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Sunan Abi Dawud 419 (Book 2, Hadith 29) #20710
The Night Prayer of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to offer the night prayer at the hour when the moon went down on its third night.

Narrated An-Nu'man ibn Bashir: I am the one who is best informed of the time of this prayer, ie the night prayer. The Messenger of Allah used to offer it at the hour when the moon went down on its third night.
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، عَنْ بَشِيرِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ أَنَا أَعْلَمُ النَّاسِ، بِوَقْتِ هَذِهِ الصَّلاَةِ صَلاَةِ الْعِشَاءِ الآخِرَةِ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ يُصَلِّيهَا لِسُقُوطِ الْقَمَرِ لِثَالِثَةٍ

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prayer  *  moon  *  night  *  time  *  allayl

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the time of offering Salat al-Layl or the night prayer. It was narrated by An-Nu'man ibn Bashir that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to offer this prayer at a specific time which was when the moon went down on its third night. This hadith teaches us that we should be punctual in our prayers and should not delay them unnecessarily. We should also try to pray at a fixed time every day so that it becomes a habit and we can reap maximum benefit from it.

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