Hadith 403
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ، قَالَ : ثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، قَالَ : أَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ ، عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْجُرَشِيِّ ، عَنْ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : صُمْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَمَضَانَ فَلَمْ يَقُمْ بِنَا مِنَ الشَّهْرِ شَيْئًا ، حَتَّى إِذَا بَقِيَ سَبْعٌ فَقَامَ بِنَا حَتَّى ذَهَبَ ثُلُثُ اللَّيْلِ ، ثُمَّ لَمْ يَقُمْ بِنَا اللَّيْلَةَ الرَّابِعَةَ وَقَامَ بِنَا الَّتِي تَلِيهَا حَتَّى ذَهَبَ نَحْوٌ مِنْ شَطْرِ اللَّيْلِ ، قُلْنَا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، لَوْ نَفَّلْتَنَا بَقِيَّةَ لَيْلَتَنَا هَذِهِ ؟ قَالَ : " إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا قَامَ مَعَ الإِمَامِ حَتَّى يَنْصَرِفَ حُسِبَتْ لَهُ بَقِيَّةُ لَيْلَتِهِ " ، ثُمَّ لَمْ يَقُمْ بِنَا السَّادِسَةَ وَقَامَ بِنَا السَّابِعَةَ وَبَعَثَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ وَاجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ فَقَامَ بِنَا حَتَّى خَشِينَا أَنْ يَفُوتَنَا الْفَلاحُ ، قُلْتُ : " وَمَا الْفَلاحُ ؟ قَالَ : السَّحُورُ " .
Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that we fasted the month of Ramadan with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he did not lead us in (Taraweeh) prayer during this month until seven nights remained. Then he led us in prayer for one third of the night. Then on the fourth (twenty-fourth) night, he did not lead us in prayer. On the next night, he led us in prayer until nearly half the night had passed. We said: O Messenger of Allah! If only you would lead us in prayer for the whole night. He said: When a person prays with the Imam until the Imam finishes, it is written for him as if he spent the whole night in prayer. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not lead us in prayer on the sixth (twenty-sixth) night, but on the seventh (twenty-seventh) night, he led us in prayer, sent word to his family, and the people gathered as well. He led us in such a long prayer that we feared missing out on falah. (Dawud bin Abi Hind says) I asked (my teacher): What is falah? He replied: It means the pre-dawn meal (suhoor).
