اللؤلؤ والمرجان
Lu'lu' wal-Marjan
كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرهاBook of Travelers’ Prayer and its Shortening
باب صلاة الليل وعدد ركعات النبي صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم في الليل وأن الوتر ركعة، وأن الركعة صلاة صحيحة
Night Prayer and Number of Prophet’s Night Rak‘ahs; Witr is One
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Hadith 426
426 صحيح حديث عَائِشَةَ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمنِ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَائِشَةَ، كيْفَ كَانَتْ صَلاَةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَتْ: مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَزِيدُ فِي رَمَضَانَ وَلاَ فِي غَيْرِهِ عَلَى إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً، يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا فَلاَ تَسَلْ عَنْ حُسْنِهِنَّ وَطُولِهِنَّ، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا فَلاَ تَسَلْ عَنْ حُسْنِهِنَّ وَطُولِهِنَّ، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي ثَلاَثًا قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ: فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَتَنَامُ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُوتِرَ فَقَالَ: يَا عَائِشَةُ إِنَّ عَيْنَيَّ تَنَامَانِ وَلاَ يَنَامُ قَلْبِي
Hazrat Abu Salamah bin Abdur Rahman narrated that I asked Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), "How many rak'ahs did the Prophet (peace be upon him) pray at night in Ramadan?" She replied, "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) did not pray more than eleven rak'ahs at night, whether it was the month of Ramadan or any other month. First, he would pray four rak'ahs—do not ask about their beauty and length—then he would pray another four rak'ahs—do not ask about their beauty and length—then he would pray three rak'ahs." Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said, "I asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, do you sleep before praying Witr?'" He replied, "O Aisha, my eyes sleep but my heart does not sleep."
Hadith 427
427 صحيح حديث عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً؛ مِنْهَا الْوِتْرُ، وَرَكْعَتَا الْفَجْرِ
Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray thirteen rak'ahs at night; the witr and the two sunnah rak'ahs of Fajr were included in them.
Hadith 428
428 صحيح حديث عَائِشَةَ عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ، كَيْفَ كَانَ صَلاَةُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِاللَّيْلِ قَالَتْ: كَانَ يَنَامُ أَوَّلَهُ، وَيَقُومُ آخِرَهُ، فَيُصَلِّي ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ، فَإِذَا أَذَّنَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ وَثَبَ فَإِنْ كَانَ بِهِ حَاجَةٌ اغْتَسَلَ، وَإِلاَّ تَوَضَّأَ وَخَرَجَ
Aswad (may Allah have mercy on him) asked Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) how the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray at night. She replied that he would sleep at the beginning of the night, then wake up at the end of the night and perform the Tahajjud prayer. After that, he would return to his bed, and when the muezzin gave the call to prayer, he would get up quickly. If he needed to perform ghusl, he would do so; otherwise, he would perform ablution and go out.
Hadith 429
429 صحيح حديث عَائِشَةَ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ، أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَتِ: الدَّائمُ، قُلْتُ: مَتَى كَانَ يَقُومُ قَالَتْ: كَانَ يَقُومُ إِذَا سَمِعَ الصَّارِخَ
Hazrat Masruq (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I asked Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), "Which deed was most beloved to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)?" She replied, "That which is done consistently (no matter what good deed it is)." I asked, "When would he stand (for prayer at night)?" She said, "When he heard the crowing of the rooster."
Hadith 430
430 صحيح حديث عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: مَا أَلْفَاهُ عِنْدِي إِلاَّ نَائمًا تَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said that I always found the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) lying down at my place at the time of suhoor (pre-dawn meal).
Hadith 431
431 صحيح حديث عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: كُلَّ اللَّيْلِ أَوْتَرَ رسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وانْتَهى وِتْرُهُ إِلَى السَّحَرِ
Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed Witr in every part of the night, and in the end, his Witr would be close to the time of morning.
