شمائل ترمذي
Shamail Tirmidhi
باب ما جاء فى عبادة رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلمChapter: What has been reported concerning the worship of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
Praying most of the night standing
Hadith 279
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ الْحَذَّاءُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ، عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ تَطَوُّعِهِ، فَقَالَتْ: «كَانَ يُصَلِّي لَيْلًا طَوِيلًا قَائِمًا، وَلَيْلًا طَوِيلًا قَاعِدًا، فَإِذَا قَرَأَ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ رَكَعَ وَسَجَدَ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ، وَإِذَا قَرَأَ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ رَكَعَ وَسَجَدَ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ»
Abdullah bin Shaqiq (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates: I asked Umm al-Mu'mineen Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) about the voluntary prayers of Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). She replied: Sometimes the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would spend a long portion of the night standing in prayer, and sometimes he would spend a long portion of the night sitting in prayer. When he recited (Qur'an) standing, he would also perform bowing (ruku') and prostration (sujood) standing, and when he recited sitting, he would also perform bowing and prostration sitting.
