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(Book 6, Hadith 4) #35306
Night Prayer During Umar's Caliphate

SUMMARY: Umar ibn al-Khattab ordered Ubayy ibn Kab and Tamim ad-Dari to watch the night in prayer with the people for eleven rakahs, reciting Mi'in until dawn.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Muhammad ibn Yusuf that as- Sa'ib ibn Yazid said, "Umar ibn al-Khattab ordered Ubayy ibn Kab and Tamim ad-Dari to watch the night in prayer with the people for eleven rakahs.The reciter of the Qur'an would recite the Mi'in (a group of medium-sized surahs) until we would be leaning on our staffs from having stood so long in prayer. And we would not leave until the approach of dawn".
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يُوسُفَ، عَنِ السَّائِبِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَمَرَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ أُبَىَّ بْنَ كَعْبٍ وَتَمِيمًا الدَّارِيَّ أَنْ يَقُومَا، لِلنَّاسِ بِإِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً قَالَ وَقَدْ كَانَ الْقَارِئُ يَقْرَأُ بِالْمِئِينَ حَتَّى كُنَّا نَعْتَمِدُ عَلَى الْعِصِيِّ مِنْ طُولِ الْقِيَامِ وَمَا كُنَّا نَنْصَرِفُ إِلاَّ فِي فُرُوعِ الْفَجْرِ

TOPICS
prayer  *  night  *  recitation  *  salat  *  layl  *  tilawah  *  miin  *  umar

QUICK LESSONS:
Pray consistently at night with devotion & dedication; Be knowledgeable about religion & its teachings; Follow orders given by leaders/caliphs/Imams

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of a practice during the caliphate of Umar Ibn Al Khattab, where he ordered two men to lead a night prayer that lasted 11 rakahs. During this prayer, they would recite Mi’in which is a group of medium sized surahs from the Quran. The prayer would last until dawn and those who attended it were so devoted that they had to lean on their staffs due to standing for so long in prayer. This hadith teaches us about devotion and dedication towards our faith and how we should strive to be consistent in our prayers even if it means sacrificing sleep or comfort. It also shows us how important it is for us as Muslims to be knowledgeable about our religion by being able to recite verses from the Quran during prayers.

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