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SUNANNAN AABUU DDAWUDWUDBOOKOK 5: P5: PRAYERAYER (K(KITABTABAL-SSALATLAT): P: PRAYERAYERATT
NIGHTGHT
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SUNAN ABU DAWUD BOOK5: PRAYER(KITAB AL-SALAT): PRAYERAT NIGHT
Book 5, Number 1299:Narrated Abdullah Ibn Abbas:
In Surat al-Muzzammil (73), the verse: "Keep vigil at night but a little, a half thereof" (2-3) has
been abrogated by the following verse: "He knoweth that ye count it not, and turneth unto you in
mercy. Recite then of the Qur'an that which is easy for you" (v.20). The phrase "the vigil of the night"
(nashi'at al-layl) means the early hours of the night. They (the companions) would pray (the tahajjud
prayer) in the early hours of the night.
He (Ibn Abbas) says: It is advisable to offer the prayer at night (tahajjud), prescribed by Allah for
you (in the early hours of the night). This is because when a person sleeps, he does not know when
he will awake. The words "speech more certain" (aqwamu qilan) means that this time is more suit-able for the understanding of the Qur'an. He says: The verse: "Lo, thou hast by day a chain of busi-
ness" (v.7) means engagement for long periods (in the day's work).
Book 5, Number 1302:Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:
Do not give up prayer at night, for the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) would not leave it.
Whenever he fell ill or lethargic, he would offer it sitting.
Book 5, Number 1303:Narrated AbuHurayrah:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: May Allah have mercy on a man who gets up at night and
prays, and awakens his wife; if she refuses, he should sprinkle water on her face. May Allah have
mercy on a woman who gets up at night and prays, and awakens her husband; if he refuses, she
would sprinkle water on his face.
Book 5, Number 1304:Narrated AbuSa'id ; AbuHurayrah:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: If a man awakens his wife at night, and then both pray or
both offer two rak'ahs together, the (name of the )man will be recorded among those who mention
the name of Allah, and the (name of the) woman will be recorded among those who mention the
name of Allah. Ibn Kathir did not narrate this tradition as a statement of the Prophet (peace be upon
him), but he reported it as a statement of AbuSa'id.
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SUNAN ABU DAWUD BOOK5: PRAYER(KITAB AL-SALAT): PRAYERAT NIGHT
Book 5, Number 1309:Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) 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 alms-
giving.
Book 5, Number 1320:Narrated Abdullah ibn Habashi al-Khath'ami:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) was asked: which is the best action? He replied: To stand in
prayer for a long time.
Book 5, Number 1322:Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:
The Prophet's (peace be upon him) recitation was loud enough for one who was in the inner
chamber to hear it when he was in the house.
Book 5, Number 1324:Narrated AbuQatadah:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) went out at night and found AbuBakr praying in a low voice,
and he passed Umar ibn al-Khattab who was raising his voice while praying.
When they both met the Prophet (peace be upon him) together, the Prophet (peace be upon him)
said: I passed by you, AbuBakr, when you were praying in a low voice. He replied: I made Him hear
with Whom I was holding intimate converse, Apostle of Allah. He (the Prophet) said to Umar: I
passed by you when you were praying in a loud voice. He replied: Apostle of Allah, I was awakening
the drowsy and driving away the Devil.Al-Hasan added in his version: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Raise your voice a little,
AbuBakr, and he said to Umar: Lower your voice a little.
Book 5, Number 1327:Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri:
The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) retired to the mosque. He heard them (the people) recit-
ing the Qur'an in a loud voice. He removed the curtain and said: Lo! every one of you is calling his
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SUNAN ABU DAWUD BOOK5: PRAYER(KITAB AL-SALAT): PRAYERAT NIGHT
Lord quietly. One should not trouble the other and one should not raise the voice in recitation or in
prayer over the voice of the other.
Book 5, Number 1328:Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir al-Juhani:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: One who recites the Qur'an in a loud voice is like one who
gives alms openly; and one who recites the Qur'an quietly is one who gives alms secretly.
Book 5, Number 1341:Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:Zurarah ibn Awfa said that Aisha was asked about the midnight prayer of the Apostle of Allah
(peace be upon him).
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 Qur'an asAllah 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 Qur'an) 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 Qur'an
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 Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) 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.
Book 5, Number 1347:Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:
Sa'd ibn Hisham said: I came to Medina and called upon Aisha, and said to her: Tell me about the
prayer of the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him).
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She said: The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) used to lead the people in the night prayer, and
then go to his bed and sleep. When midnight came he got up, went to answer the call of nature and
to perform ablution with water. Having performed ablution, he entered the mosque and prayed eightrak'ahs.
To my mind he performed the recitation of the Qur'an, bowing and prostrating equally. He then
observed witr with one rak'ah and prayed two rak'ahs sitting. Then he lay down on the ground.
Sometimes Bilal came to him and called him for prayer. He then dozed, and sometimes I doubted
whether he dozed or not, till he (Bilal) called him for prayer.
This is the prayer he offered till he grew old or put on weight. She then mentioned how he put on
weight as Allah wished.
Book 5, Number 1358:Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:
Al-Aswad ibn Yazid said that he entered upon Aisha and asked her about the prayer of the Apostle
of Allah (peace be upon him) during the night. She said: He used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the
night. Then he began to pray eleven rak'ahs and left two rak'ahs. When he died, he would pray nine
rak'ahs during the night. His last prayer during the night was witr.
Book 5, Number 1360:Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:
I spent a night with my maternal aunt Maymunah. The Prophet (peace be upon him) got up to
pray at night. He prayed thirteen rak'ahs including two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer. I guessed that he
stood in every rak'ah as long as one could recite Surah al-Muzzammil (73).
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