مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب الصلاةThe Book of Prayer
(فَضْلُ صَلَاةِ اللَّيْلِ بَعْدَ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْفَرْضِيَّةِ)
(Night prayer after obligatory prayers is the best worship)
Hadith 1236
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «أَفْضَلُ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الْمَفْرُوضَةِ صَلَاةٌ فِي جَوف اللَّيْل» . رَوَاهُ أَحْمد
Abu Huraira said he heard God’s Messenger say, “The most excellent prayer after that which is obligatory is one in the depth of the night.” Ahmad transmitted it.
