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Chapter 196: About Superiority of the Voluntary Night Prayer

Chapter Introduction

١٩٦ ـ - باب في فضل قيام الليل
الْقُرْآنُ الْكَرِيمُسُورَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ (17:79)
وَمِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَتَهَجَّدْ بِهِ نَافِلَةً لَّكَ عَسَىٰ أَن يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَامًا مَّحْمُودًا
( سُورَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ (17:79) )

Translation: Allah said:

Translation: “ And in some parts of night offer the (voluntary) prayer as an additional prayer (Tahajjod optional prayer) for you (O Muhammad!) that your Lord would raise you to a station of praise and glory, (on the Day of Resurrection). * " (17: 79) And

الْقُرْآنُ الْكَرِيمُسُورَةُ السَّجۡدَةِ (32:16)
تَتَجَافَىٰ جُنُوبُهُمْ عَنِ الْمَضَاجِعِ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا وَمِمَّا
( سُورَةُ السَّجۡدَةِ (32:16) )

Translation: " Their sides forsake their beds, to invoke their Lord in fear and hope, and they spend (in charity for Allah's Cause) out of what We have bestowed on them. *** (32: 16) And

Hadith 619: Hadith 619

٦١٩ - حديث الْمُغِيرَةِ رضي اللَّهُ ) . عنه ، قَالَ : إِنََََّّّّْ كَانَ النَّبِيََََُُِِّّّّّّّّ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيَقُومُ لِيُصَلِّيَ حَتَّى تَرمُ قَدَمَاهُ ، أَوْ سَاقَاهُ فَيُقَالُ لَهُ فَيَقُولُ : أَفَلَا أَكُونَ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا أخرجه البخاري

Translation: 619. Narrated Al-Mogheera: ' The Prophetused to stand (in the prayer) until his feet or legs swelled. He was asked why he offered such excessive prayers and he used to reply: " Should I not be a thankful servant. " " (Bukhari)

Hadith 620: Hadith 620

٦٢٠ - عَنْ عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : أَنْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ طَرَقَهُ وفاطمة بنت النبي عَلَيْهِ السّلامُ لَيْلَةً ، فَقَالَ : : ( ألا تُصَلِّيان ) . فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ الله أَنْفُسُنَا بيد اللَّهِ ، فَإِذَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَبْعَثَنَا بَعَثَنَا ، فَانْصَرَفَ حِينَ قُلْنَا ذلكَ وَلَمْ يَرْجِعْ إِلَيَّ شَيْئًا ، ثُمَََّّّ سَمِعْتُهُ وَهُوَ مُوَلّ ، يضرِبُ فَخِذَهُ ، وَهُوَ يَقُولُ : وَكَانَ الْإِنََََّّّّْسَانُ أَكْثَرَ شَيْءٍ جَدَلًا
الْقُرْآنُ الْكَرِيمُسُورَةُ الكَهۡفِ (18:54)
وَلَقَدْ صَرَّفْنَا فِي هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنِ لِلنَّاسِ مِن كُلِّ مَثَلٍ ۚ وَكَانَ الْإِنسَانُ أَكْثَرَ شَيْءٍ جَدَلًا
( سُورَةُ الكَهۡفِ (18:54) )

Translation: 620. Narrated Ali ibn Abu-Taleb that one night. Allah's Messenger came to him and Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet, and said: " Don't you (both) offer (Tahajjod) prayer (at night)? " Ali said: " O Allah's Messenger, our souls are in the Hands of Allah and if He wants us to get up He will make us get up. " Ali said: " When I said that he left us without saying anything and I heard that he was hitting his thigh and saying: " And indeed, We have put forth every kind of example in this Koran, for mankind. But, man is ever more quarrelsome than anything. 599 (رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُ : 54) (Bukhari)

Hadith 621: Hadith 621

٦٢١- عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ : كَانَ الرَّجُلُ فِي حَيَاةِ النَّبِيََََُُِِّّّّّّّّ إِذَا رَأَى رُؤيَا قَصَهَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَتَمِنَّْيْتُ أَنْ أَرَى رُؤْيَا فَأَقْصَها عَلَى رَسُول الله ، وكُنتُ غُلَامًا شَايّا ، وَكُنْتُ أَنَامُ فِي المَسجِد ى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ، فَرَأَيٌُّّتُ فِي النّوْمِ كَأَن مَلَكَيْنِ أَخَذَانِي فَذَهَبًا إِلَى النَّارِ ، فَإِذَا هِيَ مَطْوِيّةٌ كَطَيّ الْبِئْرِ ، وَإِذَا لَهَا قَرْنَانِ ، وَإِذَا فِيهَا أُنَاسٌ قَدْ عَرَفْتُهُمْ ، فَجَعَلْتُ أَقُولُ : أعوذ بالله من النّار ، قَالَ : فَلَقِيَنَا مَلَكَ آخَرُ ، فَقَالَ لِي : لَمْ تُرَعْ فَقَصَصَتُها عَلَى حَفْصَةَ ، فَقَصَتْهَا حَفْصَةُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ، فَقَالَ : ( نِعَمٍّ الرّجُلُ عَبْدُ اللهِ ، لَوْ كَانَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ . فَكانَ بَعْدُ لَا يَنَامُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا . رواه البخاري

Translation: 621. Narrated Ibn Omar: In the lifetime of the Prophet ﷺ he who saw a dream would narrate it to Allah's Messenger. I wished that I could have a dream to narrate to Allah's Messenger. I was a young boy and I used to sleep in the mosque in the lifetime of the Prophet. I saw in a dream that two angels caught hold of me and took me to the Fire and it was built-up all round like a constructed well and had it two poles in it and some people in it were known to me. I started saying: " I seek refuge with Allah from the Fire. " Then, another angel met me and told me not to be afraid. I narrated the dream to Hafsa who told it to Allah's Messenger. The Prophet said: " Abdullah will be a distinctive Muslim if he performs Tahajjod Prayer. Salem, one of the sub-narrators said; ' Abdullah, (upon hearing what the Propht said used to sleep but little by night. ' (Bukhari)

Hadith 622: Hadith 622

٦٢٢ - عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ : أَنََّّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : : يَعْقِدُ الشَّيْطَانُ عَلَى قَافِيَةِ رَأْسِ أَحَدِكُمْ إِذَا هُوَ نَامَ ثَلاثَ عَقَدِ ، يَضْرِبُ كُلَّ عُقْدَةِ : عَلَيْكَ لَيْلٌ طَوِيلٌ فَارِقُدْ ، فَإِنِ اسْتَيْقَظَ فَذَكَرَ اللَّهَ انْحَلَّتْ عُقْدَةٌ ، فَإِن تَوَضَا انْحَلَّتْ عَقْدَةٌ ، فَإِنْ صلّى الْحَلّتْ عُقْدَةً ، فَأَصْبَحَ نَشِيطًا طَيِّبَ النَّفْسِ ، وَإِلَّا أَصْبَحَ خَبِيثَ النَّفْسِ كَسْلان . رواه البخاري

Translation: 622. Narrated Abu-Huraira: ' Allah's Messenger said: " When one of you sleeps Satan ties three knots at the back of his head. On every knot he whispers and breathes the following words: " The night is long for you so stay asleep. " When that person wakes up and remembers Allah, one knot is undone, and when he performs the ablution the second knot is undone, and when he offers the prayer the third knot is undone, and he gets up energetically in a good mood and with a good heart in the morning, otherwise he gets up in a bad mood, and lazy (without a good heart). " (Bukhari)

Hadith 623: Hadith 623

٦٢٣- عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ له قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُوَلَاللَّهِ : يَا أَيٌُُّّّهَا النَّاسُ أفشوا السلامَ ، وَصلُوا الأَرْحَامَ ، وَأطْعَمُوا الطَّعَامَ ، وَصَلُّوا بِاللَّيْلِ ، وَالٍنَّاسُ نِيَامٌ ، تَدْخُلُوا الجَنّةَ بِسَلاَم أَخْرَجَهُ التَّرْمِذِيَ ، وَصَحَحَهُ

Translation: 623. Narrated Abdullah ibn Salaem: ' Allah's Messenger said: " O people! Extend greetings, care for the well-being of your kindred, provide food, and pray at night when people are asleep, that you would enter Paradise in peace. " (At-Termizi compiled it and graded it Saheeh (soun)

Hadith 624: Hadith 624

٦٢٤ - عَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ : : كَانَ رَسُوَلَاللهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُقْطَرُ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ حَتَّى نَظُن أن لا يَصُومَ مِنْهُ وَيَصُومُ حَتَّى نَظُن أن لا يُفْطَرَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا ، وَكَانَ لَا تَشَاءُ أَنْ تَرَاهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ مُصَلَّيًا إِلَّا رَأَيْتَهُ ، وَلاَ نائمًا إِلَّا رَأَيْتَهُ . رواه البخاري

Translation: 624. Narrated Anas ibn Malek ' Sometimes Allah's Messenger would not observe fasting for so many days that we thought that he would not observe fasting that month; and he sometimes used to observe fasting (for so many days) that we thought he would not leave observing fasting throughout that month. And (as regards his prayer) and sleep (at night), if you wanted to see him offering (the prayer) at night, you could see him offering (the prayer) and if you wanted to see him sleeping you could see him sleeping. ' (Bukhari)

Hadith 625: Hadith 625

٦٢٥ - عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهِ عَنْهَا : أَن رَسُوَلَاللَّهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يُصَلِّي إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً ، كانت تلْكَ صَلَاتَهُ تَعْنِي بِاللَّيْلِ فَيَسْجُدُ السَّجْدَةَ مِنْ ذلِكَ قَدْرَ ا يَقْرَأُ أَحَدُكُمْ خَمْسِينَ آيَةً قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ رَأْسَهُ ، وَيَرْكَعُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ ، يَضطَجِعُ عَلَى شقه الأَيٌُّّمِنْ ، حَتّى يَأْتِيَهُ المُؤَذِّنُ للصَّلَاةِ . رواه
البخاري

Translation: 625. Narrated raka'as: " Allah's Messenger used to perform eleven raka'a at night and that was his night prayer and each of his prostrations lasted for a period enough for one of you to recite fifty Verses before Allah's Messenger raised his head. He also used to pray two voluntary raka'as before fajr prayer and then lie down on his right side until the Mo'azin came to him for the prayer. " (Bukhari)

Hadith 626: Hadith 626

٦٢٦ - وعَنْها رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا أَنَّهَا سئلت عن صلاتِهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَتْ : ما كانَ رَسُوَلَاللهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَزِيدُ في رَمَضَانَ وَلَا غَيْرِهِ عَلَى إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً ، يُصَلِّي أَربَعًا ، فَلا تَسَلْ عَنْ حُسْنِهِنَّ وَطُولِهِنَّ ، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا ، فَلا تَسَلْ عَنْ حُسْنِهِنَّ وَطُولِهِنَّ ، ثُمّ يُصلّي ثَلاثًا . قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ : فَقُلْت : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، أَتَنَامُ قَبْلَ أَن تُوتِرَ ، فَقَالَ : ( يَا عَائِشَةُ ، إِنََََّّّّْ عَيْنَيْ تَنَامَانِ وَلَا يَنَامُ قَلْبِي ) . رواه البخاري

Translation: 626. Narrated Abu-Salama ibn Abdul-Rahman: ' I asked A'isha, may Allah rest her soul about the prayer of Allah's Messenger ﷺ .during the month of Ramadhan She said: " Allah's Messenger never exceeded eleven raka'as in Ramadhan or in other months. He used to offer four raka'as, do not ask me about their perfection and length, then four raka'as, and do not ask me about their perfection and length, and then three raka'as. A'isha, may Allah rest her soul further said: " I said: ' O Allah's Messenger! Do you sleep before offering Witr Prayer? " He replied: A'isha! My eyes sleep but my heart remains awake. " (Bukhari)

Hadith 627: Hadith 627

٦٢٧ - عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ ) . عَنْهُ قَالَ : صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْلَةً ، فَلَمْ يَزَلْ قائمًا حَتّى هَمَمْتُ بأَمْر سَوْء . قيل : وَما هَمَمْتَ قَالَ : هَمَمْتُ أَنَّ أَقْعَدَ وَأَذَرَ النبي النَّبِيِّ . رواه البخاري

Translation: 627. Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'oud: ' One night, I offered Al-Tahajjod Prayer with the Prophet and he kept on standing until an ill thought occurred to me. " We said: " What was that ill thought? ' He said: ' It was to sit down and leave the Prophet standing. ' (Bukhari)

Hadith 628: Hadith 628

٦۲۸ - عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ ) . عَنْهَا أَنََّّهَا سئلت عن صَلَاةِ النَّبِيََََُُِِّّّّّّّّ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بالليل . قالت : كانَ يَنَامُ أَوَّلَهُ ، وَيَقُومُ آخِرَهُ ، فَيُصَلِّي ثُمَََّّّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ ، فَإِذَا أَذَّنَ المُؤَذِّنُ وَثَبَ ، فَإِنََََّّّّْ كانَ بِهِ حاجَةٌ اغْتَسَلَ ، وَإِلَّا تَوَضَأَ وَخَرَجَ . رواه البخاري

Translation: 628. Narrated Al-Aswad: ' I asked A'isha about the Night Prayer of the Prophet ﷺ and she replied: " He used to sleep during the first part of night, and get up in its last part (to offer the prayer), and then return to his bed. When Mo'azin (the prayer caller) pronounced azan, he would get up. If he was in need of a purifying bath he would take it, otherwise he would perform the ablution and then go out (for the prayer). " " " Bukhari)

Hadith 629: Hadith 629

٦٢٩- عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْن عَمْرُو بْنِ الْعَاصِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ ) . عَنْهُمَا : أَنََّّ رَسُولَ الله صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : لَهُ : أَحَبَّ الصَّلاَةِ إِلَى اللهِ صَلاةُ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ ، وَأَحَبَ الصَّيَامِ إِلَى اللهِ صِيَامُ دَاوُدَ ، وَكَانَ يَنَامُ نِصْفَ اللَّيْلِ وَيَقُومُ ثُلُثَهُ ، وَيَنَامُ سندُسَهُ ، وَيَصُومُ يَوْمًا وَيُفْطَرُ يَوْمًا . رواه البخاري

Translation: 629. Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Al-Ass: ' Allah's Messenger said to me: " The most beloved prayer to Allah is that of David and the most beloved fasting to Allah is that of David. He used to sleep for one half of the night and then offer the prayer for one-third of it and he used to sleep again for one sixth of the night. And he used to observe fasting every other day. " (Bukhari)

Hadith 630: Hadith 630

٦٣٠ - حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ عُقَيْل عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَََََُُِّّّّّّّّ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مِنْ قَالَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَالْإِمَامُ يَخْطُبُ أنصت فَقَدْ لَغَا قَالَ وَفِي الْبَاب عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي أَوْقَى وَجَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهُ ) . قَالَ أبو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَيْهِ عِندَ أهْلِ الْعِلْمِ كَرِهُوا لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ وَالإِمَامُ يَخْطُبُ وَقَالُوا إِنََََّّّّْ تَكَلَّمَ غَيْرُهُ فَلا يُذْكِرْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا بِالإِشَارَةِ وَاخْتَلَفُوا فِي رَدَّ السَّلامِ وَتَشْمِيتِ الْعَاطِسِ وَالْإِمَامُ يَخْطُبُ فَرَخَصٌ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ فِي رَدَّ السَّلامِ وَتَسْمِيتِ الْعَاطِسِ وَالْإِمَامُ يَخْطُبُ وَهُوَ قَولُ أَحْمَدَ وَإِسْحَقَ وَكَرِهَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ التَّابِعِينَ وَغَيْرِهِمْ

Translation: 630. Narrated Abu-Huraira: ' The Prophet said: " He that says: " Keep silent " while the imam is delivering the Friday sermon, he has uttered nonsense. " (At-Termizi) Abu-Issa said: " The Hadith of Abu-Huraira is Hasan Saheeh and the people of knowledge disliked that a man speaks while the imam is delivering the sermon. They said: ' If any other person spoke, he should not object to him except by gesture. ' They differed about returning a greeting, and answering a sneezer while the imam is delivering the sermon. Some of them, like

Translation: Ahmed and Ishaq, saw that was is permissible. Some of the successors and others disliked it. This is Al-Shafe'e's view. "

Hadith 631: Hadith 631

٦٣١ - حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو صَفْوَانَ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ الزُّهْرِيِّ أَنَّ السَّائِبَ بْنَ يَزِيدَ وَعُبَيْدَ اللَّهِ بْن عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ أَخْبَرَاهُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْن عَبْدِ الْقَارِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُوَلَاللَّهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ نَامَ عَنْ حِزبهِ أَوْ عَنْ شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ فَقَرَأَهُ مَا بَيْنَ صَلاة الفجر وَصَلاةِ الظُّهْرِ كُتبَ لَهُ كَأَنَّمَا قَرَأَهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ قَالَ أَبو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ قَالَ وَأَبُو صَفْوَانَ اسْمُهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْمَكِّيُّ وروی عَنْهُ الْحُمَيْدِيُّ وَكِبَارُ النَّاسَ

Translation: 631. Narrated Omar ibn Al-Khattab: ' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “ He that overslept and did not recite his daily portion of the Koran or a part of it and recited it between the time of performing fajr and zohr prayers, it will be recorded for him as if he had recited it by night. " " " (At-Termizi)

Hadith 632: Hadith 632

٦٣٢- حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ إِسْحَقَ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الْكَلَابِيُّ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُوَلَاللَّهُ ) . * إِذَا نَعَسَ أحَدُكُمْ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَلْيَرْقُدْ حَتَّى يَذْهَبَ عَنْهُ النَّوْمُ فَإِنَََََّّّّّْ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا صَلَّى وَهُوَ يَنْعَضُ لَعَلَّهُ يَذْهَبُ يَسْتَغْفِرُ فَيَسُبُّ نَفْسَهُ قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَنَّسٍ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ أَبو عيسى حَدِيثُ عَائِشَةَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ

Translation: 632. Narrated A'isha: ' The Messenger of Allah said: “ If anyone of you is exhausted while performing the prayer, let him lie down until the sleep is removed from him. For, if one of you performed the prayer while he is drowsy, he might intend to seek for forgiveness but he might curse himself. " (At-Termizi)