Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 6, Hadith 1 Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to commend prayer at night during Ramadan, but did not command it as duty. He would say: If anyone prays during the night in Ramadan because of faith and seeking his reward from Allah, his previous sins will be […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 6, Hadith 2 Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone fasts during Ramadan because of faith and in order to seek his reward from Allah, his previous sins will be forgiven to him. If anyone prays in the night of the power (lailat al-qadr) because of faith and […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 6, Hadith 3 Narrated ‘Aishah, wife of Prophet (ﷺ): That the Prophet (ﷺ) once offered (tarawih) prayer in the mosque and the people also prayed along with him. He then prayed on the following night, and the people gathered in large numbers. They gathered on the third night too, but the […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 6, Hadith 4 Narrated ‘Aishah: The people used to pray (tarawih prayer) in the mosque during Ramadan severally. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded me (to spread a mat). I spread a mat for him and he prayed upon it. The narrator then transmitted the same story. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 6, Hadith 5 Narrated AbuDharr: We fasted with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) during Ramadan, but he did not make us get up at night for prayer at any time during the month till seven nights remained; then he made us get up for prayer till a third of the night […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 6, Hadith 6 Narrated ‘Aishah: When the last ten days of Ramadan came, the Prophet (ﷺ) kept vigil and prayed during the whole night, and tied the wrapper tightly, and awakened his family (to pray during the night). Abu Dawud said: The name of Abu Ya’fur is ‘Abd al-Rahman b. ‘Ubaid […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 6, Hadith 7 Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out and saw that the people were praying during (the night of) Ramadan in the corner of the mosque. He asked: Who are these people ? It was said to him that those were people who had not learnt […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 6, Hadith 8 Zirr (b. Hubaish) said: I said to Ubayy b. Ka’b: Tell me about lailat al-qadr, O Abu al-Mundhir, for our companion (Ibn Mas’ud) was questioned about it, and he said: Anyone who gets up for prayer every night all the year round will hit upon it (i.e. lailat […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 6, Hadith 9 Narrated Abdullah ibn Unays: I was present at the gathering of Banu Salamah, and I was the youngest of them. They (the people) said: Who will ask the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) for us about Laylat al-Qadr? That was the twenty-first of Ramadan. I went out and said […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 6, Hadith 10 Narrated Abdullah ibn Unays al-Juhani: I said to the Messenger of Allah: I have a place in the desert where I live and in which I pray, with the praise of Allah; but give me command about a night when I come to this mosque. He replied: Come […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 6, Hadith 11 Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: Seek laitat al-Qadr in the last ten night of Ramadan. When nine (nights) remain (i.e. on the twenty first) , when seven (night) remain (i.e. on the twenty third), and when five (nights) remain (i.e. on the twenty fifth). حَدَّثَنَا […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 6, Hadith 12 Narrated Abu Sa’id Al Khudri : The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to spend the middle ten days of Ramadan in retirement and devotion (i’tikaf) in the mosque. One year he had retirement and devotion in the mosque (as usual); when the twenty-first night came, and this night […]