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Sunan Abi Dawud 2429 (Book 14, Hadith 117) #22720
Excellence of Fasting and Praying During Night

SUMMARY: The most excellent fast after Ramadan is Allah's month al-Muharram, and the most excellent prayer after the prescribed prayer is the prayer during night.

Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah as saying: The most excellent fast after Ramadan is Allah's month al-Muharram, and the most excellent prayer after the prescribed prayer is the prayer during night.
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ أَفْضَلُ الصِّيَامِ بَعْدَ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ شَهْرُ اللَّهِ الْمُحَرَّمُ وَإِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الصَّلاَةِ بَعْدَ الْمَفْرُوضَةِ صَلاَةٌ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ لَمْ يَقُلْ قُتَيْبَةُ ‏"‏ شَهْرِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ رَمَضَانَ

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fast  *  prayer  *  night  *  ramadan  *  muharram

QUICK LESSONS:
Fast in Muharram and pray during night
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith narrated by Abu Hurairah tells us that fasting in Allah's month of Muharram is more excellent than fasting in any other month after Ramadan. Similarly, praying during night is more excellent than praying at any other time. This hadith encourages us to make use of our nights for prayers as it has a greater reward from Allah. It also encourages us to fast in the month of Muharram as it has a greater reward from Allah compared to other months.

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