English translation
1628. It was narrated that Anas said: "Every time we wanted to see the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ praying at night we saw him, and every time we wanted to see him sleeping, we saw him." (Sahih)
Hadith 1628
Mentioning The Prayer Of The Messenger Of Allâh ﷺ At Night
- English source
Darussalam · Volume 2
20. Book Of Qiyâm Al-Lail (The Night Prayer) And Voluntary Prayers During The DaySunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
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- Shamela Arabic edition (opens in a new tab)
الحديث: 1627 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 213
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 1627 · Volume 4 · Page 271
Sahih
صحيح
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 1535 · Volume 1 · Page 358
Sahih
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Arabic text
1627 - أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا يَزِيدُ، قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا حُمَيْدٌ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: «مَا كُنَّا نَشَاءُ أَنْ نَرَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي اللَّيْلِ مُصَلِّيًا إِلَّا رَأَيْنَاهُ، وَلَا نَشَاءُ أَنْ نَرَاهُ نَائِمًا إِلَّا رَأَيْنَاهُ»
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Commentary
The objective is to signify that Allâh's Messenger ﷺ had not prescribed one particular period of time for the performance of his night vigil prayer. Instead, if he had been praying at a particular watch, the following night he would be sleeping in that particular hour. Likewise, if he was offering prayer the previous night at a particular time, at the same hour the next night, he would sleep. However, one may fix a particular time for one's convenience, since doing so is not forbidden.