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Sahih Muslim 739 (Book 6, Hadith 157) #8882
The Night Prayer of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to sleep in the early part of the night, and wake up in the latter part. If he wished to have intercourse with his wife, he would do so and then go back to sleep. When it was time for prayer, he would perform ablution and pray two rak'ahs.

'A'isha thus reported about the (night prayer) of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: He used to sleep in the early part of the night, and woke up in the latter part. If he then wished intercourse with his wife, he satisfied his desire, and then went to sleep; and when the first call to prayer was made he jumped up (by Allah, she, i. e. 'A'isha, did not say" he stood up" ), and poured water over him (by Allah she, i. e. 'A'isha, did not say that he took a bath but I know what she meant) and if he did not have an intercourse, he performed ablution, just as a man performs ablution for prayer and then observed two rak'ahs.
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ الأَسْوَدَ بْنَ يَزِيدَ عَمَّا حَدَّثَتْهُ عَائِشَةُ، عَنْ صَلاَةِ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ كَانَ يَنَامُ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ وَيُحْيِي آخِرَهُ ثُمَّ إِنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ حَاجَةٌ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ قَضَى حَاجَتَهُ ثُمَّ يَنَامُ فَإِذَا كَانَ عِنْدَ النِّدَاءِ الأَوَّلِ - قَالَتْ - وَثَبَ - وَلاَ وَاللَّهِ مَا قَالَتْ قَامَ - فَأَفَاضَ عَلَيْهِ الْمَاءَ - وَلاَ وَاللَّهِ مَا قَالَتِ اغْتَسَلَ ‏.‏ وَأَنَا أَعْلَمُ مَا تُرِيدُ - وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ جُنُبًا تَوَضَّأَ وُضُوءَ الرَّجُلِ لِلصَّلاَةِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ
TOPICS
prayer  *  ablution  *  intercourse  *  allayl  *  wudua  *  jimaaa  *  rakahs

QUICK LESSONS:
Make time for worshiping Allah ; Fulfill one's desires within Islamic boundaries such as marriage ; Perform ablutions before prayers ; Pray two rak'ah at least once a day ; Take care of oneself spiritually and physically .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the night prayer of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). According to 'A'isha's report, the Prophet used to sleep in the early part of the night and wake up later on. If he wished to have intercourse with his wife, he would do so before performing ablution for prayer. He would then observe two rak'ahs as a form of worship before going back to bed or starting his day. This hadith teaches us that even if we are tired from our daily activities or from having relations with our spouses, we should still make time for worshiping Allah by praying two rak'ahs at least once a day. It also shows us that fulfilling one's desires is not wrong as long as it is done within Islamic boundaries such as marriage and halal means only.

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