Volume 2, Book 21, Number 252:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin Al-‘As:
Allah’s Apostle said to me, “O ‘Abdullah! Do not be like so and so who used to pray at night and
then stopped the night prayer.”
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 253:
Narrated ‘Ubada bin As-Samit:
The Prophet “Whoever gets up at night and says: — ‘La ilaha il-lallah Wahdahu la Sharika lahu
Lahu-l-mulk, waLahu-l-hamd wahuwa ‘ala kullishai’in Qadir. Alhamdu lil-lahi wa subhanal-lahi
wa la-ilaha il-lal-lah wa-l-lahu akbar wa la hawla Wala Quwata il-la-bil-lah.’ (None has the right
to be worshipped but Allah. He is the Only One and has no partners . For Him is the Kingdom and all
the praises are due for Him. He is Omnipotent. All the praises are for Allah. All the glories are for Al –
lah. And none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, And Allah is Great And there is neither
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Might nor Power Except with Allah). And then says: — Allahumma, Ighfir li(O Allah! Forgive me).
Or invokes (Allah), he will be responded to and if he performs ablution (and prays), his prayer will
be accepted.”
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 254:
Narrated Abu Huraira
That once Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, “Your brother, i.e. ‘Abdullah bin Rawaha does not say ob –
scene (referring to his verses): Amongst us is Allah’s Apostle, who recites His Book when it dawns. He
showed us the guidance, after we were blind. We believe that whatever he says will come true. And
he spends his nights in such a way as his sides do not touch his bed. While the pagans were deeply
asleep.”
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 255:
Narrated Nafi:
Ibn ‘Umar said, “In the life-time of the Prophet I dreamt that a piece of silk cloth was in my hand
and it flew with me to whichever part of Paradise I wanted. I also saw as if two persons (i.e. angels)
came to me and wanted to take me to Hell. Then an angel met us and told me not to be afraid. He
then told them to leave me. Hafsa narrated one of my dreams to the Prophet and the Prophet said,
“Abdullah is a good man. Would that he offer the night prayer (Tahajjud)!” So after that day ‘Abdul –
lah (bin ‘Umar) started offering Tahajjud. The companions of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to tell him
their dreams that (Laila-tul-Qadr) was on the 27th of the month of Ramadan. The Prophet said, “I see
that your dreams agree on the last ten nights of Ramadan and so whoever is in search of it should
seek it in the last ten nights of Ramadan.”
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 256:
Narrated ‘Aisha;
Allah’s Apostle offered the ‘Isha’ prayer (and then got up at the Tahajjud time) and offered eight
Rakat and then offered two Rakat while sitting. He then offered two Rakat in between the Adhan and
Iqama (of the Fajr prayer) and he never missed them.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 257:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
The Prophet used to lie down on his right side, after offering two Rakat (Sunna) of the Fajr prayer.
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Volume 2, Book 21, Number 258:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
After offering the Sunna of the Fajr prayer, the Prophet used to talk to me, if I happen to be awake;
otherwise he would lie down till the Iqama call was proclaimed (for the Fajr prayer).
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 242:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Sometimes Allah’s Apostle would not fast (for so many days) that we thought that he would not
fast that month and he sometimes used to fast (for so many days) that we thought he would not leave
fasting through-out that month and (as regards his prayer and sleep at night), if you wanted to see
him praying at night, you could see him praying and if you wanted to see him sleeping, you could
see him sleeping.