Those who would not let any of their family sleep after Fajr until the sun rose

Tariq bin Shihab said that when Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) had prayed the Fajr prayer, he would not leave anyone in his household, young or old, to sleep until the sun had risen.

The paternal uncle of Muhajir bin Shammas said: "I used to go out to one of these open grounds to set a trap of mine. I went out on three mornings, and after Fajr I would see a man sitting in one place. I asked him: 'O servant of Allah, who are you?' He said: 'I am Hudhayfah bin al-Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him).' I said: 'What are you doing here?' He said: 'I am watching where the sun rises from.'"

Mudrik bin Awf said: "I passed by Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was in Syria, sitting in the morning. I asked: 'O Abu Abdullah, what has kept you sitting here?' He said: 'I am waiting for the sun to rise.'"

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had prayed the Fajr prayer, he would remain sitting in his place until the sun had risen.

Salamah said that al-Dahhak said: "How astonishing are the companions of Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him)! They look closely at the sun to see from where it rises. Do they not know that the place from which the dawn breaks is the same place from which the sun rises?"

Sayyiduna Jundub bin Abdullah al-Bajali al-Qasri (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I sought permission from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) three times, but he did not give me permission, so I went back. Then his messenger reached me and asked: 'What made you turn back?' I said: 'I thought that you were sleeping.' He said: 'I do not sleep until I have seen from where the sun rises.'"

The narrator said: I narrated this hadith to Muhammad (Ibn Sirin), and he said: "More than one of the Companions of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) did this."