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Sahih al-Bukhari 4571 (Book 65, Hadith 93) #4354
The Night Prayer of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) performing his night prayer and teaching his companion, Abdullah bin Abbas, how to do it.

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas: That once he stayed overnight (in the house) of his aunt Maimuna. the wife of the Prophet. He added: I lay on the cushion transversely and Allah's Messenger ﷺ lay along with his wife in the lengthwise direction of the pillow. Allah's Messenger ﷺ slept till the middle of the night, either a bit before or a bit after it, and then woke up rubbing the traces of sleep off his face with his hands and then he recited the last ten Verses of Surat-al-'Imran, got up and went to a hanging water skin. He then performed the ablution from it, and it was perfect ablution, and then stood up to offer the prayer. I too did the same as he had done, and then went to stand beside him. Allah's Messenger ﷺ put his right hand on my head and held and twisted my right ear. He then offered two rak'at, then two rak'at, then two rak'at, then two rak'at, then two rak'at. then two rak'at, and finally one rak'a, the witr. Then he lay down again till the Muadhdhin (ie the call-maker) came to him, whereupon he got up and offered a light two-rak'at prayer, and went out (to the Mosque) and offered the (compulsory congregational) Fajr prayer.
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنُ بْنُ عِيسَى، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ مَخْرَمَةَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ، مَوْلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ، بَاتَ عِنْدَ مَيْمُونَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَهْىَ خَالَتُهُ قَالَ فَاضْطَجَعْتُ فِي عَرْضِ الْوِسَادَةِ، وَاضْطَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَهْلُهُ فِي طُولِهَا، فَنَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى انْتَصَفَ اللَّيْلُ، أَوْ قَبْلَهُ بِقَلِيلٍ، أَوْ بَعْدَهُ بِقَلِيلٍ، ثُمَّ اسْتَيْقَظَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَجَعَلَ يَمْسَحُ النَّوْمَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ بِيَدَيْهِ، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ الْعَشْرَ الآيَاتِ الْخَوَاتِمَ مِنْ سُورَةِ آلِ عِمْرَانَ، ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى شَنٍّ مُعَلَّقَةٍ فَتَوَضَّأَ مِنْهَا، فَأَحْسَنَ وُضُوءَهُ، ثُمَّ قَامَ يُصَلِّي، فَصَنَعْتُ مِثْلَ مَا صَنَعَ، ثُمَّ ذَهَبْتُ فَقُمْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ، فَوَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى رَأْسِي، وَأَخَذَ بِأُذُنِي بِيَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى يَفْتِلُهَا، فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ، ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ، ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ، ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ، ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ، ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ، ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ، ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ حَتَّى جَاءَهُ الْمُؤَذِّنُ، فَقَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَصَلَّى الصُّبْحَ‏.‏
TOPICS
prayer  *  ablution  *  salah  *  wudu  *  suratalimran  *  witr  *  fajrsalah

QUICK LESSONS:
Be mindful of your prayers even during late hours of the night; Teach others about their religious obligations; Help them fulfill their religious obligations properly .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith narrates an incident in which the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ stayed overnight at his aunt Maimuna's house and taught his companion, Abdullah bin Abbas, how to perform night prayer. He began by reciting the last ten verses of Surat-al-'Imran before performing ablution from a hanging water skin. After that he offered two rak'ats followed by two more rak'ats until he completed eight rak'ats and one witr prayer. Finally he offered a light two-rak'at prayer before going out for Fajr salah in congregation with other believers. This hadith teaches us that we should be mindful of our prayers even during late hours of the night and also encourages us to teach others about their religious obligations as well as help them fulfill them properly.

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