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Sunan Abi Dawud 1348 (Book 5, Hadith 99) #21640
The Prophet's Night Prayer

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to lead the people in the 'Isha prayer and then return home to pray four rak'ahs before going to bed.

Zurarah b. Awfa said that 'Aishah was asked about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah . She said: He used to lead the people in the 'Isha prayer and return to his family and pray four rak'ahs and go to his bed. The narrator then transmitted the tradition in full. This version does not mention the words: "During them (the rak'ahs) he equated all the recitation of the Qur'an, bowing and recitation". This also does not mention the words about the salutation: "Till he almost awakened us".
حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُعَاوِيَةَ - عَنْ بَهْزٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زُرَارَةُ بْنُ أَوْفَى، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، ‏:‏ أَنَّهَا سُئِلَتْ عَنْ صَلاَةِ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَتْ ‏:‏ كَانَ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ الْعِشَاءَ، ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَيُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا، ثُمَّ يَأْوِي إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ، ثُمَّ سَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ بِطُولِهِ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ ‏:‏ يُسَوِّي بَيْنَهُنَّ فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ وَالرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ ‏.‏ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِي التَّسْلِيمِ ‏:‏ حَتَّى يُوقِظَنَا

TOPICS
night  *  prayer  *  recitation  *  layl  *  salat  *  rakaah  *  tilawah  *  rakahs

QUICK LESSONS:
Perform regular prayers according to Islamic teachings

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of the importance of prayer in Islam, particularly night prayer. It is narrated by Zurarah b. Awfa that Aishah was asked about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah and she said that he used to lead people in Isha prayer and then return home and pray four rak’ahs before going to bed. This shows us how important it was for him to perform his prayers regularly, even at night when most people are asleep or busy with other activities. He also made sure that he equated all recitation of Qur’an, bowing and recitation during these rak’ahs so as not to miss out on any part of his prayers. This hadith teaches us about the importance of regularity in our prayers as well as making sure we do not miss out on any part while performing them so that we can reap its full benefits spiritually.

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