Hadith on Tahajjud: The Prophet’s night-time routine

Aisha reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would pray eleven cycles in the night. When dawn arrived, he would pray two brief cycles, then lie on his right side until the caller came to announce the prayer.

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6310, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 736

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

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً فَإِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ عَلَى شِقِّهِ الْأَيْمَنِ حَتَّى يَجِيءَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ فَيُؤْذِنَهُ

6310 صحيح البخاري كتاب الدعوات باب الضجع على الشق الأيمن

736 صحيح مسلم كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرها باب صلاة الليل وعدد ركعات النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في الليل

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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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