Hadith 2166

عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ قَالَ: سُئِلَ أَنَسٌ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ، فَقَالَ: مَا كُنَّا نَشَاءُ أَنْ نَرَاهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ مُصَلِّيًا إِلَّا رَأَيْنَاهُ وَمَا كُنَّا نَشَاءُ أَنْ نَرَاهُ قَائِمًا إِلَّا رَأَيْنَاهُ وَكَانَ يَصُومُ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ حَتَّى نَقُولَ لَا يُفْطِرُ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا وَيُفْطِرُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ لَا يَصُومُ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا
Humaid says: It was asked from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) about the night prayer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: We did not want to see the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) praying at night, but we would see him like that anyway, and we did not want to see him sleeping, but we would see him like that as well. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would begin to fast so much in a month that we would say he will not leave any fast of this month, but then when he would start leaving the fasts, we would say now he will not fast any more in this month.
Hadith Reference الفتح الربانی / أبواب صلاة الليل والوتر / 2166
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