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What Was Narrated Concerning Lying Down After Witr And After The Two Rak'ah Of Fajr

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Darussalam · Volume 2

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الحديث: 1197 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 378

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1197. It was narrated that Āishah said: "I never used to see the Prophet ﷺ at the end of the night, except that he was sleeping near me." (Sahih)

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1197 - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ، وَسُفْيَانَ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ: «مَا كُنْتُ أُلْفِي - أَوْ أَلْقَى - النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ إِلَّا وَهُوَ نَائِمٌ عِنْدِي» ، قَالَ وَكِيعٌ: تَعْنِي بَعْدَ الْوِتْرِ

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The normal practice of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ is to start Tahajjud after the middle of the night, and finish it an hour or two before Fajr. That is why at the beginning of true dawn, he would be sleeping. At times, however, as we find mentioned in some of the Ahādīth, he would remain praying until the end of the night. A person is free to perform Tahajjud at any time of the night and as long as he wishes, according to his own convenience.