سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب قيام الليل وتطوع النهارThe Book of Qiyam Al-Lail (The Night Prayer) and Voluntary Prayers During the Day
بَابُ : التَّرْغِيبِ فِي قِيَامِ اللَّيْلِChapter: Encouragement to pray Qiyam Al-Lail
Hadith 1611
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، قال : حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ ، قال : حَدَّثَنِي الْقَعْقَاعُ ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قال : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " رَحِمَ اللَّهُ رَجُلًا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ أَيْقَظَ امْرَأَتَهُ فَصَلَّتْ ، فَإِنْ أَبَتْ نَضَحَ فِي وَجْهِهَا الْمَاءَ ، وَرَحِمَ اللَّهُ امْرَأَةً قَامَتْ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَصَلَّتْ ثُمَّ أَيْقَظَتْ زَوْجَهَا فَصَلَّى ، فَإِنْ أَبَى نَضَحَتْ فِي وَجْهِهِ الْمَاءَ " .
´It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:` "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'May Allah (SWT) have mercy on a man who gets up at night and prays, then he wakes his wife and she prays, and if she refuses he sprinkles water in her face. And may Allah (SWT) have mercy on a woman who gets up at night and prays, then she wakes her husband and prays, and if he refuses she sprinkles water in his face.'"
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
1611. Commentary:
➊ This is not a matter of just one or two nights, but rather it is their habit that they do so. How excellent are this husband and wife! In these words of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), there is a supplication for them, praise, encouragement, and also the reality that they are deserving of Allah’s mercy. May Allah grant us the same.
➋ Just as supplication for mercy is made for the deceased, likewise, it is permissible to supplicate for mercy for the living as well.
➊ This is not a matter of just one or two nights, but rather it is their habit that they do so. How excellent are this husband and wife! In these words of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), there is a supplication for them, praise, encouragement, and also the reality that they are deserving of Allah’s mercy. May Allah grant us the same.
➋ Just as supplication for mercy is made for the deceased, likewise, it is permissible to supplicate for mercy for the living as well.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 1611
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1450. Commentary: This hadith has also been mentioned previously. (1308)
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1450
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1308. Commentary: Benefit: The aforementioned action is a magnificent practical exegesis of the verse: ﴿تَعاوَنوا عَلَى البِرِّ وَالتَّقوىٰ﴾... Surah al-Ma'idah. And in this is also the indication that strongly encouraging one's relatives and friends towards acts of goodness is a recommended and desirable deed.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1308
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ If either the husband or the wife is accustomed to performing the Tahajjud prayer, they should try to instill this habit in the other.
➋ If sleep prevails, it will become easier to wake up by sprinkling water. Then, after performing ablution (wudu), the prayer can be offered. The meaning is that every effort should be made so that neither the husband nor the wife is deprived of this virtue.
➌ This act of cooperation and encouragement in goodness is a means of Allah’s mercy.
➊ If either the husband or the wife is accustomed to performing the Tahajjud prayer, they should try to instill this habit in the other.
➋ If sleep prevails, it will become easier to wake up by sprinkling water. Then, after performing ablution (wudu), the prayer can be offered. The meaning is that every effort should be made so that neither the husband nor the wife is deprived of this virtue.
➌ This act of cooperation and encouragement in goodness is a means of Allah’s mercy.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1336
