232 hadith
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Hold fast to praying at night, for it was the practice of the righteous before you. It draws you near to your Lord, wipes away misdeeds, and keeps you from sin."
الأعظمي 13022HasanWe fasted Ramadan with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he did not lead us in any night prayer during the month until seven nights remained. Then he led us in prayer until a third of the night had passed. When the sixth remaining night came,…
الأعظمي 4641SahihShe informed him that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed the night prayer one night, and he then mentioned its meaning.
أحمد 25808SahihWe fasted Ramadan with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he did not lead us in any night prayer during the month until seven nights remained. Then he stood with us in prayer until a third of the night had passed. When the sixth remaining night…
أبو داود 1375SahihWe fasted Ramadan with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he did not lead us in any night prayer until seven nights remained. Then he led us in prayer on the seventh night until about a third of the night had passed. On the sixth night he did…
ابن ماجه 1327SahihWe fasted Ramadan with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he did not lead us in night prayer at any point during the month until the twenty-fourth night came. On that night the Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in prayer until nearly a third of the…
أحمد 21419DaifUthman bin Affan entered the mosque after the sunset prayer and sat down alone, so I went and sat with him. He said, "Nephew, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Whoever prays the night prayer in congregation, it is as if he stood in…
الأعظمي 13025SahihUthman bin Affan entered the mosque after the sunset prayer and sat alone, so I went and sat with him. He said, "Nephew, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Whoever prays the night prayer in congregation, it is as though he stood half…
مسلم 1491DifficultWe fasted Ramadan with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he did not lead us in any night prayer during the month until seven nights remained. Then he led us in prayer until about a third of the night had passed. He did not stand with us on the…
أحمد 21447SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Hold fast to standing in prayer at night, for it was the practice of the righteous before you. It draws you near to your Lord, wipes away evil deeds, and keeps you from sin."
الترمذي 3549BHasanUthman bin Affan came to the evening prayer and saw that few people were in the masjid, so he lay down at the back of the masjid, waiting for the people to gather in greater numbers. Ibn Abu Amra came to him and sat down beside him, and…
مالك 303SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed the night prayer one evening, and Umar [[r1]] called out to him, "The women and children have fallen asleep." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out and said, "No one is waiting for this prayer except you." At…
النسائي 536SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered that the surahs mentioning the heavens be recited in the night prayer.
أحمد 8333DaifThe Prophet ﷺ delayed the night prayer one night until most of the night had passed and until the people in the mosque had fallen asleep. Ibn Bakr's version says, "had gone to sleep." Then he came out and prayed, and he said, "This is…
أحمد 25172SahihUthman bin Affan entered the mosque after the sunset prayer and sat alone, so I sat down beside him. He said, "My nephew, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Whoever prays the evening prayer in congregation, it is as if he stood in…
الأعظمي 2366SahihNawf and Abdullah bin Amr met together, and Nawf began narrating the hadith. Then Abdullah bin Amr bin As said, "I will tell you something from the Prophet ﷺ. We prayed with the Prophet ﷺ one night. Some stayed behind to pray more, while…
أحمد 6946SahihWe fasted Ramadan with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and the Prophet ﷺ did not lead us in night prayer until only seven nights of the month remained. He then led us in prayer until about a third of the night had passed. On the sixth remaining…
النسائي 1365SahihThe Prophet ﷺ delayed the night prayer one night until much of the night had passed and the people in the mosque had fallen asleep. Then he came out, prayed, and said, "This is indeed its proper time, were it not that I would impose…
النسائي 537SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ never slept before the night prayer, nor did he stay up talking after it.
أحمد 26280SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed one night in the mosque during the month of Ramadan, and a group of people prayed with him. He prayed a second night, and on that night more people gathered than on the first. On the third or fourth night,…
أحمد 25954SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed it until much of the night had passed, as Allah willed. Umar said, "Messenger of Allah, the women and children have fallen asleep." He then came out and said, "Were it not that I would impose hardship on my…
أحمد 1926SahihOn the pulpit of Homs, he said, "We stood in prayer with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the night of the twenty-third of Ramadan until the first third of the night had passed. Then we stood with him on the night of the twenty-fifth until half…
أحمد 18402SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever prays Isha in congregation, it is as if he stood in prayer for half the night, and whoever prays both Isha and Fajr in congregation, it is as if he stood in prayer the entire night."
أحمد 491SahihWe fasted with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he did not lead us in night prayer until seven nights of the month remained. Then he stood with us in prayer until a third of the night had passed. He did not stand with us on the sixth night,…
الترمذي 806SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed the night prayer until those who wished to pray had already prayed, those who were awake had remained awake, the sleepers had fallen asleep, and those who keep night vigil had begun their devotions. Then he…
أحمد 4826DaifThe Prophet ﷺ delayed the prayer. Ayyash narrated to us, Abdul-Ala narrated to us, Muamar narrated to us, from Zuhri, from Urwa, from Ayesha [[r2]], who said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed the night prayer until Umar called out to him,…
البخاري 862SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever prays Isha in congregation, it is as if he stood in prayer for half the night, and whoever prays both Isha and Fajr in congregation, it is as if he stood in prayer the entire night."
أبو داود 555SahihThe Prophet ﷺ delayed the night prayer until late, so Umar went out and called, "The prayer, Messenger of Allah! The women and children have fallen asleep." The Prophet ﷺ came out with water dripping from his head, saying, "Were it not that…
البخاري 7239SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed the night prayer for seven nights — Abu Dawud said eight nights — until a third of the night had passed. Abu Bakr said, "Messenger of Allah, if you were to pray it earlier, it would be better for our…
أحمد 20483DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed the night prayer until people had fallen asleep, woken up, fallen asleep again, and woken up once more. Umar bin Khattab stood and called out, "The prayer!" Ata said that Ibn Abbas reported, "The Prophet of…
البخاري 571SahihWe stood in prayer with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during the month of Ramadan on the night of the twenty-third until the first third of the night had passed. Then we stood with him on the night of the twenty-fifth until half the night had…
النسائي 1607HasanI am the most knowledgeable of people regarding the proper time of this prayer, the night prayer. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray it at the setting of the moon on the third night of the lunar month.
النسائي 529SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever attends the evening prayer in congregation, it is as if he stood in prayer for half the night, and whoever prays both the evening prayer and the dawn prayer in congregation, it is as if he stood in…
الترمذي 221SahihWe fasted with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during Ramadan, and he did not lead us in night prayer until seven nights of the month remained. Then he led us in prayer until a third of the night had passed. He did not lead us on the sixth…
النسائي 1606SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed the night prayer one evening, the prayer called al-atamah, and he did not come out until Umar bin Khattab said, "The women and children have fallen asleep." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out, and when he…
الأعظمي 1828SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed the night prayer one evening, this being before Islam had spread widely. He did not come out until Umar said, "The women and children have fallen asleep." Then he came out and said to the people in the…
البخاري 566SahihAbdul-Razzaq reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever prays the night prayer and the dawn prayer in congregation, it is as if he stood in prayer the entire night." Abdul-Rahman said, "Whoever prays the night prayer in congregation, it is…
أحمد 408SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed the night prayer until Umar called out to him, "The prayer! The women and children have fallen asleep." He came out and said, "No one on earth is waiting for this prayer except you." In those days, the…
البخاري 569SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever prays Isha in congregation is like one who stood in prayer for half the night, and whoever prays Fajr in congregation is like one who stood in prayer the entire night."
أحمد 409SahihAbu Musa said, "My companions who arrived with me on the ship and I were staying at Baqi Buthan, while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was in Madinah. Each night, a group of them would take turns attending the night prayer with the Messenger of…
الأعظمي 1831SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed the night prayer one evening, then came out to the masjid and found the people waiting for the prayer. He said, "There is no one among the followers of these other religions who remembers Allah at this hour…
الأعظمي 12090HasanAnas reported that this verse, *"their sides forsake their beds"* [Sajdah 32:16], was revealed concerning the practice of waiting for the prayer that people call the nightfall prayer.
الأعظمي 13024HasanOne night the Prophet ﷺ delayed the prayer until much of the night had passed and the people in the mosque had fallen asleep. Then he came out and prayed, and said, "This is indeed its proper time, were it not that I would impose hardship…
مسلم 1445SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out to his companions one night while they were waiting for the evening prayer and said, "The people have prayed and gone to sleep, while you have been waiting for it. You are considered to be in prayer as long…
الأعظمي 1839SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to delay the night prayer.
النسائي 534SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed the night prayer until Umar called out to him, "The prayer! The women and children have fallen asleep." He came out and said, "No one on earth is waiting for this prayer except you." The narrator said, At…
الأعظمي 12091SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ never slept before the Isha prayer, nor did he engage in conversation after it.
الأعظمي 14728HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ noticed certain people missing from some of the prayers, so he said, "I have been tempted to order a man to lead the people in prayer, then go to the men who stay behind and order that their houses be burned down…
مسلم 1481SahihAbu Musa reported, "My companions who had arrived with me by ship and I were lodging at Baqi Buthan while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was in Medina. A group of them used to take turns attending the Messenger of Allah ﷺ each night at the time…
مسلم 1451SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ once delayed the night prayer until nearly a third of the night had passed, or close to it. Then he came out and found the people sparse and gathered in small groups. He became extremely angry and said, "If a man…
أحمد 9383SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was occupied and unable to come out for it (meaning the night prayer), so he delayed it until we had fallen asleep in the mosque, then woke up, then slept again, then woke up once more. Then the Prophet ﷺ came out…
الأعظمي 1829SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Were it not that I would cause hardship to my community, I would have ordered them to delay the night prayer until a third or half of the night had passed."
الترمذي 167SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out to his companions one night while they were waiting for the evening prayer and said, "The people have prayed and gone to sleep, while you have been waiting for it. You are in a state of prayer as long as…
الأعظمي 3046SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed the night prayer until Umar bin Khattab [[r1]] called out to him, "The women and children have already fallen asleep." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then came out and said, "No one on earth is praying this prayer…
أحمد 24059Sahih[[r4]] Regarding the verse *"They used to sleep but little of the night"* [Dhariyat 51:17], he said, "They would pray between the Maghrib and Isha prayers." In Yahya's narration, he added, "And likewise, their sides forsake their beds."
أبو داود 1322DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Were it not that I would burden my community, I would have ordered them to delay the night prayer at every time it is to be performed."
النسائي 535SahihAnas was asked whether the Prophet ﷺ had taken a signet ring. He replied that one night the Prophet ﷺ delayed the night prayer until midnight, then he turned his face toward us. It is as if I can still see the gleam of his ring. He said,…
البخاري 5869SahihWe waited one night for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to come out for the night prayer. He came out to us when a third of the night had passed, or after that. When he came out, he said, "You are waiting for a prayer that no followers of any…
النسائي 538SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to delay the night prayer until a third of the night had passed. He disliked sleeping before it and conversing after it. In the dawn prayer, he would recite between sixty and a hundred verses, and he would…
أحمد 19800SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to delay the night prayer. In another narration, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform the prayers in a manner similar to your prayers, except that he would delay the late night prayer somewhat past the time…
الأعظمي 1833Sahih