Abu Dawud said: The tradition narrated by 'Abbad is more perfect (than the version narrated by Musaddad). I guessed that he stood in every rak'ah as long as one could recite Surah al-Muzzammil (73). He should then prolong it afterwards as much as he likes. 'Amr without referring to the Prophet (), - narrated as a statement of 'Abd Allah b. Narrated Kuraib, the client of Ibn 'Abbas: That 'Abd Allah b. Abbas, 'Abd al-Rahman b. Azhar and al-Miswar b. Makhramah sent him to 'Aishah, wife of the Prophet (). The character of Messenger of Allah () was the Qur'an. The Prophet () said: Prayer followed by a prayer with no idle talk between the two is recorded in Illiyyun.
Jaf'ar b. Musafir said in his version: (He prayed) the two rak'ahs sitting between the two adhans. He then would pray for rak'ahs. Hence I offered them now. 3- 2 rakahs after Maghrib;
In his version he said: 'Alqamah b. Waqqas said: O mother, how did he pray the two rak'ahs ? He slept and awoke when half the night or one-third of it had passed. If you are the greatest sinner on earth, you will be forgiven (by Allah) on account of this (prayer).
He would lead the people in the sunset prayer, then return to my house and pray two rak'ahs.
He uttered the salutation only in the last of them. He performed ablution and I also performed ablution with him.
Ibn Bashshar narrated the tradition like that of Yahya b. Sa'id. The Messenger of Allah () would give up an action, though he liked it to do, lest the people should continue it and it is prescribed for them.
Anas said (explaining the meaning) of the following Qur'anic verse "They used to sleep but little of the night" (51:17): They (the people) used to pray between the Maghrib and 'Isha. The Prophet () 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 the opening verses of Surah Al-muzammil was revealed, the Companions would pray as long as they would pray during Ramadan until its last verses were revealed. , Chapter: The Abrogation Of The (Obligation Of) Night Prayer And Facilitation (Of Choice) Regarding It, . He would then pray two rak'ahs sitting, and that made nine rak'ahs, O my son.
This version adds: Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been transmitted by Hammad b. Salamah, Zuhair b. Mu'awiyah and a group of narrators from Hisham. The Prophet () as saying: In the morning alms are due for every bone in man's body. The Messenger of Allah () as saying: When one of you gets up at night, he should begin the prayer with two short rak'ahs.
Ziyadah al-Kindi reported on the authority of Bilal that he (Bilal) came to the Messenger of Allah () to inform him about the dawn prayer. The version of Ibn 'Isa adds: He then observed witr prayer ; then Bilal came to him and called him for prayer when the dawn broke.
Then you should kneel down in prostration and say it ten times while prostrating yourself. Abu Dawud said: Ahmad b. Salih said that the Messenger of Allah offered prayer in the forenoon on the day of the Conquest of Mecca, and he narrated something similar. This tradition has also been transmitted by Sa'id through a different chain of narrators to the same effect.
Al-Aswad ibn Yazid said that he entered upon Aisha and asked her about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah () during the night. I spent a night in the house of my maternal aunt Maimunah, daughter of al-Harith. He made me go round and made me stand at his right side. These are the ten things: you should pray four rak'ahs, reciting in each one Fatihat al-Kitab and a surah.
When he wished to bow, he stood up and bowed and prostrated.
She said: Yes.
The Messenger of Allah () used to pray thirteen rak'ahs, observing six rak'ahs in pairs including the two rak'ahs of dawn prayer.
The Messenger of Allah () would offer two rak'ahs after every obligatory prayer except the dawn and the 'Asr prayer. He narrated a lengthy tradition.
He said: Hakim b. Aflah. The Messenger of Allah () said: There are two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer (i.e. That the Prophet () used to pray two rak'ahs before the 'Asr prayer.
He (Ibn Umar) permitted to pray two rak'ahs after the Asr prayer. The narrator then transmitted the tradition to the same effect. He would offer eight rak'ahs observing the witr with one rak'ah. Go to 'Aishah. He replied: Yes, very often.
He replied: 'Aishah, my eyes sleep, but my heart does not sleep. Abu Dawud said: A part of the tradition transmitted by Ibn Bashshar remained hidden from me. The Prophet () 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.
Then he would pray three rak'ahs.
His salutation to everyone he meets is alms, his enjoining good is alms, his forbidding what is evil is alms, the removal of harmful thing from the way is alms, to have sexual intercourse with one's wife if alms, and two rak'ahs which one prays in the Duha serve instead of that.
The version of Yahya adds: The verse tatajafa junubuhum also means so. Ibn Ma'na added in his version: "They (the people) said: Messenger of Allah, how is that one of us fulfills his desire and still there are alms for him (i.e. Then you should raise your head after prostrating and say it ten times in every rak'ah.
He said: For you in the Messenger of Allah there is an excellent model. The Messenger of Allah () kept silent.
This version further says: He would pray eight rak'ahs during which his recitation of the Qur'an, bowing and prostration were all equal. Create complex phrase and word queries by using Boolean logic.
Who asks My forgiveness so that I may forgive him ? Boolean Operators e.g. She replied: No, except when he returned from his journey.
He then prayed two rak'ahs that were not so long as the two rak'ahs before them ; he then prayed two rak'ahs that were less in duration, than the rak'ahs before them; again he prayed two rak'ahs that were less in length then the preceding rak'ahs; he then prayed two rak'ahs that were less in length than the previous rak'ahs. The Messenger of Allah () was more particular about observing the supererogatory rak'ahs before the dawn prayer than about observing any of the other supererogatory prayers. A man asked the Messenger of Allah () about the prayer at night. Some reliable people testified before me, and among them was Umar ibn al-Khattab, and most reliable in my eyes was Umar: The Prophet of Allah () said: There is no prayer after the dawn prayer until the sun rises; and there is no prayer after the 'Asr prayer until the sun sets. He said: If the dawn became brighter than it is now, I would pray them (the two rak'ahs of the sunnah prayer), offer them well and in a more beautiful manner. Chapter: Lying Down On One's Side After It. He then came and prayed four rak'ahs and slept.
Chapter: The Four Rak'ahs Before And After Dhuhr, .
The confirmed sunnah prayers (Al-Sunan Al-Rawatib) are:
The narrator Ziyad said: This tradition has been reported to us by AbulFadl. The acts most pleasing to Allah are those which are done most continuously, even if they amount to little. The above-mentioned tradition has also been narrated by Banu al-Hakim through a different chain of narrators. When he came out, he led the people in prayer and he (Bilal) informed him that Aisha had kept him engaged in a matter which she asked him till it became fairly light; hence he became late in reaching him (in time). 'Aishah said: I asked: Messenger of Allah, do you sleep before observing witr ? He then prayed eleven rak'ahs observing the witr and slept. The Prophet () would recite in the two (supererogatory) rak'ahs of the dawn prayer: "Say, O unbelievers". The Messenger of Allah () saw a person praying after the congregational prayer at dawn was over. He said: What is my sin if I remembered and they forgot? Afterwards he came out and offered the dawn prayer. The version of Ahmad does not mention the words "six and three (rak'ahs)".
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When the Messenger of Allah () grew old and became fleshy, he offered seven rak'ahs of witr, and then he would pray two rak'ahs sitting after he had uttered the salutation. The Messenger of Allah () used to pray ten rak'ahs during the night, and would observe the witr with one rak'ah, he then prayed two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer. She said: The Messenger of Allah () did not pray more than eleven rak'ahs during Ramadhan and other than Ramadhan.
He stood up and went to a leather bad containing water. The Prophet () 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.
The Messenger of Allah () recounted all such good works. He then stood up and prayed. When one of you dozes in prayer he should sleep till his sleep is gone, for when one of you prays while he is dozing, perhaps he might curse himself if he begs pardon of Allah.
Chapter: Feeling Sleepy During The Prayer.
I asked 'Aishah about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (), and I said to her: At what time he prayed at night ? He said (to me when I came to him): When the day declines, stand up and pray four rak'ahs. Sometimes Bilal came to him and called him for prayer.
Then he would stand up and pray another rak'ahs.
I then asked: Did the Messenger of Allah () recite the surahs combining each other? 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.
obligatory) during the time of the Messenger of Allah (). The Messenger of Allah () said: Prayer during the night should consist of pairs of rak'ahs, but if one of you fears the morning is near he should pray one rak'ah which will make his prayer an odd number for him. Abu Dawud said: Al-'Ala' bin Al-Harith and Sulaiman bin Musa reported it from Makhul with his chain, similarly.
Hadith No. Fuzzy Search e.g. This version of Ziyad has: He said: What is this ? He prayed the two rak'ahs and then joined the congregational prayer led by the Prophet ().
I asked: Messenger of Allah, in which part of night the supplication is more likely to be accepted?
He then stood up and I also stood at his left side. When the dawn came, the Messenger of Allah () said: May Allah have mercy on so-and-so who reminded me many verses that I had nearly forgotten. Abu Salamah b.
He then uttered turned away and slept till he bagan to snore. 4- 2 rakahs after Isha; and
I asked: Tell me about his vigil and prayer at night.
The narrator then transmitted the tradition in full. 414143. He then came to me while a number of women from Banu Haram from the Ansar were sitting with me. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated by Ibn Mahdi from Sufyan and I think he mentioned the name of Sufyan. He replied: What do you think if you had unlawful sexual intercourse, would he not have been a sinner ? I said: Your company in Paradise. Abu dawud said: I heard Muhammad b. Humaid say: I heard Ya'qub say: Anything I narrated to you from Ja'far on the authority of Sa'id b. Jubair from the Prophet () is directly coming from Ibn Abbas from the Prophet (). The words "speech more certain" (aqwamu qilan) means that this time is more suitable for the understanding of the Qur'an. But the version of Rawh has the words: "The tradition of the Prophet ().". Do not give up prayer at night, for the Messenger of Allah () would not leave it. He then recited ten verses from the last part of Surah 'Al-Imran. Al-Albany rated the Hadith as hassan in Sahih al-Jami No. Anas b. Malik said (explaining the meaning of the Qur'anic verse "Who forsake their beds to cry unto their Lord in fear and hope, and spend of what We have bestowed on them" (32:16). equal in duration), and his bowing was like his prostration (equal in length). The Prophet () said: Prayer by night and day should consist of pairs of rak'ahs. If you can observe it once daily, do so; if not, then once weekly; if not, then once a month; if not, then once a year; if not, then once in your lifetime.
The narrator al-Qa'nabi said: Six times. The Messenger of Allah () did not yet come out. 
Their grandfather Zaid prayed along with the Prophet (). By this she referred to the Prophet ().
He observed the witr prayer, and then slept until the mu'adhdhin came. The people told him: This is for Zainab who prays.
the adhan for the dawn prayer and the iqamah). And you will not be asked about the inhabitants of the Blazing Fire" (2:119).
She said: He used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the night. At night he would pray for a long time standing and for a long time sitting. This is in the first rak'ah and in the second rak'ah (he recited): "We believe in Allah and bear witness that we submit ourself (to Him)." The above tradition has also been transmitted by Husain through a different chain of narrators in like manner. The Prophet () would pray two rak'ahs before the dawn prayer lightly so much so that I would say: Did he recite Surah al-Fatihah in them. He said: This is all good speech ; Allah has combined one part with the other; The Prophet () said: All of you were correct. Having performed ablution, he entered the mosque and prayed eight rak'ahs. every one of you is calling his Lord quietly. Chapter: Where Should The Two Rak'ahs Of Maghrib Be Prayed ? Yasar, the client of Ibn Umar, said: Ibn Umar saw me praying after the break of dawn. He would use tooth-stick, then perform ablution, and recite those verses.
The Messenger of Allah () would pray two rak'ahs before and two after the noon prayer, two after the sunset prayer in his house, and two after the night prayer. I (narrator al-Mukhtar b. Fulful) asked Anas: Did the Messenger of Allah () se you ? The Prophet's () recitation was loud enough for one who was in the inner chamber to hear it when he was in the house. Abu Dawud was asked about offering prayer at night in two rak'ahs. And when should they be performed?
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He prayed two light rak'ahs and remained sitting till he offered the dawn prayer. He then prayed five rak'ahs and slept, and I heard his snoring. He used to pray two rak'ahs while sitting and pray two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer between the adhan and the iqamah. 395 and he declared it a hassan and gharib Hadith. I met a group of the Companions of the Prophet ().
Who asks of Me so that I may give to him ?
The Prophet () offered the night prayer. This version does not mention the words: "During them (the rak'ahs) he equated all the recitation of the Qur'an, bowing and recitation." The above mentioned tradition has also been narrated by Qatadah through a different chain of narrators. Do not ask about their elegance and length. She then mentioned how he put on weight as Allah wished.
Shu'bah made a mistake in narrating his name. The Messenger of Allah () slept. When half the night passed, or a little before it or a little after it, the Messenger of Allah () awoke and began to rub his face (eyes) to remove the sleep. When he finished prayer, he said: O daughter of Abu Umayyah, you asked about the praying of two rak'ahs after the 'Asr prayer, in fact, some people of 'Abd al-Qais has come to me with the news that their people had embraced Islam. He (Bilal) said: Messenger of Allah, the dawn became fairly bright. He replied: Sa'd b. Hisham. She asked: Who is with you ?
This tradition has also been transmitted by Ibn 'Awn from Muhammad (b. Sirin). If I was awake, he would talk to me. This version does not mention the prayer in the forenoon.
The Prophet () 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. He then got up and prayed two rak'ahs.
The 4 Rak'ahs are of less reward and significance in importance of adhering to them compared to the "sunan al-rawatib" described above.
The Prophet () came to the mosque of Banu AbdulAshhal.
She said: Hisham son of 'Amir who was killed in the Battle of Uhud.
That he heard the Prophet () recite in both rak'ahs of the dawn: "Say: We believe in Allah, and in the revelation given to us" (3:84). 
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.
He would pray two rak'ahs sitting after the witr in which he would recite the Qur'an (sitting).
He performed ablution from it and performed his ablution well. He then said (again): Pray two rak'ahs before the Maghrib prayer, it applies to those who wish to do so.
They said: Six persons of us intended to do so (i.e. I entered upon her and told her that for which they had sent me to her.
I then came to Medina to sell my land that was there so that I could buy arms and fight in battle. He removed the curtain and said: Lo! He would sit, make mention of Allah, supplicate Him and then utter the salutation so loudly that we could hear it. 'Aishah was asked about the actions of the Messenger of Allah (). Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid, Fardh and sunnah prayers must be performed separately. This is because when a person sleeps, he does not know when he will awake. He then put his hand upon my head, as he was touching my ear and awakening me. The narrator then transmitted the rest of the tradition. divorce their wives and purchase weapons), but the Prophet () prohibited them.
In this version there is no mention of praying four rak'ahs.
The Messenger of Allah () said: She should pray as much as she has strength. I asked: With what would he observe the witr ? Then both the narrators were agreed: He beagan to supplicate saying: O Allah, place light in my heart, light in my tongue, light in my hearing, light in my eyesight, light on my right hand, light on my left hand, light in front of me, light behing me, light below me, O Allah, give me abundant light.
When they finished the prayer, he saw them praying the supererogatory prayer after it. Then you should raise your head after prostration and say it ten times.
He would utter salutation only after the ninth rak'ah. I said: Why not ? He then prayed the two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer.
The Messenger of Allah () used to observe the witr prayer with nine rak'ahs. The man replied: I did not pray the two rak'ahs before the dawn prayer.
He got up, performed ablution and prayed two rak'ahs. A man got up at night and recited the Qur'an in a loud voice. When she is tired, she should sit down. When the dawn came, he would his finish daily round of recital. 'Abd Allah b.
The Prophet () used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the night. She said: He used to observe the witr with four and three, six and three, eight and three, and ten and three rak'ahs never observing less than seven or more than thirteen.
He (the Prophet) said to Umar: I passed by you when you were praying in a loud voice. swore~
He refused, but I adjured him. He replied: To stand in prayer for a long time. All the foregoing 4-Rak'ah voluntary prayers are to be prayed two at a time according to Imam ash-Shafi'i and Imam Ahmad. He said: I point to you a person who is most familiar with the witr observed by the Messenger of Allah ().
The Prophet () said: Prayer is to be offered in two rak'ahs; and you should recite the tashahhud at the end of two rak'ahs, and express your distress and humility and raise your hands and say praying: O Allah, O Allah. 