Hadith on Moderation: Stop praying if you are tired

Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When one of you feels drowsy while he is praying, let him rest until his sleepiness is gone. Verily, if one of you is praying while he is drowsy, he does not know whether he is asking for forgiveness or abusing himself.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 212, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 786

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِذَا نَعَسَ أَحَدُكُمْ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَلْيَرْقُدْ حَتَّى يَذْهَبَ عَنْهُ النَّوْمُ فَإِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا صَلَّى وَهُوَ نَاعِسٌ لَا يَدْرِي لَعَلَّهُ يَسْتَغْفِرُ فَيَسُبُّ نَفْسَهُ

212 صحيح البخاري كتاب الوضوء باب الوضوء من النوم ومن لم ير من النعسة والنعستين أو الخفقة وضوءا

786 صحيح مسلم كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرها باب أمر من نعس في صلاته أو استعجم عليه القرآن أو الذكر بأن يرقد أو يقعد حتى يذهب عنه ذلك

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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