سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب قيام الليل وتطوع النهارThe Book of Qiyam Al-Lail (The Night Prayer) and Voluntary Prayers During the Day
بَابُ : وَقْتِ الْوِتْرِChapter: The time for witr
Hadith 1681
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، قال : حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ ، قال : حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ ، قال : سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , فَقَالَتْ : " كَانَ يَنَامُ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ ، فَإِذَا كَانَ مِنَ السَّحَرِ أَوْتَرَ ، ثُمَّ أَتَى فِرَاشَهُ فَإِذَا كَانَ لَهُ حَاجَةٌ أَلَمَّ بِأَهْلِهِ فَإِذَا سَمِعَ الْأَذَانَ وَثَبَ ، فَإِنْ كَانَ جُنُبًا أَفَاضَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْمَاءِ وَإِلَّا تَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ " .
´It was narrated that Al-Aswad bin Yazid said:` "I asked 'Aishah about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). She said: 'He used to sleep during the first part of the night, then get up during the time before dawn and pray witr. Then he would go to his bed and if he needed to be intimate he would go to his wife. Then when he heard the Adhan he would get up, and if he was junub he would pour water over himself, otherwise he would perform wudu, then he would go out to 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
