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Sunan Abi Dawud 1366 (Book 5, Hadith 117) #21658
The Prophet's Night Prayer Routine

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) prayer routine at night, which consisted of 13 rak'ahs.

Khalid al-Juhani said: I shall watch the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at night. I slept at the threshold of his door or of his tent. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed two light rak'ahs, and then prayed two long, long, long rak'ahs. He then prayed two rak'ahs that were not so long as the two rak'ahs before them ; he then prayed two rak'ahs that were less in duration, than the rak'ahs before them; again he prayed two rak'ahs that were less in length then the preceding rak'ahs; he then prayed two rak'ahs that were less in length than the previous rak'ahs. This made altogether thirteen rak'ahs.
حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ قَيْسِ بْنِ مَخْرَمَةَ، أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ، أَنَّهُ - قَالَ - لأَرْمُقَنَّ صَلاَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ اللَّيْلَةَ، قَالَ ‏:‏ فَتَوَسَّدْتُ عَتَبَتَهُ أَوْ فُسْطَاطَهُ، فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ طَوِيلَتَيْنِ طَوِيلَتَيْنِ طَوِيلَتَيْنِ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُمَا دُونَ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُمَا، ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ دُونَ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُمَا، ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ دُونَ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُمَا، ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ دُونَ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُمَا، ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ، فَذَلِكَ ثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً
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prayer  *  night  *  duration  *  salat  *  layl  *  rakaah  *  mudd  *  rakahs

QUICK LESSONS:
Make time for prayer no matter how busy you are or how tired you may feel . Strive for excellence in your prayers by increasing their length gradually .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of the Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) prayer routine at night. He would pray two light rak'ahs and then two long ones. After that he would pray two rak'ahs that were not as long as the previous ones and so on until he prayed a total of thirteen rak'ahs. This hadith teaches us to be consistent in our prayers and to strive for excellence in them by increasing their length gradually. It also shows us how important it is to make time for prayer even during our busiest times, such as late at night when we are tired from a day’s work or activities. We should take this example from the Prophet Muhammad and make sure to set aside some time each day for prayer no matter how busy we are or how tired we may feel.

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