Book 5: Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
كتاب إقامة الصلاة والسنة فيها
Hadith 1363
Sahih — Darussalam
What was narrated concerning how many Rak’ah should be prayed at night
It was
narrated from Kuraib, the freed slave of Ibn ‘Abbas, that Ibn
‘Abbas told him that he slept at the house of Maimunah, the wife of
the Prophet (ﷺ), who was his maternal aunt. He said: “I lay down
across the pillow and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and his wife were
laying along it. The Prophet (ﷺ) slept until midnight, or a little
before, or a little after. The Prophet (ﷺ) woke up and began to rub
the sleep from his face with his hand. Then he recited the last ten
Verses of Surah Al ‘Imran. Then he got up and went to a water skin
that was hanging up and performed ablution from it, and he performed
ablution well, then he stood up and prayed.” ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas
said: “I stood up and did what he had done, then I went and stood
beside him. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) put his right hand on my
head, took hold of my right ear and tweaked it. Then he prayed two
Rak’ah, then two Rak’ah, then two Rak’ah, then two Rak’ah,
then two
Rak’ah, then two Rak’ah, then he prayed Witr. Then he
lay down until
the Mu’adh-dhin came to him and he prayed two brief
Rak’ah, then he
went out to pray.”
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ خَلاَّدٍ الْبَاهِلِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنُ بْنُ عِيسَى حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ عَنْ مَخْرَمَةَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ نَامَ عِنْدَ مَيْمُونَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ وَهِيَ خَالَتُهُ قَالَ فَاضْطَجَعْتُ فِي عَرْضِ الْوِسَادَةِ وَاضْطَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ وَأَهْلُهُ فِي طُولِهَا فَنَامَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ حَتَّى إِذَا انْتَصَفَ اللَّيْلُ أَوْ قَبْلَهُ بِقَلِيلٍ أَوْ بَعْدَهُ بِقَلِيلٍ اسْتَيْقَظَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَجَعَلَ يَمْسَحُ النَّوْمَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ بِيَدِهِ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ الْعَشْرَ آيَاتٍ مِنْ آخِرِ سُورَةِ آلِ عِمْرَانَ ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى شَنٍّ مُعَلَّقَةٍ فَتَوَضَّأَ مِنْهَا فَأَحْسَنَ وُضُوءَهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ يُصَلِّي قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَقُمْتُ فَصَنَعْتُ مِثْلَ مَا صَنَعَ ثُمَّ ذَهَبْتُ فَقُمْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ فَوَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى رَأْسِي وَأَخَذَ أُذُنِي الْيُمْنَى يَفْتِلُهَا فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ حَتَّى جَاءَهُ الْمُؤَذِّنُ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ
Hadith 1364
Sahih — Darussalam
What was narrated concerning which hours of the night are best
It was
narrated that ‘Amr bin ‘Abasah said: “I came to the Messenger
of Allah (ﷺ) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, who became a Muslim
with you?’ He said: ‘A free man and a slave.’ I said: ‘Is
there any
hour of the night that is closer to Allah than another?’
He said:
‘Yes, the last half of the night.’”
What was narrated concerning which hours of the night are best
It was
narrated that ‘Aishah said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used
to
sleep during the first part of the night and stay awake during the
latter part.”
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَنَامُ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ وَيُحْيِي آخِرَهُ
Hadith 1366
Sahih — Darussalam
What was narrated concerning which hours of the night are best
It was
narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said:
“Our Lord, the Blessed and Exalted, descends when one third of
the
night remains, every night and He says: ‘Who will ask of Me, that
I
may give him? Who will call upon Me, that I may answer him? Who will
ask My forgiveness, that I may forgive him?’ until dawn comes.”
Hence
they used to prefer voluntary prayers at the end of the night
rather
than at the beginning.
What was narrated concerning which hours of the night are best
It was
narrated that Rifa’ah Al-Juhani said: “The Messenger of Allah
(ﷺ) said: ‘Allah provides respite until, when half or two thirds
of
the night had passed, He says: “My slave does not ask of anyone
other
than Me. Whoever calls upon Me, I will answer him; whoever asks
of Me,
I will give him; whoever asks My forgiveness, I will forgive
him,”
until dawn comes.’”
What was narrated about what it is hoped will suffice for the night Prayer
It was
narrated that Abu Mas`ud said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said:
“Whoever recites the last two Verses of Surat Al-Baqarah at
night,
that will be sufficient for him.”
In his narration (one of the narrators) Hafs said: “`Abdur-Rahman said: ‘I met Abu Mas`ud when he was performing Tawaf, and he narrated this to me.’”
What was narrated about what it is hoped will suffice for the night Prayer
It was
narrated from Abu Mas’ud that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said:
“Whoever recites the last two Verses of Surat Al-Baqarah at
night,
that will be sufficient for him.”
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ مَنْ قَرَأَ الآيَتَيْنِ مِنْ آخِرِ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ كَفَتَاهُ
Hadith 1370
Sahih — Darussalam
What was narrated about if the person praying becomes sleepy
It was
narrated that ‘Aishah said: “The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘If
anyone
of you becomes drowsy, let him sleep until he feels refreshed,
for he
does not know, if he prays when he feels drowsy, he may want to
say
words seeking forgiveness but (instead) he ends up cursing
himself.’”
What was narrated about if the person praying becomes sleepy
It was
narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
entered the mosque and saw a rope tied between two pillars. He said,
“What is this rope?” They said: “It belongs to Zainab. She
prays here
and when she gets tired she holds on to it.” He said:
“Untie it, untie
it; let any one of you pray when he has energy, if
he gets tired let
him sit down.”
حَدَّثَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى اللَّيْثِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ صُهَيْبٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَرَأَى حَبْلاً مَمْدُودًا بَيْنَ سَارِيَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ مَا هَذَا الْحَبْلُ قَالُوا لِزَيْنَبَ تُصَلِّي فِيهِ فَإِذَا فَتَرَتْ تَعَلَّقَتْ بِهِ فَقَالَ حُلُّوهُ حُلُّوهُ لِيُصَلِّ أَحَدُكُمْ نَشَاطَهُ فَإِذَا فَتَرَ فَلْيَقْعُدْ
Hadith 1372
Sahih — Darussalam
What was narrated about if the person praying becomes sleepy
It was
narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “When
anyone of you gets up to pray at night, and his tongue stumbles over
the words of the Qur’an, and he does not know what he is saying,
let
him lie down.”
حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ كَاسِبٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ النَّضْرِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَاسْتَعْجَمَ الْقُرْآنُ عَلَى لِسَانِهِ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ مَا يَقُولُ اضْطَجَعَ
Hadith 1373
Maudu’ — Darussalam
What was narrated concerning praying between the Maghrib and ‘Isha’
It was
narrated that ‘Aishah said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said:
‘Whoever prays twenty Rak’ah between Maghrib and ‘Isha’,
Allah
will build for him a house in Paradise.’”
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ الْمَدِينِيُّ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ مَنْ صَلَّى بَيْنَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ عِشْرِينَ رَكْعَةً بَنَى اللَّهُ لَهُ بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ
Hadith 1374
Da’if — Darussalam
What was narrated concerning praying between the Maghrib and ‘Isha’
It was
narrated that Abu Hurairah said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said: ‘Whoever prays six Rak’ah after the Maghrib and does not
speak
evil between them, they will be made equivalent to twelve
years’
worship.’”
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَبُو عُمَرَ حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ حَدَّثَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ أَبِي خَثْعَمٍ الْيَمَامِيُّ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ مَنْ صَلَّى سِتَّ رَكَعَاتٍ بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ لَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ بَيْنَهُنَّ بِسُوءٍ عُدِلَتْ لَهُ عِبَادَةَ اثْنَتَىْ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً
Hadith 1375
Da’if — Darussalam
What was narrated concerning voluntary Prayers offered at home
It was
narrated that ‘Asim bin ‘Amr said: “A group from the people of
‘Iraq came to ‘Umar and when they came to him, he said to them:
‘Where
are you from?’ They said: ‘From the inhabitants of
‘Iraq.’ He said:
‘Have you come with permission?’ They said:
‘Yes.’ Then they asked him
about a man’s prayer in his house.
‘Umar said: ‘I asked the Messenger
of Allah (ﷺ) and he said:
“As for a man’s prayer in his house, it is
light, so illuminate
your houses.’””
Another chain with similar wording.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ عَنْ طَارِقٍ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ خَرَجَ نَفَرٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ إِلَى عُمَرَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمُوا عَلَيْهِ قَالَ لَهُمْ مِمَّنْ أَنْتُمْ قَالُوا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ قَالَ فَبِإِذْنٍ جِئْتُمْ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَسَأَلُوهُ عَنْ صَلاَةِ الرَّجُلِ فِي بَيْتِهِ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَقَالَ أَمَّا صَلاَةُ الرَّجُلِ فِي بَيْتِهِ فَنُورٌ فَنَوِّرُوا بُيُوتَكُمْ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي الْحُسَيْنِ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَبِي أُنَيْسَةَ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنْ عُمَيْرٍ مَوْلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ نَحْوَهُ
Hadith 1376
Sahih — Darussalam
What was narrated concerning voluntary Prayers offered at home
It was
narrated from Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri that the Prophet (ﷺ)
said:
“When anyone of you has finished his prayer, let him give his
house
a share of that, for Allah will put something good in his house
because of that prayer.”
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ إِذَا قَضَى أَحَدُكُمْ صَلاَتَهُ فَلْيَجْعَلْ لِبَيْتِهِ مِنْهَا نَصِيبًا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ جَاعِلٌ فِي بَيْتِهِ مِنْ صَلاَتِهِ خَيْرًا
Hadith 1377
Sahih — Darussalam
What was narrated concerning voluntary Prayers offered at home
It was
narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said:
‘Do not make your houses into graves.’”
حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ أَخْزَمَ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عُمَرَ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ لاَ تَتَّخِذُوا بُيُوتَكُمْ قُبُورًا
Hadith 1378
Sahih — Darussalam
What was narrated concerning voluntary Prayers offered at home
‘Abdullah bin Sa’d said: “I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ):
‘Which is better prayer in my house or prayer in the mosque?’ He
said:
‘Do you not see how close my house is to the mosque?’ But
praying in
my house is dearer to me than praying in the mosque, apart
from the
prescribed prayers.’”
It was
narrated that ‘Abdullah bin Harith said: “During the caliphate
of
‘Uthman, when the people were present in large numbers, I asked
about Duha prayer, and I could not find anyone who could tell me that
he, meaning the Prophet (ﷺ), had prayed it, apart from Umm Hani’.
She told me that he had prayed it with eight Rak’ah.”
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي زِيَادٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ فِي زَمَنِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ وَالنَّاسُ مُتَوَافِرُونَ أَوْ مُتَوَافُونَ عَنْ صَلاَةِ الضُّحَى فَلَمْ أَجِدْ أَحَدًا يُخْبِرُنِي أَنَّهُ صَلاَّهَا يَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ غَيْرَ أُمِّ هَانِئٍ فَأَخْبَرَتْنِي أَنَّهُ صَلاَّهَا ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ
Hadith 1380
Da’if — Darussalam
What was narrated concerning Duha Prayer
It was
narrated that Anas bin Malik said: “I heard the Messenger of
Allah
(ﷺ) say: ‘Whoever prays Duha with twelve Rak’ah, Allah will
build for him a palace of gold in Paradise.’”
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ أَنَسٍ عَنْ ثُمَامَةَ بْنِ أَنَسٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ مَنْ صَلَّى الضُّحَى ثِنْتَىْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً بَنَى اللَّهُ لَهُ قَصْرًا مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ
Hadith 1381
Sahih — Darussalam
What was narrated concerning Duha Prayer
Mu’adhah
Al-‘Adawiyyah said: “I asked ‘Aishah: ‘Did the Prophet (ﷺ)
pray Duha?’ She said: ‘Yes; four (Rak’ah) and he would add
whatever
Allah willed.’”
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا شَبَابَةُ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ يَزِيدَ الرِّشْكِ عَنْ مُعَاذَةَ الْعَدَوِيَّةِ قَالَتْ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ أَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يُصَلِّي الضُّحَى قَالَتْ نَعَمْ أَرْبَعًا وَيَزِيدُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ
Hadith 1382
Da’if — Darussalam
What was narrated concerning Duha Prayer
It was
narrated that Abu Hurairah said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said: ‘Whoever regularly prays two Rak’ah of Duha, his sins will
be
forgiven even if they are like the foam of the sea.’”
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنِ النَّهَّاسِ بْنِ قَهْمٍ عَنْ شَدَّادٍ أَبِي عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ مَنْ حَافَظَ عَلَى شُفْعَةِ الضُّحَى غُفِرَتْ لَهُ ذُنُوبُهُ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ مِثْلَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْرِ