Chapter 7 · No. 1670–1769 · Page 2 of 3
و حَدَّثَنِي حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَلَّى بْنُ أَسَدٍ حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ …
Abu Murra narrated on the authority of Umm Hani that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) on the day of the Conquest of Mecca observed in her house eight rak'ahs of prayer in one cloth, its opposite corners having been tied …
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَسْمَاءَ الضُّبَعِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا مَهْدِيٌّ وَهُوَ ابْنُ مَيْمُونٍ …
Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: In the morning charity is due from every bone in the body of every one of you. Every utterance of Allah's glorification is an act of charity. Every utterance of praise of Him is an act …
حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو التَّيَّاحِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عُثْمَانَ …
My friend (the Holy Prophet ﷺ) has instructed me to do three things: three fasts during every month, two rak'ahs of the forenoon prayer, and observing Witr prayer before going to bed.
و حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ …
A similar (as no. 1672) was narrated from Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ عنہ , from the prophet ﷺ.
و حَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مَعْبَدٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَلَّى بْنُ أَسَدٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُخْتَارٍ عَنْ …
My friend Abu'l-Qasim ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) instructed me to do three things, and the rest of the hadith is the same.
و حَدَّثَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ عَنْ …
My Friend ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) instructed me in three (acts), and I would never abandon them as long as I live. (And these three things are): Three fasts during every month, the forenoon prayer, and this that I should not sleep till …
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ حَفْصَةَ أُمَّ …
Hafsa رضی اللہ عنہا , the Mother of the Believers, informed him that when the Mu'adhdhin became silent after calling (people) to the dawn prayer, the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) commenced the dawn (prayer) when it dawned …
و حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى وَقُتَيْبَةُ وَابْنُ رُمْحٍ عَنْ اللَّيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ ح و حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ …
This hadith has been transmitted by Nafi' with the same chain of narrators.
و حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ …
When it was dawn, the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) did not observe (any other prayers) but two short rak'ahs.
و حَدَّثَنَاه إِسْحَقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَخْبَرَنَا النَّضْرُ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ مِثْلَهُ.
A hadith like this has been narrated by Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَمْرٍو عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ …
When the dawn appeared, the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) observed two rak'ahs (of Sunnah prayers).
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ …
The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) used to observe two rak'ahs of Sunnah (prayer) when he heard the Adhan and shortened them.
و حَدَّثَنِيهِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيٌّ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُسْهِرٍ ح و حَدَّثَنَاه أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا …
This hadith has been narrated by the same chain of transmitters and in the hadith narrated by Usama the words are: When it was dawn .
و حَدَّثَنَاه مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ عَنْ هِشَامٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ …
The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) used to observe two (supererogatory) rak'ahs in between the call to prayer and the Iqama of the dawn prayer.
و حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ يَحْيَى بْنَ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ …
The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) observed two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer and he shortened them (to the extent) that I (out of surprise) said: Did he recite in them Surah Fatiha (only)?
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ …
When it was dawn, the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) observed two rak'ahs, and I would say: Does he recite only the opening chapter of the Qur'an in it?
و حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَطَاءٌ عَنْ …
The Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) was not so much particular about observing supererogatory rak'ahs as in case of the two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer.
و حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ جَمِيعًا عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ قَالَ ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ …
I have never seen the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) hastening as much in observing supererogatory as two rak'ahs before the (Fard) of the dawn prayer.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْغُبَرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ بْنِ أَوْفَى …
Allah's Messenger as saying: The two rak'ahs at dawn are better than this world and what it contains.
و حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ قَالَ قَالَ أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ …
The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said about the two (supererogatory) rak'ahs of the dawn: They are dearer to me than the whole world.
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ يَزِيدَ هُوَ …
The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) recited in the two (supererogatory) rak'ahs of the dawn (prayer): Say: O unbelievers, (Qur'an, cix.) and Say: Allah is one (cxii.).
و حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْفَزَارِيُّ يَعْنِي مَرْوَانَ بْنَ مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ …
The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) used to recite in first of the two (supererogatory) rak'ahs of the dawn: Say: We believed in Allah and what was revealed to us... verse 136 from Surah Baqara, and in the second of the two …
و حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الْأَحْمَرُ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ عَنْ …
The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) used to recite in the two (supererogatory) rak'ahs of the dawn prayer: Say: We believed in Allah and what was revealed to us and that which is found in Surah Al-i-'lmran: Come to that word …
و حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ خَشْرَمٍ أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ فِي هَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ …
A Hadith similar to that of Mawran Al-Fazari (no. 1692) was narrated from 'Uthman bin Hakim with this chain.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ يَعْنِي سُلَيْمَانَ بْنَ حَيَّانَ عَنْ …
It was narrated that Amr bin Aws said: 'Anbasah bin Abi Sufyan told me, during his final illness, a hadith tht made him Happy. He said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'Whoever prays twelve Rak'ah every day and night, a house will be …
حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو غَسَّانَ الْمِسْمَعِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ عَنْ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ …
He who observed twelve voluntary rak'ahs, a house will be built for him in Paradise.
و حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ …
Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: If any Muslim servant (of Allah) prays for the sake of Allah twelve rak'ahs (of Sunan) every day, over and above the obligatory ones, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise, or …
و حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ بِشْرٍ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ هَاشِمٍ الْعَبْدِيُّ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ …
The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) having said: If any Muslim servant (of Allah) performed ablution, and performed it well, and then observed every day, the rest of the hadith is the same.
و حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَعُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى وَهُوَ ابْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ …
I prayed along with Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) two rak'ahs before and two rak'ahs after the noon prayer, two rak'ahs after the sunset prayer and two rak'ahs after the 'Isha' prayer and two rak'ahs after the Friday …
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا هُشَيْمٌ عَنْ خَالِدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ …
I asked 'A'isha رضی اللہ عنہا about the Messenger of Allah's ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) voluntary prayers, and she replied: Before the noon prayer, he used to pray four rak'ahs in my house; then would go out and lead the people in …
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ بُدَيْلٍ وَأَيُّوبَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ عَنْ …
The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) would pray in the night for a long time, and when he prayed standing be bowed in a standing posture, and when he prayed sitting, he bowed in a sitting posture.
و حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ بُدَيْلٍ عَنْ …
I fell ill in Persia and therefore, prayed in a sitting posture, and I asked 'A'isha رضی اللہ عنہا about it and she said: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) prayed for a long time in the night standing....' " And he mention …
و حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ …
I asked 'A'isha رضی اللہ عنہ about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) during the night (i. e. Tahajjud prayer) She replied: He used to pray for a long time standing and for a long time sitting in the night …
و حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ …
I asked 'A'isha رضی اللہ عنہا about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ). She said: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) would observe prayer (Nafl) in a standing position as well as in a sitting …
و حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا حَمَّادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زَيْدٍ قَالَ ح و حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ …
I did not see the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) reciting (the Qur'an) in the night prayer in a sitting position, till he grew old and then he recited (it) in a sitting position, but when thirty or forty verses were left …
و حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ وَأَبِي النَّضْرِ عَنْ …
The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) used to pray while sitting (when he grew old) and he recited in this position and when the recitation equal to thirty or forty verses was left, he would then stand up and recite (for this …
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَإِسْحَقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَعِيلُ …
The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) used to recite in sitting position (while observing the Tahajjud prayer) and when he intended to bow, he would stand up and recite (for the duration in which) a man (ordinarily) recites …
و حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ …
I asked 'A'isha رضی اللہ عنہا how the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) did in the two rak'ahs as he (observed them) sitting. She said: He would recite (the Qur'an) in them, and when he intended to bow, he would stand up and …
و حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ …
I asked 'A'isha رضی اللہ عنہا whether the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) observed (Nafl) sitting. She said: Yes, when the people had made him old.
و حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا كَهْمَسٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ قَالَ …
I said to 'A'isha رضی اللہ عنہا and she made a mention of that (recorded above) about the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ).
و حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ وَهَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ …
The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) died (in this very state) that he observed most of his (Nafl) prayers in a sitting position.
و حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ وَحَسَنٌ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ كِلَاهُمَا عَنْ زَيْدٍ قَالَ حَسَنٌ حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ …
When the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) grew bulky and heavy he would observe (most of his Nafl) prayers sitting.
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ السَّائِبِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ …
Never did I see the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) observing supererogatory prayer sitting till one year before his death when he would observe Nafl prayer in a sitting position, and he would recite the Surah (of the …
و حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ وَحَرْمَلَةُ قَالَا أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ ح و حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَقُ …
A similar report (as no. 1712) was narrated from Az-Zuhri with chain, expect that they said: "One or two years (before his death)."
و حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى عَنْ حَسَنِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنْ …
The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) observed (Nafl) prayer sitting before his death.
و حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ هِلَالِ بْنِ يَسَافٍ عَنْ أَبِي يَحْيَى عَنْ …
It was narrated to me that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) had said: The prayer observed by a person sitting is half of the prayer. I came to him ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and found him praying in a sitting position. I …
و حَدَّثَنَاه أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ جَمِيعًا عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ …
A hadith like this has been narrated by Abu Yahya al-A'raj with the same chain of transmitters.
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ …
The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) used to pray eleven rak'ahs at night, observing the Witr with a single rak'ah, and when he had finished them, he lay down on his right side, till the Mu'adhdhin came to him and he (the Holy …
و حَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ …
When the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) finished the 'Isha' prayer which is called 'Atama by the people, he used to pray eleven rak'ahs, uttering the salutation at the end of every two rak'ahs, and observing the Witr with a …
و حَدَّثَنِيهِ حَرْمَلَةُ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ وَسَاقَ …
"When he could see the down and he Mu'adhdhin came to him," and he did not mention: the Iqamah." The rest of the Hadith is like the Hadith of Amr.
و حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ ح و …
The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) used to observe thirteen rak'ahs of the night prayer. Five out of them consisted of Witr, and he did not sit, but at the end (for salutation).
و حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ و حَدَّثَنَاه أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ …
This hadith has been narrated by Hisham with the same chain of transmitters.
و حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ عَنْ عِرَاكِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ …
The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the night including the two rak'ahs (Sunan) of the dawn prayer.
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي …
'A'isha رضی اللہ عنہا about the (night) prayer of the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) during the month of Ramadan. She said: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) did not observe either in Ramadan or in other …
و حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَبِي …
'A'isha رضی اللہ عنہا about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) She said: He observed thirteen rak'ahs (in the night prayer). He observed eight rak'ahs and would then observe Witr and then observe two rak'ahs …
و حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ عَنْ يَحْيَى قَالَ سَمِعْتُ …
He asked 'A'isha رضی اللہ عنہا about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) (during the night). The rest of the hadith is the same but with this exception that he (the Holy Prophet) observed nine rak'ahs including …
و حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي لَبِيدٍ سَمِعَ …
I came to 'A'isha رضی اللہ عنہا . I said: O mother, inform me about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ). She said: His (night prayer) in Ramadan and (during other months) was thirteen rak'ahs at night …
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا حَنْظَلَةُ عَنْ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ …
The prayer of Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) in the night consisted of ten rak'ahs. He observed a Witr and two rak'ahs (of Sunan) of the dawn prayer, and thus the total comes to thirteen rak'ahs.
و حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَقَ ح و حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى …
He used to sleep in the early part of the night, and woke up in the latter part. If he then wished intercourse with his wife, he satisfied his desire, and then went to sleep; and when the first call to prayer was made he jumped up (by …
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ حَدَّثَنَا عَمَّارُ …
The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) used to observe prayer in the night and the last of his (night) prayer was Witr.
حَدَّثَنِي هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ أَشْعَثَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَ …
I asked 'A'isha رضی اللہ عنہا about the action (most pleasing to) the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ). She said: He (the Holy Prophet) loved (that action) which one keeps on doing regularly. I said (to 'A'isha رضی اللہ عنہا …
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ بِشْرٍ عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ عَنْ سَعْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ …
Never did the earlier part of the dawn find the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) but sleeping in my house or near me.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَنَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا …
When the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) had prayed the two rak'ahs (Sunan) of the dawn prayer, he would talk to me if I was awake, otherwise he would lie down.
و حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي عَتَّابٍ عَنْ أَبِي …
A hadith like this has been narrated by 'A'isha رضی اللہ عنہا by another chain of transmitters.
و حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ تَمِيمِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ …
The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) used to pray in the night and when he observed Witr, he said to me: O 'A'isha, get up and observe Witr.
و حَدَّثَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْأَيْلِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلَالٍ عَنْ …
The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) used to offer prayer at night while she lay in front of him, and when the Witr prayer was yet to be observed, he would awaken her and she observed Witr.
و حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ أَبِي يَعْفُورٍ وَاسْمُهُ وَاقِدٌ …
The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) observed the Witr prayer every night and he completed Witr at the time of dawn.
و حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ …
The Messenger Of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) used to observe the Witr prayer every night, maybe in the early part of night, at midnight and in the latter part, finishing his Witr at dawn.
حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَسَّانُ قَاضِي كِرْمَانَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ أَبِي الضُّحَى …
The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) used to observe Witr every night, and he would (at times) complete his Witr at the end of the night.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى الْعَنَزِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ …
He decided to participate in the expedition for the sake of Allah, so he came to Medina and he decided to dispose of his property there and buy arms and horses instead and fight against the Romans to the end of his life. When he came to …
وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ …
He divorced his wife, and then proceeded to Medina to sell his property, and the rest of the hadith is the same.
وحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي …
I went to 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas رضی اللہ عنہ and asked him about the Witr prayer, and the rest of the hadith is the same as recorded in this event. She (Hadrat 'A'isha رضی اللہ عنہا ) said: Who is that Hisham? I said: Son of 'Amir رضی اللہ …
وحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، كِلَاهُمَا عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا …
Sa'd bin Hisham was his neighbour and he informed him that he had divorced his wife and he narrated the hadith like the one transmitted by Sa'd. She ('A'isha) said: Who is Hisham? He said: The son of 'Amir رضی اللہ عنہ . She said: What a …
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ أَبِي عَوَانَةَ، قَالَ سَعِيدٌ: حَدَّثَنَا …
When the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) missed the night prayer due to pain or any other reason, he observed twelve rak'ahs during the daytime.
وحَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ خَشْرَمٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى وَهُو ابْنُ يُونُسَ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ …
When the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) decided upon doing any act, he continued to do it, and when he slept at night or fell sick he observed twelve rak'ahs during the daytime. I am not aware of Allah's Messenger ( صلی …
حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ مَعْرُوفٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ ح و حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ وَحَرْمَلَةُ …
Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: Should anyone fall asleep and fail to recite his portion of the Qur'an, or a part of it, if he recites it between the dawn prayer and the noon prayer, it will be recorded for him as …
و حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَعِيلُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ …
Zaid bin Arqam رضی اللہ عنہ , on seeing some people praying in the forenoon, said: They well know that prayer at another time than this is more excellent, for Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: The prayer of those who are …
حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا …
The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) went out to the people of Quba' and saw them observing prayer; upon this he said: The prayer of the penitent should be observed when the young weaned camels feel heat of the sun.
و حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنْ ابْنِ …
A person asked the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) about the night prayer. The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: Prayer during the night should consist of pairs of rak'ahs, but if one of you fears morning …
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا …
A person asked the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) about the night prayer. He said: It consists of pairs of rak'ahs, but if one fears morning is near, he should make it an odd number by praying one rak'ah.
و حَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرٌو أَنَّ ابْنَ شِهَابٍ …
A man stood up and said. Messenger of Allah, how is the night prayer? The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: The night prayer consists of pair, but if you apprehend the rise of dawn, make it odd number by observing one …
و حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ وَبُدَيْلٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ …
A person asked the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as I stood between him (the Holy Prophet) and the inquirer and he said: Messenger of Allah, how is the night prayer? He (the Holy Prophet) said: It consists of pairs of …
و حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو كَامِلٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ وَبُدَيْلٌ وَعِمْرَانُ بْنُ حُدَيْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ …
Then a person asked him at the end of the year, and what follows subsequently.
و حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ مَعْرُوفٍ وَسُرَيْجُ بْنُ يُونُسَ وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ جَمِيعًا عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ قَالَ …
The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: Hasten to pray Witr before morning.
و حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ ح و حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ رُمْحٍ أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ نَافِعٍ …
He who prayed at night should make Witr the end of his prayer, for the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) ordered this.
و حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ح و حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي …
Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: Make Witr the end of your night prayer.
و حَدَّثَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي …
He who observed the night prayer should make Witr the end of his prayer before dawn. The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) used to order them thus.
حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ عَنْ أَبِي التَّيَّاحِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو مِجْلَزٍ …
Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: Witr is a rak'ah at the end of the prayer.
حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ عَنْ أَبِي التَّيَّاحِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو مِجْلَزٍ …
Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: Witr is a rak'ah at the end of the night prayer.
و حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ عَنْ أَبِي …
I asked Ibn 'Abbas رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ about the Witr prayer. He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: It is a rak'ah at the end of the night prayer.
و حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ وَهَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنْ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ …
A person called (the attention) of the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as he was in the mosque, and said: Messenger of Allah, how should I make the rak'ahs of the night prayer an odd number? Upon this the Messenger of Allah …
حَدَّثَنَا خَلَفُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ وَأَبُو كَامِلٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ قَالَ …
I asked Ibn 'Umar رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ to tell me about the practice of the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) in regard to two rak'ahs before the dawn prayer: Should I make lengthy recitation in them? He said: The Messenger of Allah ( …
و حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ …
I asked Ibn 'Umar رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ like this (as recorded in the previous hadith) and he made this addition: And he (the Holy Prophet) made the end of the night prayer as odd number by one rak'ah. And there is also (this addition) …
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُقْبَةَ …
Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: The night prayer consists of pairs and when you see the approach of dawn, make this number odd by one rak'ah. It was said to Ibn 'Umar رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ : What does the (word) pair …
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنْ …
Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: Observe Witr prayer before it is morning.
و حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ عَنْ شَيْبَانَ عَنْ يَحْيَى قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو …
They (some of the Companions) of the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) asked the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) about Witr. He said: Observe Witr before morning.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصٌ وَأَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ …
Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: If anyone is afraid that he may not get up in the latter part of the night, he should observe Witr in the first part of it; and if anyone is eager to get up in the last part of it …
و حَدَّثَنِي سَلَمَةُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ أَعْيَنَ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْقِلٌ وَهُوَ ابْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ …
Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: He who amongst you is afraid that he may not be able to get up at the end of the night should observe Witr (in the first part) and then sleep, and he who is confident of getting up …
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ …
Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: The most excellent prayer is that in which the duration of standing is longer.
و حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا …
The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) was asked about the prayer which was most excellent. He said: That in which the standing is longer. (This hadith is narrated by another chain of transmitters too.)