Narrated Masruq: I asked `Aisha 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. Narrated Al-Ashath: He (the Prophet (p.b.u.h) ) used to get up for the prayer on hearing the crowing of a cock.
Read More..Narrated `Aisha: In my house he (Prophet (p.b.u.h) ) never passed the last hours of the night but sleeping.
Read More..Narrated Qatada: Anas bin Malik said, The Prophet (p.b.u.h) and Zaid bin Thabit took their Suhur together. When they finished it, the Prophet stood for the (Fajr) prayer and offered it. We asked Anas, What was the interval between their finishing the Suhur and the starting of the morning prayer? Anas replied, It was equal to the time taken by a person in reciting fifty verses of the Qur'an.
Read More..Narrated Abu-Wail: `Abdullah said, One night I offered the Tahajjud prayer with the Prophet and he kept on standing till an ill-thought came to me. We said, What was the ill-thought? He said, It was to sit down and leave the Prophet (standing).
Read More..Narrated Hudhaifa: Whenever the Prophet got up for Tahajjud prayer he used to clean his mouth (and teeth) with Siwak.
Read More..Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: A man said, O Allah's Apostle! How is the prayer of the night? He said, Two rak`at followed by two rak`at and so on, and when you apprehend the approaching dawn, offer one rak`a as witr.
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