Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 1132
حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدَانُ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ أَشْعَثَ، سَمِعْتُ أَبِي قَالَ، سَمِعْتُ مَسْرُوقًا، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ أَىُّ الْعَمَلِ كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَتِ الدَّائِمُ. قُلْتُ مَتَى كَانَ يَقُومُ قَالَتْ يَقُومُ إِذَا سَمِعَ الصَّارِخَ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Masruq said: I asked ‘A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her), ‘Which deed was most beloved to the Prophet?’ She said, ‘The one done regularly.’ I asked, ‘When would he rise (at night)?’ She said, ‘He would rise when he heard the caller.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
قُلْتُ مَتَى كَانَ يَقُومُ قَالَتْ يَقُومُ إِذَا سَمِعَ الصَّارِخَ.
The Arabic says al-sārik (the caller/call), while the witness interprets it as a cock’s crow.
Should this be kept as ‘the caller’ or specified as a rooster’s crow, as the witness does?