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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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الحديث: 1364 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 46

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1364. Kuraib, the freed slave of Ibn 'Abbās, narrated that he asked Ibn 'Abbās: "How did the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ used to pray at night?" He replied: "I once spent the night with him, when he was with Maimūnah. He slept until a third of the night had passed, or half of it, then he awoke. He went to a leather bag which had water in it and performed Wudū, and I performed Wudū with him as well. He then stood up (to pray), so I stood next to him, on his left, but he placed me to his right. Then he placed his hand on my head, as if he were touching my ears in order to wake me up. He prayed two light Rak'ahs, reciting the Umm Al-Qur'an (Al-Fātiḥah) in each one, then he said the Taslīm. Then he prayed eleven Rak'ahs, including Witr, then slept. Then Bilāl came to him and said: 'The prayer, O Messenger of Allāh.' Then he stood up and prayed two Rak'ahs, then he led the people in (Fajr) prayer." (Saḥih)

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1364 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ اللَّيْثِ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ جَدِّي، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِلَالٍ، عَنْ مَخْرَمَةَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ ، أَنَّ كُرَيْبًا، مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَخْبَرَهُ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، كَيْفَ كَانَتْ صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِاللَّيْلِ؟ قَالَ: " بِتُّ عِنْدَهُ لَيْلَةً وَهُوَ عِنْدَ مَيْمُونَةَ، فَنَامَ حَتَّى إِذَا ذَهَبَ ثُلُثُ اللَّيْلِ - أَوْ نِصْفُهُ - اسْتَيْقَظَ، فَقَامَ إِلَى شَنٍّ فِيهِ مَاءٌ، فَتَوَضَّأَ وَتَوَضَّأْتُ مَعَهُ، ثُمَّ قَامَ فَقُمْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ عَلَى يَسَارِهِ، فَجَعَلَنِي عَلَى يَمِينِهِ، ثُمَّ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِي كَأَنَّهُ يَمَسُّ أُذُنِي كَأَنَّهُ يُوقِظُنِي، فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ قَدْ قَرَأَ فِيهِمَا بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ، ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى حَتَّى صَلَّى إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً بِالْوِتْرِ، ثُمَّ نَامَ، فَأَتَاهُ بِلَالٌ، فَقَالَ: الصَّلَاةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، فَقَامَ، فَرَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى لِلنَّاسِ "

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