[Machine] He asked Aisha how the reading of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at night was, whether he recited aloud or quietly. She said, he did both, sometimes he would recite aloud and sometimes quietly. He said, I said, "Praise be to Allah who made ease in this matter."

أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَائِشَةَ كَيْفَ كَانَتْ قِرَاءَةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ أَكَانَ يَجْهَرُ أَمْ يُسِرُّ؟ قَالَتْ كُلُّ ذَلِكَ يَفْعَلُ رُبَّمَا جَهَرَ وَرُبَّمَا أَسَرَّ قَالَ قُلْتُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الْأَمْرِ سَعَةً

[Machine] Abu Hurairah used to raise his voice and then lower it when he stood up at night. He would remember that the Prophet ﷺ used to do the same.

كَانَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ رَفَعَ طَوْرًا وَخَفَضَ طَوْرًا وَكَانَ يَذْكُرُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ وَكَذَلِكَ

The Prophet ﷺ said: One who recites the Qur'an in a loud voice is like one who gives alms openly; and one who recites the Qur'an quietly is one who gives alms secretly. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1333)

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ الْجَاهِرُ بِالْقُرْآنِ كَالْجَاهِرِ بِالصَّدَقَةِ وَالْمُسِرُّ بِالْقُرْآنِ كَالْمُسِرِّ بِالصَّدَقَةِ تَابَعَهُ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى عَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ

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)

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

[Machine] I said to Ibn Abbas, "I am a fast reader, I quickly memorize the Quran." So Ibn Abbas said, "I encourage you to recite Surah Al-Baqarah and memorize it, as I love reciting it more than reciting the entire Quran in a hurrying manner."

قُلْتُ لِابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ إِنِّي سَرِيعُ الْقِرَاءَةِ إِنِّي أَهُذُّ الْقُرْآنَ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ لَأَنْ أَقْرَأَ سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ فَأُرَتِّلُهَا أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَقْرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ كُلَّهُ هَذْرَمَةً

[Machine] I said to Ibn Abbas, "I am a swift reader and I may have read the Quran in one night or two." Ibn Abbas said, "I am more amazed by you reading one Surah than if you were to do what you do. If you are going to do it, then read it in a way that your ears can hear and your heart can understand."

قُلْتُ لِابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ إِنِّي رَجُلٌ سَرِيعُ الْقِرَاءَةِ وَرُبَّمَا قَرَأْتُ الْقُرْآنَ فِي لَيْلَةٍ مَرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ لَأَنْ أَقْرَأَ سُورَةً وَاحِدَةً أَعْجَبُ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَفْعَلَ مِثْلَ الَّذِي تَفْعَلُ فَإِنْ كُنْتَ فَاعِلًا لَا بُدَّ فَاقْرَأْهُ قِرَاءَةً تُسْمِعُ أُذُنَيْكَ وَيَعِيهِ قَلْبُكَ

[Machine] Abdullah said, "Read the Quran and let it move your hearts. May none of you be burdened until the end of the Surah."

قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ اقْرَءُوا الْقُرْآنَ وَحَرِّكُوا بِهِ الْقُلُوبَ لَا يَكُونُ هَمُّ أَحَدِكُمْ آخِرَ السُّورَةِ

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying one night, reciting a verse repeatedly until he went into rukoo' (bowing) and sujood (prostration) with it. The verse was, "If You should punish them - indeed they are Your servants; but if You forgive them - indeed it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise." [Surah Al-Ma'idah: 118] I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, you continue to recite this verse until morning?" He said, "Indeed, I asked my Lord for intercession for my Ummah (nation) and it was granted to those who do not associate anything with Allah."

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ وَهُوَ يُرَدِّدُ آيَةً حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ بِهَا يَرْكَعُ وَبِهَا يَسْجُدُ {إِنْ تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ} [المائدة 118] قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا زِلْتَ تُرَدِّدُ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ حَتَّى أَصْبَحْتَ قَالَ إِنِّي سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي الشَّفَاعَةَ لِأُمَّتِي وَهِيَ نَائِلَةٌ لِمَنْ لَا يُشْرِكُ بِاللهِ شَيْئًا

“I heard Abu Dharr say: ‘The Prophet ﷺ stood reciting a Verse and repeating it until morning came. That Verse was: “If you punish them, they are Your slaves, and if You forgive them, verily You, only You, are the All- Mighty, the All-Wise.’”” [5:118] (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1350)

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا ذَرٍّ يَقُولُ قَامَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِآيَةٍ حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ يُرَدِّدُهَا وَالْآيَةُ {إِنْ تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ وَإِنْ تَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ} [المائدة 118] تَابَعَهُ فُلَيْتٌ الْعَامِرِيُّ عَنْ جَسْرَةَ وَزَادَ بِهَا يَرْكَعُ وَبِهَا يَسْجُدُ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not be like so-and-so who used to stay up at night and then left the night prayer."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَكُنْ مِثْلَ فُلَانٍ كَانَ يَقُومُ اللَّيْلَ فَتَرَكَ قِيَامَ اللَّيْلِ

Once the Prophet ﷺ fell ill and did not offer the night prayer (Tahajjud prayer) for a night or two. A woman (the wife of Abu Lahab) came to him and said, "O Muhammad ! I do not see but that your Satan has left you." Then Allah revealed (Surat-Ad-Duha): 'By the fore-noon, and by the night when it darkens (or is still); Your Lord has not forsaken you, nor hated you.' (93) (Using translation from Bukhārī 4983)

سَمِعْتُ جُنْدُبًا يَقُولُ اشْتَكَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَلَمْ يَقُمْ لَيْلَةً أَوْ لَيْلَتَيْنِ فَأَتَتِ امْرَأَةٌ فَقَالَتْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ مَا أَرَى شَيْطَانَكَ إِلَّا قَدْ تَرَكَكَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {وَالضُّحَى وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَى مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَى} [الضحى 2]

I heard Jundub b. Sufyan say: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ fell ill and did not wake up for two or three nights (for prayers) A woman came to him and said: Muhammad, I hope that your satan has left you. I haven't seen him approach you for two or three nights. The narrator says: At this, Allah, the Glorious and Exalted, revealed:" By the Glorious......" (Using translation from Muslim 1797b)

سَمِعْتُ جُنْدُبًا يَقُولُ اشْتَكَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمْ يَقُمْ لَيْلَتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا فَجَاءَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ فَقَالَتْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنِّي أَرْجُو أَنْ يَكُونَ شَيْطَانُكَ قَدْ تَرَكَكَ لَمْ أَرَهُ قَرَبَكَ مُنْذُ لَيْلَتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثٍ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ تَعَالَى {وَالضُّحَى وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَى مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَى} [الضحى 2]

[Machine] Aisha would not neglect night prayer, for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would never neglect it. And when he became ill or said she was lazy, he would pray sitting down. Shu'bah narrated from Yazid ibn Khumayr, and Muawiyah ibn Salih narrated from Abdullah ibn Abi Qais, and he is the most reliable.

عَائِشَةُ ؓ لَا تَدَعْ قِيَامَ اللَّيْلِ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ لَا يَدَعُهُ وَكَانَ إِذَا مَرِضَ أَوْ قَالَتْ كَسِلَ صَلَّى قَاعِدًا كَذَا قَالَ شُعْبَةُ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ خُمَيْرٍ وَقَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَبِي قَيْسٍ وَهُوَ أَصَحُّ

The Prophet ﷺ said: Any person who offers prayer at night regularly but (on a certain night) he is dominated by sleep will be given the reward of praying. His sleep will be almsgiving. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1314)

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَا مِنِ امْرِئٍ تَكُونُ لَهُ صَلَاةٌ بِلَيْلٍ فَيَغْلِبُهُ عَلَيْهَا نَوْمٌ إِلَّا كَتَبَ اللهُ لَهُ أَجْرَ صَلَاتِهِ وَكَانَ نَوْمُهُ صَدَقَةً عَلَيْهِ

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever goes to sleep with the intention of waking up to pray at night, but his eyes overcome him until he wakes up in the morning, it will be written for him as if he performed his intended prayer, and his sleep will be considered a charity from his Lord." And Abu Abdullah al-Hafiz informed us, narrated by Abu Bakr ibn Ishaq, narrated by Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn al-Nadr, narrated by Mu'awiya ibn Amr, narrated by Zaidah, mentioning it through his chain from the words of Abu Darda. It was also narrated by Jarir from Sulayman al-A'mash, from Habib, from Abdullah ibn Abi Lubabah, from Zirr ibn Hubaysh, from Abu Darda, with a similar narration. And Ath-Thawri narrated it from Abdullah, from Zirr or Suwayd, from Abu Darda, with a chain of narrators indicating it was a statement made by Abu Darda.

النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ أَتَى فِرَاشَهُ وَهُوَ يَنْوِي أَنْ يَقُومَ يُصَلِّي بِاللَّيْلِ فَغَلَبَتْهُ عَيْنُهُ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ كُتِبَ لَهُ مَا نَوَى وَكَانَ نَوْمُهُ صَدَقَةً عَلَيْهِ مِنْ رَبِّهِ 4725 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ النَّضْرِ ثنا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو ثنا زَائِدَةُ فَذَكَرَهُ بِإِسْنَادِهِ مِنْ قَوْلِ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ وَرَوَاهُ جَرِيرٌ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ حَبِيبٍ عَنْ عَبْدَةَ بْنِ أَبِي لُبَابَةَ عَنْ زِرِّ بْنِ حُبَيْشٍ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ مَوْقُوفًا وَرَوَاهُ الثَّوْرِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدَةَ عَنْ زِرٍّ أَوْ عَنْ سُوَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ أَوْ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ مَوْقُوفًا

[Machine] A man was mentioned in front of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and it was said: "O Messenger of Allah, he remained asleep until morning without getting up for prayer." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "That man had the devil urinate in his ears." Or he said: "in his ear."

ذُكِرَ رَجُلٌ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا زَالَ نَائِمًا حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ مَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَقَالَ ذَاكَ رَجُلٌ بَالَ الشَّيْطَانُ فِي أُذُنَيْهِ أَوْ قَالَ فِي أُذُنِهِ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Satan ties three knots on the head of one of you when he sleeps. Every knot is struck in its place, causing you a long night of sleep. So when you wake up, remember Allah and one knot will be untied. Then if you perform ablution, the second knot will be untied. And if you pray, the third knot will be untied. So you will wake up active and with a good soul. But if you do not, you will wake up with an evil soul and laziness."

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَعْقِدُ الشَّيْطَانُ عَلَى قَافِيَةِ رَأْسِ أَحَدِكُمْ ثَلَاثَ عُقَدٍ إِذَا نَامَ كُلَّ عُقْدَةٍ يَضْرِبُ مَكَانَهَا عَلَيْكَ لَيْلٌ طَوِيلٌ فَارْقُدْ فَإِذَا اسْتَيْقَظَ فَذَكَرَ اللهَ انْحَلَّتْ عُقْدَةٌ فَإِنْ تَوَضَّأَ انْحَلَّتِ الثَّانِيَةُ فَإِنْ صَلَّى انْحَلَّتِ الثَّالِثَةُ فَأَصْبَحَ نَشِيطًا طَيِّبَ النَّفْسِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَفْعَلْ أَصْبَحَ خَبِيثَ النَّفْسِ كَسْلَانَ

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said: "If one of you feels drowsy during their prayer, they should lie down until the sleepiness goes away. For when one of you prays while drowsy, they might unintentionally curse themselves." Abu Abdullah al-Hafiz, Abu Nasr Ahmed ibn Ali al-Qadi, and Abu Saeed Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Fadl narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Abbas Muhammad ibn Ya'qub narrated to us, who heard it from Rabee' ibn Sulaiman, from Abdullah ibn Wahb, who informed me that Yahya ibn Abdullah al-Umari and Sa'id ibn Abdullah al-Jumahi and Malik ibn Anas heard it from Hisham ibn Uruwah, and they narrated the hadith with similar wording.

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا نَعَسَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلْيَرْقُدْ حَتَّى يَذْهَبَ عَنْهُ النَّوْمُ فَإِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا صَلَّى وَهُوَ نَاعِسٌ لَعَلَّهُ يَذْهَبُ يَسْتَغْفِرُ فَيَسُبُّ نَفْسَهُ وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ وَأَبُو نَصْرٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْقَاضِي وَأَبُو سَعِيدٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُوسَى بْنِ الْفَضْلِ قَالُوا ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْعُمَرِيُّ وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْجُمَحِيُّ وَمَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ فَذَكَرُوا الْحَدِيثَ بِمِثْلِهِ

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'If any of you feel sleepy while praying, then let him sleep on his bed, for he does not know whether he is supplicating for himself or against himself.'"

رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا نَعَسَ أَحَدُكُمْ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَلْيَنَمْ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَدْرِي أَيَدْعُو عَلَى نَفْسِهِ أَمْ يَدْعُو لَهَا

[Machine] And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you gets up at night and recites the Quran on his tongue without knowing what he is saying, he should lie down."

وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَاسْتَعْجَمَ الْقُرْآنُ عَلَى لِسَانِهِ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ مَا يَقُولُ فَلْيَضْطَجِعْ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood until his feet became swollen. It was said, "O Messenger of Allah, hasn't Allah forgiven you for what has preceded of your sins and what will come?" He replied, "Should I not be a grateful servant?"

قَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى تَوَرَّمَتْ قَدَمَاهُ فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ غَفَرَ اللهُ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ؟ قَالَ أَفَلَا أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا؟

[Machine] Did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ not inform you that you should fast during the day and stand (in prayer) during the night? I said, "Yes." He said, "Do not do so, for if you do, your eyes will become weak and your soul will become disgruntled. Indeed, your eyes have a right over you, your soul has a right over you, and your family has a right over you. So, fast and break your fast, stand (in prayer) and sleep."

لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَلَمْ أُخْبَرْ أَنَّكَ تَصُومُ النَّهَارَ وَتَقُومُ اللَّيْلَ؟ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ فَلَا تَفْعَلْ فَإِنَّكَ إِذَا فَعَلْتَ ذَلِكَ هَجَمَتْ عَيْنَاكَ وَنَفِهَتْ نَفْسُكَ إِنَّ لِعَيْنِكَ حَقًّا وَلِنَفْسِكَ حَقًّا وَلِأَهْلِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا صُمْ وَأَفْطِرْ وَقُمْ وَنَمْ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to not want to be seen praying at night except that you would see him, nor sleeping except that you would see him.

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَشَاءُ أَنْ تَرَاهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ مُصَلِّيًا إِلَّا رَأَيْتَهُ وَلَا نَائِمًا إِلَّا رَأَيْتَهُ

Anas bin Malik was asked about the Prophet's fasting and he said: "He would fast during a month until we thought that he did not want to abstain from fasting during any of it. And, he would not fast during a month until we thought that he did not want to fast during any of it. (There was no time) that I wanted to see if he was performing Salat during the night, except that I would see him praying, nor to see him sleeping, except that I would see him sleeping." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 769)

عَنْ صَلَاةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَصَوْمِهِ تَطَوُّعًا قَالَ كَانَ يَصُومُ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ حَتَّى نَقُولَ مَا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُفْطِرَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا وَيُفْطِرُ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ حَتَّى نَقُولَ مَا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَصُومَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا وَمَا كُنَّا نَشَاءُ أَنْ نَرَاهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ مُصَلِّيًا إِلَّا رَأَيْنَاهُ وَلَا نَرَاهُ نَائِمًا إِلَّا رَأَيْنَاهُ

[Machine] About the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ , it was narrated that he used to love constant actions. I said, "Which part of the night did he stand (in prayer)?" They said, "When he heard the loud screaming." This is from the narration of Abu Al-Ahwas and others from Ash'ath in Sahih.

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُحِبُّ الدَّائِمَ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ قُلْتُ أِيُّ اللَّيْلِ كَانَ يَقُومُ؟ قَالَتْ إِذَا سَمِعَ الصَّارِخَ أَخْرَجَاهُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ وَغَيْرِهِ عَنْ أَشْعَثَ فِي الصَّحِيحِ

It Is Haula' bint Tuwait and they say that she does not sleep at night. Upon this the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: (Oh) she does not sleep at night! Choose an act which you are capable of doing (continuously). By Allah, Allah would not grow weary, but you will grow weary. (Using translation from Muslim 785a)

الْحَوْلَاءَ بِنْتَ تُوَيْتِ بْنِ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَسَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعُزَّى مَرَّتْ بِهَا وَعِنْدَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ هَذِهِ الْحَوْلَاءُ بِنْتُ تُوَيْتٍ وَزَعَمُوا أَنَّهَا لَا تَنَامُ اللَّيْلَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَلِمَ لَا تَنَامُ اللَّيْلَ؟ خُذُوا مِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ فَوَاللهِ لَا يَسْأَمُ اللهُ حَتَّى تَسْأَمُوا

[Machine] "Aisha had a woman from the Banu Asad with her. The Prophet ﷺ entered and asked, 'Who is this?' Aisha replied, 'This is so-and-so, a woman who does not sleep at night.' The Prophet ﷺ mentioned her prayers and said, 'May Allah have mercy on you and grant you ease. Allah does not tire until you tire.' Then she said, 'He (the Prophet) preferred the religion that is continually practiced by its companion.'"

أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ كَانَتْ عِنْدَهَا امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ بَنِي أَسَدٍ فَدَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَنْ هَذِهِ؟ قَالَتْ هَذِهِ فُلَانَةُ لَا تَنَامُ اللَّيْلَ قَالَ فَذَكَرَتْ مِنْ صَلَاتِهَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَهْ عَلَيْكُمْ بِمَا تُطِيقُونَ فَوَاللهِ لَا يَمَلُّ اللهُ حَتَّى تَمَلُّوا قَالَ فَقَالَتْ كَانَ أَحَبُّ الدِّينِ إِلَيْهِ الَّذِي يَدُومُ عَلَيْهِ صَاحِبُهُ

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ entered upon her and she said, "This is so-and-so, she remembers from her prayers." He said, "What? Indeed, Allah does not become weary until you become weary, and He loves the religion that is consistent upon it." And Shaykh Abu Bakr Al-Isma'ili said, "His saying, may ﷺ : 'Indeed, Allah does not become weary until you become weary,' some of them said, 'He does not become weary of rewarding until you become weary of actions.' And Allah, exalted be He, is not described with weariness, but rather the speech is brought out to match the wording. And that is common in the speech of the Arabs. And based on that, the saying of Allah, "And the retribution for an evil act is an evil one like it" [Surah Ash-Shura 40] applies to the first evil act which is a sin in regards to the wording of the evil act, and retribution is fair, not an evil act. And likewise His saying, exalted be He, "So whoever has assaulted you, then assault him in the same way that he has assaulted you." [Surah Al-Baqarah 194] And the retribution is not oppression nor aggression. So it is brought out in wording to match the assault, but the meaning is not aggression. Similarly, His saying, "Indeed, Allah does not become weary until you become weary," is brought out to match the wording until you become weary, and the meaning is that the reward for their actions will not be cut off as long as they do not become weary and abandon them. And Allah knows best.

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَتْ هَذِهِ فُلَانَةُ تَذْكُرُ مِنْ صَلَاتِهَا فَقَالَ مَهْ فَإِنَّ اللهَ لَا يَمَلُّ حَتَّى تَمَلُّوا وَأَحَبُّ الدِّينِ مَا دُوِِمَ عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ الشَّيْخُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْإِسْمَاعِيلِيُّ قَوْلُهُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَإِنَّ اللهَ لَا يَمَلُّ حَتَّى تَمَلُّوا قَالَ فِيهِ بَعْضُهُمْ لَا يَمَلُّ مِنَ الثَّوَابِ حَتَّى تَمَلُّوا مِنَ الْعَمَلِ وَاللهُ ﷻ لَا يُوصَفُ بِالْمَلَالِ وَلَكِنَّ الْكَلَامَ أُخْرِجَ مَخْرَجَ الْمُحَاذَاةِ لِلَّفْظِ بِاللَّفْظِ وَذَلِكَ شَائِعٌ فِي كَلَامِ الْعَرَبِ وَعَلَى ذَلِكَ خَرَجَ قَوْلُ اللهِ ﷻ {وَجَزَاءُ سَيِّئَةٍ سَيِّئَةٌ مِثْلُهَا} [الشورى 40] قُوْبِلَتِ السَّيِّئَةُ الْأُولَى الَّتِي هِيَ ذَنْبٌ بِالْجَزَاءِ عَلَى لَفْظِ السَّيِّئَةِ وَالْقِصَاصُ عَدْلٌ لَيْسَ بِسَيِّئَةٍ وَكَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى {فَاعْتَدُوا عَلَيْهِ بِمِثْلِ مَا اعْتَدَى عَلَيْكُمْ} [البقرة 194] وَاقْتِصَاصُهُ لَيْسَ بِظُلْمٍ وَلَا عُدْوَانٍ فَأُخْرِجَ فِي اللَّفْظِ لِلمُحَاذَاةِ عَلَى الِاعْتِدَاءِ وَالْمَعْنَى لَيْسَ بِاعْتِدَاءٍ فَكَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ فَإِنَّ اللهَ لَا يَمَلُّ حَتَّى تَمَلُّوا أُخْرِجَ مُحَاذِيًا لِلَّفْظِ حَتَّى تَمَلُّوا وَالْمَعْنَى لَا يَقْطَعُ عَنْهُمْ ثَوَابَ أَعْمَالِهِمْ مَا لَمْ يَمَلُّوا فَيَتْرُكُوهَا وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ entered the mosque and saw a rope stretched between two pillars. He asked, "What is this?" They said, "This is the rope of Zainab, who prays and when she becomes tired, she holds onto it." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Untie it so that one of you can pray with his own energy. And when he becomes tired, he can sit down."

دَخَلَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا حَبْلٌ مَمْدُودٌ بَيْنَ سَارِيَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ مَا هَذَا؟ فَقَالُوا هَذَا الْحَبْلُ لِزَيْنَبَ تُصَلِّي فَإِذَا فَتَرَتْ تَعَلَّقَتْ بِهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ حُلُّوهُ لِيُصَلِّ أَحَدُكُمْ بِنَشَاطِهِ فَإِذَا فَتَرَ فَلْيَقْعُدْ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "None of you will be saved by his actions alone." They said, "Not even you, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Not even me, unless Allah covers me with His mercy. So strive, draw near, and seek closeness. And in the morning and evening, walk and take measured steps. Aim for your goal and you will reach it."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا مِنْكُمْ أَحَدٌ يُنَجِّيهِ عَمَلُهُ قَالُوا وَلَا أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ وَلَا أَنَا إِلَّا أَنْ يَتَغَمَّدَنِي اللهُ مِنْهُ بِرَحْمَةٍ سَدِّدُوا وَقَارِبُوا أَوْ قَرِّبُوا وَرُوحُوا وَاغْدُوا وَخُطًى مِنَ الدُّلْجَةِ وَالْقَصْدَ الْقَصْدَ تَبْلُغُوا

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Verily, this religion is easy, and nobody will make it difficult except that it will overpower him. So, aim for what is right, come close to it, and give glad tidings. Seek help from the early morning and the late evening, and a portion of the night."

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا الدِّينَ يُسْرٌ وَلَنْ يُشَادَّ هَذَا الدِّينَ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا غَلَبَهُ فَسَدِّدُوا وَقَارِبُوا وَأَبْشِرُوا وَاسْتعينُوا بِالْغُدْوَةِ وَالرَّوْحَةِ وَشَيْءٍ مِنَ الدُّلْجَةِ

[Machine] Buraida said: "I went out and saw the Prophet ﷺ , so I thought that he needed something. I approached him and kept myself away from him. Then he called me and took my hand and saw a man who was excessively bowing and prostrating in prayer. The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Do you see him showing off? Do you see him showing off?' Then he released my hand and said, 'You should seek moderation, you should seek moderation.' And he struck one of his hands on the other, meaning that whoever exaggerates in practising this religion will be overburdened."

قَالَ بُرَيْدَةُ انْطَلَقْتُ فَرَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّ لَهُ حَاجَةً فَجَعَلْتُ أُعَارِضُهُ وَأَحْبِسُ عَنْهُ قَالَ فَدَعَانِي فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَرَأَى رَجُلًا يُكْثِرُ الرُّكُوعَ وَالسُّجُودَ فَقَالَ أَتَرَاهُ مُرَائِيًا أَتَرَاهُ مُرَائِيًا؟ قَالَ فَتَرَكَ يَدَهُ مِنْ يَدِي وَقَالَ عَلَيْكُمْ هَدْيًا قَاصِدًا عَلَيْكُمْ هَدْيًا قَاصِدًا وَضَرَبَ بِإِحْدَى يَدَيْهِ عَلَى الْأُخْرَى فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يُشَادَّ هَذَا الدِّينَ يَغْلِبْهُ

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ that he said: "Verily, this religion is strong, so enter into it with gentleness. And do not make people hate the worship of Allah by your attitude towards yourself, for surely the soft earth does not cut the mountain nor does it break it down."

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا الدِّينَ مَتِينٌ فَأَوْغِلْ فِيهِ بِرِفْقٍ وَلَا تُبَغِّضْ إِلَى نَفْسِكَ عِبَادَةَ اللهِ فَإِنَّ الْمُنْبَتَّ لَا أَرْضًا قَطَعَ وَلَا ظَهْرًا أَبْقَى هَكَذَا

[Machine] From the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that he said: "Verily, this religion is firm, so enter it gently and do not make it hateful to yourself. Worship your Lord and do not grow tired, for the sprout does not travel nor does it disappear. So do the deeds of a person who assumes that they will never die, and be cautious in a way that fears that you will die tomorrow."

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا الدِّينَ مَتِينٌ فَأَوْغِلْ فِيهِ بِرِفْقٍ وَلَا تُبَغِّضْ إِلَى نَفْسِكَ عِبَادَةَ رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّ الْمُنْبَتَّ لَا سَفَرًا قَطَعَ وَلَا ظَهْرًا أَبْقَى فَاعْمَلْ عَمَلَ امْرِئٍ يَظُنُّ أَنْ لَنْ يَمُوتَ أَبَدًا وَاحْذَرْ حَذَرًا يَخْشَى أَنْ يَمُوتَ غَدًا

[Machine] "Economy in the Sunnah is better than innovation through effort. This is narrated from Al-Hasan, from the Prophet ﷺ, as a mutawatir hadith with an additional wording."

الِاقْتِصَادُ فِي السُّنَّةِ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ الِاجْتِهَادِ فِي الْبِدْعَةِ هَذَا مَوْقُوفٌ وَرُوِيَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مُرْسَلًا بِزِيَادَةِ أَلْفَاظٍ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the mosque and saw a rope extended between two posts. He asked, "What is this rope?" They replied, "It belongs to so-and-so. When she prays, she holds onto it. If she feels weak or tired during prayer, she holds onto it for support." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Let her pray without holding onto it. What has happened to her mind? If she feels afraid of being weakened, she should sleep."

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَرَأَى حَبْلًا مَمْدُودًا بَيْنَ سَارِيَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ مَا هَذَا الْحَبْلُ؟ قَالُوا لِفُلَانَةَ تُصَلِّي فَإِذَا غُلِبَتْ تَعَلَّقَتْ بِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِتُصَلِّي مَا عَقِلَتْ فَإِذَا خَشِيَتْ أَنْ تُغْلَبَ فَلْتَنَمْ

[Machine] He said about this verse [They used to sleep but little of the night] [Adh-Dhaariyaat 17]: They used to remain awake between Maghrib and 'Isha' and pray during that time.

أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ {كَانُوا قَلِيلًا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ} [الذاريات 17] قَالَ كَانُوا يَتَيَقَّظُونَ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ يُصَلُّونَ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا

They (the people) used to pray between the Maghrib and 'Isha. The version of Yahya adds: The verse tatajafa junubuhum also means so. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1322)

عَنْ أَنَسٍ فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى {كَانُوا قَلِيلًا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ} [الذاريات 17] قَالَ كَانُوا يُصَلُّونَ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمَا يَعْنِي بَيْنَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ زَادَ فِي حَدِيثِ يَحْيَى وَكَذَلِكَ {تَتَجَافَى جُنُوبُهُمْ} [السجدة 16]

[Machine] From "Al-Madaji’a" [31:16] to "Yunfiqoon" [2:3], they said that they used to stay awake between Maghrib and Isha and pray. Al-Hasan used to say that standing at night was the best and most effective act of devotion.

عَنِ الْمَضَاجِعِ} [السجدة 16] إِلَى {يُنْفِقُونَ} [البقرة 3] قَالُوا كَانُوا يَتَيَقَّظُونَ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ يُصَلُّونَ قَالَ وَكَانَ الْحَسَنُ يَقُولُ قِيَامُ اللَّيْلِ

[Machine] "About the beds" [Sajdah 16] refers to the time period between Maghrib prayer and Isha prayer, which is the prayer of the repentant ones.

عَنِ الْمَضَاجِعِ} [السجدة 16] هِيَ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَصَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ صَلَاةُ الْأَوَّابِينَ

[Machine] Such as that.

مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ

[Machine] In his statement in Surah Al-Muzammil verse 6, he said, "In the period between Maghrib and Isha, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform the prayer (Tahajjud)

فِي قَوْلِهِ {نَاشِئَةَ اللَّيْلِ} [المزمل 6] قَالَ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي مَا بَيْنَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ

[Machine] "That it was not counted as part of the night prayer."

أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَعُدُّهُ مِنْ صَلَاةِ اللَّيْلِ

[Machine] Every prayer after the last evening prayer is from the night Prayer.

كُلُّ صَلَاةٍ بَعْدَ الْعِشَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ فَهِيَ مِنْ نَاشِئَةِ اللَّيْلِ

[Machine] "About Abu Mijlaz, so he mentioned it."

عَنْ أَبِي مِجْلَزٍ فَذَكَرَهُ

[Machine] The passage translates to: "The tahajjud is the night vigil that is performed between Maghrib and Isha prayers."

نَاشِئَةُ اللَّيْلِ قِيَامُ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ

[Machine] In his saying, "Indeed, the emergence of the night" [Al-Muzzammil 6], it means the night prayer. And "An-Nashitah" in the Habashi dialect means when a person stands up, they say "Nasha'a" and they narrated to us what has been transmitted from Ikrimah, from Ibn Abbas, that he said, "An-Nashitah Al-Layl" refers to its beginning.

فِي قَوْلِهِ {إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ اللَّيْلِ} [المزمل 6] قَالَ يَعْنِي قِيَامَ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّاشِئَةُ بِالْحَبَشِيَّةِ إِذَا قَامَ الرَّجُلُ قَالُوا نَشَأَ وَرُوِّينَا فِيمَا مَضَى عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ نَاشِئَةُ اللَّيْلِ أَوَّلُهُ

[Machine] He narrated to us, from Ubaid, the slave of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , that he was asked about the prayer of the Prophet ﷺ . So he mentioned the prayer between Maghrib and Isha, and it was narrated in this context from Umm Mubashir al-Ansariyah as well, raised up. And Allah knows best.

فَحَدَّثَنَا عَنْ عُبَيْدٍ مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنْ صَلَاةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ صَلَاةَ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ وَرُوِيَ فِي هَذَا الْبَابِ عَنْ أُمِّ مُبَشِّرٍ الْأَنْصَارِيَّةِ مَرْفُوعًا وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ

[Machine] Salman greets you with these livestock that Allah has guaranteed their sustenance. Be kind to them while traveling and provide them with their provisions. And upon you is to pray between Maghrib and Isha, as it will alleviate a part of your night and suffice you from idle talk.

سَلْمَانُ عَلَيْكُمْ بِهَذِهِ الْبَهَائِمِ الَّتِي تَكَفَّلَ اللهُ بِأَرْزَاقِهَا فَارْفُقُوا بِهَا فِي السَّيْرِ وَأَعْطُوهَا قُوتَهَا وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالصَّلَاةِ فِيمَا بَيْنَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ؛ فَإِنَّهَا تُخَفِّفُ عَنْكُمْ مِنْ جُزْءِ لَيْلَتِكُمْ وَتَكْفِيكُمُ الْهَذَرَ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said: "Whoever recites the last two verses of Surah Al-Baqarah in one night, they will be sufficient for him."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ قَرَأَ بِالْآيَتَيْنِ مِنْ آخِرِ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ كَفَتَاهُ