Prayer

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Abu Dharr said: The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, stood through the night until morning, reciting one verse: If You punish them, they are Your servants; and if You forgive them, indeed You are the Almighty, the All-Wise. Al-Nasai and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

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Abu Hurayrah, may God be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: When one of you has prayed the two rakahs before dawn, let him lie down on his right side. Al-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.

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Masruq said: I asked Aishah, Which deed was most beloved to the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him? She replied: The one done consistently. I asked: At what time would he get up during the night? She said: He would get up when he heard the rooster crow.

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Anas said: Whenever we wished to see the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, praying at night, we saw him; and whenever we wished to see him sleeping, we saw him. Al-Nasai transmitted it.

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Humayd ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf said: A man among the Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, told me: I said, while traveling with the Messenger of God, By God, I will watch the Messenger of God at prayer until I see what he does. When he had prayed the night prayer, which is al-atamah, he lay down for a long portion of the night. Then he awoke, looked at the horizon, and said: Our Lord, You did not create this in vain ... until he reached: Indeed, You do not fail in Your promise. Then the Messenger of God went to his bed, took out a toothstick, poured water from a waterskin into a cup, and cleaned his teeth with it. Then he stood and prayed until I thought he had prayed for as long as he had slept. Then he lay down until I thought he had slept for as long as he had prayed. Then he awoke and did as he had done the first time, and said similar words. The Messenger of God did this three times before dawn. Al-Nasai transmitted it.

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Yala ibn Mamlak asked Umm Salamah, the wife of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, about the recitation and prayer of the Prophet. She said: Why do you ask about his prayer? He would pray, then sleep for as long as he had prayed; then pray for as long as he had slept; then sleep for as long as he had prayed, until morning. She then described his recitation: it was clear and distinct, letter by letter. Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, and al-Nasai transmitted it.

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Ibn Abbas said: When the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, got up at night to pray, he would say: O God, to You belongs all praise. You are the Sustainer of the heavens and the earth and all who are in them. To You belongs all praise. You are the Light of the heavens and the earth and all who are in them. To You belongs all praise. You are the King of the heavens and the earth and all who are in them. To You belongs all praise. You are the Truth; Your promise is true, meeting You is true, Your word is true, Paradise is true, the Fire is true, the prophets are true, Muhammad is true, and the Hour is true. O God, to You I submit, in You I believe, upon You I rely, to You I turn in repentance, by Your aid I contend, and to You I refer for judgment. So forgive me for what I have done before and what I have left for later, what I have kept secret and what I have made public, and what You know better than I do. You are the One who brings forward and the One who delays. There is no god but You, and there is no god besides You.

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Aishah said: When the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, got up at night, he began his prayer by saying: O God, Lord of Gabriel, Michael, and Israfil, Originator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the visible, You judge between Your servants concerning that over which they differ. By Your permission, guide me to the truth about which they differ; indeed, You guide whom You will to a straight path. Muslim transmitted it.

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Ubadah ibn al-Samit reported that the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever wakes during the night and says, There is no god but God alone, with no partner. To Him belongs the dominion and all praise, and He has power over all things. Glory be to God, praise be to God, there is no god but God, God is most great, and there is no power or strength except through God; then says, My Lord, forgive me, or, Then he supplicates, his prayer will be answered. If he performs ablution and prays, his prayer will be accepted. Al-Bukhari transmitted it.

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Aishah, may God be pleased with her, said: When the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, awoke during the night, he would say: There is no god but You. Glory be to You, O God, and praise be to You. I seek Your forgiveness for my sin and ask You for Your mercy. O God, increase me in knowledge. Do not let my heart deviate after You have guided me, and grant me mercy from Yourself. Indeed, You are the Bestower. Abu Dawud transmitted it.

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Muadh ibn Jabal reported that the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: No Muslim goes to sleep remembering God and in a state of purity, then wakes during the night and asks God for some good, but God gives it to him. Ahmad and Abu Dawud transmitted it.

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Shariq al-Hawzani said: I visited Aishah and asked her: What did the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, begin with when he rose during the night? She said: You have asked me something no one asked me before you. When he rose during the night, he said God is most great ten times, praised God ten times, and said Glory be to God and praise be to Him ten times. He said Glory be to the King, the Most Holy ten times, sought forgiveness ten times, and declared that there is no god but God ten times. Then he said ten times: O God, I seek refuge in You from the distress of this world and the distress of the Day of Resurrection. Then he began the prayer. Abu Dawud transmitted it.

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Abu Said said: When the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, got up during the night, he said God is most great, then said: Glory be to You, O God, and praise be to You. Blessed is Your name, exalted is Your majesty, and there is no god besides You. Then he said: God is supremely great. Then he said: I seek refuge in God, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, from Satan, the accursed, from his prompting, his blowing, and his spitting. Al-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, and al-Nasai transmitted it. Abu Dawud added after the words, and there is no god besides You, that he then said There is no god but God three times. At the end of the hadith, he added: Then he recites.

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Rabiah ibn Kab al-Aslami said: I used to spend the night near the chamber of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and when he got up during the night I would hear him say for a long time: Glory be to the Lord of all worlds. Then he would say for a long time: Glory be to God and praise be to Him. Al-Nasai transmitted it. Al-Tirmidhi transmitted something similar and said: This is a hasan sahih hadith.

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Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: When one of you sleeps, Satan ties three knots at the back of his head, striking each knot and saying: You have a long night, so sleep. If he wakes and remembers God, one knot is undone. If he performs ablution, another knot is undone. If he prays, another knot is undone. By morning he will be active and in good spirits; otherwise he will be in bad spirits and sluggish.

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Al-Mughirah said: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, stood in prayer until his feet swelled. He was asked: Why do you do this when your past and future sins have been forgiven? He replied: Should I not be a grateful servant?

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Ibn Masud said: A man was mentioned in the presence of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and it was said that he had slept until morning without getting up to pray. He said: That is a man in whose ear Satan has urinated, or he said, in whose ears.

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Umm Salamah said: One night the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, awoke with a start, saying: Glory be to God! What treasures have been sent down tonight, and what trials have been sent down! Who will awaken the women of the chambers (meaning his wives) so that they may pray? How many women are clothed in this world yet naked in the Hereafter! Al-Bukhari transmitted it.

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Abu Hurayrah, may God be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Our Lord, Blessed and Exalted, descends every night to the lowest heaven when the final third of the night remains and says: Who is supplicating to Me so that I may answer him? Who is asking Me so that I may give to him? Who is seeking My forgiveness so that I may forgive him?

In a version transmitted by Muslim, it says: Then He stretches out His hands and says: Who will lend to One who is neither in need nor unjust? This continues until dawn breaks.

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Jabir said: I heard the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, say: There is a time during the night at which no Muslim man asks God for some good concerning this world or the Hereafter without God giving it to him. This is so every night. Muslim transmitted it.