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Sunan Abi Dawud 1336 (Book 5, Hadith 87) #21628
Praying Between Night Prayer and Dawn

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to pray 11 rak'ahs between the night prayer and dawn, making a prostration for a long time before raising his head. He then prayed two short rak'ahs before lying down on his right side until the mu'adhdhin came to him.

Narrated 'Aishah: Between the time when the Messenger of Allah finished the night prayer till the dawn broke, he used to pray eleven rak'ahs, uttering the salutation at the end of every two and observing the witr with a single one, and during that he would make a prostration about as long a one of you would take to recite fifty verses before raising his head. When the mu'adhdhin finished making the call for the dawn prayer, he stood up and prayed two short rak'ahs, then he lay down on his right side till the mu'adhdhin came to him
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَنَصْرُ بْنُ عَاصِمٍ، - وَهَذَا لَفْظُهُ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، - وَقَالَ نَصْرٌ ‏:‏ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، وَالأَوْزَاعِيِّ، - عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، - رضى الله عنها - قَالَتْ ‏:‏ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ يُصَلِّي فِيمَا بَيْنَ أَنْ يَفْرُغَ مِنْ صَلاَةِ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى أَنْ يَنْصَدِعَ الْفَجْرُ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً، يُسَلِّمُ مِنْ كُلِّ ثِنْتَيْنِ وَيُوتِرُ بِوَاحِدَةٍ، وَيَمْكُثُ فِي سُجُودِهِ قَدْرَ مَا يَقْرَأُ أَحَدُكُمْ خَمْسِينَ آيَةً قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ رَأْسَهُ، فَإِذَا سَكَتَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ بِالأُولَى مِنْ صَلاَةِ الْفَجْرِ قَامَ فَرَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ، ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ عَلَى شِقِّهِ الأَيْمَنِ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَهُ الْمُؤَذِّنُ

TOPICS
prayer  *  prostration  *  salat  *  rakah  *  sujud  *  muadhdhin

QUICK LESSONS:
Dedicate yourself in prayer during special times like between night prayers and dawn

EXPLANATIONS:
The hadith narrated by 'Aishah tells us about the Prophet Muhammad's practice of praying 11 rak’ahs between the night prayer and dawn. A rak’ah is one unit of prayer that consists of standing, bowing, prostrating and sitting in between. During this time he would make a prostration for as long as it would take someone to recite 50 verses from the Quran before raising his head again. After this he would stand up and pray two short rak’ahs before lying down on his right side until the mu’adhdhin came to him. This hadith teaches us about how important it is to dedicate ourselves in prayer during these times when we are closer to Allah SWT than ever before. It also shows us how devoted our beloved Prophet was towards worshipping Allah SWT even during times when most people are asleep or too tired from their day-to-day activities.

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