Riyad as-Salihin: Book 8, Hadith 172

Salim bin ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with them) reported, on the authority of his father, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “What an excellent man ‘Abdullah is! If only he could perform optional prayers at night.” Salim said that after this, (his father) ‘Abdullah slept very little at night..

وعن سالم بن عبد الله بن عمر بن الخطاب، رضي الله عنهم، عن أبيه‏:‏ أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ، قال‏:‏ ‏
“‏نعم الرجل عبد الله لو كان يصلي من الليل‏”‏ قال سالم‏:‏ فكان عبد الله بعد ذلك لا ينام إلا قليلا‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 8, Hadith 172

 
The above hadith is from the Riyad as-Salihin collection of hadiths. The hadith collection known as Riyad as-Salihin was meticulously assembled over more than four decades by Imam al-Nawawi. This 12th-century work, whose title translates to The Gardens of the Righteous, categorizes its roughly 1,900 hadiths across 20 different thematic sections for the purpose of moral and spiritual guidance.

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For more Hadith in Book 8: The Book of Virtues
 

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