300 hadith
I 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 1631SahihI 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 25791SahihI 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 25986SahihRegarding the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, she said, "He would sleep during the early part of the night and spend its latter portion in worship. Then, if he had need of his wife, he would fulfill that need, after which he would lie…
أحمد 24706SahihShe was asked about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and she replied, "He would sleep during the early part of the night, then rise. When the last portion of the night came, he would perform the witr prayer, then return to his bed.…
النسائي 1681SahihI 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 came to Aswad bin Yazid, who was both a brother and a friend to me, and said, "Abu Amr, tell me what Umm Muiminin told you about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." He said that she said, "He would sleep during the first part of the…
أحمد 24708SahihAbdullah bin Abbas reported that he spent one 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…
الأعظمي 2733SahihI 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 2703SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray, between finishing the evening prayer which people call al-atamah and the dawn, eleven cycles. He would give the closing salutation between every two cycles and conclude with a single cycle as witr.…
مسلم 1718SahihI 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 3490HasanThe 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 24715SahihThe Messenger of Allah used to pray, between finishing the evening prayer which you call atamah and the dawn, eleven units, giving the closing salutation between every two units and concluding with a single unit of witr. In his prostration…
أحمد 25805Sahih"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 21680SahihIbn 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 house of my maternal aunt Maymuna bint Harith, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ. It was her night with the Prophet ﷺ, and he was with her. The Prophet ﷺ prayed Isha, then came home and prayed four rakahs, then went to…
البخاري 117SahihIbn 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 273SahihI 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 25435SahihWhenever dawn broke, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would pray two brief units of prayer, then lie down on his right side.
أحمد 25009SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to pray, between finishing the night prayer and dawn, eleven rakats. He would give the salam after every two rakats and pray witr with one. He would prostrate for as long as it would take one of you to recite fifty verses…
النسائي 686SahihAbdullah 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 came to me and Fatimah during the night and woke us for prayer. He then returned to his house and prayed for a portion of the night. Hearing no sound from us, he came back and woke us again, saying, "Get up and…
النسائي 1613SahihI 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 1355DaifHe asked his uncle whether anything invalidates the prayer, and he replied, "Nothing invalidates it. Urwa bin Zubayr informed me that Ayesha, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, said, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to stand and pray during the night…
البخاري 515SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ came in to visit Ali and Fatimah [[r2]] one night and woke them for prayer. Then he returned to his house and prayed for a portion of the night. He heard no sound from us, so he came back to us, woke us up, and…
أحمد 705SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to pray while Ayesha lay stretched out between him and the qiblah on the bed where they slept.
البخاري 384SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray in the middle of the bed while I was lying between him and the qiblah. When I had a need to attend to, I disliked getting up and facing him, so I would slip away quietly.
البخاري 6276SahihI 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 1146SahihIbn 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 2164SahihShe 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 Prophet ﷺ slept until the middle of the night, or a little before, or a little after. Then…
ابن ماجه 1363SahihAyesha 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 25987SahihAbdullah 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…
أبو داود 1367SahihThe 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 138Sahih"Who are you?" I replied, "I am 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 Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to do such and such." I…
النسائي 1652DaifI 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 58SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ would sleep, and when he awoke he would clean his teeth with the siwak, then perform ablution, then pray eight rakats, sitting after every two rakats and giving the closing salutation. Then he would pray witr with…
أحمد 24921SahihShe said, "I used to sleep stretched out in front of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in his direction of prayer, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would pray with me lying before him. When he wanted to perform the witr prayer," Uthman added in his…
أبو داود 714HasanThe Prophet ﷺ used to pray eleven units during the night. When dawn broke, he would pray two brief units, then lie down on his right side until the muezzin came to inform him that it was time for prayer.
البخاري 6310SahihI 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 1357SahihI 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 3170SahihI 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 1627SahihAbdullah bin Abbas [[r3]] reported that he spent the night at the home of Maymunah, the Mother of the Believers [[r2]], who was his maternal aunt. He said, "I lay down across the width of the pillow, while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his…
البخاري 1198SahihIbn 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 4572SahihRegarding the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, she said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would lead the people in the evening prayer, then retire to his bed and sleep. In the middle of the night, he would rise to relieve himself and perform…
أبو داود 1352SahihAishah said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray in the middle of the bed while I was lying between him and the qiblah. When I needed something, I disliked sitting up and facing him, so I would slip away quietly."
الأعظمي 14731SahihIbn 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 Prophet ﷺ used to pray eleven units between the night prayer and the break of dawn, giving the closing salutation after every two units and concluding with a single unit of witr. He would remain in prostration for as long as it would…
أحمد 24537SahihWe would prepare his toothstick and water for purification. Allah would rouse him at whatever hour of the night He willed, and he would brush his teeth, perform ablution, and pray nine units of prayer, sitting only in the eighth.
الأعظمي 1366SahihHe 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 3169SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to pray at night while I lay stretched out between him and the qiblah. When he wished to perform Witr, he would wake me, and I would pray Witr.
أحمد 25599SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray eleven units during the night. When dawn broke, he would pray two brief units, then lie down on his right side until the muezzin came to call him for the prayer.
أحمد 25345SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to pray thirteen rakahs every night, nine standing and two while seated. Then he would wait until the first call to the dawn prayer was made, after which he would pray two more rakahs.
أحمد 25857SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray, between finishing the evening prayer and dawn, eleven units of prayer. He would give the closing salutation after every two units and conclude with a single unit as witr. He would remain in prostration…
أحمد 25105SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to pray at night while I lay stretched out between him and the qiblah, the way a corpse is laid out.
مسلم 1140SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray during the night while I was lying across the bed between him and the qiblah. When he wished to pray witr, he would wake me.
أحمد 24236SahihI spent the night at the home of my aunt Maymunah and said to myself, "Let me observe the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." A pillow was laid out for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he slept along its length. Then he began wiping the sleep…
البخاري 4570SahihI 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 2701SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ would pray during the night while I lay stretched out between him and the qiblah.
أحمد 24562SahihIbn 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 1789SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you has prayed the two units of the dawn prayer, let him lie down on his right side."
الترمذي 420Daif