Ibn `Abbas reported: I spent a night in the house of my mother's sister Maimuna. The Apostle of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) got up for observing voluntary prayer (Tahajjud) at night. The Apostle of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) stood by the water-skin and performed ablution and then stood up and prayed. I also got up when I saw him doing that. I also performed ablution from the water-skin and then stood at his left side. He took hold of my hand from behind his back and then turned me from his back to his right side. I (`Ata', one of the narrators) said: Did it concern the voluntary prayer (at night)? He (Ibn `Abbas) said: Yes.
Read More..Ibn `Abbas reported: (My father) Al-`Abbas sent me to the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and he was in the house of my mother's sister Maimuna and I spent that night along with him. He (the Holy Prophet) got up and prayed at night, and I stood up on his left side. He caught hold of me from behind his back and made me stand on his right side.
Read More..Ibn `Abbas reported: I spent a night in the house of my mother's sister Maimuna, and the rest of the hadith is the same as narrated above.
Read More..Abu Jamra reported: I heard Ibn 'Abbas saying that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) observed thirteen rak'ahs at night.
Read More..Zaid b Khalid al-Juhani said: I would definitely watch at night the prayer observed by the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ). He prayed two short rak'ahs, then two long, long, long rak'ahs, then he prayed two rak'ahs which were shorter than the two preceding rak'ahs, then he prayed two rak'ahs which were shorter than the two preceding, then he prayed two rak'ahs which were shorter than the two preceding, then observed a single one (Witr), making a total of thirteen rak'ahs
Read More..Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported: I accompanied the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) in a journey and we reached a watering place. He said: Jabir, are you going to enter it? I said: Yes. The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) then got down and I entered it. He (the Holy Prophet) then went away to relieve himself and I placed for him water for ablution. He then came back and performed ablution, and then stood and prayed in one garment, having its ends tied from the opposite sides. I stood behind him and he caught hold of my ear and made me stand on his right side.
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