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Sunan Abi Dawud 713 (Book 2, Hadith 323) #21004
Prostrating During Prayer

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) would wake up his wife Aishah during the night to pray and he would prod her feet when it was time for him to prostrate.

It was reported from Abu An-Nadr, from Abu Salama bin 'Abdur Rahman, from 'Aishah, that she said: "I used to be asleep while my legs would be in the front of the Messenger of Allah while he was praying during the night. When he wanted to prostrate, he would prod my feet, so I would pull them up, and he would prostrate.
حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي النَّضْرِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ كُنْتُ أَكُونُ نَائِمَةً وَرِجْلاَىَ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَسْجُدَ ضَرَبَ رِجْلَىَّ فَقَبَضْتُهُمَا فَسَجَدَ

TOPICS
prayer  *  prostration  *  up  *  salat  *  sujud  *  nighttime

QUICK LESSONS:
Be mindful towards prayer; Respect your spouse; Ask permission before moving someone else’s body parts; Show gentleness towards others; Follow Islamic teachings.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of the importance of prayer in Islam. It is narrated by Aishah that she used to sleep while the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was praying during the night. When it was time for him to prostrate in prayer he would prod her feet so that she could move them out of the way and he could perform his prostration. This shows us how important prayer is in Islam as even when sleeping we should be mindful of our prayers and not let anything get in its way. Furthermore, this hadith also teaches us about respect between spouses as even though Aishah was asleep and unaware of what was happening around her, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) still showed her respect by gently prodding her feet instead of just moving them himself without asking permission first.

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