مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب الصلاة
The 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.
