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Sahih Muslim 763e (Book 6, Hadith 220) #8945
The Importance of Prayer and Alertness

SUMMARY: The Prophet (PBUH) taught Ibn Abbas the importance of prayer and staying alert during it.

Ibn 'Abbas reported: I spent one night in the house of my mother's sister Maimuna, daughter of Al-Harith, and said to her: Awake me when the Messenger of Allah stands to pray (at night). (She woke me up when) the Messenger of Allah stood up for prayer. I stood on his left side. He took hold of my hand and made me stand on his right side, and whenever I dozed off he took hold of my earlobe (and made me alert). He (the narrator) said: He (the Holy Prophet) observed eleven rak'ahs. He then sat with his legs drawn and wrapped in his garment and slept so that I could hear his breathing while asleep. And when the dawn appeared, he observed two short rak'ahs of (Sunnah) prayer.
وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا الضَّحَّاكُ، عَنْ مَخْرَمَةَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ، مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ بِتُّ لَيْلَةً عِنْدَ خَالَتِي مَيْمُونَةَ بِنْتِ الْحَارِثِ فَقُلْتُ لَهَا إِذَا قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَأَيْقِظِينِي ‏.‏ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَقُمْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ الأَيْسَرِ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَجَعَلَنِي مِنْ شِقِّهِ الأَيْمَنِ فَجَعَلْتُ إِذَا أَغْفَيْتُ يَأْخُذُ بِشَحْمَةِ أُذُنِي - قَالَ - فَصَلَّى إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً ثُمَّ احْتَبَى حَتَّى إِنِّي لأَسْمَعُ نَفَسَهُ رَاقِدًا فَلَمَّا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ الْفَجْرُ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ

TOPICS
prayer  *  alertness  *  prayers  *  sleep

QUICK LESSONS:
Stay focused while praying even if you are tired or sleepy

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of prayer and staying alert during it. It was narrated by Ibn 'Abbas, who spent a night in his mother's sister's house. He asked her to wake him up when the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) stood up for prayer at night. When he woke up, he found that the Prophet Muhammad was standing for prayer and he stood on his left side. The Prophet then took hold of his hand and made him stand on his right side so that he could stay alert throughout the prayer. He observed eleven rak'ahs in total before sitting down with his legs drawn in a wrapped garment, sleeping until dawn appeared whereupon he observed two short rak'ahs as Sunnah prayers. This hadith teaches us about how important it is to stay focused while praying, even if we are tired or sleepy; we should strive to remain attentive throughout our prayers so that we can reap its full benefits as intended by Allah SWT. We should also take note of how kind and patient the Prophet Muhammad was towards Ibn 'Abbas; despite being tired himself, he still took care to ensure that Ibn 'Abbas stayed awake during their prayers together - this is an example for us all to follow when teaching others about Islam or guiding them through their religious practices!

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