Hadith 1126
Aishah said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ offered the prayer in his apartment and people were following him behind apartment.
Hadith 1149
Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would say the takbir (Allah is most great) seven times in the first rak'ah and five times in the second rak'ah on the day of the breaking of the fast and on the day of sacrifice (on the occasion of both the Eid prayers, the two festivals).
Hadith 1173
حَدَّثَنَا
هَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْأَيْلِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا
خَالِدُ بْنُ نِزَارٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي
الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ مَبْرُورٍ ، عَنْ
يُونُسَ ، عَنْ
هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ
أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ
عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا ، قَالَتْ : شَكَا النَّاسُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قُحُوطَ الْمَطَرِ ، فَأَمَرَ بِمِنْبَرٍ فَوُضِعَ لَهُ فِي الْمُصَلَّى ، وَوَعَدَ النَّاسَ يَوْمًا يَخْرُجُونَ فِيهِ ، قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ : فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ بَدَا حَاجِبُ الشَّمْسِ ، فَقَعَدَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَكَبَّرَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : " إِنَّكُمْ شَكَوْتُمْ جَدْبَ دِيَارِكُمْ وَاسْتِئْخَارَ الْمَطَرِ عَنْ إِبَّانِ زَمَانِهِ عَنْكُمْ ، وَقَدْ أَمَرَكُمُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنْ تَدْعُوهُ وَوَعَدَكُمْ أَنْ يَسْتَجِيبَ لَكُمْ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : 0 الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ مَلِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ 0 لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ يَفْعَلُ مَا يُرِيدُ ، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ الْغَنِيُّ وَنَحْنُ الْفُقَرَاءُ أَنْزِلْ عَلَيْنَا الْغَيْثَ ، وَاجْعَلْ مَا أَنْزَلْتَ لَنَا قُوَّةً وَبَلَاغًا إِلَى حِينٍ " ، ثُمَّ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ فِي الرَّفْعِ حَتَّى بَدَا بَيَاضُ إِبِطَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ حَوَّلَ إِلَى النَّاسِ ظَهْرَهُ وَقَلَبَ ، أَوْ حَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ ، وَهُوَ رَافِعٌ يَدَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى النَّاسِ ، وَنَزَلَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، فَأَنْشَأَ اللَّهُ سَحَابَةً فَرَعَدَتْ وَبَرَقَتْ ، ثُمَّ أَمْطَرَتْ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ ، فَلَمْ يَأْتِ مَسْجِدَهُ حَتَّى سَالَتِ السُّيُولُ ، فَلَمَّا رَأَى سُرْعَتَهُمْ إِلَى الْكِنِّ ضَحِكَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى بَدَتْ نَوَاجِذُهُ ، فَقَالَ : " أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ، وَأَنِّي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولُهُ " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ إِسْنَادُهُ جَيِّدٌ ، أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ يَقْرَءُونَ 0 مَلِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ 0 وَإِنَّ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ حُجَّةٌ لَهُمْ .
Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: The people complained to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ of the lack of rain, so he gave an order for a pulpit. It was then set up for him in the place of prayer. He fixed a day for the people on which they should come out. Aishah said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ, when the rim of the sun appeared, sat down on the pulpit, and having pronounced the greatness of Allah and expressed His praise, he said: You have complained of drought in your homes, and of the delay in receiving rain at the beginning of its season. Allah has ordered you to supplicate Him has and promised that He will answer your prayer. Then he said: Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Universe, the Compassionate, the Merciful, the Master of the Day of Judgment. There is no god but Allah Who does what He wishes. O Allah, Thou art Allah, there is no deity but Thou, the Rich, while we are the poor. Send down the rain upon us and make what Thou sendest down a strength and satisfaction for a time. He then raised his hands, and kept raising them till the whiteness under his armpits was visible. He then turned his back to the people and inverted or turned round his cloak while keeping his hands aloft. He then faced the people, descended and prayed two rak'ahs. Allah then produced a cloud, and the storm of thunder and lightning came on. Then the rain fell by Allah's permission, and before he reached his mosque streams were flowing. When he saw the speed with which the people were seeking shelter, he ﷺ laughed till his back teeth were visible. Then he said: I testify that Allah is Omnipotent and that I am Allah's servant and Messenger. Abu Dawud said: This is a ghraib (rate) tradition, but its chain is sound. The people of Madina recite "maliki" (instead of maaliki) yawm al-din" (the master of the Day of Judgement). But this tradition (in which the word maalik occurs) is an evidence for them.
Hadith 1177
حَدَّثَنَا
عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا
إِسْمَاعِيلُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ ، عَنْ
ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ ، عَنْ
عَطَاءٍ ، عَنْ
عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي مَنْ أُصَدِّقُ ، وَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ يُرِيدُ
عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَ : كُسِفَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قِيَامًا شَدِيدًا يَقُومُ بِالنَّاسِ ، ثُمَّ يَرْكَعُ ، ثُمَّ يَقُومُ ، ثُمَّ يَرْكَعُ ، ثُمَّ يَقُومُ ، ثُمَّ يَرْكَعُ ، فَرَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ ثَلَاثُ رَكَعَاتٍ يَرْكَعُ الثَّالِثَةَ ، ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ حَتَّى إِنَّ رِجَالًا يَوْمَئِذٍ لَيُغْشَى عَلَيْهِمْ مِمَّا قَامَ بِهِمْ حَتَّى إِنَّ سِجَالَ الْمَاءِ لَتُصَبُّ عَلَيْهِمْ ، يَقُولُ إِذَا رَكَعَ : اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، وَإِذَا رَفَعَ : سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ ، حَتَّى تَجَلَّتِ الشَّمْسُ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : " إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ لَا يَنْكَسِفَانِ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ وَلَا لِحَيَاتِهِ ، وَلَكِنَّهُمَا آيَتَانِ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يُخَوِّفُ بِهِمَا عِبَادَهُ ، فَإِذَا كُسِفَا فَافْزَعُوا إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ " .
Narrated Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her): There was an eclipse of the sun in the time of the Prophet ﷺ. The Prophet stood for a long time, accompanied by the people. He then bowed, then raised his head, then he bowed and then he raised his head, and again he bowed and prayed two rak'ahs of prayer. In each rak'ah he bowed three times. After bowing for the third time he prostrated himself. He stood for such a long time that some people became unconscious on that occasion and buckets of water had to be poured on them. When he bowed, he said, Allah is most great; and when he raised his head, he said, Allah listens to him who praises Him, till the sun became bright. then he said: The sun and the moon are not eclipsed on account of anyone's death or on account of anyone's birth, but they are two of Allah's signs, He produces dread in His servants by means of them. When they are eclipsed, hasten to prayer
Hadith 1180
حَدَّثَنَا
ابْنُ السَّرْحِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا
ابْنُ وَهْبٍ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ الْمُرَادِيُّ /a>، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، عَنْ
يُونُسَ ، عَنْ
ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي
عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ
عَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَتْ : خُسِفَتِ الشَّمْسُ فِي حَيَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَقَامَ ، فَكَبَّرَ ، وَصَفَّ النَّاسُ وَرَاءَهُ ، فَاقْتَرَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قِرَاءَةً طَوِيلَةً ، ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ ، فَرَكَعَ رُكُوعًا طَوِيلًا ، ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ ، فَقَالَ : سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ ، ثُمَّ قَامَ فَاقْتَرَأَ قِرَاءَةً طَوِيلَةً هِيَ أَدْنَى مِنَ الْقِرَاءَةِ الْأُولَى ، ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ فَرَكَعَ رُكُوعًا طَوِيلًا هُوَ أَدْنَى مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ الْأَوَّلِ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ ، ثُمَّ فَعَلَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُخْرَى مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَاسْتَكْمَلَ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَأَرْبَعَ سَجَدَاتٍ ، وَانْجَلَتِ الشَّمْسُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنْصَرِفَ " .
Narrated Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her): There was an eclipse of the sun during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah ﷺcame tot he mosque; he stood up and uttered the takbir (Allah is great); the people stood in rows behind him; the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited from the Quran for a long time; then he uttered the takbir (Allah is most great) and performed bowing for a long time, then he raised his head and said: Allah listens to him who praises Him; our Lord, and to Thee be praise; then he stood up and recited from the Quran for a long time, but it was less than the first (recitation); he then bowed for a long time, but it was less than the first bowing; he then said, Allah listens to him who praises Him; our Lord, and to Thee be praise. he then did so in the second rak'ah. he thus completed four bowings and four prostrations. The sun had become bright before he departed.
Hadith 1187
Narrated Aishah: There was an eclipse of the sun in the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out and led the people in prayer. he stood up and I guessed that he recited Surah al-Baqarah. The narrator then further transmitted the tradition. He (the Prophet) then prostrated himself twice, and then stood up and prolonged the recitation. then I guessed his recitation and knew that he recited Surah Al-i-Imran.
Hadith 1188
Narrated Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her): The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon on him) recited from teh Quran in a loud voice in the prayer at an eclipse.
Hadith 1190
Narrated Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her): There was an eclipse of the sun. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded a man who summoned: "The prayer will be held in congregation"
Hadith 1191
حَدَّثَنَا
الْقَعْنَبِيُّ ، عَنْ
مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ
هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ
عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ
عَائِشَةَ ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ لَا يُخْسَفَانِ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ وَلَا لِحَيَاتِهِ ، فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ ذَلِكَ فَادْعُوا اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَكَبِّرُوا وَتَصَدَّقُوا " .
Narrated Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her): The sun and the moon are not eclipsed on account of anyone's death or on account of anyone's birth. So when you see that, supplicate Allah, declare His greatness, and give alms.
Hadith 1198
Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: The prayer was prescribed as consisting of two rak'ahs both when one was resident and when travelling. The prayer while travelling was left according to the original prescription and the prayer of one who was resident was enhanced.
Hadith 1228
Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: Ata ibn Abu Rabah asked Aishah: Can women offer prayer on a riding beast? She replied: They were not permitted to do so in hardship or comfort. Muhammad ibn Shuayb said: This (prohibition) applies to the obligatory prayers.
Hadith 1242
وَأَمَّا
عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعْدٍ فَحَدَّثَنَا ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي
عَمِّي ، حَدَّثَنَا
أَبِي ، عَنْ
ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ، حَدَّثَنِي
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ ، أَنَّ
عُرْوَةَ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ حَدَّثَهُ ، أَنَّ
عَائِشَةَ حَدَّثَتْهُ بِهَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ ، قَالَتْ : " كَبَّرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَكَبَّرَتِ الطَّائِفَةُ الَّذِينَ صَفُّوا مَعَهُ ، ثُمَّ رَكَعَ فَرَكَعُوا ، ثُمَّ سَجَدَ فَسَجَدُوا ، ثُمَّ رَفَعَ فَرَفَعُوا ، ثُمَّ مَكَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَالِسًا ، ثُمَّ سَجَدُوا لِأَنْفُسِهِمُ الثَّانِيَةَ ، ثُمَّ قَامُوا فَنَكَصُوا عَلَى أَعْقَابِهِمْ يَمْشُونَ الْقَهْقَرَى حَتَّى قَامُوا مِنْ وَرَائِهِمْ ، وَجَاءَتِ الطَّائِفَةُ الْأُخْرَى فَقَامُوا فَكَبَّرُوا ، ثُمَّ رَكَعُوا لِأَنْفُسِهِمْ ، ثُمَّ سَجَدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَسَجَدُوا مَعَهُ ، ثُمَّ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَسَجَدُوا لِأَنْفُسِهِمُ الثَّانِيَةَ ، ثُمَّ قَامَتِ الطَّائِفَتَانِ جَمِيعًا فَصَلَّوْا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَرَكَعَ فَرَكَعُوا ، ثُمَّ سَجَدَ فَسَجَدُوا جَمِيعًا ، ثُمَّ عَادَ فَسَجَدَ الثَّانِيَةَ وَسَجَدُوا مَعَهُ سَرِيعًا كَأَسْرَعِ الْإِسْرَاعِ جَاهِدًا لَا يَأْلُونَ سِرَاعًا ، ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَسَلَّمُوا ، فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَدْ شَارَكَهُ النَّاسُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ كُلِّهَا " .
Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been transmitted by Aishah through a different chain of narrators. She said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ uttered the takbir and the section that was in the same row with him also uttered the takbir. He then bowed and they also bowed, and he prostrated and they also prostrated. Then he raised his head and they also raised (their heads). The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then remained seated. They prostrated alone and stood up and retraced their footsteps and stood behind them. Then the other section came; they stood up and uttered the takbir and bowed by themselves. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prostrated himself and they also prostrated with him. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up and they performed the second prostration by themselves. Then both the sections stood up and prayed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He bowed and they also bowed, and then he prostrated himself and they also prostrated themselves. Then he returned and performed the second prostration and they also prostrated with him as quickly as possible, showing no slackness in quick prostration. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then uttered the salutation. After that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up. Thus everyone participated in the entire prayer.
Hadith 1251
حَدَّثَنَا
أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا
هُشَيْمٌ ، أَخْبَرَنَا
خَالِدٌ . ح حَدَّثَنَا
مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا
يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا
خَالِدٌ ، الْمَعْنَي عَنْ
عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ ، قَالَ : سَأَلْتُ
عَائِشَةَ عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنَ التَّطَوُّعِ ، فَقَالَتْ : " كَانَ يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ أَرْبَعًا فِي بَيْتِي ، ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ فَيُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ ، ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى بَيْتِي فَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، وَكَانَ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ الْمَغْرِبَ ، ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى بَيْتِي فَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، وَكَانَ يُصَلِّي بِهِمُ الْعِشَاءَ ، ثُمَّ يَدْخُلُ بَيْتِي فَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، وَكَانَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ تِسْعَ رَكَعَاتٍ فِيهِنَّ الْوِتْرُ ، وَكَانَ يُصَلِّي لَيْلًا طَوِيلًا قَائِمًا وَلَيْلًا طَوِيلًا جَالِسًا ، فَإِذَا قَرَأَ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ رَكَعَ وَسَجَدَ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ ، وَإِذَا قَرَأَ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ رَكَعَ وَسَجَدَ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ ، وَكَانَ إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ فَيُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ صَلَاةَ الْفَجْرِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " .
Narrated Abdullah bin Shaqiq: I asked Aishah about the voluntary prayers offered by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She replied: Before the noon prayer he would pray four rak'ahs in my house, then go out and lead the people in prayer, then return to my house and pray two rak'ahs. He would lead the people in the sunset prayer, then return to my house and pray two rak'ahs. Then he would lead the people in the night prayer, and enter my house and pray two rak'ahs. He would pray nine rak'ahs during the night, including witr (prayer). At night he would pray for a long time standing and for a long time sitting. When he recited the Quran while standing, he would bow and prostrate himself from the standing position, and when he recited while sitting, he would bow and prostrate himself from the sitting position, and when dawn came he prayed two rak'ahs, then he would come out and lead the people in the dawn prayer.
Hadith 1253
Narrated Aishah: The Prophet ﷺ never omitted four rak'ahs before the noon prayer, and two rak'ahs before the dawn prayer.
Hadith 1254
Narrated Aishah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was more particular about observing the supererogatory rak'ahs before the dawn prayer than about observing any of the other supererogatory prayers.
Hadith 1255
Narrated Aishah: The Prophet ﷺ would pray two rak'ahs before the dawn prayer lightly so much so that I would say: Did he recite Surah al-Fatihah in them.
Hadith 1262
Narrated Aishah: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished his prayer late in the night, he would see. If I was awake, he would talk to me. If I was sleeping, he would awaken me, and pray two rak'ahs, then he would lie down as long as the muadhdhin came to him and call him for the dawn prayer. Then he would pray two rak'ahs lightly and come out for prayer.
Hadith 1263
Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: When the Prophet ﷺ prayed the two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer, he would lie down if I was asleep; in case I was awake, he would talk to me.
Hadith 1279
Al-Aswad and Masruq said: We bear witness that Aishah said: Not a day passed but the Prophet ﷺ prayed two rak'ahs after the Asr prayer
Hadith 1280
Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: Dhakwan, the client of Aishah, reported on the authority of Aishah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray after the afternoon prayer but prohibited others from it; and he would fast continuously but forbid others to do so.
Hadith 1292
حَدَّثَنَا
مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا
يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا
الْجُرَيْرِيُّ ، عَنْ
عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ ، قَالَ : سَأَلْتُ
عَائِشَةَ " هَلْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي الضُّحَى ؟ فَقَالَتْ : لَا ، إِلَّا أَنْ يَجِيءَ مِنْ مَغِيبِهِ ، قُلْتُ : هَلْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقْرِنُ بَيْنَ السُّورَتَيْنِ ؟ قَالَتْ : مِنَ الْمُفَصَّلِ " .
Narrated Abdullah bin Shaqiq: I asked Aishah: Did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pray in the Duha? She replied: No, except when he returned from his journey. I then asked: Did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recite the surahs combining each other? She said: He would do so in the mufassal surahs.
Hadith 1293
حَدَّثَنَا
الْقَعْنَبِيُّ ، عَنْ
مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ
ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ
عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ
عَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ : " مَا سَبَّحَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سُبْحَةَ الضُّحَى قَطُّ وَإِنِّي لَأُسَبِّحُهَا ، وَإِنْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيَدَعُ الْعَمَلَ وَهُوَ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ بِهِ خَشْيَةَ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ بِهِ النَّاسُ فَيُفْرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ " .
Narrated Aishah, wife of Prophet ﷺ: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never offered prayer in the forenoon, but I offer it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would give up an action, though he liked it to do, lest the people should continue it and it is prescribed for them.
Hadith 1303
Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: Shurayh ibn Hani said: I asked Aishah about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never offered the night prayer and thereafter came to me but he offered four or six rak'ahs of prayer. One night the rain fell, so we spread a piece of leather (for his prayer), and now I see as if there is a hole in it from which the water is flowing. I never saw him protecting his clothes from the earth (as he did on that occasion).
Hadith 1307
Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: Do not give up prayer at night, for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would not leave it. Whenever he fell ill or lethargic, he would offer it sitting.
Hadith 1310
حَدَّثَنَا
الْقَعْنَبِيُّ ، عَنْ
مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ
هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ
أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ
عَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " إِذَا نَعَسَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَلْيَرْقُدْ حَتَّى يَذْهَبَ عَنْهُ النَّوْمُ ، فَإِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا صَلَّى وَهُوَ نَاعِسٌ لَعَلَّهُ يَذْهَبُ يَسْتَغْفِرُ فَيَسُبَّ نَفْسَهُ " .
Narrated Aishah, wife of Prophet ﷺ: When one of you dozes in prayer he should sleep till his sleep is gone, for when one of you prays while he is dozing, perhaps he might curse himself if he begs pardon of Allah.
Hadith 1314
حَدَّثَنَا
الْقَعْنَبِيُّ ، عَنْ
مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ
مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ ، عَنْ
سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ ، عَنْ
رَجُلٍ عِنْدَهُ رَضِيٍّ ، أَنَّ
عَائِشَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَخْبَرَتْهُ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " مَا مِنَ امْرِئٍ تَكُونُ لَهُ صَلَاةٌ بِلَيْلٍ يَغْلِبُهُ عَلَيْهَا نَوْمٌ إِلَّا كُتِبَ لَهُ أَجْرُ صَلَاتِهِ ، وَكَانَ نَوْمُهُ عَلَيْهِ صَدَقَةً " .
Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: The Prophet ﷺ said: Any person who offers prayer at night regularly but (on a certain night) he is dominated by sleep will be given the reward of praying. His sleep will be almsgiving.
Hadith 1316
Narrated Aishah: Allah, the Exalted, would awaken the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at night. When the dawn came, he would his finish daily round of recital.
Hadith 1317
Masruq said: I asked Aishah about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and I said to her: At what time he prayed at night ? She said: When he heard the cock crow, he got up and prayed.
Hadith 1318
Narrated Aishah: When he was with me he would sleep at dawn. By this she referred to the Prophet ﷺ.
Hadith 1331
حَدَّثَنَا
مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، حَدَّثَنَا
حَمَّادٌ ، عَنْ
هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ
عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ
عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا ، أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَقَرَأَ فَرَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ بِالْقُرْآنِ ، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " يَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ فُلَانًا ، كَأَيِّنْ مِنْ آيَةٍ أَذْكَرَنِيهَا اللَّيْلَةَ كُنْتُ قَدْ أَسْقَطْتُهَا " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : رَوَاهُ هَارُونُ النَّحْوِيُّ ، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ فِي سُورَةِ آلِ عِمْرَانَ فِي الْحُرُوفِ وَكَأَيِّنْ مِنْ نَبِيٍّ سورة آل عمران آية 146 .
Narrated Aishah: A man got up at night and recited the Quran in a loud voice. When the dawn came, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: May Allah have mercy on so-and-so who reminded me many verses that I had nearly forgotten. Abu Dawud said: Harun al-Nahwi transmitted from Hammad bin Salamah the Quranic verse of Surah Al-Imran: "How many of the prophet fought (in Allah's way)" (3: 146)
Hadith 1334
Narrated Aishah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray ten rak'ahs during the night, and would observe the witr with one rak'ah, he then prayed two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer. Thus he prayed thirteen rak'ahs in all.
Hadith 1335
حَدَّثَنَا
الْقَعْنَبِيُّ ، عَنْ
مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ
ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ
عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ
عَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " كَانَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يُوتِرُ مِنْهَا بِوَاحِدَةٍ ، فَإِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْهَا اضْطَجَعَ عَلَى شِقِّهِ الْأَيْمَنِ " .
Narrated Aishah, wife of Prophet ﷺ: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray eleven rak'ahs (at night, observing the witr with one rak'ahs). When he finished it (the prayer), he would lie down on his right side.
Hadith 1336
حَدَّثَنَا
عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ،
وَنَصْرُ بْنُ عَاصِمٍ ، وَهَذَا لَفْظُهُ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا
الْوَلِيدُ ، حَدَّثَنَا
الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ ، وَقَالَ
نَصْرٌ ، عَنْ
ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ ،
وَالْأَوْزَاعِيُّ ، عَنْ
الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ
عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ
عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا ، قَالَتْ : " كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي فِيمَا بَيْنَ أَنْ يَفْرُغَ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى أَنْ يَنْصَدِعَ الْفَجْرُ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يُسَلِّمُ مِنْ كُلِّ ثِنْتَيْنِ وَيُوتِرُ بِوَاحِدَةٍ وَيَمْكُثُ فِي سُجُودِهِ قَدْرَ مَا يَقْرَأُ أَحَدُكُمْ خَمْسِينَ آيَةً قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ رَأْسَهُ ، فَإِذَا سَكَتَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ بِالْأُولَى مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ قَامَ فَرَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ عَلَى شِقِّهِ الْأَيْمَنِ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَهُ الْمُؤَذِّنُ " .
Narrated Aishah: Between the time when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished the night prayer till the dawn broke, he used to pray eleven rak'ahs, uttering the salutation at the end of every two and observing the witr with a single one, and during that he would make a prostration about as long a one of you would take to recite fifty verses before raising his head. When the muadhdhin finished making the call for the dawn prayer, he stood up and prayed two short rak'ahs, then he lay down on his right side till the muadhdhin came to him
Hadith 1338
حَدَّثَنَا
مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، حَدَّثَنَا
وُهَيْبٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا
هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ
أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ
عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَتْ : " كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يُوتِرُ مِنْهَا بِخَمْسٍ لَا يَجْلِسُ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنَ الْخَمْسِ حَتَّى يَجْلِسَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ فَيُسَلِّمُ " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : رَوَاهُ ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ نَحْوَهُ .
Narrated Aishah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the night, observing a witr out of that with five, he did not sit during the five except the last and then gave the salutation. Abu Dawud said: Ibn Numair reported it from Hisham recently.
Hadith 1339
حَدَّثَنَا
الْقَعْنَبِيُّ ، عَنْ
مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ
هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ
أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ
عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَتْ : " كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي بِاللَّيْلِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً ، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي إِذَا سَمِعَ النِّدَاءَ بِالصُّبْحِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ " .
Narrated Aishah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the night ; he then offered two light rak'ahs of prayer when he heard the call to the dawn prayer.
Hadith 1340
حَدَّثَنَا
مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ،
وَمُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا
أَبَانُ ، عَنْ
يَحْيَى ، عَنْ
أَبِي سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ
عَائِشَةَ ، أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " كَانَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً كَانَ يُصَلِّي ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَيُوتِرُ بِرَكْعَةٍ ، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي ، قَالَ مُسْلِمٌ : بَعْدَ الْوِتْرِ ، ثُمَّ اتَّفَقَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ ، فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ قَامَ فَرَكَعَ ، وَيُصَلِّي بَيْنَ أَذَانِ الْفَجْرِ وَالْإِقَامَةِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ " .
Narrated Aishah: The Prophet ﷺ used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the night. He would offer eight rak'ahs observing the witr with one rak'ah. Then he prayed (the narrator Muslim said) two rak'ahs after witr prayer in sitting position. When he wished to bow, he stood up and bowed. He used to pray two rak'ahs between the call to the dawn prayer and the iqamah.
Hadith 1341
حَدَّثَنَا
الْقَعْنَبِيُّ ، عَنْ
مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ
سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ ، عَنْ
أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ
عَائِشَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : كَيْفَ كَانَتْ صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي رَمَضَانَ ؟ فَقَالَتْ : " مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَزِيدُ فِي رَمَضَانَ وَلَا فِي غَيْرِهِ عَلَى إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا فَلَا تَسْأَلْ عَنْ حُسْنِهِنَّ وَطُولِهِنَّ ، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا فَلَا تَسْأَلْ عَنْ حُسْنِهِنَّ وَطُولِهِنَّ ، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي ثَلَاثًا " . قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا : فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَتَنَامُ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُوتِرَ ؟ قَالَ : " يَا عَائِشَةُ إِنَّ عَيْنَيَّ تَنَامَانِ وَلَا يَنَامُ قَلْبِي " .
Abu Salamah bin Abdur-Rahman asked Aishah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ: How did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pray during Ramadhan ? She said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not pray more than eleven rak'ahs during Ramadhan and other than Ramadhan. He would pray four rak'ahs. Do not ask about their elegance and length. He then would pray for rak'ahs. Do not ask about their alegance and length. Then he would pray three rak'ahs. Aishah said: I asked: Messenger of Allah, do you sleep before observing witr ? He replied: Aishah, my eyes sleep, but my heart does not sleep.
Hadith 1342
حَدَّثَنَا
حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ ، حَدَّثَنَا
هَمَّامٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا
قَتَادَةُ ، عَنْ
زُرَارَةَ بْنِ أَوْفَى ، عَنْ
سَعْدِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ ، قَالَ : طَلَّقْتُ امْرَأَتِي ، فَأَتَيْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ لِأَبِيعَ عَقَارًا كَانَ لِي بِهَا فَأَشْتَرِيَ بِهِ السِّلَاحَ وَأَغْزُو ، فَلَقِيتُ نَفَرًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالُوا : قَدْ أَرَادَ نَفَرٌ مِنَّا سِتَّةٌ أَنْ يَفْعَلُوا ذَلِكَ فَنَهَاهُمُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَقَالَ : " لَقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ " ، فَأَتَيْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ وِتْرِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى أَعْلَمِ النَّاسِ بِوِتْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَأْتِ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا ، فَأَتَيْتُهَا ، فَاسْتَتْبَعْتُ حَكِيمَ بْنَ أَفْلَحَ ، فَأَبَى ، فَنَاشَدْتُهُ ، فَانْطَلَقَ مَعِي ، فَاسْتَأْذَنَّا عَلَى
عَائِشَةَ ، فَقَالَتْ : مَنْ هَذَا ؟ قَالَ : حَكِيمُ بْنُ أَفْلَحَ ، قَالَتْ : وَمَنْ مَعَكَ ؟ قَالَ : سَعْدُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ ، قَالَتْ : هِشَامُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ الَّذِي قُتِلَ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ ؟ قَالَ : قُلْتُ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَتْ : نِعْمَ الْمَرْءُ كَانَ عَامِرٌ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ : " يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، حَدِّثِينِي عَنْ خُلُقِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَتْ : أَلَسْتَ تَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ ؟ فَإِنَّ خُلُقَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ الْقُرْآنَ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ : حَدِّثِينِي عَنْ قِيَامِ اللَّيْلِ ، قَالَتْ : أَلَسْتَ تَقْرَأُ يَأَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ ؟ قَالَ : قُلْتُ : بَلَى ، قَالَتْ : فَإِنَّ أَوَّلَ هَذِهِ السُّورَةِ نَزَلَتْ فَقَامَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى انْتَفَخَتْ أَقْدَامُهُمْ ، وَحُبِسَ خَاتِمَتُهَا فِي السَّمَاءِ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ شَهْرًا ، ثُمَّ نَزَلَ آخِرُهَا فَصَارَ قِيَامُ اللَّيْلِ تَطَوُّعًا بَعْدَ فَرِيضَةٍ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ : حَدِّثِينِي عَنْ وِتْرِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَتْ : كَانَ يُوتِرُ بِثَمَانِ رَكَعَاتٍ لَا يَجْلِسُ إِلَّا فِي الثَّامِنَةِ ، ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَةً أُخْرَى لَا يَجْلِسُ إِلَّا فِي الثَّامِنَةِ وَالتَّاسِعَةِ ، وَلَا يُسَلِّمُ إِلَّا فِي التَّاسِعَةِ ، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ ، فَتِلْكَ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يَا بُنَيَّ ، فَلَمَّا أَسَنَّ وَأَخَذَ اللَّحْمَ أَوْتَرَ بِسَبْعِ رَكَعَاتٍ لَمْ يَجْلِسْ إِلَّا فِي السَّادِسَةِ وَالسَّابِعَةِ ، وَلَمْ يُسَلِّمْ إِلَّا فِي السَّابِعَةِ ، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فَتِلْكَ هِيَ تِسْعُ رَكَعَاتٍ يَا بُنَيَّ ، وَلَمْ يَقُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْلَةً يُتِمُّهَا إِلَى الصَّبَاحِ ، وَلَمْ يَقْرَأْ الْقُرْآنَ فِي لَيْلَةٍ قَطُّ وَلَمْ يَصُمْ شَهْرًا يُتِمُّهُ غَيْرَ رَمَضَانَ ، وَكَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى صَلَاةً دَاوَمَ عَلَيْهَا ، وَكَانَ إِذَا غَلَبَتْهُ عَيْنَاهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ بِنَوْمٍ صَلَّى مِنَ النَّهَارِ ثِنْتَيْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً " قَالَ : فَأَتَيْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ ، فَقَالَ : هَذَا وَاللَّهِ هُوَ الْحَدِيثُ ، وَلَوْ كُنْتُ أُكَلِّمُهَا لَأَتَيْتُهَا حَتَّى أُشَافِهَهَا بِهِ مُشَافَهَةً ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ : لَوْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّكَ لَا تُكَلِّمُهَا مَا حَدَّثْتُكَ .
Narrated Saad bin Hisham: I divorced my wife. I then came to Madina to sell my land that was there so that I could buy arms and fight in battle. I met a group of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ. They said: Six persons of us intended to do so (i. e. divorce their wives and purchase weapons), but the Prophet ﷺ prohibited them. He said: For you in the Messenger of Allah there is an excellent model. I then came to Ibn Abbas and asked him about the witr observed by the Prophet ﷺ. He said: I point to you a person who is most familiar with the witr observed by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Go to Aishah. While going to her I asked Hakim bin Aflah to accompany me. He refused, but I adjured him. He, therefore, went along with me. We sought permission to enter upon Aishah. She said: Who is this ? He said: Hakim bin Aflah. She asked: Who is with you ? He replied: Saad bin Hisham. She said: Hisham son of Amir who was killed in the Battle of Uhud. I said: Yes. She said: What a good man Amir was! I said: Mother of faithful, tell me about the character of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She asked: Do you not recite the Quran ? The character of Messenger of Allah ﷺ was the Quran. I asked: Tell me about his vigil and prayer at night. She replied: Do you not recite: "O thou folded in garments" (73: 1). I said: Why not ? When the opening of this Surah was revealed, the Companions stood praying (most of the night) until their fett swelled, and the concluding verses were not revealed for twelve months from heaven. At last the concluding verses were revealed and the prayer at night became voluntary after it was obligatory. I said: Tell me about the witr of the Prophet ﷺ. She replied: He used to pray eight rak'ahs, sitting only during the eighth of them. Then he would stand up and pray another rak'ahs. He would sit only after the eighth and the ninth rak'ahs. He would utter salutation only after the ninth rak'ah. He would then pray two rak'ahs sitting and that made eleven rak'ahs, O my son. But when he grew old and became fleshy he observed a witr of seven, sitting only in sixth and seventh rak'ahs, and would utter salutation only after the seventh rak'ah. He would then pray two rak'ahs sitting, and that made nine rak'ahs, O my son. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would not pray through a whole night, or recite the whole Quran in a night or fast a complete month except in Ramadan. When he offered prayer, he would do that regularly. When he was overtaken by sleep at night, he would pray twelve rak'ahs. The narrator said: I came to Ibn Abbas and narrated all this to him. By Allah, this is really a tradition. Has I been on speaking terms with her, I would have come to her and heard it from her mouth. I said: If I knew that you were not on speaking terms with her, I would have never narrated it to you.
Hadith 1346
حَدَّثَنَا
عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ الدِّرْهَمِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا
ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ ، عَنْ
بَهْزِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا
زُرَارَةُ بْنُ أَوْفَى ، أَنَّ
عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا سُئِلَتْ عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ ، فَقَالَتْ : " كَانَ يُصَلِّي الْعِشَاءَ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ ، ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَيَرْكَعُ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ ، ثُمَّ يَأْوِي إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ وَيَنَامُ وَطَهُورُهُ مُغَطًّى عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ وَسِوَاكُهُ مَوْضُوعٌ حَتَّى يَبْعَثَهُ اللَّهُ سَاعَتَهُ الَّتِي يَبْعَثُهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَيَتَسَوَّكُ وَيُسْبِغُ الْوُضُوءَ ، ثُمَّ يَقُومُ إِلَى مُصَلَّاهُ فَيُصَلِّي ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ يَقْرَأُ فِيهِنَّ بِأُمِّ الْكِتَابِ وَسُورَةٍ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ وَمَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَلَا يَقْعُدُ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْهَا حَتَّى يَقْعُدَ فِي الثَّامِنَةِ ، وَلَا يُسَلِّمُ وَيَقْرَأُ فِي التَّاسِعَةِ ، ثُمَّ يَقْعُدُ فَيَدْعُو بِمَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَدْعُوَهُ وَيَسْأَلَهُ وَيَرْغَبَ إِلَيْهِ وَيُسَلِّمُ تَسْلِيمَةً وَاحِدَةً شَدِيدَةً يَكَادُ يُوقِظُ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ مِنْ شِدَّةِ تَسْلِيمِهِ ، ثُمَّ يَقْرَأُ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ بِأُمِّ الْكِتَابِ وَيَرْكَعُ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ ، ثُمَّ يَقْرَأُ الثَّانِيَةَ فَيَرْكَعُ وَيَسْجُدُ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ ، ثُمَّ يَدْعُو مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَدْعُوَ ، ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ وَيَنْصَرِفُ ، فَلَمْ تَزَلْ تِلْكَ صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى بَدَّنَ فَنَقَّصَ مِنَ التِّسْعِ ثِنْتَيْنِ فَجَعَلَهَا إِلَى السِّتِّ وَالسَّبْعِ وَرَكْعَتَيْهِ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ حَتَّى قُبِضَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " .
Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: Zurarah ibn Awfa said that Aishah was asked about the midnight prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said: He used to offer his night prayer in congregation and then return to his family (in his house) and pray four rak'ahs. Then he would go to his bed and sleep, but the water for his ablution was placed covered near his head and his tooth-stick was also kept there until Allah awakened him at night. He then used the tooth-stick, performed ablution perfectly then came to the place of prayer and would pray eight rak'ahs, in which he would recite Surah al-Fatihah, and a surah from the Quran as Allah willed. He would not sit during any of them but sit after the eighth rak'ah, and would not utter the salutation, but recite (the Quran) during the ninth rak'ah. Then he would sit and supplicate as long as Allah willed, and beg Him and devote his attention to Him; He would utter the salutation once in such a loud voice that the inmates of the house were almost awakened by his loud salutation. He would then recite Surah al-Fatihah while sitting, bow while sitting, and then recite the Quran during the second rak'ah, and would bow and prostrate while sitting. He would supplicate Allah as long as He willed, then utter the salutation and turn away. This amount of prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ continued till he put a weight. During that period he retrenched two rak'ahs from nine and began to pray six and seven rak'ahs standing and two rak'ahs sitting. This continued till he died.
Hadith 1348
حَدَّثَنَا
عُمَرُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ ، حَدَّثَنَا
مَرْوَانُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُعَاوِيَةَ ، عَنْ
بَهْزٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا
زُرَارَةُ بْنُ أَوْفَى ، عَنْ
عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، أَنَّهَا سُئِلَتْ عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَتْ : " كَانَ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ الْعِشَاءَ ، ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَيُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا ، ثُمَّ يَأْوِي إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ ، ثُمَّ سَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ بِطُولِهِ ، وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ يُسَوِّي بَيْنَهُنَّ فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ وَالرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ ، وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِي التَّسْلِيمِ حَتَّى يُوقِظَنَا " .
Zurarah bin Awfa said that Aishah was asked about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said: He used to lead the people in the 'Isha prayer and return to his family and pray four rak'ahs and go to his bed. The narrator then transmitted the tradition in full. This version does not mention the words: "During them (the rak'ahs) he equated all the recitation of the Quran, bowing and recitation. " This also does not mention the words about the salutation: "Till he almost awakened us. "