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bukhari:6461ʿAbdān from my father > Shuʿbah > Ashʿath from my father > Masrūq > Saʾalt

I asked ʿAisha "What deed was the most beloved to the Prophet?" She said, "The regular constant one." I said, "At what time did he use to get up at night (for the Tahajjud night prayer)?' She said, "He used to get up on hearing (the crowing of) the cock (the last third of the night).  

البخاري:٦٤٦١حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبِي عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ أَشْعَثَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مَسْرُوقًا قَالَ

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ ؓ أَىُّ الْعَمَلِ كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَتِ الدَّائِمُ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَأَىَّ حِينٍ كَانَ يَقُومُ قَالَتْ كَانَ يَقُومُ إِذَا سَمِعَ الصَّارِخَ  


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bukhari:1132ʿAbdān from my father > Shuʿbah > Ashʿath from my father > Masrūq > Saʾalt

I asked ʿAisha which deed was most loved by the Prophet. She said, "A deed done continuously." I further asked, "When did he used to get up (in the night for the prayer)." She said, "He used to get up on hearing the crowing of a cock."  

البخاري:١١٣٢حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدَانُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ أَشْعَثَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مَسْرُوقًا قَالَ

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ ؓ أَىُّ الْعَمَلِ كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَتِ الدَّائِمُ قُلْتُ مَتَى كَانَ يَقُومُ قَالَتْ يَقُومُ إِذَا سَمِعَ الصَّارِخَ  

muslim:741Hannād b. al-Sarī > Abū al-Aḥwaṣ > Ashʿath from his father > Masrūq > Saʾalt ʿĀʾishah

He (the Holy Prophet) loved (that action) which one keeps on doing regularly. I said (to 'A'isha): When did he pray (at night)? She replied: When he heard the cock crow, he got up and observed prayer.  

مسلم:٧٤١حَدَّثَنِي هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ عَنْ أَشْعَثَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ

عَنْ عَمَلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ كَانَ يُحِبُّ الدَّائِمَ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَىَّ حِينٍ كَانَ يُصَلِّي فَقَالَتْ كَانَ إِذَا سَمِعَ الصَّارِخَ قَامَ فَصَلَّى  

nasai:1616Muḥammad b. Ibrāhīm al-Baṣrī > Bishr > Ibn al-Mufaḍḍal > Shuʿbah > Ashʿath b. Sulaym from his father > Masrūq

"I said to 'Aishah: 'Which deed was most beloved to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?' She said: 'That which was done persistently.' I said: 'At what part of the night did he pray Qiyam?' She said: 'When he heard the rooster.'"  

النسائي:١٦١٦أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْبَصْرِيُّ عَنْ بِشْرٍ هُوَ ابْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَشْعَثَ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَ

قُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ أَىُّ الأَعْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَتِ الدَّائِمُ قُلْتُ فَأَىُّ اللَّيْلِ كَانَ يَقُومُ قَالَتْ إِذَا سَمِعَ الصَّارِخَ  

ahmad:26390Ḥasan b. Mūsá And Ḥusayn b. Muḥammad > Shaybān > al-Ashʿath from his father

[Machine] From Masruq who said: I asked Aisha, "Which action was most beloved to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" She said, "He loved continuous actions." I asked, "So at what time would he pray?" She said, "Whenever he heard the Adhan, he would stand up and pray."  

أحمد:٢٦٣٩٠حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى وَحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ عَنِ الْأَشْعَثِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَقُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ كَانَ أَعْجَبَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ كَانَ يُحِبُّ الدَّائِمَ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَأَيُّ حِينٍ كَانَ يُصَلِّي؟ قَالَتْ كَانَ إِذَا سَمِعَ الصَّارِخَ قَامَ فَصَلَّى  

ahmad:25143Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar And Rawḥ > Shuʿbah > al-Ashʿath b. Sulaym from his father > Rūḥ > Ashʿath b. Sulaym > Abāh > Masrūq

"I said to 'Aishah: 'Which deed was most beloved to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?' She said: 'That which was done persistently.' I said: 'At what part of the night did he pray Qiyam?' She said: 'When he heard the rooster.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1616)   

أحمد:٢٥١٤٣حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ وَرَوْحٌ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنِ الْأَشْعَثِ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَقَالَ رُوحٌ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَشْعَثُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَاهُ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَ

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَتْ الدَّائِمُ قَالَ ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ فَقُلْتُ فَأَيُّ حِينٍ كَانَ يَقُومُ؟ قَالَتْ إِذَا سَمِعَ الصَّارِخَ  

ahmad:24628Bahz > Shuʿbah > al-Ashʿath b. Sulaym from his father > Masrūq

"I said to 'Aishah: 'Which deed was most beloved to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?' She said: 'That which was done persistently.' I said: 'At what part of the night did he pray Qiyam?' She said: 'When he heard the rooster.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1616)   

أحمد:٢٤٦٢٨حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ الْأَشْعَثِ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَ

قُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَتْ الدَّائِمُ قُلْتُ فَأَيُّ سَاعَةٍ كَانَ يَقُومُ؟ قَالَتْ إِذَا سَمِعَ الصَّارِخَ  

nasai-kubra:1318Muḥammad b. Ibrāhīm b. Ṣudrān Baṣrī > Bishr / Ibn al-Mufaḍḍal > Shuʿbah > Ashʿath b. Sulaym from his father > Masrūq

"I said to 'Aishah: 'Which deed was most beloved to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?' She said: 'That which was done persistently.' I said: 'At what part of the night did he pray Qiyam?' She said: 'When he heard the rooster.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1616)  

الكبرى للنسائي:١٣١٨أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ صُدْرَانَ بَصْرِيٌّ عَنْ بِشْرٍ وَهُوَ ابْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَشْعَثَ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَ

قُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَتْ الدَّائِمُ قُلْتُ فَأَيُّ اللَّيْلِ كَانَ يَقُومُ؟ قَالَتْ إِذَا سَمِعَ الصَّارِخَ  

bayhaqi:4659Abū Bakr b. Fūrak > ʿAbdullāh b. Jaʿfar > Yūnus b. Ḥabīb > Abū Dāwud > Shuʿbah > al-Ashʿath b. Abū al-Shaʿthāʾ from his father > Masrūq > Saʾalt ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] The action of the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , was mentioned. She said, "The most beloved action to him was being consistent." I said, "At what time would he stand?" She said, "Whenever he would hear the crowing of the rooster." Abu Dawood said, "She means the call to dawn prayer."  

البيهقي:٤٦٥٩أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ فُورَكٍ أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ثنا يُونُسُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثنا شُعْبَةُ عَنِ الْأَشْعَثِ بْنِ أَبِي الشَّعْثَاءِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ ؓ عَنْ

عَمَلِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ كَانَ أَحَبُّ الْعَمَلِ إِلَيْهِ الدَّائِمَ قُلْتُ فَأِيُّ حِينٍ كَانَ يَقُومُ؟ قَالَتْ كَانَ إِذَا سَمِعَ الصَّارِخَ قَامَ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ تَعْنِي الدِّيكَ  

ahmad-zuhd:93ʿAbdullāh from my father > Ibn Faḍl > al-Aʿmash > Abū Ṣāliḥ > Saʾalt

"I asked 'Aishah and Umm Salamah about which deed did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ like to do most. They said: 'Whatever he could do regularly, even if it was little.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2856)  

الزهد لأحمد:٩٣حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبِي أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ فَضْلٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ قَالَ

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ وَأُمَّ سَلَمَةَ ؓ مَا أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَتَا «مَا دَامَ وَإِنْ قَلَّ»