“Beautify the Qur’an with your voices.”

“I heard‘Umar bin Khattab say: ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:‘Whoeversleeps and misses his daily portion of Qur’an, or anypart of it, lethim read it between the Fajr prayer and the Zuhrprayer, and it willbe recorded as if he had read it during thenight.”

“Whoever goes to bed intending to wake up and pray during thenight,but is overwhelmed by sleep until morning comes, what heintended willbe recorded for him, and his sleep is a charity givento him by hisLord.”

“We came to the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) inthe delegation of Thaqif. The allies of Quraish stayed at thehouseof Mughirah bin Shu’bah, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) campedBani Malik in a tent belonging to him. He used to come to us everynight after the ‘Isha’ and speak to us standing on his two feet,untilhe started to shift his weight from one foot to the other. Mostofwhat he told us was what he had suffered from his people, theQuraish.He said: ‘(The two sides) were not equal. We were weak andoppressedand humiliated, and when we went out to Al-Madinah, theoutcome of thebattles between us varied; sometimes we would defeatthem andsometimes they would defeat us.’ One night he was laterthan heusually was, and I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, you havecome to uslate tonight.’ He said: ‘It occurred to me that I hadnot read mydaily portion of Qur’an and I did not want to come outuntil I hadcompleted it.’” Aws said: “I asked the Companionsof the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ): ‘How did you used to divide up theQur’an?’ They said: ‘Athird, a fifth, a seventh, a ninth, aneleventh, a thirteenth, andHizbul-Mufassal.’”

“I memorized the Qur’anand recited it all in one night. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:‘Iam afraid that you may live a long life and that you may getbored.Recite it over the period of a month.’ I said: ‘Let mebenefit from mystrength in my youth.’ He said: ‘Recite it in tendays.’ I said: ‘Letme benefit from my strength and my youth.’He said: ‘Recite it inseven days.’ I said: ‘Let me benefitfrom my strength and my youth,’but he refused (to alter it anyfurther).”

“No one properly understands who reads the Qur’an inlessthan three days.”

“I did not know of the Prophet ofAllah (ﷺ) reciting the entire Qur’an until morning.”

“I used to heartheProphet (ﷺ) reciting at night when I was on the roof of myhouse.”

“I heard Abu Dharrsay:‘The Prophet (ﷺ) stood reciting a Verse and repeating it untilmorning came. That Verse was: “If you punish them, they are Yourslaves, and if You forgive them, verily You, only You, are theAll-Mighty, the All-Wise.’”” [5:118]

It wasnarrated from Hudhaifah that the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed, andwhen herecited a Verse which mentioned mercy, he would ask for mercy;whenhe recited a Verse that mentioned punishment he would pray fordeliverance from it; and when he recited a Verse that mentioned theTanzih of Allah, he would glorify Him.

“I prayed beside the Prophet(ﷺ)when he was praying voluntary prayers at night. He recited aVersewhich mentioned punishment and said: ‘I seek refuge with Allahfromthe Fire, woe to the people of the Fire.’”

‘He used to elongatehisvoice.’”

“I came to ‘Aishah andasked: ‘Did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recite Qur’an loudly orsoftly?’ She said: ‘Sometimes he would recite loud and sometimessoftly.’ I said, ‘Allahu Akbar! Praise is to Allah Who has madethismatter one of broad scope.’”

“When the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)prayed Tahajjud at night, he would say: “Allahumma lakal-hamd,Antanurus-samawati wal-ard wa man fihinna. Wa lakal-hamd, Antaqayyamus-samawati wal-ard wa man fihinna. Wa lakal-hamd, Antamalikus-samawati wal-ard wa man fihinna. Wa lakal-hamd, Antal-haqq,wa wa`dukahaqq, wa liqa’uka haqq, wa qawluka haqq, wal-jannatuhaqq, wan-naru haqq, was-sa`atu haqq, wan-nabiyyuna haqq, wa Muhammadun haqq. Allahumma laka aslamtu,wa bikaamantu, wa `alaika tawakkaltu wa ilaika anabtu, wa bikakhasamtu, wailaika hakamtu, faghfirli ma qaddamtu wa ma akhkhartu,wa ma asrartuwa ma a`lantu. Antal-muqaddimu wa Antal-muakhkhiru.La ilaha illa antawa la ilaha ghairuka, wa la hawla wa la quwwatailla bika (O Allah, toyou is praise, You are the Light of theheavens and the earth, andeveryone therein. To You is praise, Youare the Sustainer of theheavens and the earth, and everyone therein.To You is praise, You arethe Sovereign of the heavens and the earth,and everyone therein. ToYou is praise, You are the Truth; Yourpromise is true, the meetingwith You is true, Your saying is true,Paradise is true, the Fire istrue, the Hour is true, the Prophetsare true, and Muhammad (ﷺ) is true. OAllah, to You have I submitted, inYou I believe, in You have I put mytrust, to You I turn inrepentance, by Your help I argue, to You Irefer my case, so forgiveme for my past and future sins, what I havedone in secret and what Ihave done openly. You are the One Who bringsforward and puts back.None has the right to be worshipped but You,and there is none whohas the right to be worshipped other than You.And there is no powerand no strength except with You.”Another chain that Ibn `Abbas narrated: “When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood during the night for Tahajjud,” and he mentioned something similar.

“I asked ‘Aishah: ‘Withwhat did the Prophet (ﷺ) start voluntary prayers?’ She said: ‘Youhave asked me about something which no one has asked before. He usedto say Allahu Akbar ten times, and Al-Hamdu Lillah ten times andSubhan Allah ten times, and he would say Allahumma aghfirli wahdini,warzuqni, wa ‘afini (O Allah, forgive me, guide me, grant meprovisionand give me good health),” and he would seek refuge fromthedifficulty of the standing on the Day of Resurrection.”

“I asked`Aishah: ‘With what did the Prophet (ﷺ) start his voluntaryprayers?’ She said: ‘He would say: “Allahumma Rabba Jibra’ilwaMika’il wa Israfil, Fatiras-samawati wal-ard, `alimal-ghaybiwash-shahadah, Anta tahkumu baina `ibadika fima kanu fihiyakhtalifun,ihdini lima-khtulifa fihi minal-haqqi bi idhnika,innaka latahdi ilasiratin mustaqim (O Allah, Lord of Jibra’il,Mika’il and Israfil,Creator of the heavens and the earth, Knowerof the unseen and theseen, You judge between Your slaves concerningthat wherein theydiffer. Guide me to the disputed matters of truthby Your Leave, forYou are the One Who guides to the straight Path).”(One of the narrators) `Abdur-Rahman bin `Umar said: “Bear in mind the word Jibra’il with a Hamzah - this is how it was narrated from the Prophet (ﷺ).”

It wasnarrated that ‘Aishah said, and this is the Hadith of AbuBakr.“During the period after he finished the ‘Isha’ prayer untiltheFajr, the Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray eleven Rak’ah, saying theSalamafter each two Rak’ah and praying Witr with one Rak’ah. Hewouldprostrate for as long as it takes anyone of you to recite fiftyVersesbefore he would raise his head. When the Mu’adh-dhin fellsilent afterthe first Adhan for the Subh prayer, he would get up andpray twobrief Rak’ah.”

“The Prophet (ﷺ) used to praythirteen Rak’ah at night.”

It wasnarrated from ‘Aishah that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray nineRak’ah at night.

“I asked ‘Abdullah bin‘Abbas and ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar about the Prophet’s prayer atnight.They said: ‘(He prayed) thirteen Rak’ah, including eight,and three forWitr, and two Rak’ah after the Fajr.’”