Hadith 1341

On The Night Prayer

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Darussalam · Volume 2

5. The Book Of The Voluntary Prayers

Sunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 1341 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 40

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صحيح وضعيف سنن أبي داود (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 1341 · Volume 1 · Page 2
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1341. Sa'eed bin Abī Sa'eed Al-Maqburī reported from Abū Salamah bin 'Abdur-Raḥmān that he informed him that he asked 'Aīshah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ: "How was his (ﷺ) prayer during Ramaḍān?" She replied: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ would never pray more than eleven Rak'ahs, during Ramaḍān or outside of Ramaḍān. He would pray four (Rak'ahs) — and do not ask how beautiful and long they were! And then he would pray four (Rak'ahs) — and do not ask how beautiful and long they were! Then he would pray three." 'Aīshah also said that she asked him: "O Messenger of Allāh! Do you sleep before praying the Witr?" He said: "O 'Aīshah! My eyes sleep, and my heart does not sleep." (Saḥīh)

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1341 - حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، كَيْفَ كَانَتْ صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي رَمَضَانَ؟ فَقَالَتْ: مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَزِيدُ فِي رَمَضَانَ، وَلَا فِي غَيْرِهِ، عَلَى إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً، يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا، فَلَا تَسْأَلْ عَنْ حُسْنِهِنَّ وَطُولِهِنَّ، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا، فَلَا تَسْأَلْ عَنْ حُسْنِهِنَّ وَطُولِهِنَّ، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي ثَلَاثًا، قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَتَنَامُ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُوتِرَ؟ قَالَ: «يَا عَائِشَةُ، إِنَّ عَيْنَيَّ تَنَامَانِ، وَلَا يَنَامُ قَلْبِي»

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1. According to some narrations, the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ performed his late- night prayer in sets of two Rak'ahs. Narrations vary as to how the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said his late-night prayer. According to some narrations, he would perform them in sets of four Rak'ahs sometimes.