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Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Voluntary Prayers
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the night, observing the witr prayer with nine (or as she said). He used to pray two rak'ahs while sitting and pray two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer between...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Voluntary Prayers
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to observe the witr prayer with nine rak'ahs. Then he used to pray seven rak'ahs (of witr prayer). He would pray two rak'ahs sitting after the witr in which he would recite the Qur'an...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Voluntary Prayers
Sa'd ibn Hisham said: I came to Medina and called upon Aisha, and said to her: Tell me about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). She said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to lead the people in...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Voluntary Prayers
"In the creation of the heavens and earth" to the end of the surah. Then he stood up and prayed two rak'ahs in which he prolonged the standing, bowing, and prostrations. He then uttered turned away and slept till he...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Voluntary Prayers
"And give me abundant light." Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been transmitted by Abu Khalid al-Dalani from Habib and Salamah b. Kuhail from Abu Rishdin from Ibn 'Abbas in a similar manner.
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Voluntary Prayers
I spent a night with the Prophet (ﷺ) to see how he prayed. He got up, performed ablution and prayed two rak'ahs. His standing was like his bowing (i.e. equal in duration), and his bowing was like his prostration (equal...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Voluntary Prayers
I spent a night with my maternal aunt Maimunah. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came after the evening has come. He asked: Did the boy pray ? She said: Yes. Then he lay down till a part of night had...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Voluntary Prayers
I spent a night in the house of my maternal aunt Maimunah, daughter of al-Harith. The Prophet (ﷺ) offered the night prayer. He then came and prayed four rak'ahs and slept. He then stood up and prayed. I stood at...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Voluntary Prayers
He (the Prophet) got up and prayed eight rak'ahs in pairs, and then observed witr with five rak'ahs and he did not sit between them.
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Voluntary Prayers
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray thirteen rak'ahs, observing six rak'ahs in pairs including the two rak'ahs of dawn prayer. He would observe witr and five rak'ahs. He sat only in the last of them.
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Voluntary Prayers
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the night including the two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer.
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Voluntary Prayers
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) offered the night prayer and then prayed eight rak'ahs standing, and two rak'ahs between the two adhans (i.e. the adhan for the dawn prayer and the iqamah). He never left them. Jaf'ar b. Musafir said...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Voluntary Prayers
How many rak'ahs would the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) pray observing the witr ? She said: He used to observe the witr with four and three, six and three, eight and three, and ten and three rak'ahs never observing less...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Voluntary Prayers
Al-Aswad ibn Yazid said that he entered upon Aisha and asked her about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) during the night. She said: He used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the night. Then he began to pray...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Voluntary Prayers
How would the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) pray during the night ? He replied: I spent a night with him when he was with Maimunah. He slept and awoke when half the night or one-third of it had passed. He...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Voluntary Prayers
I spent a night with my maternal aunt Maymunah. The Prophet (ﷺ) got up to pray at night. He prayed thirteen rak'ahs including two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer. I guessed that he stood in every rak'ah as long as...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Voluntary Prayers
I shall watch the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) at night. I slept at the threshold of his door or of his tent. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed two light rak'ahs, and then prayed two long, long,...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Voluntary Prayers
That he spent a night with Maimunah, wife of the Prophet (ﷺ), who was also his (Ibn 'Abbas's) maternal aunt. I lay towards the width of the pillow and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and his wife slept towards its...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Voluntary Prayers
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Choose such actions as you are capable of performing, for Allah does not grow weary till you do. The acts most pleasing to Allah are those which are done most continuously, even if...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Voluntary Prayers
The Prophet (ﷺ) called 'Uthman b. Maz'un. When he came to him, he said: 'Uthman, did you dislike my practice ? He said: No, by Allah, but I seek your practice. He said: I sleep, I pray, I keep fast,...