The Differing Narrations From ‘Aishah Regarding Staying Up At Night (In Prayer)
Darussalam · Volume 2
20. Book Of Qiyâm Al-Lail (The Night Prayer) And Voluntary Prayers During The DaySunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1639 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 217
Source no. 1639 · Volume 4 · Page 283
Sahih
صحيح، ابن ماجة (١٧٦٨)
Source no. 1545 · Volume 1 · Page 360
Sahih
(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ١٧٦٨: ق.
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1640. It was narrated that Masrûq said: “‘Aishah, may Allāh be pleased with her, said: ‘When the last ten nights of Ramaḍān began, the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ stayed up at night (for prayer) and he woke his family up and tightened his waist-wrap.’” (Saḥīḥ)
1639 - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي يَعْفُورٍ، عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، قَالَ: قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا: «كَانَ إِذَا دَخَلَتِ الْعَشْرُ أَحْيَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اللَّيْلَ، وَأَيْقَظَ أَهْلَهُ، وَشَدَّ الْمِئْزَرَ»
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"He would fasten his waist-wrapper tightly": the purpose is to display that he would fully prepare himself for worship, because the person who has to carry out long and strenuous work, normally girds up his loins, in order to ensure that it does not fail him in the process.