Sahih Muslim: Book 6, Hadith 234 – ‘A’isha reported that when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up at night to pray, he began his prayer with two short rak’ahs. حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ جَمِيعًا عَنْ هُشَيْمٍ، – قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو حُرَّةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ […]
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Sahih Muslim: Book 6, Hadith 235 – Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Apostle (ﷺ) as saying When any one of you gets up at night, he should begin the prayer with two short rak’ahs. وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي، هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 6, Hadith 236 Ibn `Abbas reported that when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) got up during the night to pray, he used to say: O Allah, to Thee be the praise Thou art the light of the heavens and the earth. To Thee be the praise; Thou art the Supporter of the […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 6, Hadith 237 This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn ‘Abbas through another chain of transmitters and with slight alteration of two words. Instead of the word Qayyam (Supporter, as used in the above hadith here the word) Qayyim (the Custodian) has been used, and he (further said): ” […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 6, Hadith 238 – This hadith has been narrated by Ibn ‘Abbas by another chain of transmitters and the words are nearly the same (as recorded in the above-mentioned hadith). وَحَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ، حَدَّثَنَا مَهْدِيٌّ، – وَهُوَ ابْنُ مَيْمُونٍ – حَدَّثَنَا عِمْرَانُ، الْقَصِيرُ عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 6, Hadith 239 ‘Abd al-Rahman b. ‘Auf reported: I asked ‘A’isha, the mother of the believers, (to tell me) the words with which the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commenced the prayer when he got up at night. She said: When he got up at night he would commence his prayer with these […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 6, Hadith 240 ‘Ali b. Abu Talib reported that when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) got up at night for prayer he would say: I turn my face in complete devotion to One Who is the Originator of the heaven and the earth and I am not of the polytheists. Verily my […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 6, Hadith 241 A’raj reported that when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would start the prayer, he would pronounce takbir (Allah-o-Akbar) and then say: I turn my face (up to Thee), I am the first of the believers; and when he raised his head from ruku’ he said: Allah listened to him […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 6, Hadith 242 Hudhaifa reported: I prayed with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) one night and he started reciting al-Baqara. I thought that he would bow at the end of one hundred verses, but he proceeded on; I then thought that he would perhaps recite the whole (surah) in a rak’ah, but […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 6, Hadith 243 ‘Abdullah reported: I prayed with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he lengthened it till I entertained an evil thought. It was said to him what that thought was. He said: I thought that I should sit down and forsake him. وَحَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 6, Hadith 244 – A hadith like this has been narrated by A’mash with the same chain of transmitters. وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ الْخَلِيلِ، وَسُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ . مِثْلَهُ . Sahih Muslim: Book 6, Hadith 244 The above hadith is from the Sahih Muslim […]
Sahih Muslim: Book 6, Hadith 245 ‘Abdullah (b. Mas’ud) reported that a mention was made of a man who slept the whole night till morning. He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: That is a man in whose ears (or in whose ear) the devil urinated. حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَإِسْحَاقُ، قَالَ عُثْمَانُ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ […]