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Sunan Abi Dawud 1363 (Book 5, Hadith 114) #21655
The Night Prayer of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to pray 13 rak'ahs during the night, then 11 rak'ahs and eventually 9 rak'ahs before he passed away. His last prayer was witr.

Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: Al-Aswad ibn Yazid said that he entered upon Aisha and asked her about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah during the night. She said: He used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the night. Then he began to pray eleven rak'ahs and left two rak'ahs. When he died, he would pray nine rak'ahs during the night. His last prayer during the night was witr.
حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، ‏:‏ أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَسَأَلَهَا عَنْ صَلاَةِ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ بِاللَّيْلِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَتْ ‏:‏ كَانَ يُصَلِّي ثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً مِنَ اللَّيْلِ، ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ صَلَّى إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً، وَتَرَكَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قُبِضَ حِينَ قُبِضَ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ تِسْعَ رَكَعَاتٍ، وَكَانَ آخِرُ صَلاَتِهِ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ الْوِتْرَ

TOPICS
prayer  *  night  *  rakah  *  witr

QUICK LESSONS:
Pray regularly throughout each day

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the prayer of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). It is narrated by Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin and Al-Aswad ibn Yazid that he used to pray thirteen rak’ahs during the night. Then he began to pray eleven rak’ahs and left two rak’ahs. When he died, he would pray nine rak’ahs during the night. His last prayer during the night was witr which is a special type of prayer consisting of an odd number of units usually three or more. This hadith teaches us that we should be consistent in our prayers as it is one of our most important duties as Muslims and it brings us closer to Allah SWT. We should also strive to make sure that we are praying regularly throughout each day so that we can reap its rewards both in this life and in hereafter InshaAllah!

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