Sahih al-Bukhari 7167 (Book 97, Hadith 78)
how was the night prayer of Allah s Apostle Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) talked to his wife for a while and then
slept. When it was the last third of the night (or part of it), the Prophet (ﷺ) got up and looked towards the
sky and recited the Verse:– ‘Verily! In the creation of the Heavens and the Earth….there are indeed
signs for the men of understanding.’ (3.190)
Then He got up and performed the ablution, brushed his teeth and offered eleven rak`at. Then Bilal
pronounced the Adhan whereupon the Prophet (ﷺ) offered a two-rak`at (Sunna) prayer and went out to
lead the people in Fajr (morning compulsory congregational prayer.
Sahih al-Bukhari 7167 (Book 97, Hadith 78)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Imam al-Bukhārī’s Sahih al-Bukhari is a masterpiece of Islamic literature, completed in the 9th century. It is revered as one of the most authentic and important books in Sunni Islam, forming a core part of the six canonical hadith collections (Kutub al-Sittah). This set also includes Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawood, Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa’i, and Sunan ibn Majah. Al-Bukhārī’s specific contribution is a massive work containing around 7,563 verified hadiths, which are thematically sorted into 97 books to provide clear guidance on a multitude of subjects.
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