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ahmad:26526 – Yaḥyá b. Isḥāq > Layth b. Saʿd > ʿAbdullāh b. Abū Mulaykah > Yaʿlá b. Mamlak

[Machine] I asked Umm Salamah about the night prayer and the recitation of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said, "What is it to you about his prayer and his recitation? He used to pray as much as he sleeps, and he used to sleep as much as he prays. And he used to recite with precision, every letter, clarifying its meaning."  

أحمد:٢٦٥٢٦ – حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي لَيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ مَمْلَكٍ قَالَ

سَأَلْتُ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِاللَّيْلِ وَقِرَاءَتِهِ فَقَالَتْ مَا لَكُمْ وَلِصَلَاتِهِ وَلِقِرَاءَتِهِ؟ كَانَ يُصَلِّي قَدْرَ مَا يَنَامُ وَيَنَامُ قَدْرَ مَا يُصَلِّي وَإِذَا هِيَ تَنْعَتُ قِرَاءَةً مُفَسَّرَةً حَرْفًا حَرْفًا  

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Collected by Nasāʾī, Abū Dāwūd, Tirmidhī, Aḥmad, Ḥākim, Nasāʾī's Kubrá, Bayhaqī
nasai:1629 – Qutaybah > al-Layth > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUbaydullāh b. Abū Mulaykah > Yaʿlá b. Mamlak

"What do you want to know about his prayer (I.e., you can never match it)? He used to pray, then sleep for as long as he had prayed, then he would pray as long as he had slept, then he would sleep as long as he had prayed, until dawn came." Then she described to him his recitation, and she described a clear recitation in which every letter was distinct.  

النسائي:١٦٢٩ – أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ مَمْلَكٍ

أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ عَنْ قِرَاءَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَعَنْ صَلاَتِهِ فَقَالَتْ مَا لَكُمْ وَصَلاَتَهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّي ثُمَّ يَنَامُ قَدْرَ مَا صَلَّى ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي قَدْرَ مَا نَامَ ثُمَّ يَنَامُ قَدْرَ مَا صَلَّى حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ ثُمَّ نَعَتَتْ لَهُ قِرَاءَتَهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَنْعَتُ قِرَاءَةً مُفَسَّرَةً حَرْفًا حَرْفًا  

abudawud:1466 – Yazīd b. Khālid b. Mawhab al-Ramlī > al-Layth > Ibn Abū Mulaykah > Yaʿlá b. Mamlak

Ya'la ibn Mumallak said that he asked Umm Salamah about the recitation and prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said: What have you to do with his prayer? He would pray, then sleep as long as he had prayed, till morning. She then described his recitation and did so with an exposition word by word.  

أبو داود:١٤٦٦ – حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَوْهَبٍ الرَّمْلِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ مَمْلَكٍ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ

عَنْ قِرَاءَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَصَلاَتِهِ فَقَالَتْ وَمَا لَكُمْ وَصَلاَتَهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّي وَيَنَامُ قَدْرَ مَا صَلَّى ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي قَدْرَ مَا نَامَ ثُمَّ يَنَامُ قَدْرَ مَا صَلَّى حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ وَنَعَتَتْ قِرَاءَتَهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَنْعَتُ قِرَاءَتَهُ حَرْفًا حَرْفًا  

tirmidhi:2923 – Qutaybah > al-Layth > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUbaydullāh b. Abū Mulaykah > Yaʿlá b. Mamlak > Um Salamah

that he asked Umm Salamah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, about the recitation of the Prophet ﷺ and his Salat. She said: "What can you do compared to his Salat? He would pray and then sleep as long as he had prayed. Then he would pray as long as he had slept. Then he slept as long as he had prayed until the morning.' Then she described his recitation. So she described his recitation as word by word."  

الترمذي:٢٩٢٣ – حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ مَمْلَكٍ

أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ عَنْ قِرَاءَةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَصَلاَتِهِ فَقَالَتْ مَا لَكُمْ وَصَلاَتَهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّي ثُمَّ يَنَامُ قَدْرَ مَا صَلَّى ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي قَدْرَ مَا نَامَ ثُمَّ يَنَامُ قَدْرَ مَا صَلَّى حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ ثُمَّ نَعَتَتْ قِرَاءَتَهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَنْعَتُ قِرَاءَةً مُفَسَّرَةً حَرْفًا حَرْفًا  

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ لَيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ مَمْلَكٍ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ وَقَدْ رَوَى ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُقَطِّعُ قِرَاءَتَهُ وَحَدِيثُ لَيْثِ أَصَحُّ
ahmad:26564 – Yaḥyá b. Isḥāq > Layth b. Saʿd > ʿAbdullāh b. Abū Mulaykah > Yaʿlá b. Mamlak > Saʾalt Um Salamah

[Machine] About the night prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his recitation, she (Aisha) said, "What is wrong with you concerning his prayer and his recitation? He used to pray as much as he slept, and he used to sleep as much as he prayed. And when he recited, his recitation was distinct, word by word."  

أحمد:٢٦٥٦٤ – حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي لَيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ مَمْلَكٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِاللَّيْلِ وَقِرَاءَتِهِ قَالَتْ مَا لَكُمْ وَلِصَلَاتِهِ وَلِقِرَاءَتِهِ؟ قَدْ كَانَ يُصَلِّي قَدْرَ مَا يَنَامُ وَيَنَامُ قَدْرَ مَا يُصَلِّي وَإِذَا هِيَ تَنْعَتُ قِرَاءَتَهُ فَإِذَا قِرَاءَةٌ مُفَسَّرَةٌ حَرْفًا حَرْفًا  

hakim:1165 – ʿAlī b. Ḥamshādh al-ʿAdl > ʿUbayd b. Sharīk > Yaḥyá b. Bukayr > al-Layth > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUbaydullāh b. Abū Mulaykah > Yaʿlá b. Mamlak

Ya'la ibn Mumallak said that he asked Umm Salamah about the recitation and prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said: What have you to do with his prayer? He would pray, then sleep as long as he had prayed, till morning. She then described his recitation and did so with an exposition word by word. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1466)   

الحاكم:١١٦٥ – حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حَمْشَاذٍ الْعَدْلُ ثنا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ شَرِيكٍ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ ثنا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ مَمْلَكٍ

أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ قِرَاءَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِاللَّيْلِ فَقَالَتْ وَمَا لَكُمْ وَصَلَاتُهُ؟ «كَانَ يُصَلِّي ثُمَّ يَنَامُ قَدْرَ مَا صَلَّى ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي بِقَدْرِ مَا نَامَ ثُمَّ يَنَامُ قَدْرَ مَا صَلَّى حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ» وَنَعَتَتْ لَهُ قِرَاءَتَهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَنْعَتُ «قِرَاءَةً مُفَسَّرَةً حَرْفًا حَرْفًا»  

هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ مُسْلِمٍ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ
nasai-kubra:1379 – Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > al-Layth > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUbaydullāh b. Abū Mulaykah > Yaʿlá b. Mamlak

"What do you want to know about his prayer (I.e., you can never match it)? He used to pray, then sleep for as long as he had prayed, then he would pray as long as he had slept, then he would sleep as long as he had prayed, until dawn came." Then she described to him his recitation, and she described a clear recitation in which every letter was distinct. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1629)   

الكبرى للنسائي:١٣٧٩ – أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ مَمْلَكٍ

أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ عَنْ قِرَاءَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَصَلَاتِهِ قَالَتْ «مَا لَكُمْ وَصَلَاتِهِ كَانَ يُصَلِّي ثُمَّ يَنَامُ قَدْرَ مَا صَلَّى ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي قَدْرَ مَا نَامَ ثُمَّ يَنَامُ بِقَدْرِ مَا صَلَّى حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ ثُمَّ نَعَتَتْ لَهُ قِرَاءَتَهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَنْعَتُ قِرَاءَةً مُفَسَّرَةً حَرْفًا حَرْفًا» قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ يَعْلَى بْنُ مَمْلَكٍ لَيْسَ بِذَاكَ الْمَشْهُورِ  

nasai-kubra:1096 – Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > al-Layth b. Saʿd > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUbaydullāh b. Abū Mulaykah > Yaʿlá b. Mamlak

He asked Umm Salamah about the recitation and prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and she said: "Why do you want to know about his prayer?" Then she described his recitation and as being so measured and clear that each letter could be distinguished. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1022)  

الكبرى للنسائي:١٠٩٦ – أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ مَمْلَكٍ

أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ قِرَاءَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَصَلَاتِهِ قَالَتْ مَا لَكُمْ وَصَلَاتَهُ ثُمَّ نَعَتَتْ لَهُ قِرَاءَتَهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ «تَنْعَتُ قِرَاءَةً مُفَسَّرَةً حَرْفًا حَرْفًا»  

nasai-kubra:8003 – Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > al-Layth b. Saʿd > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUbaydullāh b. Abū Mulaykah > Yaʿlá b. Mamlak

He asked Umm Salamah about the recitation and prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and she said: "Why do you want to know about his prayer?" Then she described his recitation and as being so measured and clear that each letter could be distinguished. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1022)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٨٠٠٣ – أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ مَمْلَكٍ

أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ قِرَاءَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَصَلَاتِهِ فَقَالَتْ «مَا لَكُمْ وَصَلَاتَهُ ثُمَّ نَعَتَتْ لَهُ قِرَاءَتَهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَنْعَتُ قِرَاءَةً مُفَسَّرَةً حَرْفًا حَرْفًا»  

bayhaqi:4713 – [Chain 1] Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī b. Aḥmad b. ʿAbdān > Aḥmad b. ʿUbayd al-Ṣaffār > Ibn Milḥān > Yaḥyá [Chain 2] Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > ʿAlī b. Ḥamshādh al-ʿAdl > ʿUbayd b. Sharīk > Yaḥyá b. Bukayr > al-Layth > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUbaydullāh b. Abū Mulaykah > Yaʿlá b. Mamlak

Ya'la ibn Mumallak said that he asked Umm Salamah about the recitation and prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said: What have you to do with his prayer? He would pray, then sleep as long as he had prayed, till morning. She then described his recitation and did so with an exposition word by word. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1466)   

البيهقي:٤٧١٣ – وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدَانَ أنبأ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الصَّفَّارُ ثنا ابْنُ مِلْحَانَ ثنا يَحْيَى ح وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حَمْشَاذٍ الْعَدْلُ ثنا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ شَرِيكٍ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ ثنا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ مَمْلَكْ

أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ قِرَاءَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَصَلَاتِهِ بِاللَّيْلِ فَقَالَتْ وَمَا لَكُمْ وَصَلَاتُهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّي ثُمَّ يَنَامُ قَدْرَ مَا صَلَّى ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي قَدْرَ مَا نَامَ ثُمَّ يَنَامُ قَدْرَ مَا صَلَّى حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ وَنَعَتَتْ لَهُ قِرَاءَتَهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَنْعَتُ قِرَاءَةً مُفَسَّرَةً حَرْفًا حَرْفًا