صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب التهجدThe Book of Salat-Ut-Tahajjud (Night Prayer)
بَابُ مَنْ نَامَ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ وَأَحْيَا آخِرَهُ:Chapter. Sleeping in the first part of the night and getting up in its last part.
Hadith 1146
اُردوEn
وَقَالَ سَلْمَانُ لِأَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا : نَمْ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ قَالَ : قُمْ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : صَدَقَ سَلْمَانُ .
And Salman al-Farsi said to Abu al-Darda (may Allah be pleased with them): "Sleep at the beginning of the night and worship at the end of the night." When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) heard this, he said that Salman has spoken the truth.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ . ح وحَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ , قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ , قَالَ : سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا كَيْفَ كَانَتْ صَلَاةُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِاللَّيْلِ ؟ قَالَتْ : كَانَ يَنَامُ أَوَّلَهُ وَيَقُومُ آخِرَهُ فَيُصَلِّي ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ ، فَإِذَا أَذَّنَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ وَثَبَ ، فَإِنْ كَانَ بِهِ حَاجَةٌ اغْتَسَلَ وَإِلَّا تَوَضَّأَ وَخَرَجَ " .
Narrated Al-Aswad: I asked `Aisha "How is the night prayer of the Prophet?" She replied, "He used to sleep early at night, and get up in its last part to pray, and then return to his bed. When the Mu'adh-dhin pronounced the Adhan, he would get up. If he was in need of a bath he would take it; otherwise he would perform ablution and then go out (for the prayer)."
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
The meaning is that he (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would neither spend the entire night sleeping nor the entire night engaged in prayer; rather, the middle path was preferred by him (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), and this is what is Sunnah.
The meaning is that he (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would neither spend the entire night sleeping nor the entire night engaged in prayer; rather, the middle path was preferred by him (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), and this is what is Sunnah.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 1146
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
In one narration, it is mentioned that when the time for suhoor (pre-dawn meal) would arrive, he would perform the witr prayer, and then, if there was a need, he would go to his wife.
(Fath al-Bari: 3/42)
From this narration, it is understood that if the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) felt the need for marital relations, he would fulfill this need after performing the tahajjud prayer, because this was most befitting for the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) in matters of worship. Thus, it is not established that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) slept in a state of janabah (major ritual impurity) in the early part of the night; however, it is established that in the latter part of the night, he would lie down for a short while on his right side.
In any case, Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) has proven from this hadith that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would wake up in the last part of the night and perform the tahajjud prayer.
In one narration, it is mentioned that when the time for suhoor (pre-dawn meal) would arrive, he would perform the witr prayer, and then, if there was a need, he would go to his wife.
(Fath al-Bari: 3/42)
From this narration, it is understood that if the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) felt the need for marital relations, he would fulfill this need after performing the tahajjud prayer, because this was most befitting for the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) in matters of worship. Thus, it is not established that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) slept in a state of janabah (major ritual impurity) in the early part of the night; however, it is established that in the latter part of the night, he would lie down for a short while on his right side.
In any case, Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) has proven from this hadith that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would wake up in the last part of the night and perform the tahajjud prayer.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 1146
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Benefits and Issues:
From this hadith, it is understood that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would sometimes wake up early at night, and after completing the night prayer, he would have relations with his wife and then go back to sleep. Upon waking up quickly after the call to prayer (adhan) of Fajr, he would perform the ritual bath (ghusl) and then offer the Sunnah prayers of Fajr. The Sunnah prayers of Fajr were always performed before the obligatory Fajr prayer.
Benefits and Issues:
From this hadith, it is understood that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would sometimes wake up early at night, and after completing the night prayer, he would have relations with his wife and then go back to sleep. Upon waking up quickly after the call to prayer (adhan) of Fajr, he would perform the ritual bath (ghusl) and then offer the Sunnah prayers of Fajr. The Sunnah prayers of Fajr were always performed before the obligatory Fajr prayer.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 1728
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Commentary:
Benefit:
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) practiced various methods regarding performing the night prayer (tahajjud) and resting at night.
One of these methods is also this.
Benefit:
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) practiced various methods regarding performing the night prayer (tahajjud) and resting at night.
One of these methods is also this.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1365
