aunt Maymuna bint Harith. The Prophet ﷺ prayed Isha, then came in and prayed four units, then slept. Then he got up to pray, so I stood on his left, but he turned me around and placed me on his right. He…
أبو داود 1357Sahih[[r3]] said, During the lifetime of the Prophet ﷺ, whenever a man saw a dream he would relate it to the Prophet ﷺ. So I wished that I might see a dream and relate it to the Prophet ﷺ. I was a young unmarried man, and in the days of the…
البخاري 3739SahihIbn Abbas reported that he spent the night at the home of his maternal aunt Maymunah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ rose during the night and performed a light ablution from a waterskin that was hanging up. The narrator described his ablution,…
مسلم 1793SahihI 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 3194SahihIbn 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 12115SahihI 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 11007SahihI asked Ayesha about the night prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said, "He would sleep at the beginning of the night, then rise. When the last portion of the night came, he would pray Witr, then return to his bed. If he had a need, he…
أحمد 25435SahihIbn Umar said, "I related the dream to Hafsa, and Hafsa related it to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Abdullah is a righteous man. If only he would pray during the night." Nafi said that from that time on he…
البخاري 7029SahihI spent a night at my aunt Maymunah's house. The Prophet ﷺ got up, and at some point during the night the Messenger of Allah ﷺ rose and performed a light ablution from a waterskin hanging there. Amr would describe it as very light and…
البخاري 859SahihIbn Abbas reported that he spent the night at the home 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.…
البخاري 4572SahihThe 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 4639SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said regarding the verse *"Their sides forsake their beds, calling upon their Lord in fear and hope"* [Sajdah 32:16], "It refers to the servant rising from his bed at night to pray."
أحمد 22103SahihWhen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ returned from Khaybar, he traveled by night until drowsiness overcame him, so he made his camel kneel and stopped to rest. He said, "Bilal, keep watch for us tonight." Bilal prayed, then leaned back against his…
الترمذي 3163SahihIbn Abbas reported that he spent the night at the home 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.…
أحمد 2164SahihThe Prophet's ﷺ night prayer consisted of thirteen rak'ahs.
البخاري 1138SahihI spent a night at the home of my aunt Maymun. The Prophet ﷺ got up during the night, and at some point in the night he rose, performed a light ablution from a hanging waterskin (Amr would describe it as light and sparing), and stood up to…
الأعظمي 13166SahihI 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 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 1365SahihIbn 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…
البخاري 183SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ would pray two rak'ahs at night, then turn aside and use the tooth-stick.
أحمد 1881SahihIbn 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 during the night two rakats at a time, then he would finish and use the tooth-stick.
ابن ماجه 288DaifI 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 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 21510SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was at the home of Maymuna bint Harith. He stood to pray during the night, so I stood on his left side. He took my hand and placed me on his right side. Then he prayed, then slept until he was breathing audibly.…
أحمد 2196SahihI 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 6316SahihAbdullah bin Abbas reported that he spent the night at the home 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…
البخاري 4571SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray thirteen rakahs during the night.
أحمد 3130SahihI slept at the home of my aunt Maymuna bint Harith. The Prophet ﷺ got up during the night, relieved himself, then came back, washed his face and his hands, and went back to sleep. He rose again later in the night, went to the waterskin,…
أحمد 2559SahihI 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 spent the night at the house of my maternal aunt Maymunah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed the evening prayer, then came and prayed four units, then slept, then rose and prayed four more. He said, "The little…
أحمد 3170SahihIbn Abbas reported that he spent a night at the home of Maymunah, Umm Muiminin, 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. The Messenger…
مسلم 1789SahihUbayy. Rather, it is Abdullah bin Abu Qays, and that is correct. He was a freed slave of the tribe of Banu Nasr bin Muawiya. He said, Ayesha said to me, "Do not abandon the night prayer, for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ never abandoned it.…
أحمد 26114SahihI prayed with the Prophet ﷺ one night and stood on his left side. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ took hold of my head from behind and moved me to his right side. He prayed and then went to sleep. When the muadhdhin came to him, he got up and…
البخاري 726Sahih