Volume 2, Book 21, Number 232:
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.”
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 233:
Narrated Al-Ashath:
He (the Prophet (p.b.u.h) ) used to get up for the prayer on hearing the crowing of a cock.
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Volume 2, Book 21, Number 234:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
In my house he (Prophet (p.b.u.h) ) never passed the last hours of the night but sleeping.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 235:
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 Quran.”
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 236:
Narrated Abu-Wa il:
‘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).”
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 237:
Narrated Hudhaifa:
Whenever the Prophet got up for Tahajjud prayer he used to clean his mouth (and teeth) with Si –
wak.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 222:
Narrated Salim’s father:
In the life-time of the Prophet whosoever saw a dream would narrate it to Allah’s Apostle. I had a
wish of seeing a dream to narrate it to Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) I was a grown up boy and used to
sleep in the Mosque in the life-time of the Prophet. I saw in the dream that two angels caught hold of
me and took me to the Fire which was built all round like a built well and had two poles in it and the
people in it were known to me. I started saying, “I seek refuge with Allah from the Fire.” Then I met
another angel who told me not to be afraid. I narrated the dream to Hafsa who told it to Allah’s
Apostle. The Prophet said, “Abdullah is a good man. I wish he prayed Tahajjud.” After that ‘Abdullah
(i.e. Salim’s father) used to sleep but a little at night.
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Volume 2, Book 21, Number 238:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar:
A man said, “O Allah’s Apostle! How is the prayer of the night?” He said, “Two Rakat followed by
two Rakat and so on, and when you apprehend the approaching dawn, offer one Raka as Witr.”