Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: Do not give up prayer at night, for the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم would not leave it. Whenever he fell ill or lethargic, he would offer it sitting.
Read More..Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: May Allah have mercy on a man who gets up at night and prays, and awakens his wife; if she refuses, he should sprinkle water on her face. May Allah have mercy on a woman who gets up at night and prays, and awakens her husband; if he refuses, she would sprinkle water on his face.
Read More..Narrated Abu Saeed and Abu Hurairah: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: If a man awakens his wife at night, and then both pray or both offer two rak'ahs together, the (name of the )man will be recorded among those who mention the name of Allah, and the (name of the) woman will be recorded among those who mention the name of Allah. Ibn Kathir did not narrate this tradition as a statement of the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم, but he reported it as a statement of Abu Saeed. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated by Ibn Mahdi from Sufyan and I think he mentioned the name of Sufyan. He also said: The tradition transmitted by Sufyan is a statement of the Companion (and not that of the Prophet).
Read More..Narrated Aishah, wife of Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم: When one of you dozes in prayer he should sleep till his sleep is gone, for when one of you prays while he is dozing, perhaps he might curse himself if he begs pardon of Allah.
Read More..Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying: When one of you gets up by night (to pray), and falters in reciting the Quran (due to sleep), and he does not understand what he utters, he should sleep.
Read More..Narrated Anas: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم entered the mosque (and saw that) a rope tied between two pillars. He asked: What is this rope (for) ? The people told him: This is (for) Hamnah bin Jahsh who prays (here). When she is tired, she reclines on it. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: She should pray as much as she has strength. When she is tired, she should sit down. This version of Ziyad has: He said: What is this ? The people told him: This is for Zainab who prays. When she becomes lazy, or is tired, she holds it. He said: Undo it. One of you should pray in good spirits. When he is lazy or tired, he should sit down.
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