300 hadith
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you grows drowsy while praying, let him lie down to sleep until the drowsiness leaves him. For if one of you prays while feeling drowsy, he may intend to seek forgiveness but end up cursing…
الترمذي 355SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "When one of you grows drowsy while praying, he should lie down and sleep until the drowsiness leaves him, for if he prays while drowsy, he may intend to seek forgiveness yet end up cursing himself."
أحمد 25661SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you grows drowsy while praying, let him lie down to sleep until the drowsiness leaves him, for when one of you prays while drowsy, he does not realize that perhaps he intends to seek forgiveness…
الأعظمي 2768SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you grows drowsy while praying, let him lie down until his sleepiness passes. For one of you may intend to seek Allah's forgiveness, yet end up cursing himself."
أحمد 26231SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "When one of you grows drowsy during prayer, let him sleep until the drowsiness leaves him, for when one of you prays while drowsy, he may intend to seek forgiveness yet end up cursing himself."
مسلم 1835SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you grows drowsy, let him lie down until the sleepiness leaves him, for if he prays while drowsy, he may intend to seek forgiveness and end up cursing himself instead."
أحمد 24287SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you grows drowsy while praying, let him lie down until the sleepiness leaves him, for if any of you prays while drowsy, he does not know, perhaps he intends to seek forgiveness but instead curses…
البخاري 212SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "When one of you grows drowsy, let him sleep until the drowsiness leaves him, for if he prays while drowsy he does not know what he is saying. He may intend to seek forgiveness and end up cursing himself instead."
ابن ماجه 1370SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you grows drowsy during his prayer, let him lie down and sleep until the drowsiness leaves him. For when one of you prays while drowsy, he does not know, perhaps he sets out to ask forgiveness and…
مالك 265SahihHe attributed it to the Prophet ﷺ, who said, "Whoever goes to his bed intending to rise and pray during the night, but sleep overcomes him until morning, will have recorded for him what he intended, and his sleep will be a charity granted…
الأعظمي 2762HasanThe 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 1787SahihReported as a tradition traced to the Prophet ﷺ, who said, "Whoever goes to his bed intending to rise during the night and pray, but sleep overcomes him until morning, will have recorded for him what he intended, and his sleep will be a…
ابن ماجه 1344SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever has a regular night prayer that he performs but then sleeps through it, that is a charity granted to him by Allah [[r4]], and the reward of his prayer is recorded for him."
النسائي 1786SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ would prostrate, then sleep and breathe audibly, then rise and pray without performing ablution. I said to him, "You prayed without performing ablution, even though you had slept?" He replied, "Ablution is only…
أبو داود 202DaifThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever falls asleep while in prostration does not need to renew his ablution, unless he lies down on his side, for when he lies down, his joints become relaxed."
أحمد 2315DaifHe attributed it to the Prophet ﷺ, who said, "Whoever comes to his bed intending to rise and pray during the night, but sleep overcomes him until morning, will have recorded for him what he intended, and his sleep will be a charity granted…
النسائي 1788SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ would sleep until he was breathing audibly, then he would get up and pray without performing ablution. Tanafisi said that Waki explained, "She means while he was in prostration."
الأعظمي 1658SahihThe 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 Prophet ﷺ said, "There is no one who has a regular night prayer but is overcome by sleep, except that his sleep is counted as a charity for him, and the reward of his prayer is recorded for him."
أحمد 25464DaifI was a man given to sleep. Whenever I prayed Maghrib while still in my clothes, I would fall asleep. Yahya bin Saeed then said, "So I would sleep before Isha." I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about this, and he permitted it for me.
أحمد 892DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ slept until he was breathing audibly, then he got up and prayed.
ابن ماجه 475HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ would sleep until he was breathing audibly, then he would get up and pray without performing ablution. Tanafisi said that Waki said, "She means while he was prostrating."
ابن ماجه 474HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to sleep on his back until he snored, then he would get up and pray without performing ablution.
الأعظمي 1659SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to sleep lying on his back until he could be heard breathing deeply, then he would get up and pray without performing ablution.
أحمد 4051SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to sleep until he could be heard breathing deeply, then he would get up and pray without performing ablution.
أحمد 25036SahihThe Prophet ﷺ once slept past the two rakahs of the dawn prayer and made them up after the sun had risen.
ابن ماجه 1155SahihA man whom he regarded as trustworthy reported that Ayesha, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, told him that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no one who has a regular prayer at night but sleep overcomes him that night except that Allah…
مالك 263SahihWe set out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during the time of Hudaybiyyah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "Who will keep watch for us?" Bilal replied, "I will." They then slept until the sun rose. When the Prophet ﷺ awoke, he said, "Do as…
أبو داود 447SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "There is no one who has a regular night prayer but is overcome by sleep and misses it, except that Allah [[r4]] writes for him the reward of his prayer, and his sleep counts as a charity for him."
أحمد 24441DifficultThe 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 slept at Maymunah's home on a night the Prophet ﷺ was with her. He performed ablution, then stood up to pray. I took my place on his left, but he took hold of me and moved me to his right. He prayed thirteen rakahs, then slept until he…
البخاري 698SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no man who has a portion of the night during which he rises to pray, but then sleeps through it, except that the reward of his prayer is recorded for him, and his sleep is a charity granted to him."
أحمد 24341DifficultThe Prophet ﷺ slept until he was breathing audibly, then he got up and prayed without performing ablution.
أحمد 2084SahihThe Prophet ﷺ returned from Hudaybiyyah at night, and we camped on soft, sandy ground. He asked, "Who will keep watch for us?" Bilal said, "I will." The Prophet ﷺ asked, "Will you fall asleep then?" Bilal replied, "No." But he fell asleep…
أحمد 3657HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no person who has a habit of praying at night but is overcome by sleep, except that Allah records for him the reward of his prayer, and his sleep is a charity granted to him."
النسائي 1785SahihThe Prophet ﷺ once slept past the two units of prayer before dawn, so he made them up after the sun had risen.
الأعظمي 2445HasanWe set out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during the time of Hudaybiyah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "Who will keep watch for us?" Bilal replied, "I will." But they all slept until the sun rose. The Prophet ﷺ woke up and said, "Do as you…
الأعظمي 1884SahihWe were traveling by night with the Prophet ﷺ. We said, "Messenger of Allah, what if we touched the ground for a while to sleep and let our mounts graze?" So he did. He said, "Let one of you keep watch for us." Abdullah said, I said, "I…
أحمد 4307HasanI 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 3170SahihThe Prophet ﷺ passed by a man sleeping in the mosque, lying flat on his face. He nudged him with his foot and said, "Get up and sit. This is the manner of sleep of the people of Hell."
الأعظمي 14736HasanThe Prophet ﷺ would pray while I lay sleeping across his bed. When he wished to perform witr, he would wake me, and I would pray witr.
الأعظمي 2789SahihI 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 117SahihThe Prophet ﷺ would pray while I was lying across his bed asleep. When he wanted to perform the witr prayer, he would wake me, and I would pray witr.
الأعظمي 2534SahihI 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 the night at the home of my aunt Maymuna. 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 minimal), and stood to…
الأعظمي 1657SahihWhen 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 3163SahihAbdullah 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 4571SahihAishah 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 24072SahihWhenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ intended to sleep, he would perform ablution as he did for prayer.
أحمد 24555SahihThe 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 24921SahihAbdullah 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 2733SahihHe informed him that he spent the night at the house of Maymunah, who was his maternal aunt. He lay down across the width of a pillow, while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his wife lay along its length. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ slept until…
البخاري 992SahihAfter the Prophet ﷺ prayed Fajr, he lay down until he breathed deeply in sleep. We used to say to Amr, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'My eyes sleep but my heart does not sleep.'"
الأعظمي 688SahihAbdullah 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 1198SahihThe Prophet ﷺ would not sleep until he had recited Tanzil Sajdah and Tabarak. This is how Sufyan and more than one other narrator transmitted this hadith, from Layth, from Abu Zubayr, from Jabir, from the Prophet ﷺ, in similar terms. Zuhayr…
الترمذي 3404HasanI asked Ayesha, "How did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pray during Ramadan?" She replied, "His prayer during Ramadan and outside of Ramadan was the same. He would pray eleven units. He would pray four units, and do not ask about their beauty and…
أحمد 24732SahihI 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 1631SahihWhenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ intended to sleep, he would perform ablution as he did for prayer, then go to sleep.
أحمد 24902SahihI slept at the home of Maymunah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, on a night when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was with her. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed ablution, then stood up to pray. I stood on his left side, but he took hold of me and…
مسلم 1791SahihIbn 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 12115Sahih