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
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Al-Walid ibn Muslim reported: Abu Rawwad, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “The Muslims would supplicate at the arrival of Ramadan: O Allah, the month of Ramadan has come.
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Rabi’ah ibn Ka’b reported: I stayed the night by the door of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, to give him water for ablution. I heard him saying
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Umm Salamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, did not pass away until most of his prayers were performed sitting down, except for the obligatory
Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah Almighty slowly draws near until the first half of the night has passed.
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The most truthful of you are those with the truest dreams. There are three kinds of
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Ibn Mas’ud reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When a third of the night remains, Allah Almighty descends to the lowest heavens, then the gates of
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Jubayr ibn Mut’im reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah Almighty descends every night to the lowest heaven, and He says: Are there any
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Rifa’ah ibn ‘Arabah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When a half or third of the night has passed, Allah descends to the lowest heaven, and
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‘Amr ibn ‘Abasah reported: I came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, saying, “O Messenger of Allah, who is with you in this matter?” The
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Abu Umamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “You must perform the night prayer for it is the habit of the righteous who came
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Awf ibn Malik reported: I stood with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, to pray at night. The Prophet began to recite Surat al-Baqarah and he
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The nobility of a believer is in his prayer at night, and his honor is in
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Al-Zuhri reported: When ‘Urwah ibn al-Zubayr, may Allah have mercy on him, was afflicted with gangrene in his leg, it was said, “Shall we not call a doctor for you?”
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Abu Dharr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, prayed at night reciting a single verse until morning, by which he would bow and prostrate, “If
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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, performed prayer at night, he would exalt Allah and then say, “Glory be to You,
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Ali reported: None among us was upon a horse on the day of Badr other than Al-Miqdad. We saw, although everyone else was sleeping, the Messenger of Allah, peace and
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not perform Witr prayer with three cycles, rather perform it with five or seven. Do
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Abu Qatadah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, came out at night and he saw Abu Bakr who was praying with a low voice, and he passed
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Uthman ibn al-‘As reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A heavenly caller announces every night: Who is supplicating that he may be answered? Who
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