Abdullah bin Abbas said that he slept with the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم. He saw that he (the Prophet) awoke, used tooth-stick, performed ablution, and recited: In the creation of the heavens and earth [3: 190] 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 bagan to snore. This he did three times. This made six rak'ahs in all. He would use tooth-stick, then perform ablution, and recite those verses. He then observed the witr prayer. The version of Uthman has: with three rak'ahs. The muadhdhin then came to him and he went out for prayer. The version of Ibn 'Isa adds: He then observed witr prayer ; then Bilal came to him and called him for prayer when the dawn broke. He then prayed the two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer. He then went out for prayer. Then both the narrators were agreed: He beagan to supplicate saying: O Allah, place light in my heart, light in my tongue, light in my hearing, light in my eyesight, light on my right hand, light on my left hand, light in front of me, light behing me, light below me, O Allah, give me abundant light.
Read More..The above tradition has also been transmitted by Husain through a different chain of narrators in like manner. This version has the words: And give me abundant light. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been transmitted by Abu Khalid al-Dalani from Habib and Salamah bin Kuhail from Abu Rishdin from Ibn Abbas in a similar manner.
Read More..Narrated Fadl bin Abbas: I spent a night with the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم 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 in length). Then he slept. Afterwards he awoke, performed ablution, and used tooth-stick. He then recited five verses from Surah Al-Imran: In the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of night and day . He went on doing so till he prayed ten rak'ahs. He then stood up and prayed one rak'ah observing witr with it. In the meantime the muadhdhin called to prayer. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم stood up after the muadhdhin had kept silent. He prayed two light rak'ahs and remained sitting till he offered the dawn prayer. Abu Dawud said: A part of the tradition transmitted by Ibn Bashshar remained hidden from me.
Read More..Narrated Ibn Abbas: I spent a night with my maternal aunt Maimunah. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم 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 passed as much as Allah willed; he got up, performed ablution and prayed seven or five rak'ahs, observing witr with them. He uttered the salutation only in the last of them.
Read More..Narrated Ibn Abbas: I spent a night in the house of my maternal aunt Maimunah, daughter of al-Harith. The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم offered the night prayer. He then came and prayed four rak'ahs and slept. He then stood up and prayed. I stood at his left side. He made me go round and made me stand at his right side. He then prayed five rak'ahs and slept, and I heard his snoring. He then got up and prayed two rak'ahs. Afterwards he came out and offered the dawn prayer.
Read More..Saeed bin Jubair said that Ibn Abbas told him: 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.
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