300 hadith
The Prophet ﷺ was on a journey, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ turned aside, and I turned aside with him. He said, "Look." I said, "There is a rider. There are two riders. There are three," until we became seven. He said, "Keep watch over our…
أبو داود 437SahihThe Prophet ﷺ was on a journey and slept past the time of the dawn prayer until the sun had risen. When he woke, he ordered that the call to prayer be made. He then prayed two units, waited until the sun had risen higher, then ordered the…
أحمد 19991SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was on a journey, and the company stopped to rest at night. They slept past the dawn prayer and did not wake until the sun had risen. Once it had climbed and spread its light, he ordered a man to call the adhan, and…
أحمد 19872SahihWe were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when one of the men said, "Messenger of Allah, why don't you let us rest for the night?" He replied, "I fear you will sleep through the prayer." Bilal said, "I will keep watch over you." So they lay…
النسائي 847SahihWe traveled through the night with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and toward the end of the night we stopped to rest. We did not wake until the heat of the sun roused us, and each man among us began to rise in alarm and rush to make his…
أحمد 19964SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was on a journey, and they slept past the dawn prayer. They woke to the heat of the sun, so they moved on a little until the sun had fully risen. Then he ordered a muadhin to call the adhan, and he prayed two rakahs…
الأعظمي 1882SahihWe were traveling with the Prophet ﷺ one night when some of the people said, "Messenger of Allah, if only you would halt with us for rest." He replied, "I fear you will sleep through the prayer." Bilal said, "I will wake you." So they lay…
الأعظمي 1879SahihWe traveled with the Prophet ﷺ one night, and some of the people said, "Messenger of Allah, will you not stop and rest with us at the end of the night?" He replied, "I fear you will sleep through the prayer." Bilal said, "I will wake you."…
البخاري 595SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Sleeping in the morning prevents provision."
أحمد 530DaifWe were traveling with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ one night during a journey, and we said, "Messenger of Allah, would you halt with us for the night?" He replied, "I fear you will sleep through the prayer. Who will wake us for the prayer?"…
أحمد 22611SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Sleeping in the morning prevents provision."
أحمد 533DaifA similar report was narrated from the Prophet ﷺ, which includes, "Prayer is better than sleep, prayer is better than sleep," in the first call to the Fajr prayer.
أبو داود 501HasanIt reached him that the caller to prayer came to Umar bin Khattab to summon him for the dawn prayer and found him asleep, so he said, "Prayer is better than sleep." Umar then ordered him to include those words in the call for the dawn…
مالك 159DaifWhen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was returning from the expedition of Khaybar, he traveled through the night until, overcome by drowsiness, he stopped to rest. He said to Bilal, "Keep watch over the night for us." Bilal prayed as much as was…
ابن ماجه 697SahihWe were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a journey. We traveled through the night, and as dawn approached, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ dismounted and slept, and the people slept too. None of us woke until the sun had already risen upon us. The…
النسائي 622HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was on a journey when the company slept past the dawn prayer. They awoke to the heat of the sun. They moved on a short distance until the sun had fully risen, then he ordered a caller to give the call to prayer. He…
أبو داود 443DaifBilal made the call to prayer before dawn broke, so the Prophet ﷺ ordered him to go back and announce, "The servant has slept! The servant has slept!" Musa added in his version, "So he went back and announced, 'The servant has slept!'"
أبو داود 532HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said to Bilal, "Bilal, you call the adhan when the dawn is shooting straight up into the sky, but that is not the true dawn. The true dawn is like this, spreading across the horizon." Then he called for his suhoor and ate. He…
أحمد 21507DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever prays the dawn prayer is under the protection of Allah. So let none of you do anything that causes Allah to claim something from His protection, lest He overtake him and cast him face-first into the…
مسلم 1493SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever prays the dawn prayer is under Allah's protection, so let none of you violate any part of Allah's covenant, lest Allah hold you accountable for it."
الترمذي 2164SahihAbdullah bin Abbas slept and then woke up, and he said to his servant, "Go and see what the people have done." By that time he had lost his sight. The servant went off and then came back and said, "The people have already finished the dawn…
مالك 285DaifI said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "I want to spend the night at your home so I may pray as you pray." He replied, "You will not be able to endure my prayer." Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ rose to perform ghusl, screening himself with a…
أحمد 21503DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Pray the dawn prayer when the morning light appears, for that brings greater reward."
الأعظمي 1784SahihWith this chain of narration. Mutamir's hadith ends at his words, "to wake your sleeper and to bring back your one praying." Ishaq said that Jareer reported in his version, "It is not that he says like this, but rather he says like this,"…
مسلم 2543SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Let none of you be kept from his pre-dawn meal by Bilal's call to prayer, for he calls out to wake the sleeper among you and to send the one praying back to rest. The break of dawn is not when the light…
ابن ماجه 1696SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever prays the dawn prayer is under Allah's protection, so do not violate Allah's covenant of protection regarding such a person. For whoever violates His covenant, Allah will pursue him until He casts him face down…
أحمد 5898DifficultThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Let none of you be kept from his pre-dawn meal by Bilal's call to prayer, for he calls out," or he said, "he announces it so that the one praying among you may return and the one sleeping may awaken. It is…
أحمد 3654SahihHe came to the Prophet ﷺ to call him for the dawn prayer. He was told, "He is asleep." So he said, "Prayer is better than sleep, prayer is better than sleep." This was then established in the call for the dawn prayer, and the practice has…
ابن ماجه 716DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not let any of you be kept from his pre-dawn meal by Bilal's call to prayer, for he calls out," or he said, "he announces, so that the one standing in prayer may return and the one sleeping may be roused.…
البخاري 7247SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Let none of you be kept from his predawn meal by Bilal's call to prayer, for he calls out," or he said, "he gives the adhan, only so that the one of you who is praying may return and the one who is sleeping…
أحمد 3717SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Do not let any of you be deceived by Bilal's call from taking the predawn meal, nor by this whiteness until it spreads across the sky." In another narration, "Let neither Bilal's call to prayer nor the…
الأعظمي 1876SahihIt is from the Sunnah that when the muadhin says in the dawn call to prayer, "Hayya ala al-falah," he then says, "Prayer is better than sleep, prayer is better than sleep."
الأعظمي 1869SahihWe were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on one of his journeys when he slept past the dawn prayer until the sun had risen. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ awoke, he said, "Move away from this place." Then he instructed Bilal to give the call to…
الأعظمي 1883HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever prays the dawn prayer is under the protection of Allah. So let Allah not seek any of you for breaching His protection, for if He does, He will seize him and cast him face-down into the fire of Hell."
الأعظمي 2367SahihI had the predawn meal with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. It was already daytime, except that the sun had not yet risen.
ابن ماجه 1695HasanUmar led us in the dawn prayer at Jam, then stood and said, "The polytheists used to not depart until the sun had risen, but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ differed from them." Then he departed before the sun rose.
أحمد 84SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Let none of you be kept from his predawn meal by the call of Bilal," or he said, "by the announcement of Bilal, for he calls out," or he said, "he announces, so that the one of you standing in prayer may…
أحمد 4147SahihI used to call the adhan during the time of the Prophet ﷺ for the dawn prayer, and when I said, "Hayya ala al-falah," I would say, "Prayer is better than sleep, prayer is better than sleep," in the first adhan.
أحمد 15378SahihA man came in to the Prophet ﷺ while he was eating his pre-dawn meal, and the Prophet ﷺ said, "The pre-dawn meal is a blessing that Allah [[r4]] has granted you, so do not abandon it."
أحمد 23142SahihI heard the Prophet ﷺ say, "Do not let any of you be deceived by Bilal's call regarding the predawn meal, nor by this whiteness until it spreads." In another narration, "Do not let Bilal's call to prayer deceive you regarding your predawn…
الأعظمي 4365SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever prays the dawn prayer is under the protection of Allah, so do not violate Allah's protection [[r4]], lest He hold you accountable for anything regarding His protection."
أحمد 18803SahihI witnessed Umar [[r1]] pray the dawn prayer at Jam, then he stood and said, "The polytheists used to not depart until the sun had risen, saying, 'Shine forth, Thabir.' But the Prophet ﷺ differed from them and departed before sunrise."
الأعظمي 5144SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Let none of you be kept from his pre-dawn meal by Bilal's call to prayer, for he calls out while it is still night so that the one praying among you may return and the one sleeping may wake up." Then he said,…
مسلم 2541SahihI asked Hudhayfah, "At what hour did you eat the predawn meal with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" He replied, "It was daytime, except that the sun had not yet risen."
أحمد 23400SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not let any of you be prevented from his pre-dawn meal by Bilal's call to prayer, for he calls out," or he said, "he announces, so that the one praying among you may return and the one sleeping among you…
أبو داود 2347SahihUmar [[r1]] performed the dawn prayer at Jam, and Abu Dawud said, "We were with Umar at Jam when he said, 'The polytheists used to delay leaving until the sun had risen, saying, "Shine forth, Thabir!" But the Prophet of Allah ﷺ differed…
أحمد 358SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was on a journey and said, "Who will keep watch for us tonight so that we do not sleep through the dawn prayer?" Bilal replied, "I will." He turned to face the place where the sun rises, but sleep overcame them, and…
أحمد 16746SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Pray the dawn prayer when the morning light has spread, for that brings you greater reward," or "greater reward."
أبو داود 424SahihI used to call the adhan for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and in the first call to the dawn prayer I would say, "Come to success, prayer is better than sleep, prayer is better than sleep, Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest, there is…
النسائي 648SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever performs the dawn prayer is under the protection of Allah. So do not let Allah hold any of you accountable for violating His protection, for whoever He holds accountable for violating His protection,…
مسلم 1494SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Pray the dawn prayer when there is light, for that brings greater reward for you," or, "greater reward."
أحمد 17257SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said during one of his journeys, "Who will keep watch for us tonight so we do not sleep through the dawn prayer?" Bilal replied, "I will." He then turned to face the place where the sun rises, but sleep overcame…
النسائي 625SahihWe were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on one of his journeys when he slept past the dawn prayer until the sun had risen. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ woke up, he said, "Move away from this place." Then he instructed Bilal to give the call…
أبو داود 444SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Bilal calls the adhan at night to wake those of you who are sleeping and to bring back those of you who are standing in prayer. It is not meant to indicate this," meaning the break of dawn.
النسائي 642SahihBilal narrated that he came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to call him for the dawn prayer, but Ayesha [[r2]] kept Bilal occupied with a matter she was asking him about until the morning grew bright upon him, so it became fully daylight. Bilal…
أبو داود 1257SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever prays the dawn prayer is under the protection of Allah [[r4]]. So beware, son of Adam, lest Allah seek you out for anything concerning His protection."
أحمد 18814SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Perform the dawn prayer when the light has spread, for that brings greater reward." He said, Shuba and al-Thawri have also narrated this hadith from Muhammad bin Ishaq. He said, Muhammad bin Ajlan…
الترمذي 154SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Eat the predawn meal, for there is blessing in it."
أحمد 8898SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Eat the predawn meal, for there is blessing in it."
أحمد 13390SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Take the pre-dawn meal, for there is blessing in the suhoor." Abu Abdul-Rahman said, this hadith of Yahya bin Saeed has a good chain of transmission, but it is munkar, and I fear the error came from Muhammad…
النسائي 2153Sahih