سنن ابي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
أبواب قيام الليل
Prayer (Abwab Qiyam ul Lail)
باب فِي صَلاَةِ اللَّيْلِ
Chapter: On The Night Prayer.
Hadith 1334
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ ، عَنْ حَنْظَلَةَ ، عَنْ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَتْ : " كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ عَشْرَ رَكَعَاتٍ ، وَيُوتِرُ بِسَجْدَةٍ ، وَيَسْجُدُ سَجْدَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ ، فَذَلِكَ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً " .
Narrated Aishah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray ten rak'ahs during the night, and would observe the witr with one rak'ah, he then prayed two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer. Thus he prayed thirteen rak'ahs in all.
Hadith 1335
حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " كَانَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يُوتِرُ مِنْهَا بِوَاحِدَةٍ ، فَإِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْهَا اضْطَجَعَ عَلَى شِقِّهِ الْأَيْمَنِ " .
Narrated Aishah, wife of Prophet ﷺ: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray eleven rak'ahs (at night, observing the witr with one rak'ahs). When he finished it (the prayer), he would lie down on his right side.
Hadith 1336
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، وَنَصْرُ بْنُ عَاصِمٍ ، وَهَذَا لَفْظُهُ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ ، وَقَالَ نَصْرٌ ، عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ ، وَالْأَوْزَاعِيُّ ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا ، قَالَتْ : " كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي فِيمَا بَيْنَ أَنْ يَفْرُغَ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى أَنْ يَنْصَدِعَ الْفَجْرُ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يُسَلِّمُ مِنْ كُلِّ ثِنْتَيْنِ وَيُوتِرُ بِوَاحِدَةٍ وَيَمْكُثُ فِي سُجُودِهِ قَدْرَ مَا يَقْرَأُ أَحَدُكُمْ خَمْسِينَ آيَةً قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ رَأْسَهُ ، فَإِذَا سَكَتَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ بِالْأُولَى مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ قَامَ فَرَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ عَلَى شِقِّهِ الْأَيْمَنِ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَهُ الْمُؤَذِّنُ " .
Narrated Aishah: Between the time when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished the night prayer till the dawn broke, he used to pray eleven rak'ahs, uttering the salutation at the end of every two and observing the witr with a single one, and during that he would make a prostration about as long a one of you would take to recite fifty verses before raising his head. When the muadhdhin finished making the call for the dawn prayer, he stood up and prayed two short rak'ahs, then he lay down on his right side till the muadhdhin came to him
Hadith 1337
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْمَهْرِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ ، وَعَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ ، وَيُونُسُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ ، أَنَّ ابْنَ شِهَابٍ أَخْبَرَهُمْ بِإِسْنَادِهِ وَمَعْنَاهُ ، قَالَ : " وَيُوتِرُ بِوَاحِدَةٍ وَيَسْجُدُ سَجْدَةً قَدْرَ مَا يَقْرَأُ أَحَدُكُمْ خَمْسِينَ آيَةً قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَإِذَا سَكَتَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ وَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُ الْفَجْرُ ، وَسَاقَ مَعْنَاهُ " قَالَ : وَبَعْضُهُمْ يَزِيدُ عَلَى بَعْضٍ .
This tradition has been transmitted by Ibn Shihab through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version adds: He would observe witr with a single rak'ah and make a prostration as long as you would take to recite fifty verses before raising his head. When the muadhdhin finished his call for the dawn prayer and the dawn became clear to him. . . . Then the narrator transmitted the rest of the tradition to the same effect. Some narrators added something more in their version.
Hadith 1338
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَتْ : " كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يُوتِرُ مِنْهَا بِخَمْسٍ لَا يَجْلِسُ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنَ الْخَمْسِ حَتَّى يَجْلِسَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ فَيُسَلِّمُ " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : رَوَاهُ ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ نَحْوَهُ .
Narrated Aishah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the night, observing a witr out of that with five, he did not sit during the five except the last and then gave the salutation. Abu Dawud said: Ibn Numair reported it from Hisham recently.
Hadith 1339
حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَتْ : " كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي بِاللَّيْلِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً ، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي إِذَا سَمِعَ النِّدَاءَ بِالصُّبْحِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ " .
Narrated Aishah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the night ; he then offered two light rak'ahs of prayer when he heard the call to the dawn prayer.
Hadith 1340
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، وَمُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ ، عَنْ يَحْيَى ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " كَانَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً كَانَ يُصَلِّي ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَيُوتِرُ بِرَكْعَةٍ ، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي ، قَالَ مُسْلِمٌ : بَعْدَ الْوِتْرِ ، ثُمَّ اتَّفَقَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ ، فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ قَامَ فَرَكَعَ ، وَيُصَلِّي بَيْنَ أَذَانِ الْفَجْرِ وَالْإِقَامَةِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ " .
Narrated Aishah: The Prophet ﷺ used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the night. He would offer eight rak'ahs observing the witr with one rak'ah. Then he prayed (the narrator Muslim said) two rak'ahs after witr prayer in sitting position. When he wished to bow, he stood up and bowed. He used to pray two rak'ahs between the call to the dawn prayer and the iqamah.
Hadith 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 اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : كَيْفَ كَانَتْ صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي رَمَضَانَ ؟ فَقَالَتْ : " مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ 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 " .
Abu Salamah bin Abdur-Rahman asked Aishah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ: How did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pray during Ramadhan ? She said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not pray more than eleven rak'ahs during Ramadhan and other than Ramadhan. He would pray four rak'ahs. Do not ask about their elegance and length. He then would pray for rak'ahs. Do not ask about their alegance and length. Then he would pray three rak'ahs. Aishah said: I asked: Messenger of Allah, do you sleep before observing witr ? He replied: Aishah, my eyes sleep, but my heart does not sleep.
Hadith 1342
حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ ، عَنْ زُرَارَةَ بْنِ أَوْفَى ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ ، قَالَ : طَلَّقْتُ امْرَأَتِي ، فَأَتَيْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ لِأَبِيعَ عَقَارًا كَانَ لِي بِهَا فَأَشْتَرِيَ بِهِ السِّلَاحَ وَأَغْزُو ، فَلَقِيتُ نَفَرًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالُوا : قَدْ أَرَادَ نَفَرٌ مِنَّا سِتَّةٌ أَنْ يَفْعَلُوا ذَلِكَ فَنَهَاهُمُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَقَالَ : " لَقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ " ، فَأَتَيْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ وِتْرِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى أَعْلَمِ النَّاسِ بِوِتْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَأْتِ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا ، فَأَتَيْتُهَا ، فَاسْتَتْبَعْتُ حَكِيمَ بْنَ أَفْلَحَ ، فَأَبَى ، فَنَاشَدْتُهُ ، فَانْطَلَقَ مَعِي ، فَاسْتَأْذَنَّا عَلَى عَائِشَةَ ، فَقَالَتْ : مَنْ هَذَا ؟ قَالَ : حَكِيمُ بْنُ أَفْلَحَ ، قَالَتْ : وَمَنْ مَعَكَ ؟ قَالَ : سَعْدُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ ، قَالَتْ : هِشَامُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ الَّذِي قُتِلَ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ ؟ قَالَ : قُلْتُ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَتْ : نِعْمَ الْمَرْءُ كَانَ عَامِرٌ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ : " يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، حَدِّثِينِي عَنْ خُلُقِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَتْ : أَلَسْتَ تَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ ؟ فَإِنَّ خُلُقَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ الْقُرْآنَ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ : حَدِّثِينِي عَنْ قِيَامِ اللَّيْلِ ، قَالَتْ : أَلَسْتَ تَقْرَأُ يَأَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ ؟ قَالَ : قُلْتُ : بَلَى ، قَالَتْ : فَإِنَّ أَوَّلَ هَذِهِ السُّورَةِ نَزَلَتْ فَقَامَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى انْتَفَخَتْ أَقْدَامُهُمْ ، وَحُبِسَ خَاتِمَتُهَا فِي السَّمَاءِ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ شَهْرًا ، ثُمَّ نَزَلَ آخِرُهَا فَصَارَ قِيَامُ اللَّيْلِ تَطَوُّعًا بَعْدَ فَرِيضَةٍ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ : حَدِّثِينِي عَنْ وِتْرِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَتْ : كَانَ يُوتِرُ بِثَمَانِ رَكَعَاتٍ لَا يَجْلِسُ إِلَّا فِي الثَّامِنَةِ ، ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَةً أُخْرَى لَا يَجْلِسُ إِلَّا فِي الثَّامِنَةِ وَالتَّاسِعَةِ ، وَلَا يُسَلِّمُ إِلَّا فِي التَّاسِعَةِ ، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ ، فَتِلْكَ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يَا بُنَيَّ ، فَلَمَّا أَسَنَّ وَأَخَذَ اللَّحْمَ أَوْتَرَ بِسَبْعِ رَكَعَاتٍ لَمْ يَجْلِسْ إِلَّا فِي السَّادِسَةِ وَالسَّابِعَةِ ، وَلَمْ يُسَلِّمْ إِلَّا فِي السَّابِعَةِ ، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فَتِلْكَ هِيَ تِسْعُ رَكَعَاتٍ يَا بُنَيَّ ، وَلَمْ يَقُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْلَةً يُتِمُّهَا إِلَى الصَّبَاحِ ، وَلَمْ يَقْرَأْ الْقُرْآنَ فِي لَيْلَةٍ قَطُّ وَلَمْ يَصُمْ شَهْرًا يُتِمُّهُ غَيْرَ رَمَضَانَ ، وَكَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى صَلَاةً دَاوَمَ عَلَيْهَا ، وَكَانَ إِذَا غَلَبَتْهُ عَيْنَاهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ بِنَوْمٍ صَلَّى مِنَ النَّهَارِ ثِنْتَيْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً " قَالَ : فَأَتَيْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ ، فَقَالَ : هَذَا وَاللَّهِ هُوَ الْحَدِيثُ ، وَلَوْ كُنْتُ أُكَلِّمُهَا لَأَتَيْتُهَا حَتَّى أُشَافِهَهَا بِهِ مُشَافَهَةً ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ : لَوْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّكَ لَا تُكَلِّمُهَا مَا حَدَّثْتُكَ .
Narrated Saad bin Hisham: I divorced my wife. I then came to Madina to sell my land that was there so that I could buy arms and fight in battle. I met a group of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ. They said: Six persons of us intended to do so (i. e. divorce their wives and purchase weapons), but the Prophet ﷺ prohibited them. He said: For you in the Messenger of Allah there is an excellent model. I then came to Ibn Abbas and asked him about the witr observed by the Prophet ﷺ. He said: I point to you a person who is most familiar with the witr observed by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Go to Aishah. While going to her I asked Hakim bin Aflah to accompany me. He refused, but I adjured him. He, therefore, went along with me. We sought permission to enter upon Aishah. She said: Who is this ? He said: Hakim bin Aflah. She asked: Who is with you ? He replied: Saad bin Hisham. She said: Hisham son of Amir who was killed in the Battle of Uhud. I said: Yes. She said: What a good man Amir was! I said: Mother of faithful, tell me about the character of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She asked: Do you not recite the Quran ? The character of Messenger of Allah ﷺ was the Quran. I asked: Tell me about his vigil and prayer at night. She replied: Do you not recite: "O thou folded in garments" (73: 1). I said: Why not ? When the opening of this Surah was revealed, the Companions stood praying (most of the night) until their fett swelled, and the concluding verses were not revealed for twelve months from heaven. At last the concluding verses were revealed and the prayer at night became voluntary after it was obligatory. I said: Tell me about the witr of the Prophet ﷺ. She replied: He used to pray eight rak'ahs, sitting only during the eighth of them. Then he would stand up and pray another rak'ahs. He would sit only after the eighth and the ninth rak'ahs. He would utter salutation only after the ninth rak'ah. He would then pray two rak'ahs sitting and that made eleven rak'ahs, O my son. But when he grew old and became fleshy he observed a witr of seven, sitting only in sixth and seventh rak'ahs, and would utter salutation only after the seventh rak'ah. He would then pray two rak'ahs sitting, and that made nine rak'ahs, O my son. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would not pray through a whole night, or recite the whole Quran in a night or fast a complete month except in Ramadan. When he offered prayer, he would do that regularly. When he was overtaken by sleep at night, he would pray twelve rak'ahs. The narrator said: I came to Ibn Abbas and narrated all this to him. By Allah, this is really a tradition. Has I been on speaking terms with her, I would have come to her and heard it from her mouth. I said: If I knew that you were not on speaking terms with her, I would have never narrated it to you.
Hadith 1343
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ نَحْوَهُ ، قَالَ : " يُصَلِّي ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ لَا يَجْلِسُ فِيهِنَّ إِلَّا عِنْدَ الثَّامِنَةِ فَيَجْلِسُ فَيَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ، ثُمَّ يَدْعُو ، ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ تَسْلِيمًا يُسْمِعُنَا ، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ بَعْدَ مَا يُسَلِّمُ ، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَةً فَتِلْكَ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يَا بُنَيَّ ، فَلَمَّا أَسَنَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَخَذَ اللَّحْمَ أَوْتَرَ بِسَبْعٍ وَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ بَعْدَ مَا يُسَلِّمُ ، بِمَعْنَاهُ إِلَى مُشَافَهَةً " .
The above mentioned tradition has also been narrated by Qatadah through a different chain of narrators. This version adds: He (the Prophet ( used to pray eight rak'ahs during which he did not sit except the eight rak'ahs. He would sit, make mention of Allah, supplicate Him and then utter the salutation so loudly that we could hear it. He would then pray two rak'ahs sitting after he had uttered the salutation. Then he would pray one rak'ah, and that made eleven rak'ahs, O my son. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ grew old and became fleshy, he offered seven rak'ahs of witr, and then he would pray two rak'ahs sitting after he had uttered the salutation. The narrator narrated the tradition to the same effect till the end.
Hadith 1344
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ، قَالَ : " يُسَلِّمُ تَسْلِيمًا يُسْمِعُنَا " كَمَا قَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ .
The above tradition has also been transmitted by Yahya bin Saeed to the same effect. The version adds the words: "He uttered the salutation so loudly that we could hear it. "
Hadith 1345
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ ، بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ، قَالَ ابْنُ بَشَّارٍ : بِنَحْوِ حَدِيثِ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ ، إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ : " وَيُسَلِّمُ تَسْلِيمَةً يُسْمِعُنَا " .
This tradition has also been transmitted by Saeed through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. Ibn Bashshar narrated the tradition like that of Yahya bin Saeed. His version has: He uttered the salutation in a way that we could hear it.
Hadith 1346
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ الدِّرْهَمِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ ، عَنْ بَهْزِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا زُرَارَةُ بْنُ أَوْفَى ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا سُئِلَتْ عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ ، فَقَالَتْ : " كَانَ يُصَلِّي الْعِشَاءَ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ ، ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَيَرْكَعُ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ ، ثُمَّ يَأْوِي إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ وَيَنَامُ وَطَهُورُهُ مُغَطًّى عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ وَسِوَاكُهُ مَوْضُوعٌ حَتَّى يَبْعَثَهُ اللَّهُ سَاعَتَهُ الَّتِي يَبْعَثُهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَيَتَسَوَّكُ وَيُسْبِغُ الْوُضُوءَ ، ثُمَّ يَقُومُ إِلَى مُصَلَّاهُ فَيُصَلِّي ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ يَقْرَأُ فِيهِنَّ بِأُمِّ الْكِتَابِ وَسُورَةٍ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ وَمَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَلَا يَقْعُدُ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْهَا حَتَّى يَقْعُدَ فِي الثَّامِنَةِ ، وَلَا يُسَلِّمُ وَيَقْرَأُ فِي التَّاسِعَةِ ، ثُمَّ يَقْعُدُ فَيَدْعُو بِمَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَدْعُوَهُ وَيَسْأَلَهُ وَيَرْغَبَ إِلَيْهِ وَيُسَلِّمُ تَسْلِيمَةً وَاحِدَةً شَدِيدَةً يَكَادُ يُوقِظُ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ مِنْ شِدَّةِ تَسْلِيمِهِ ، ثُمَّ يَقْرَأُ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ بِأُمِّ الْكِتَابِ وَيَرْكَعُ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ ، ثُمَّ يَقْرَأُ الثَّانِيَةَ فَيَرْكَعُ وَيَسْجُدُ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ ، ثُمَّ يَدْعُو مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَدْعُوَ ، ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ وَيَنْصَرِفُ ، فَلَمْ تَزَلْ تِلْكَ صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى بَدَّنَ فَنَقَّصَ مِنَ التِّسْعِ ثِنْتَيْنِ فَجَعَلَهَا إِلَى السِّتِّ وَالسَّبْعِ وَرَكْعَتَيْهِ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ حَتَّى قُبِضَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " .
Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: Zurarah ibn Awfa said that Aishah was asked about the midnight prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said: He used to offer his night prayer in congregation and then return to his family (in his house) and pray four rak'ahs. Then he would go to his bed and sleep, but the water for his ablution was placed covered near his head and his tooth-stick was also kept there until Allah awakened him at night. He then used the tooth-stick, performed ablution perfectly then came to the place of prayer and would pray eight rak'ahs, in which he would recite Surah al-Fatihah, and a surah from the Quran as Allah willed. He would not sit during any of them but sit after the eighth rak'ah, and would not utter the salutation, but recite (the Quran) during the ninth rak'ah. Then he would sit and supplicate as long as Allah willed, and beg Him and devote his attention to Him; He would utter the salutation once in such a loud voice that the inmates of the house were almost awakened by his loud salutation. He would then recite Surah al-Fatihah while sitting, bow while sitting, and then recite the Quran during the second rak'ah, and would bow and prostrate while sitting. He would supplicate Allah as long as He willed, then utter the salutation and turn away. This amount of prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ continued till he put a weight. During that period he retrenched two rak'ahs from nine and began to pray six and seven rak'ahs standing and two rak'ahs sitting. This continued till he died.
Hadith 1347
حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا بَهْزُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ ، فَذَكَرَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ بِإِسْنَادِهِ ، قَالَ : " يُصَلِّي الْعِشَاءَ ثُمَّ يَأْوِي إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ ، لَمْ يَذْكُرِ الْأَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ ، وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ ، وَقَالَ فِيهِ : فَيُصَلِّي ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ يُسَوِّي بَيْنَهُنَّ فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ وَالرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ وَلَا يَجْلِسُ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْهُنَّ إِلَّا فِي الثَّامِنَةِ فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَجْلِسُ ، ثُمَّ يَقُومُ وَلَا يُسَلِّمُ فِيهِ فَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَةً يُوتِرُ بِهَا ، ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ تَسْلِيمَةً يَرْفَعُ بِهَا صَوْتَهُ حَتَّى يُوقِظَنَا ، ثُمَّ سَاقَ مَعْنَاهُ " .
The above-mentioned tradition has also been narrated by Banu al-Hakim through a different chain of narrators. This version adds: He (the Prophet) would offer the night prayer and go to his bed. In this version there is no mention of praying four rak'ahs. The narrator then transmitted the rest of the tradition. This version further says: He would pray eight rak'ahs during which his recitation of the Quran, bowing and prostration were all equal. He would sit only after the eight rak'ah, and then stand up without uttering the salutation, and pray one rak'ah observing witr prayer and then give the salutation raising his voice so much so that we were about to awake. The narrator then transmitted the tradition to the same effect.
Hadith 1348
حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ ، حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُعَاوِيَةَ ، عَنْ بَهْزٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا زُرَارَةُ بْنُ أَوْفَى ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، أَنَّهَا سُئِلَتْ عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَتْ : " كَانَ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ الْعِشَاءَ ، ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَيُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا ، ثُمَّ يَأْوِي إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ ، ثُمَّ سَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ بِطُولِهِ ، وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ يُسَوِّي بَيْنَهُنَّ فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ وَالرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ ، وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِي التَّسْلِيمِ حَتَّى يُوقِظَنَا " .
Zurarah bin Awfa said that Aishah was asked about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said: He used to lead the people in the 'Isha prayer and return to his family and pray four rak'ahs and go to his bed. The narrator then transmitted the tradition in full. This version does not mention the words: "During them (the rak'ahs) he equated all the recitation of the Quran, bowing and recitation. " This also does not mention the words about the salutation: "Till he almost awakened us. "
Hadith 1349
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ بَهْزِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ ، عَنْ زُرَارَةَ بْنِ أَوْفَى ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا ، بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ، وَلَيْسَ فِي تَمَامِ حَدِيثِهِمْ .
This tradition has also been transmitted by Aishah through a different chain of narrators. But the tradition narrated by Hammad bin Salamah is not equal to the tradition narrated by others.
Hadith 1350
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى يَعْنِي ابْنَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " كَانَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يُوتِرُ بِتِسْعٍ ، أَوْ كَمَا قَالَتْ : وَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ وَرَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ بَيْنَ الْأَذَانِ وَالْإِقَامَةِ " .
Narrated Aishah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the night, observing the witr prayer with nine (or as she said). He used to pray two rak'ahs while sitting and pray two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer between the adhan and the iqamah.
Hadith 1351
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ وَقَّاصٍ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " كَانَ يُوتِرُ بِتِسْعِ رَكَعَاتٍ ، ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ بِسَبْعِ رَكَعَاتٍ وَرَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ بَعْدَ الْوِتْرِ يَقْرَأُ فِيهِمَا ، فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ قَامَ فَرَكَعَ ، ثُمَّ سَجَدَ " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : رَوَى هَذينِ الْحَدِيثَيْنِ خَالِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْوَاسِطِيُّ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو مِثْلَهُ ، قَالَ فِيهِ : قَالَ عَلْقَمَةُ بْنُ وَقَّاصٍ : يَا أُمَّتَاهُ ، كَيْفَ كَانَ يُصَلِّي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ ؟ فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ .
Narrated Aishah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to observe the witr prayer with nine rak'ahs. Then he used to pray seven rak'ahs (of witr prayer). He would pray two rak'ahs sitting after the witr in which he would recite the Quran (sitting). When he wished to bow, he stood up and bowed and prostrated. Abu Dawud said: These two traditions have been transmitted by Khalid bin Abdullah al-Wasiti. In his version he said: Alqamah bin Waqqas said: O mother, how did he pray the two rak'ahs ? He narrated the rest of the tradition to the same effect.
Hadith 1352
حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ بَقِيَّةَ ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ ، وحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ ،عَنْ الْحَسَنِ ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ ، قَالَ : قَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ ، فَقُلْتُ : أَخْبِرِينِي عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَتْ : إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " كَانَ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ صَلَاةَ الْعِشَاءِ ، ثُمَّ يَأْوِي إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ فَيَنَامُ ، فَإِذَا كَانَ جَوْفُ اللَّيْلِ قَامَ إِلَى حَاجَتِهِ وَإِلَى طَهُورِهِ فَتَوَضَّأَ ، ثُمَّ دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَصَلَّى ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ ، يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ يُسَوِّي بَيْنَهُنَّ فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ وَالرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ ، ثُمَّ يُوتِرُ بِرَكْعَةٍ ، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ ، ثُمَّ يَضَعُ جَنْبَهُ ، فَرُبَّمَا جَاءَ بِلَالٌ فَآذَنَهُ بِالصَّلَاةِ ، ثُمَّ يُغْفِي ، وَرُبَّمَا شَكَكْتُ أَغْفَى أَوْ لَا ، حَتَّى يُؤْذِنَهُ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَكَانَتْ تِلْكَ صَلَاتُهُ حَتَّى أَسَنَّ لَحُمَ " ، فَذَكَرَتْ مِنْ لَحْمِهِ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ، وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ .
Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: Saad ibn Hisham said: I came to Madina and called upon Aishah, and said to her: Tell me about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to lead the people in the night prayer, and then go to his bed and sleep. When midnight came he got up, went to answer the call of nature and to perform ablution with water. Having performed ablution, he entered the mosque and prayed eight rak'ahs. To my mind he performed the recitation of the Quran, bowing and prostrating equally. He then observed witr with one rak'ah and prayed two rak'ahs sitting. Then he lay down on the ground. Sometimes Bilal came to him and called him for prayer. He then dozed, and sometimes I doubted whether he dozed or not, till he (Bilal) called him for prayer. This is the prayer he offered till he grew old or put on weight. She then mentioned how he put on weight as Allah wished.
Hadith 1353
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ ، أَخْبَرَنَا حُصَيْنٌ ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ ، عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، أَنَّهُ رَقَدَ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَرَآهُ " اسْتَيْقَظَ فَتَسَوَّكَ وَتَوَضَّأَ ، وَهُوَ يَقُولُ : إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ سورة البقرة آية 164 حَتَّى خَتَمَ السُّورَةَ ، ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ أَطَالَ فِيهِمَا الْقِيَامَ وَالرُّكُوعَ وَالسُّجُودَ ، ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ فَنَامَ حَتَّى نَفَخَ ، ثُمَّ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ بِسِتِّ رَكَعَاتٍ ، كُلُّ ذَلِكَ يَسْتَاكُ ، ثُمَّ يَتَوَضَّأُ وَيَقْرَأُ هَؤُلَاءِ الْآيَاتِ ، ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ " . قَالَ عُثْمَانُ : " بِثَلَاثِ رَكَعَاتٍ فَأَتَاهُ الْمُؤَذِّنُ فَخَرَجَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ " ، وَقَالَ ابْنُ عِيسَى : " ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ فَأَتَاهُ بِلَالٌ فَآذَنَهُ بِالصَّلَاةِ حِينَ طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ ، ثُمَّ اتَّفَقَا ، وَهُوَ يَقُولُ : اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ فِي قَلْبِي نُورًا ، وَاجْعَلْ فِي لِسَانِي نُورًا ، وَاجْعَلْ فِي سَمْعِي نُورًا ، وَاجْعَلْ فِي بَصَرِي نُورًا ، وَاجْعَلْ خَلْفِي نُورًا ، وَأَمَامِي نُورًا ، وَاجْعَلْ مِنْ فَوْقِي نُورًا ، وَمِنْ تَحْتِي نُورًا ، اللَّهُمَّ وَأَعْظِمْ لِي نُورًا " .
Abdullah bin Abbas said that he slept with the Prophet ﷺ. He saw that he (the Prophet) awoke, used tooth-stick, performed ablution, and recited: "In the creation of the heavens and earth" [3: 190] to the end of the surah. Then he stood up and prayed two rak'ahs in which he prolonged the standing, bowing, and prostrations. He then uttered turned away and slept till he bagan to snore. This he did three times. This made six rak'ahs in all. He would use tooth-stick, then perform ablution, and recite those verses. He then observed the witr prayer. The version of Uthman has: with three rak'ahs. The muadhdhin then came to him and he went out for prayer. The version of Ibn 'Isa adds: He then observed witr prayer ; then Bilal came to him and called him for prayer when the dawn broke. He then prayed the two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer. He then went out for prayer. Then both the narrators were agreed: He beagan to supplicate saying: O Allah, place light in my heart, light in my tongue, light in my hearing, light in my eyesight, light on my right hand, light on my left hand, light in front of me, light behing me, light below me, O Allah, give me abundant light.
Hadith 1354
حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ بَقِيَّةَ ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ ،عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ ، نَحْوَهُ ، قَالَ : " وَأَعْظِمْ لِي نُورًا " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : وَكَذَلِكَ قَالَ أَبُو خَالِدٍ الدَّالَانِيُّ : عَنْ حَبِيبٍ فِي هَذَا ، وَكَذَلِكَ قَالَ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ : وَقَالَ سَلَمَةُ بْنُ كُهَيْلٍ : عَنْ أَبِي رِشْدِينَ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ .
The above tradition has also been transmitted by Husain through a different chain of narrators in like manner. This version has the words: "And give me abundant light. " Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been transmitted by Abu Khalid al-Dalani from Habib and Salamah bin Kuhail from Abu Rishdin from Ibn Abbas in a similar manner.
Hadith 1355
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، عَنْ شَرِيكِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي نَمِرٍ ، عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ ، عَنْ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : بِتُّ لَيْلَةً عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِأَنْظُرَ كَيْفَ يُصَلِّي ، " فَقَامَ فَتَوَضَّأَ وَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ قِيَامُهُ مِثْلُ رُكُوعِهِ وَرُكُوعُهُ مِثْلُ سُجُودِهِ ، ثُمَّ نَامَ ، ثُمَّ اسْتَيْقَظَ فَتَوَضَّأَ وَاسْتَنَّ ، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ بِخَمْسِ آيَاتٍ مِنْ آلِ عِمْرَانَ إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ سورة آل عمران آية 190 فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَفْعَلُ هَذَا حَتَّى صَلَّى عَشْرَ رَكَعَاتٍ ، ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى سَجْدَةً وَاحِدَةً فَأَوْتَرَ بِهَا وَنَادَى الْمُنَادِي عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ ، فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعْدَ مَا سَكَتَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ ، فَصَلَّى سَجْدَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ جَلَسَ حَتَّى صَلَّى الصُّبْحَ " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : خَفِيَ عَلَيَّ مِنْ ابْنِ بَشَّارٍ بَعْضُهُ .
Narrated Fadl bin Abbas: I spent a night with the Prophet ﷺ to see how he prayed. He got up, performed ablution and prayed two rak'ahs. His standing was like his bowing (i. e. equal in duration), and his bowing was like his prostration (equal in length). Then he slept. Afterwards he awoke, performed ablution, and used tooth-stick. He then recited five verses from Surah Al-Imran: "In the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of night and day". He went on doing so till he prayed ten rak'ahs. He then stood up and prayed one rak'ah observing witr with it. In the meantime the muadhdhin called to prayer. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up after the muadhdhin had kept silent. He prayed two light rak'ahs and remained sitting till he offered the dawn prayer. Abu Dawud said: A part of the tradition transmitted by Ibn Bashshar remained hidden from me.
Hadith 1356
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ الْأَسَدِيُّ ، عَنْ الْحَكَمِ بْنِ عُتَيْبَةَ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : بِتُّ عِنْدَ خَالَتِي مَيْمُونَةَ ، فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعْدَ مَا أَمْسَى ، فَقَالَ : " أَصَلَّى الْغُلَامُ ؟ " قَالُوا : نَعَمْ ، " فَاضْطَجَعَ حَتَّى إِذَا مَضَى مِنَ اللَّيْلِ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ قَامَ فَتَوَضَّأَ ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى سَبْعًا أَوْ خَمْسًا أَوْتَرَ بِهِنَّ لَمْ يُسَلِّمْ إِلَّا فِي آخِرِهِنَّ " .
Narrated Ibn Abbas: I spent a night with my maternal aunt Maimunah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came after the evening has come. He asked: Did the boy pray ? She said: Yes. Then he lay down till a part of night had passed as much as Allah willed; he got up, performed ablution and prayed seven or five rak'ahs, observing witr with them. He uttered the salutation only in the last of them.
Hadith 1357
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، عَنْ الْحَكَمِ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : بِتُّ فِي بَيْتِ خَالَتِي مَيْمُونَةَ بِنْتِ الْحَارِثِ " فَصَلَّى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْعِشَاءَ ، ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَصَلَّى أَرْبَعًا ، ثُمَّ نَامَ ، ثُمَّ قَامَ يُصَلِّي ، فَقُمْتُ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ فَأَدَارَنِي فَأَقَامَنِي عَنْ يَمِينِهِ ، فَصَلَّى خَمْسًا ، ثُمَّ نَامَ حَتَّى سَمِعْتُ غَطِيطَهُ أَوْ خَطِيطَهُ ، ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَصَلَّى الْغَدَاةَ " .
Narrated Ibn Abbas: I spent a night in the house of my maternal aunt Maimunah, daughter of al-Harith. The Prophet ﷺ offered the night prayer. He then came and prayed four rak'ahs and slept. He then stood up and prayed. I stood at his left side. He made me go round and made me stand at his right side. He then prayed five rak'ahs and slept, and I heard his snoring. He then got up and prayed two rak'ahs. Afterwards he came out and offered the dawn prayer.
Hadith 1358
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَجِيدِ ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبَّادٍ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ حَدَّثَهُ فِي هَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ ، قَالَ : " فَقَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ حَتَّى صَلَّى ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ ، ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ بِخَمْسٍ وَلَمْ يَجْلِسْ بَيْنَهُنَّ " .
Saeed bin Jubair said that Ibn Abbas told him: He (the Prophet) got up and prayed eight rak'ahs in pairs, and then observed witr with five rak'ahs and he did not sit between them.
Hadith 1359
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْحَرَّانِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَتْ : " كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً بِرَكْعَتَيْهِ ، قَبْلَ الصُّبْحِ يُصَلِّي سِتًّا مَثْنَى مَثْنَى ، وَيُوتِرُ بِخَمْسٍ لَا يَقْعُدُ بَيْنَهُنَّ إِلَّا فِي آخِرِهِنَّ " .
Narrated Aishah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray thirteen rak'ahs, observing six rak'ahs in pairs including the two rak'ahs of dawn prayer. He would observe witr and five rak'ahs. He sat only in the last of them.
Hadith 1360
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ ، عَنْ عِرَاكِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، أَنَّهَا أَخْبَرَتْهُ ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " كَانَ يُصَلِّي بِاللَّيْلِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً بِرَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ " .
Narrated Aishah: The Prophet ﷺ used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the night including the two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer.
Hadith 1361
حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، وَجَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُسَافِرٍ ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ يَزِيدَ الْمُقْرِئَ أَخْبَرَهُمَا ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ ، عَنْ عِرَاكِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " صَلَّى الْعِشَاءَ ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ قَائِمًا وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَيْنَ الْأَذَانَيْنِ ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَدَعُهُمَا " . قَالَ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُسَافِرٍ فِي حَدِيثِهِ : " وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ جَالِسًا بَيْنَ الْأَذَانَيْنِ ، زَادَ جَالِسًا " .
Narrated Aishah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ offered the night prayer and then prayed eight rak'ahs standing, and two rak'ahs between the two adhans (i. e. the adhan for the dawn prayer and the iqamah). He never left them. Jaf'ar bin Musafir said in his version: (He prayed) the two rak'ahs sitting between the two adhans. He added the word "sitting".
Hadith 1362
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ الْمُرَادِيُّ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَيْسٍ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا : بِكَمْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُوتِرُ ؟ قَالَتْ : " كَانَ يُوتِرُ بِأَرْبَعٍ وَثَلَاثٍ وَسِتٍّ وَثَلَاثٍ وَثَمَانٍ وَثَلَاثٍ وَعَشْرٍ وَثَلَاثٍ ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يُوتِرُ بِأَنْقَصَ مِنْ سَبْعٍ وَلَا بِأَكْثَرَ مِنْ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : زَادَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ : " وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يُوتِرُ بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ " ، قُلْتُ : مَا يُوتِرُ ، قَالَتْ : " لَمْ يَكُنْ يَدَعُ ذَلِكَ " . وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ أَحْمَدُ : " وَسِتٍّ وَثَلَاثٍ " .
Abdullah bin Abi Qais said that he asked Aishah: How many rak'ahs would the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pray observing the witr ? She said: He used to observe the witr with four and three, six and three, eight and three, and ten and three rak'ahs never observing less than seven or more than thirteen. The narrator Ahmad added in his version: He would not observe the witr with two rak'ahs before the dawn. I asked: With what would he observe the witr ? She said: He would never leave it. The version of Ahmad does not mention the words "six and three (rak'ahs)".
Hadith 1363
حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ ، عَنْ الْأَسْوَدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ ، أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَسَأَلَهَا عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِاللَّيْلِ ، فَقَالَتْ : " كَانَ يُصَلِّي ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ، ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ صَلَّى إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً وَتَرَكَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ قُبِضَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ قُبِضَ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ تِسْعَ رَكَعَاتٍ ، وَكَانَ آخِرُ صَلَاتِهِ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ الْوِتْرَ " .
Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: Al-Aswad ibn Yazid said that he entered upon Aishah and asked her about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during the night. She said: He used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the night. Then he began to pray eleven rak'ahs and left two rak'ahs. When he died, he would pray nine rak'ahs during the night. His last prayer during the night was witr.
Hadith 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 اللَّهُ 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 ، قُلْتُ فَقَرَأَ 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 " .
The client of Ibn Abbas said that he asked him: How would the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pray during the night ? He replied: I spent a night with him when he was with Maimunah. He slept and awoke when half the night or one-third of it had passed. He stood up and went to a leather bad containing water. He performed ablution and I also performed ablution with him. He then stood up and I also stood at his left side. He made me stand at his right side. He then put his hand upon my head, as he was touching my ear and awakening me. He then prayed two light rak'ahs and recited Surah al-Fatihah in each of them, and uttered the salutation. He then prayed eleven rak'ahs observing the witr and slept. Then Bilal came to him and said: Prayer, Messenger of Allah. He got up and prayed two rak'ahs, and then led the people in the prayer.
Hadith 1365
حَدَّثَنَا نُوحُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ ، وَيَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، عَنْ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : بِتُّ عِنْدَ خَالَتِي مَيْمُونَةَ " فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ، فَصَلَّى ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً مِنْهَا رَكْعَتَا الْفَجْرِ حَزَرْتُ قِيَامَهُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ بِقَدْرِ يَأَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ ، لَمْ يَقُلْ نُوحٌ ، مِنْهَا رَكْعَتَا الْفَجْرِ " .
Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: I spent a night with my maternal aunt Maymunah. The Prophet ﷺ got up to pray at night. He prayed thirteen rak'ahs including two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer. I guessed that he stood in every rak'ah as long as one could recite Surah al-Muzzammil (73).
Hadith 1366
حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ قَيْسِ بْنِ مَخْرَمَةَ أَخْبَرَهُ ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ : لَأَرْمُقَنَّ صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اللَّيْلَةَ ، قَالَ : فَتَوَسَّدْتُ عَتَبَتَهُ أَوْ فُسْطَاطَهُ " فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ طَوِيلَتَيْنِ طَوِيلَتَيْنِ طَوِيلَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُمَا دُونَ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُمَا ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ دُونَ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُمَا ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ دُونَ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُمَا ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ دُونَ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُمَا ، ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ ، فَذَلِكَ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً " .
Khalid al-Juhani said: I shall watch the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at night. I slept at the threshold of his door or of his tent. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed two light rak'ahs, and then prayed two long, long, long rak'ahs. He then prayed two rak'ahs that were not so long as the two rak'ahs before them ; he then prayed two rak'ahs that were less in duration, than the rak'ahs before them; again he prayed two rak'ahs that were less in length then the preceding rak'ahs; he then prayed two rak'ahs that were less in length than the previous rak'ahs. This made altogether thirteen rak'ahs.
Hadith 1367
حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ مَخْرمَةَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ ، عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ موْلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ، أَنَّهُ بَاتَ عِنْدَ مَيْمُونَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَهِيَ خَالَتُهُ ، قَالَ : فَاضْطَجَعْتُ فِي عَرْضِ الْوِسَادَةِ " وَاضْطَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَهْلُهُ فِي طُولِهَا ، فَنَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى إِذَا انْتَصَفَ اللَّيْلُ أَوْ قَبْلَهُ بِقَلِيلٍ أَوْ بَعْدَهُ بِقَلِيلٍ اسْتَيْقَظَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَجَلَسَ يَمْسَحُ النَّوْمَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ بِيَدِهِ ، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ الْعَشْرَ الْآيَاتِ الْخَوَاتِمِ مِنْ سُورَةِ آلِ عِمْرَانَ ، ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى شَنٍّ مُعَلَّقَةٍ ، فَتَوَضَّأَ مِنْهَا ، فَأَحْسَنَ وُضُوءَهُ ، ثُمَّ قَامَ يُصَلِّي ، قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ : فَقُمْتُ ، فَصَنَعْتُ مِثْلَ مَا صَنَعَ ، ثُمَّ ذَهَبْتُ فَقُمْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ ، فَوَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى رَأْسِي فَأَخَذَ بِأُذُنِي يَفْتِلُهَا فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، قَالَ الْقَعْنَبِيُّ : سِتَّ مَرَّاتٍ ، ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ ، ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ حَتَّى جَاءَهُ الْمُؤَذِّنُ ، فَقَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَصَلَّى الصُّبْحَ " .
Narrated Abdullah bin Abbas: That he spent a night with Maimunah, wife of the Prophet ﷺ, who was also his (Ibn Abbas's) maternal aunt. I lay towards the width of the pillow and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his wife slept towards its length. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ slept. When half the night passed, or a little before it or a little after it, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ awoke and began to rub his face (eyes) to remove the sleep. He then recited ten verses from the last part of Surah 'Al-Imran. Hen then came to a bag of water that was hanging. He performed ablution from it and performed his ablution well. He then stood up and prayed. I also got up and did as he did. I then went and stood at his side. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ placed his right hand upon my head and took me by my ear twisting it. He then prayed two rak'ahs, then two rak'ahs, then two rak'ahs, then two rak'ahs, then two rak'ahs, then two rak'ahs. The narrator al-Qanabi said: Six times. He observed the witr prayer, and then slept until the muadhdhin came. He got up and prayed two light rak'ahs and then came out and offered the dawn prayer.
